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I am a stylist. I show up with thousands of dollars in wardrobe, so you didnt have to provide it. I am a makeup artist. I went out of my way to get trained on how to apply makeup for camera to make your job that much easier. I am a creative consultant. I spend [...]

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This is exactly the kind of stuff we never want to see happen. Mere minutes ago, world champion Alpine skier Marcel Hirscher was almost crushed when a camera drone crashed into the snow just feet behind him as he was taking his second run of the night in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. Your browser does [...]

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Hockey is a fast-paced, hard-hitting game where peripheral vision is key to getting the puck where it needs to be. But what happens when what a player goes for a black object on the ice that doesnt end up being the puck? Well, if youre Sean Backman of the Ontario Reign from the American Hockey [...]

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Ladies and gentlemen, hell mightve frozen over. Virginias Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will now let customers smile when having their license photograph takensomething that has been banned since 2009 when the DMV started planning for use of facial recognition and image verification software. Im sure Im not alone in saying that Ive had to [...]

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Creating a vintage look for an image is now easy, without having to shoot with an old film camera. Although I would recommend any photo enthusiastic to try! I have a an Agfa camera ISOLA that I use every now and then. I love the contrasty, grainy black and white pictures it allows me to shoot. I usually ask advice regarding the film I can use depending on the sought-after result (contrast- grain ISO).

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Six months after a experiencing a catastrophic explosion while en route to the International Space Station, SpaceX successfully delivered a payload to space and landed its 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket upright upon its return to Earth. Minutes after delivering 11 satellites into orbit via its ORBCOMM2 payload, the first stage rocket fell back down into [...]

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There is a spot about 25 minutes west of the city. It is a spot right along the highway with a big sign that says, Scenic Viewpoint. Naturally it draws a lot of photographers. A quick look on Google will show a lot of sunsets shots, most with the guard rail along the bottom.

Having 45 minutes before sunset, with a 20 minute drive, plus 10 minute walk, leaves no time to find and compose a shot. Being able to walk into the spot, set up and shoot makes some shots... more

It’s day 10 of our 12 deals of Christmas and todays deal is one we’ve been getting requests for – it’s deals on our brand new Photography Courses by Neil Creek.

These two courses were both released in 2015 and both have helped many of our readers to get out of Auto mode and gain creative control over their cameras.

Today you can pick up either course for $20 (they are each normally $59) or you can bundle them together for just $30.

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Back in September, Apple introduced the world to Live Photos, a new feature supported by its iPhone 6s and 6s Plus smartphones that capture 1.5 seconds video and audio both before and after a full-resolution still image is snapped. Now, Apple wasnt the first company to release a feature like this not by a [...]

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Weve all seen those photos where a model in a pool or the ocean throws her hair back to create a beautiful splash, but I bet youve never seen the Arctic Circle version of it. Equipped with a few tea-filled thermoses, and with science on his side, Photographer Michael Davies and his friend Markus headed [...]

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