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Summer is arriving here in northern Europe, and with it, a whole new world of color, vitality, and humming activity. Its the perfect time to go outside and explore what all the buzz is about! Doing macro photography outdoors can be a very rewarding and pleasant activity, and no, it doesnt have to be complicated. Knowing some basics will make it more worthwhile, and it might also help you learn even more from your experiences.

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Initiation rituals and hazing the new guys at work is a pretty common experience. Sometimes it’s simplya practical joke to see how gullible they are. For larger organisations with a new wave of interns, trainees and hopefuls, it’s a challenge with your noobie peers. And these traditions happen the world over. Broadcasting & media production […]

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The camera’shotshoe is generally the last place you want to place a flash as your main light source. Sometimes, though, it can’t be helped. It’s common at weddings and events where you’re constantly walking around looking for the shot. It’s more about the memory than the quality of the light. Although that doesn’t mean we […]

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We all have the voice of the inner critic within us. Sometimes it whispers, sometimes it shouts, but it always affects our work. The crew from Canon Australias The Lab has created an experiment to see how photographers cope with the voice that constantly criticizes them. It shows what its like to work under this […]

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  Stabilization is definitely one of the essential things to have in mind while shooting and processing the video. Computer engineers from Duke University have come up with an algorithm that quickly resolves the problem of blur caused by the shaky footage. This solution looks at the problem from a fresh angle and resolves it […]

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When you pack your gear, you know how important it is to organize it properly. Spartan Cases has launched MDX Lid Organizer, which help you use that wasted lid space in your Pelican 1510 or 1535 case. Its a convenient way to organize your gear, keep it protected while using up the storage space to […]

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In a city full of construction sites, concrete walls tucked around a corner not visible from the street are a haven for graffiti artists. You have to go looking for them.

Maybe you just recently bought your camera, or maybe you got it a while ago. But has it been sitting on a shelf for a few months? Perhaps you have been shooting for a while but have just run out of enthusiasm? Feel like you are stuck in a rut? Like you should change it up a bit but don’t... more

you know how funny the f-stop scale is. All those weird numbers that make no sense.. (well, they do make sense if you look at the square roots of powers of two, but this is really not making anybody’s lives easier). Griffin Hammond came up with a clever trick to remember the entire scale of […]

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If you are a long time reader of the blog, you know that we love sand bags. I mean, what can ruin a shoot better than a piece of gear flying into the talents eye, right? Especially if they are talking about sand bags…. I thought that there was little to innovatein that area, but […]

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Its a day that comes for of us all at one time or another. You have to take the plunge…the big leap…go all in, take a chance. The decision can make or break you and your photography…or at least it can seem that way. It’s the day you invest in a brand new lens or one thats new to you. Regardless, purchasing a fresh piece of glass can be confusing, frustrating, and painstaking. Im here to tell you that we photographers who operate on limited funds (most of us) share in... more

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