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At the beginning of January, I was having a drink with a friend of mine. As it usually goes at this time of year, we asked each other about the New Years Eve and what we did that night. He started telling me about his fun night out, and at one point he said: It […]

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Here is an argument that may shut the race for new gear. President’sTrump’s official portrait was taken with aCanon 1Ds Mark III. Now, it’s a great camera, but it’s also almost a decade into the market. It was announced in august, 2007. President Obama’s portrait, on the other hand, was taken with aCanon 5D Mark […]

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GIMP’s often toted as the main alternative to Photoshop for folks who don’t want to spend any money. GIMP has been around since 1995. In the last 22 years, it’s already seen a lot of progress, but it still doesn’t really hold up for most photographers in comparison to Photoshop. At its heart, GIMP relies […]

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The concept of official White House photographer was established in the 1960s and started with John. F. Kennedy. Since then, every president of the US, except Jimmy Carter, has had his official photographer. The latest video by DigitalRev shows a brief history of presidents and their official photographers. Weve been surrounded lately by the news […]

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When a country or region is associated with war and conflicts, it’s difficult to change the public opinion. But a young photographer Magomed Shapiev is fighting a different battle from those fought in his homeland. he comes from the Dagestan region in Russia. This part of the country has been a scene of outbreaks and […]

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Researchers at Virginia Tech test are hoping to enable drones to fly over people in the future. Therefore, they are testing the consequences of collision between a drone and a human. Okay, not a real human, but a crash test dummy. They are working on developing methods to evaluate the risk a small drone poses […]

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Being able to see with a camera in complete darkness is a challenge. For stills we often have to resort to long exposures. For video it can be virtually impossible. Thankfully, the megapixel race is all but over, and camera manufacturers are focusing on high ISO capability. There’s a couple out there now that can […]

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When digital cameras became widely available, many photographers have switched from analog to digital shooting. Now were deep into the digital era, but it seems that analog photography is gaining momentum again. If you started your career as a digital photographer, and now you want to try shooting analog, you will find some precious advice […]

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On March 4th, 1857, while the Capitol building was still under construction,James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th President of the United States of America. The 1850s were a significant period in photography. The wet collodion process was invented in 1851. It gave photographers the ability to make direct contact prints from glass negatives. […]

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How many old photos do you have in your family archives that seem to be damaged beyond repair? Ukrainian photoretouchermagician TetyanaDyachenko would be able to restore them. She specializes in photo retouchinganduses this skill to restore old photos. Thanks to her Photoshop skills and eye for detail, she gives new life to even the most […]

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