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As the selfie bar keeps getting higher,we report more and more sad selfie stories, and while some may argue that selfie caused deaths is the new natural selection (or Darwin award candidates), no one should pay with their life for a stupid photo decision. According to theshanghaiist, a man visiting thethe Yeshanko Wildlife Zoo in [...]

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Today we are going to have a debate! And the subject is TFP, something which I have a had a fair few debates on already in Photography groups on Facebook. Now I’m pretty sure you all by now you know what TFP means and what it entails, if you don’t, you are either very lucky, [...]

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By now, if you have not downloaded Googles Nik Collection, at the very least you have heard that this once $500 software, was made free for download in March 2016. The Nik Collection, as it has been known for over a decade, is a set of photographic filter plug-ins, and image enhancement tools, that delivers another look and feel to your photo.

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For a long timeI wanted to create a Brave styled photo shoot.I really love the heroic fantasy and Celtic moods that go with the movie and it would not be the first time I go Celtic :). But, an official cos play version of the movie was already out there, so I wanted to do [...]

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By Franck Michel

Start by viewing these 23 images of flowing waterto get some inspiration.

Then read some articles on the subject:

Canon Rumors have reported that Sigma will be introducing an 85mm f/1.4 DG Art series lens at Photokina in September. With rumours that Sigma are discontinuing the 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM, the timing makes a lot of sense. Other than the focal length and maximum aperture, there are no other details or specifications available right [...]

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Lightning is one of those that subjects many of us have tried to photograph at some point or another if we live in an area where it happens. It’s one of those topics that seems almost too well documented. There’sa million different methods and techniques to try and figuring out which one works the best [...]

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Water, especially that which is flowing, is a popular subject for photographers. You get to make artistic choices about whether to freeze or blur the water, and to what degree. That will affect how the final image looks.

Take a look at these images of flowing water and see how the photographers chose to capture the scene.

By David Kingham

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On set, Production Assistants have a vital,yetoften thankless role to play. In this video from RocketJump Film School, we see a day in the life of a production assistant through the eyes of Colin West McDonald. The tasks may be somewhat different for a production assistant ona movie, but there are many parallels to those [...]

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I sometimes worry that I’m moving from being a photographer into simply being a collector of photography equipment. You just accumulate so much stuff over the years. A good deal on a camera here, a lens there, or you bid on a complete outfit on eBay because the final price is worth the one item [...]

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