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Are you interested in taking your photography to another level? Do you like the bokeh effect, or images that have a painterly look to them? Then perhaps you might wantto give the Lensbaby lenses and optics a try.

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In what can only be described as another incident of mindless stupidity, vandals have destroyed an iconic sandstone pedestal at Cape Kiwanda on Oregon’s coast. Described by local residents as a “natural wonder” and often photographed by visitors, the “Duckbill” rock is no more. A video sent to KATU News shows a group of people [...]

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The idea of this camera started with vintage Profile Spotlight, that I wanted to restore, but found out, that some ofinternallens elements were shattered. The only lens element, that was undamagedwas the front element of it. Upon some closer inspection I discovered, that this element can project image circle big enough, to cover 8X10 area. [...]

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For the past six months, Ive been stuck in endless review holes to find the perfect camera fortraveling AND blogging. The perfect camera has to be light and easy to toss in my bag (unlike my current Nikon D90, which weighs about 2lbs with the lens). Also, the perfect camera cant compromise quality just because [...]

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I remember the first time I picked up a digital camera. It was 2003 and I got this littleCanonG5, a good point-and-shoot, and it was 5MP. Before that, I used film. It had to be scanned into a computer, then manipulated digitally. That was alrightbut when I picked up this Canon, I thought it was [...]

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Recently, Yongnuo announced their 35mm f/2 lens for Nikon. It’s basically the YN 35mm f/2 for Canon but with a Nikon mount. What makes this interesting is that it’s different to both of Nikon’s similar offerings; the 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX, and the 35mm f/2D AF. Notably, itisboth a full frame lens and appears to [...]

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As photographers, we usually start out photographing everything and anything. All subjects are game as we explore our new found passion. When we grow and get more serious about our craft, we often try to find our unique place in the industry. Our niche, our comfort zone, where we can specialize and make a name for ourselves.

This is a good thing! A photographer that has a unique niche is more memorable than a photographer that covers every subject. It’s better to be the dog... more

Drones are usually pretty good at staying stable. Especially when they have 6 or 8 props rather than the traditional 4 of a quadcopter. With Hexacopters and Octocopters you can even lose a blade, and it’ll still fly relatively well. At least long enough for you to land it. Apparently, though, notwhen hit by a [...]

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When Im stuck in a rut and not feeling like my photos are that amazing, it usually just takes going to a beautiful new place or going out when the light is incredible to get my back on the path of being excited about taking photos. But not always. Sometimes I need some added inspiration for my creativity. Can you relate?

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This is one of those unique repurposing projects that would have never occurred to me. Having never owned a train set in my life, why would it? I didn’t even know they came in such scales that would be capable of shifting a DSLR. It did, however, occur to the folks at Granite Bay Software, [...]

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