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Samyang recently put out a teaser to build up some hype for five new lenses it was about to release. There was much speculation abound about what these lenses were. Particularly, was Samyang finally dipping its toes into the world of autofocus? It turns out that the answer is an emphatic no, not quite yet. [...]

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Inmany types of photography the question of where you should set your focus is pretty simple. For example, in portrait photography, there is one simple rule: focus on the eyes. When the eyes aren’t on the same plane of focus, focus on the near eye. End of story.

It is pretty simple with other types of photography as well. In wildlife photography you focus on the animal. In fact, in any type of photography where there is a clear subject, you always focus on that subject. That... more

No sooner does one new timelapseimpress the hell out of us than another one comes along to do it all over again. This time, it’s from the folks at Visual Suspect, withan amazing timelapse of Hong Kong called The Allegory of the Cave that’s going to seriously mess with your head. Like something plucked right [...]

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Lots of us still shoot and develop our own film, but many limit themselves to black and white, at least when it comes to DIY developing. C41 colour film is perceived as a complex process that requires an expensive Jobo orother specialised equipment. Well, Michael Raso and John Fedele from the Film Photography Project are [...]

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Small lights are fantastic and well designed ones are extremely versatile. Whether you’re shooting stills or video, you can throw them in darkcorners to balance out a scene, add a subtle rim light to your interview subject, or even replace practical lights on-set. They’re also usually quite inexpensive. Aputure’s are taking “inexpensive” to the extreme [...]

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Understanding different types of light is important. If you don’t know how light works, then fixing issues that show up in your lighting during a shoot is going to be a pain. In this video from Wolfcrow,filmmaker Sareesh Sudhakaranexplains the different types of light, how they affect our subject, the problems they can present, and [...]

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If you want to take your wildlife photography to the next level, then you need to look at capturing the character and personality of an animal. This makes for a much more appealing image, rather than simply a bird on a stick. A photo always needs to tell a story, butI think many photographers don’t realize that this applies to wildlife photography too.

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The Sony a6300 and Fujifilm X-Pro2 are two mirrorless cameras that debuted very recently as updated versions of their popular and beloved predecessors. Both cameras are comparable in technical specs and appeal, but how does each fare when compared side-by-side? Find out below!

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Photoshop’s one of those essential tools that most photographers can’t live without. It’s been the industry leading application for years, and it may still be for some time to come (maybe), but it’s not perfect. In this rather extensive video from Nathaniel Dodson at Tutvid, hetalks us through his 10 favourite and least favourite things [...]

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Over the years we shared quite a fewlittle planet videos. Most involved building an elaborate gopro rig which can hold six cameras. Kinda like this one. But, camera makers realized the potential in photographing at 360 degrees, they’ve started making dedicated 360 cameras. This means that instead of 3D printing (or worse, buying) a 360 [...]

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