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Im sure Im not the only one who spent countless hours playing around with Spirographs as a kid. Right? You know, those strange gear-like devices that were used in conjunction with a drawing utensil of some sort to create a strangely organized geometric shape from what shouldve been a bunch of scribbles. Now, imagine if [...]

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Today, in honor of Red Bulls Illume competition, COOPH has shared an incredibly inspirational video that serves as a tribute to the photographers who travel the planet in their unrelenting pursuit of the perfect shot. The two-and-a-half minute video shows a collection of still shots that have been submitted to previous years of the [...]

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When you think of DJIs Osmo camera, timelapse photography likely isnt the first thing that comes to mind. But, as it turns out, the gimbal-stabilized 4K footage from the DJI Osmo is a perfect solution to creating incredible hyperlapse videos. Award-winning timelapse photographer Rufus Blackwell took his DJI Osmo on a recent trip to Saigon, [...]

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Photography has all sorts of rules that we’re told to adhere to: thirds, inverse square, golden mean and so on. While these rules certainly help build the foundation of any great photographer, its important to remember to break the rules and step out of the mould every once in a while to learn and gain [...]

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Digging around the Internet, there are tons of resources availablefor constructing the perfect studio lighting setup for photographers, but very little is written about the best travel photography lighting kits. As a result, this article is an entirely DIY approach, comprised of lots of sleuthing and trial and error, to create the ideal lighting kit, that’s compact and easy to travel with. Let’s start with the essentials: the lighting gear!

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It was yet another snowy day in New York, so I headed to the Arboretum to work on macro photography. Tripod slung over one shoulder, with my Olympus mirrorless gear in tow, I approached the door only to be stopped in my tracks. No tripods she said, pointing to the sign.

Ive been here plenty of times with a tripod, but on holidays and weekends the rules change. Since it was Presidents Day, the ban was in place. I put the tripod back in the car and decided to use the limitation as... more

Timelapses are awesome and so is high speed photography. if only there was a device that can do them both…. Oh wait… Triggertrap connects your camera to your smartphone and uses all the phone’s sensors to make timelapses, star trails, bursting balloons, breaking eggs, night to day sequences, water splashes and so much more. If [...]

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With storage being less of an issue than ever before and cameras becoming more powerful with each new iteration, RAW images have gone from something only the pros use to something that can now be captured in smartphones. What is the advantage of a RAW photo though? Information. A RAW image, specifically a 16-bit image, [...]

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GoPros might seem like small, cheap cameras that are practically disposable. But with the right light, an eye for composition and the bravery to take them to the extremes, GoPro cameras are capable of capturing incredible imagery. To show off just how incredible life can be, GoPro has put together a promotional video that shows [...]

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In this article I willoutline eight steps, that will help visualize what you’ll need to capture beautiful, well-planned, and unique images that you’ll be happy with.

Long exposures are the true artworks of photography; a normally static and bland scene can become a dynamic masterpiece when the shutter is left open, and the capturing of movement occurs. Surf on a beach becomes a swirling, cloud-like mass, and grasses flowing in the wind become a single, beautiful... more

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