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Alienbees are known to be solid and reasonably priced studio flashes, offering great value for your money. Perhaps in attempt to give photographer Rebecca Britt more than she paid for, her one month-old Alienbees B400 decided it will double as a smoke machine. As Resource Magazine points out, these flashes are awesome but their build [...]

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Win a Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD Macro All-In-One Zoom Lens OR a Tamron 18-200MM F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC All-In-One Zoom Lens!

Over the last few years here at dPS, weve run very some very popular competitions with our partners to give away to lucky dPS readers some of their great photographic products.

We are lucky enough to be able to do it again this week. For this competition, Tamron is giving away TWO lenses.

Win one of two Tamron lenses

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Some people are naturally relaxed for a camera, but most feel at least a little intimidated. This depends largely on past experiences. Women especially tend to be more self-conscious, which can cause forced smiles and tense expressions. As a portrait photographer, there are many things you can do when photographing women, to help your client relax so you capture her true essence and personality.

Be prepared ahead of time

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If you thought that the Sony A7S was weather proof think again. It obviously can’t cope even with the simplest of Lava streams. PhotographerAmanda Stevenswas demoing some products atSamy’s Camera inPasadena CA. She spotted this bitten-to-death camera. [luckily, this is not her camera]. As part of the store’s effort to convince customers to purchase an [...]

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If you are unfamiliar with the work of Benjamin von Wong (previously), you have probably not read DIYP in the last few years. Ben creates epic, inspiring, larger than life art and now he released a set of video tutorialsexplaininghow he works. But I am going too fast, let me take it from the start. [...]

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It’s time for our 4th Deal of our 12 Deals of Christmas and this one is for those of you looking to improve your Landscape Photography – and you have a choice!

Firstly you could pick up our Living Landscape Photography eBook by Todd and Sarah Sisson for $10 USD.

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If youve been looking to get a new protective filter for your newest lens, you can go ahead and stop looking now. Sigma has unveiled the WR (Water Repellant) Ceramic Protector, a lineup of protective lens filters claimed to be the worlds first highly shock-resistant and scratch-resistant clear glass ceramic protective filter. Said to be [...]

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Family holiday photos are supposed to be cheerful, memorable and even funnyanything but controversial. However, one Louisiana-based photographer is taking heat after a recent family Christmas photo sparked outrage amongst her followers and the rest of the internet. Hannah Hawkes Photography has come under fire after sharing an image from a recent family portrait [...]

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UAV stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. But, if a team of scientists at Rutgers University have a say in the matter, it will soon be an acronym for Unmanned Aquatic Vehicle as well. Meet the Naviator, a quadcopter designed to be used both underwater and in the skies. Funded by the Navy, Naviator is the [...]

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Like it or not, Adobe dragged consumers into the era of subscription-based software. And from the looks of it, its paying off. Last Thursday, Adobe revealed, for the ninth quarter in a row, that the San Jose, California-based company beat out analysts expectations, more than doubling its net profit year over year, from $88 million [...]

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