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Micro Four Thirds has been getting some love the last couple of days. First we have Sigma’s new 16mm f/1.4 announcement yesterday. Today Olympus are raising the bar with a pair of super fast f/1.2 Pro primes. First up, the M.Zuiko 17mm f/1.2 PRO, that might attract a few higher end MFT shooters over Sigma’s […]

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With fall here and winter fast approaching as well, the sun sets earlier in the day and most of us will be confined to shooting indoors. Whether you are shooting during the day or in the evening after the sunset, adapting and embracing shooting in low light will be beneficial to help you continue working on your photography skills and other personal photo projects.

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Nik Collection users rejoice: DxO has announced that theyre acquiring the Nik Collection assets from Google. The current version is available for free on DxOs website. But they plan to go on with the development, and there will be Nik Collection 2018 Edition released mid-2018. Jrme Mnire, CEO and founder of DxO, says theyll continue […]

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The winners of the four NYIP photography courses are

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A BIG thank you to everyone who entered our recent competition (link is external) to win one of three photography courses from our friends at NYIP.

The response was wonderful. In fact, it was so wonderful that the team at NYIP decided to offer a special 20% discount off any of their courses (details below).But... more (link is external)

Have you ever wondered what it looks like when a technician repairs your camera? This timelapse will answer the question what happens when a shutter is being replaced. While its purely technical, its mesmerizing to watch. Not to mention Im in awe when I see how many tiny, fragile parts the technician needs to deal […]

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Strip modifiers like LitePipe P and SaberStripare applicable for portrait photography, both indoors and outdoors. But according to Joe Edelman, their biggest flaw is their price, which he considers too high for something youll use only occasionally. So, he came up with his own DIY version of a daylight-balanced strip modifier. Its easy to build, […]

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There’s no way around it: doing nighttime event photography is tricky. Festivals, ceremonies, parties, and parades involve fast action, difficult lighting conditions, and hectic environments. It’s no wonder that first attempts at nighttime event photography often result in blurry and unusable images. Fear not this article will help you get up to speed.

1. Know the pros and cons of different lens types

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Although Fujifilm seem to be intent on killing off their film products, they’re going full on with the whole Instax thing lately. And specifically a larger square format. The most recent being their launch of the Instax Square SQ10 Hybrid instant camera a few months ago, which produces 2.4×2.4″ (10x10cm) square prints. Now, Fujifilm have […]

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You don’t own your Facebook page. Yes, the page that you invested hundreds of hours to build, nourish and cultivate is not yours. It’s Mark Zuckerbergs. The new Facebooks Explore Feed feature works differently in Serbia and a few other countries than in the rest of the world. This shows that, by building a photography […]

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Cardboard is such a wonderfully versatile product. You can use it for all sorts of photography related things. Most of my cameras have arrived in boxes made from the stuff. But what can you do with it instead of throwing it away or leaving it to gather dust in the attic? Well, here’s the folks […]

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