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Freckles are one of those strange things in life. Many who have them try to hide them. Many who don’t absolutely adore them. Sometimes, though, you get a subject in front of your lens covered in freckles and extremely proud of them. That’s the ideal situation for a photographer who loves freckles. PhotographerMathieu Stern’s on […]

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With as much competition as there is in today’s LED marketplace, it can be tough to know what’s worth buying. There’s so many models out there that look almost identical to each other (or are identical, but with a different brand name). CRIs are all over the place, as is colour balance. As a beginner […]

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Firstly, what exactly is lifestyle photography? Most people are familiar with a family photo shoot, where they go to a studio and get a nice group shot of the family, all smiling in front of the camera. While this is perfectly nice, it feels rather static. Enter lifestyle photography. googletag.cmd.push(function() { mobile_slots.push( googletag.defineSlot( "/1005424/_dPSv5topic-rhs(300x250)", [300, 250], "pb-ad-124309" ).addService( googletag.pubads() ) ); } );... more

No matter how experienced we may get as photographers, there are always ways to improve. Sometimes it’s learning something new. At other times it’s simply seeing something in a new way. Occasionally, it’s just getting reminders to help us lose bad habits that might make us screw up. The folks at Mango Street have been […]

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Weve all seen all kinds of cameras and different ways of creating very artistic photos. But I have recently discovered one of the most interesting landscape series so far. Surveillance Landscapes is a series of photos by fine art photographer Marcus DeSieno. Landscapes taken by something thats not really used for art surveillance cameras. […]

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Fujinon has announced two new cinema zoom lenses: MK 18-55mm T2.9 and MK 50-135mm T2.9. They are fast, compact, versatile, and affordable. If you are in the Sony team, you may want one for your camera, as they are compatible with E-mount cameras with Super 35mm-sized sensor. Both lenses have a common 85mm outside diameter […]

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Choosing your portrait lens is not a trivial thing. most good portrait lenses are not cheap, and they will probably serve you for a long time. Preferencesmay depend on budget, size, focal length, aperture and any other number of factors. Photographer Manny Ortiz has a quick video up comparing two fo the more Sony popular […]

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When it was first broadcasted in 2006, BBCs series Planet Earth was truly groundbreaking. And now, more than ten years later, there is its brand new sequel Planet Earth II. Its the most cinematic wildlife film yet. You could sit back and watch it, and feel like youre watching a movie. But whats the […]

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As you probably know, I am a bit obsessed with colors lately.While I was obsessively looking around and searching and asking people until they didn’t answer my requests anymore, something popped up and I have to share itbecause it’s simple and brilliant: Color Grading using luminosity masks. Zo Noble justreleased a 10-minutes tutorialon Youtube, explaining […]

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