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I can’t get enough of being outside in nature.

I often go out on trail runs with my friends, and we spend most of the run grinning from ear to ear, exclaiming how lucky we are to be here on this earth, and how beautiful every single thing is. I love to go camping with my family, where we set up hammocks in the trees, listen to the birds singing, and the leafy windsounds as we gaze up into the sky.

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On a film set, the grip handlesall means of camera support. Gripsassist the cinematographerand gaffer in managing and sculpting thelight. They also deal with safety aspects of cast and crew while working on set. In the world of photography we may occasionally have an assistant, but suchjobs are usually up to us.In this video from [...]

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Here is an interesting story. And I do wonder what the industry thinks about this. I guess there is a trend of celebrities taking on any job they want,simply becasue they are celebrities. It is not uncommon to have celebrities turning chefs, fashion designers, actors, singers and many (MANY) other jobs. Now,Kendall Jenner (wink, wink) [...]

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When you’re looking to pick up your first portrait camera, the whole full frame vs crop thing can be confusing. Technical explanations can be difficult for new users to wrap their head around. In this video, Chicago based photographer Manny Ortiz shows us the differences side-by-side. Using the Sony A7II and A6000side by side, we [...]

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When you are learning photography you read so much about golden hours, the right time of the day to take photos, and other rules. What about the sort of photos to take depending on the weather? People tend to think that you need good weather to get good photos.

What happens when all there is onlyrain, fog, overcast skies, and all you want to do is sit inside, keep warm, and drink coffee? However, what if you disregard all that, and decide that you like the imageyou get in the... more

Shooting portraitsin themiddle of aroadisn’t something that many photographers do. Some roads, though, are worth it, especially when they have such good looking surroundings. For PhotographerKeydrin Franklin,it’s become aspeciality andit’s why many of his clients choose him. For this session, the destination was the 7th Bridge, in Fort Worth, Texas. DIYP got in touch with [...]

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Knowing what to shoot and learning how to tella story inyour videoscan bea challenge. It’s something you pick up with over time with experience, but where do you begin? Rob Nelson’s latest video onRob & Jonas’ Filmmaking Tipshelpsget you startedwith some solid story telling advice. While the primary subject is video footage, the same principles [...]

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Canon just patented a40-800mm lens. Isn’t this just incredible. In old point and shoot terms the box would have been marked X20. You have to admit it’s impressive. I mean, the only thing that comes close to that is my old 14-400modem. Oh,itis full frame too. It’s not that there were not huge zooms ranges [...]

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Today we came across this great little video of a photographer that we’ve admired for some time (and who has even written a post for us here at dPS). It was produced by SmugMug and features Dave Powell of the Shoot Tokyo photo blog.

In it Dave shares a little of how he got into photography, why he loves doing it in Tokyo, but also gives a glimpse into how he sets up his shots.

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Paul C. Buff have today announced theirfirst new flash units since the Einstein six years agowith the launch ofthe DigiBee DB800 andDB400studio strobes. Essentially, they’re digital AlienBees, but smaller, and with a few cool new features. Photographer Nino Batista got his hands on the first two off the production line and put together this video [...]

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