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Please note: all focal lengths mentioned in this article are in reference to 35mm full frame sensors.

There are photographers that favor the convenience and flexibility of zoom lenses, and those that favor their sharper, lighter and cheaper counterpart, the prime lens. Note: some modern zooms do have prime-like optics. Often, its your line of work that will make that decision for you. Whichever variant you favor, you owe it to yourself to experiment with different focal lengths... more

When I first came across the work of Russian photographer, Ilya Nodia, I knew I was going to like what I saw as I headed towards his portfolio. In this particular project, the tale of “Captain Sadness”, the story goes something like this… In 1989, young Rick Sogers won a lookalikecompetition of Captain America in [...]

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I like to approach my digital photography with a certain sense of the fantastical and the surreal. Many of my architectural and cityscape images feature the use of bracketed multiple exposures, which allow me to retain highlight detail in things like window lights and neon signs when shooting at night, or shadow detail in underexposed [...]

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You might recognize the name Kirill Neiezhmakov. Thats because, hes the guy behind the incredible time-lapse of the Dubai hotel that was destroyed earlier this year in a fire. Today, hes back with in equally impressive, but far less tragic time-lapse that showcases the beauty of Madeira, a Portuguese archipelago located in the north Atlantic [...]

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Admittedly, I dont print out enough of my own photographs to either hang on my own wall or give away to family and friends. But this latest collection of videos from Epson might convince me otherwise. Five of the worlds most talented photographers sat down with Epson to discuss their work and what it means [...]

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Feeling frustrated with indoor photography?

Harsh shadows and weird skin tones are common problems. In this article, you’ll learn how to improve your indoor photography.

8 tips for indoor natural light photography

Working with natural light indoors can be a little tricky.These beginner tips will helpyou create beautiful photos using natural light.

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That's me, above, in 2013. I made a trip to Japan for some meetings with Fuji. I was there with three other photogs and a room of Fuji engineers for two solid days of "How can we make our cameras better?" discussions. Because that's how they do.

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OK, so for a while weve been wanting to explain a couple of film technicalities that were pretty sure will change many peoples understanding of film and exposure. Alright, take a deep breath cause this stuff is easy but sometimes difficult to explain in written communication. So the thing is that exposure on film (unlike [...]

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Dogs, by their very nature, are excitable creatures. Of course, they like nothing more than being outside and running around, chasing sticks, balls, and other dogs. All this cant be conducive to prime lens photography, right? You want a good zoom lens for a job like this, surely? Well, not me. I love shooting my pet portrait sessions with my trusty Canon f/1.4 50mm prime, and Im going to go through what I consider to be the advantages of doing so, and how best to overcome the... more

Last month we met with fourof today’s top creatives for a pleasant chat. We asked them about theirsuccesses, failures, fears and joys. We met Pratik Naik, Bella Kotak, Roderique Arisiamanand Richard Terborgandasked each four questions: What isyour biggest careeraccomplishment What was your biggest professional failure What is your biggest fear What key advice would you [...]

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