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One of the big hurdles for DSLR camera owners considering the switch to mirrorless, is the notion of having to buy brand new lenses to accompany their new purchase. While it’sideal to have brand name lenses that match your camera body, it’s not at all necessary, thanks to third-party lens makers and lens adapters. This article discusses the latter option, specifically, a lens adapter that allows just about any Canon EF lens, to be used with a Sony E-Mount camera.

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I’m going to preface this by saying that this isn’t a lens review article, there are many photographers better suited for this topic, so if you’re after refraction index comparisons and chromatic aberration charts this article probably isn’t for you. This article is however my personal thoughts on three Nikon zoom lenses and their resulting [...]

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Many a time, disabled people are perceived as a minority (which they are) and in that group, there are women, which are perceived as a minority of their own. But theRaw Beauty Project (previously) is really showing the power of photography to empower those who would otherwise considered a minority within a minority. The project [...]

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Ah yes, the priceless questions photographers get from their clients. If your work involves human subjects, you may occasionally feel that youre locked in the eternal struggle of staying true to your vision, while still making your clients happy. Any of these photography client questions sound familiar:

  • Can we have all the RAW files?
  • Wouldnt a jumping shot near this clich tourist destination be awesome?
  • Cant you just fix this in Photoshop?

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“I’ll have a whatever’s on tap and two stacks of Ilford paper please”. I know this is not what you expect to hear in a bar. Consider this though: darkrooms are being less common, there is a renaissance for film and everyone loves beer. So why not combine a darkroom with a bar. And this [...]

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Have you ever seen an interesting photo of a clear globe and wondered how to create such an image? This article will give you a few tips on how to take crystal ball photos. You can use a crystal ball to get a fisheye effect without the expense of buying a fisheye lens. One of [...]

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It’s died down a little now, but last year there was an insane craze surrounding the Sigma Art series lenses so much so that I actually ended up buying 2 of them, selling them, then borrowing them again in the future for other shoots when I had no money. To be clear from the outset, [...]

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As a beginner photographer, I still remember experimenting with random photo-shoots of colorful fruits, leaves and flowers. Believe it or not, capturing the inanimate has always been one of our favorite pass time activities as photographers. But, not anymore! With so much demand for lively product shoots in magazines and websites, still life photography is a million dollar business today.

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Lets face it, we all love to take pictures, basically to get out there and photograph what makes us happy and gets our creative juices flowing. Many of us, myself included, hate sitting in front of the computer, sorting and sifting through images from a session, wedding, or just personal work. Frombusy professionals to active hobbyists, having a good solid workflow and method of organizing images is crucial.I am a wedding, lifestyle and travel photographer. So my workflow is slightly... more

David Stoddart is a photographer andpost-processing obsessive from Suffolk. He travels the Uk creating composites from his adventures, and has recently been creating a series based on planes from the world wars. Here David takes us through one of his composites. This is one of my favourite Photoshop composites, mostly because the subject matter of [...]

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