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Check out these examples of images that have backlighting. Take a good look and get some ideas. Now it’s your turn.

Weekly Photography Challenge –Backlighting

This week’s challenge is to look for the light, particularly how it is hitting your subject. Backlight occurs when the light is coming from behind your subject, aimed back towards the camera. It works really on transparent... more

This has to be the week of DJI. After announcing their auto flight modes and a new set of drones, the company has announced a critical upgrade to their Inspire line – 2 newMicro Four Thirds cameras that can be mounted on the drones as a hardware upgrade: theZenmuse X5 and Zenmuse X5R cameras for [...]

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I don’t think it comes as a surprise that printer ink grossly overpriced. This seems to be the case whether you’re purchasing ink for your home office printer or ink for your photo printers. For example, a set of11 UltraChrome inks for the Epson 9900 wide format printer will set you back at least$800. Paying [...]

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Light is key in photography and the direction of light an important factor in creating dramatic photos. When the subject is backlit, or the light is coming from behind it towards the camera, it can make for very dynamic and interesting images.

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Sony has been on a roll in recent years and its latest release in the a7-series is no exception. Featuring an ISO range expandable to 409,600, 4K video recording, 5-axis optical image stabilization and an improved AF system, the Sony a7S II is sure to be a hit. Other than sticking to a 12 megapixel [...]

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Sorry she did it or sorry she got caught? Petra Laszlo, the Hungarian camerawoman who was filmed tripping and kicking migrants, apologized for her actions. I’m not heartless, racist children-kicking camerawoman, she said, stating that she was driven by fear, adding that she does not deserve the political witch hunt against her. Laszlos violent behavior [...]

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A while back we asked the world to add a small Gyro to each camera so that shake can be eliminated. It looks like the world was listening and a new kickstarter aims to bring smooth and steady shots be recording camera movement and applying it into the stabilization algorithm. SteadXP is a small box [...]

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It’s not the camera that makes good photography; its the photographer. How many times have you heard that? Probably a lot more times than you can count. It has become a bit of a clich than anything, but it’s onethat still rings true. You don’t need to spend thousands of dollars on brand new, state of the art camera systems and lenses, to be able to create great photos. Youknow that by now. There... more

This week on PSUTV, Corey shows a masking text effect and Pete has a cool tip on making a cyborg.

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Photographing subjects in motion can be kind of tricky because of the very nature of photography as an art form: cameras capture stillimages, not moving pictures (unless you are Harry Potter and like to read the Daily Prophet).

Of course, one solution is to record a movie with your camera or phone, but even a movie is in itself a series of still images projected quickly, that only give the illusion of motion. Each individual frame is not moving, but put together it appears as though... more

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