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The ability to see under the human skin is something that we are more used to finding insuperhero cartoons, sci-fi movies, or really expensive medical equipment. With the HyperCam, that might be about to change– and in a potentially affordable way. Our eyes have always been able to operate much better than our consumer camera [...]

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Have you ever seen the Sahara desert from space? Chances are you already have, but never as spectacularas in theamazing images Astronaut Scott Kelly has been posting to his Instagramand Twitter feedsdirectly from the International Space Station. Last Friday, October 16, 2015, Kelly broke the record for the longest cumulative timefor an American Astronaut living [...]

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One of Photoshop’s strengths is that amount of tools it packs. This is also one of its weaknesses in terms of work area clutter. Right now Photoshop lets you show or hide entire toolbars, but there is zero control over what each of the toolbars displays. If you are also a word or Excel geek [...]

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I recently found myself in the position of having to buy a new camera. It is an exciting time, but the new camera will take some getting used to.

Once you have put the battery in, the lens on, and inserted the memory card,it’s time to make your camera your own. Here are some steps to do so:

#1 Set your diopter

If your camera has a viewfinder, there will be a tiny dial near the eye piece. Thisis called the diopter and it affects how you see through the... more

Not many of us have 50TB of data that we want to back up. But the creative amongst us who shoot lots of footage or want to backup all their 50,000 RAWs from a timelapse project now have a fast and easy option to do so. Amazon’s new service is called Snowball and it is [...]

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Elinchrom are not resting and are giving a nice fight to Prophoto and Broncolor. Today Elinchrom are releasingtwo new products:a new Quadra flashhead for the ELB 400 and Quadra series,dedicated to Hi-Sync photography and a matching Skyport remote. This system, while providing the ‘regular’ features of the ELB system has a strong emphasis on Hi-Sync [...]

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If you are serious about your photography business, then you most likely have your own photography website already (if not, you should set one up right away). You are probably really proud of it and consider it the best website under the sun. However, numerous mistakes can be found on almost every photographer’s site. These mistakes could be fatal for your business, since they can easily... more

If you engage in any water activity with a GoPro (or any other action camera for that matter), you know that condensation will build up quite quickly on the inner side of the case. This is because of the temperature drop that chills the water vapor trapped in the case. You can shell out the [...]

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In this video Blake Rudis, from EverydayHDR, shows five really useful tips for using the Blend If feature, which is available in Photoshop when working with layers.

The five methods for using Blend If:
  1. Adding sharpness to your image
  2. Removing noise
  3. Adding saturation
  4. Vignetting
  5. Adding a texture to your photo

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When Sigma announced its 20mm f/1.4 Art lens a couple of days ago, among the excitement were calls for longer fast lenses as well. While the release date is not yet known, ZY optics (aka Mitakon) is hard at work on its new 135mm f/1.4 Speedmaster full frame lens – the worlds fastest 135mm FF [...]

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