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This is one of those lenses that you almost don’t even know you want until somebody announces that it exists. I’ve been using my Nikon 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor as a portrait lens for years and always loved it. It’s one of my absolute favourites. I never really thought about a potentiallyfaster version. Until now. [...]

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In their latest release of Lightroom 6.6 (or CC 2015.6 if you are using the Creative Cloud subscription package), Adobe has added a new feature, allowing us photographers to straighten our images even easier than before.

The image above is a typical example of a photo that can use some straightening. A tall building, shot from the ground, will always look tilted or skewed (unless you have the budget to buy a... more

I always thought, perhaps a little naively, that when packages were thrown in my general direction I simply got acrappy delivery guy. As it turns out, this seems to bestandard practise if the responses to this Reddit post are anything to go by. User mlapagliatold DIYP that he ordered a Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS [...]

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Adobe have just announced the release of Lightroom for Apple TV. Interestingly, it doesn’t actually seem to let you edit your images. What it does do, is sync up your work letting you quickly flick through your images on the big screen. Lightroom for Apple TV is available now and completely free from the App [...]

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Now here’s a treasure trove many of us would love to have access to, regardless ofwhat brand we may normally shoot. This is Getty’s arsenal for the Rio Olympics kicking off in a few days. The Canon 1DX Mark IIseemsto be the clear camera of choice for this year’s games. There’s afew original 1DX thrown [...]

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An on-camera flash (or speedlight) is the tool many photographers own, but few know how to use. Every day I see this amazing piece of equipment go to waste, slamming harsh light into a subject, when it could be caressing it with soft, directional illumination. The flash is a sculptors chisel, not a sledgehammer. You just need to know some basic technique.

In the 400-plus weddings Ive photographed over the years, much of what I shoot indoors is lit with a speedlight. I have a... more

For those who use flash on location, the biggest issue you’ll usually face is power. More specifically, a lack of power. Speedlights start to drop rapidly once you go into high speed sync and big inverters are a pain to carry. Great advances have been made in the last few years by the likes of [...]

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There is just something about the natural world that seems to touch us humans to the very core of our being, especially when it involves wildlife of any form. When we hear the words “wildlife photography”, wide open planes of the African Savannah with herds of zebras, wildebeestsand antelope come to mind.

But that isjust one part of the natural world pie! Don’t get me wrong, visiting Africa and going on safari are really high on my bucket list of places to visit and... more

Shiny skin can sometimes be a problem for portraits, especially if you don’t have a makeup artist. Camera LCDs are so small that you might not notice the shine while shooting. When the shoot’s all over and you’re looking at the images on the computer monitor, what can you do? There are a million different [...]

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Interviews are one of the most common video subjects that most people will shoot. Even if it’s not a regular thing for you, an interview is pretty mucha certainty at some point. They’re pretty easy to shoot, but there are pitfalls that can catch you out if you’ve not done it before. In this video [...]

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