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Users of Canons flagship DSLR, the 1D X, will be happy to know that Canon Rumors has received a list of rumored specifications for the upcoming Mark II. The release date, said to be sometime during the first quarter of 2016, is also important for those waiting for the 5D Mark IV as previous rumors [...]

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If you are just starting your way on movie sets, you probably hear grip this and grip that. But what is a grip anyways and what do they do? Well, they do pretty much anything that’s involved with movie magic. (special effects and CGI aside), they are guys who set up dollies, move tracks, place [...]

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Being one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Venice, Italy would be a great location for a shoot, right? Trust us, Venice is a wonderful place to put a model in. Aside from being one of Europes most fashionable cities, it has great architecture and great sense of italian style. This makes Venice [...]

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So you have decided you might like to try getting intophotography, you have either just acquired a new camera or are about to, where do you begin?

Here are some photography tips for absolute beginners to help get you started:

Buying gear

Your gear does not make you a good photographer. If you are just starting out, a top of the line camera is likely to not ony be be a waste of money for you, but also make your learning process a bit trickier. A bit like buying a formula one... more

The last few version of Photoshop (from PS 6, I think)have a powerful tool called LUT (or Look Up Tables). You can think of LUT as a way to apply a color scheme to a photo. Kinda like color grading or coloring. In fact, LUTs are often used in the video industry to create a [...]

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Quanta Image Sensor. Remember that name; it could be the new sensor type that will replace the CMOS in your current camera. No need to worry though that the inventor of the CMOS will be forgotten, as professor Eric Fossum who invented it is also behind the development of the QIS. Dartmouths Thayer School of [...]

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21-year-old Jamie Raines of Essex, England never felt quite comfortable being in a girls body, so just before his 18th birthday he started taking testosterone as part of a gender transition. Over the course of more than three years, Jamie documented the transformation his body underwent by taking a photo a day. The 1,400 photos [...]

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When dPS first heard about Zack Seckler’s unique style and perspective on photography, we thought you might like to hear about his though process and see some of his work here. So I did an email interview with Zack to ask him a few questions:

#1 – Your work is very unique with a particular sense of humor. Can you tell us a little about your thought process? How do you come up with the ideas for them? What steps do... more

Here is a quick question, how many lenses do you have? More than 1? Great. How do you match each lens with its front and rear lens caps? I used to put the name of the lens on the cap with a tape (both on the front and the rear ends) but after watching this [...]

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Chris and Jordan from The Camera Store put the Sony RX10iithrough it’s paces from both the still and video side of things.

They look at whether it has made big improvements over the previous iteration of this camera, and who it is best suited for. Have a watch of this if you... more

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