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One of the most common uses for zoom lenses is, as their name suggests, to zoom in on objects that are far away.These lenses are fantastic for getting close-up views of nature, architecture, wildlife, or anything else that might be little more than a speck to the naked human eye.

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A rather funny, and perhaps somewhat worrying, video shows an encounter between Dallas Police detectives and a camera crew that took place a couple of days ago. As weve seen too often lately, police are quick on the scene once a drone is around and in this case they were making sure the team wasnt [...]

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If you’ve been infringed (and frankly, who wasn’t) there is a big difference on what you can do to the offending party, depending on your registration status. (Well, in the US, at least). If your photo has been registered with the US copyright office you can claimstatutory damages of up to $150,000 per infringed work [...]

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Sometimes real stories go beyond anything we can imagine. And this one fromDamn Interestingpodcast certainly exceeds any fictionous photography tale one can conceive. It involves espionage, camera coffins, secret film formulas and faxing a photo of the moon. During the cold war the US initiated a Project Genetrix a secret project executedtogather intel from the [...]

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What if I told you that the photo above is actually not a black and white photo, it is in full color and it is your brains which is limiting you from seeing it in all its glory? Of course this is not actually the case, this photois black and white, but this trick can [...]

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All images Gina Milicia 2015

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. ? Pablo Picasso

When it comes to knowing what is right for me there are a few things I know for sure: First, garlic and ice cream are never meant to be mixed together. Secondly, even if I colour my hair blonde I’m never going to look like madonna, and finally when my mechanic warns me that the timing chain in my car should be fixed as soon as possible, I need to... more

Most people reading this are probably photographers or work closely to some, so Im sure youre all aware of just how obsessed photographers can be when it comes to the fine details. Canon also knows this but to find out just how obsessed professionals photographers can be, they came up with a cool little experiment. [...]

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The first thing that comes to mind when thinking “Forced Perspective” is the Leaning Tower of Pisa being held to prevent it from falling, or holding the Eiffel Tower. Yea, kitschy, I know. But in the right hands, forced perspective can be a powerful tool. Oscar Hudson directed this clip forDarwin Deez and the thing [...]

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Whenever in need of a new travel camera bag, Gura Gear is one of the brands I check out. Ive almost bought the Bataflae a bunch of times, but due to lack of availability in my area, Ive opted for other models thinking Ill get one next time. Looks like Ive waited too long, though, [...]

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Even though I strive to get the best compositional shot in-camera. I do see cropping as essential to my post editing workflow. For such a simple post edit technique, it can really enhance and improvecomposition of the image. I have also found cropping an image, be it small or in a creative sense can transform an image dramatically.

I like to view cropping as reframing the scene. The initial framing of the scene comes when you look through the viewfinder, then next when you have... more

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