Photography Blogs & Tutorials

Rokinon, just announced a new set of Cine Primes:24mm, 50mm, and 85mm, all T/1.5.(or Samyang if you live outside of the US, or Bower or Walimex depending on your location). This is an interesting move onRokinon’s part. up until now they were known for their very good dollar-to-value sub $500 lenses(in either their stills or [...]

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When you shoot multiple cards, usually the workflow is to unload them once you get back to home base. This is usually enough, but if you want to be absolutely on the safe side (or just want to empty your cards) you have two common solutions: use a laptop to transfer the files or use [...]

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Street photography has a special trait to it -You stage nothing. So how come when staging nothing good photos are taken? This 14 minutes clip follows master street photographer (or social documenter)John Free. It almost seems as John creates good subjects out of nowhere. Aside his very keen eye, John is just loaded with confidence [...]

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Whether you have a DSLR, a pocket camera, or simply use your mobile phone to take snapshots, there are some simple rules of photography etiquette that you can follow to make the shooting experience more enjoyable for you, as well as everyone else around you. Some of these tips might seem obvious, but even if you think you already know what to do, or not to do, when taking pictures it might be worth reading just as a refresher.

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Following the big bang that introduced capable and affordable digital cameras, the digital photography universe has been expanding at an astounding rate. So much amazing imagery is being produced, and equipment manufacturers are working tirelessly to develop, and improve upon, the products you use to create those images.

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In these two video tutorials brought to us by ExpoImaging, NYC photographer Erik Valind shows two different tips:

#1 – How to create artificial sun with a speedlight

#2 – Creating soft light during midday harsh light

Gear and things mentioned in the videos:

We’ve had our share of both Animals and Humans taking drones out of the skies when they consider them a nuisance, but I think this is the first time that we’re seeing a drone being lassoed and pulled in. Tice Ledbetter was flying his Inspire 1over theSan Diego pier when he caught the attention of [...]

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Last year saw the rise of epic wedding photos featuring bridal guests running away from dinosaurs, fighting zombies, be awesome Jedis and so on. A new trend was born and I decided to hop on this bandwagon and see if I could make images like these come true. I banded together with Aqua Libra Photography [...]

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Google Earth is an incredible program with many practical applications. For instance, I use it frequently for creating custom files for my handheld GPS and for mapping upcoming outdoor excursions. One of the most powerful features of Google Earth is its stunning satellite imagery which covers the four corners of the globe. This means that, [...]

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Smartphones are great, whether you’re grabbing quick snapshots of the kids smearing icing on themselves, making a low-budget film (they’re surprisingly good, actually), or immortalizing your visage in a selfie. But, without interchangeable lenses, one area where they lack is in focal control. Having this power over your technology is important for things like macro [...]

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