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This may be something that you have already heard from landscape photographers. It is very important to be aware of the angle of the light (where does the light come from) to be able to get the best of a scene, and the best exposure for your image. Also, when using a polarizing filter, it is more effective when used at a 90 degrees angle to the sun for better blue sky results.

Angle of light – people photography

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Gavin Free of the Slow Mo Guys is no stranger to Phantom cameras. In his time producing slow motion videos, he’s used pretty much all of the ones they makeat some point. In this new video fortheir “Behind the Scenes” channel, Gavin takes a trip to Vision Research in New Jersey to see how they’re [...]

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A while back I was on a family trip and used a GoPro to capture some memories. I put the gopro on the end of a selfie stick and the family took turns taking videos. Suddenly, someone, I am not naming names here, dropped the stick. Now, the camera (and stick) sunk to the bottom [...]

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Samyang have today announced two new lenses to start their Premium range. An 85mm f/1.2 and 14mm f/2.4. These new lenses, Samyang say, offer “unprecedented resolving power”, built for 50MP stills and up to 8K video productions. Also known as Rokinon, Samyang has become quite a formidable competitor lately. Both of thenew lenses are full [...]

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As life is quickly becoming busier and busier for me I’ve had to find solutions to be able to work on the go and with that, naturally comes sacrifice. I opted for a Surface Pro 4 and an iPhone 6sPlus for my “Travel kit” and with the Wi-Fi abilities of the Sony A7ii it makes [...]

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While this is essentially a review of a small action camera, that produces both stills and video, I’m going to focus on using the little YI 4K Action Camera, to kickstart your love of time lapse photography.

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A few months ago I was at a keynote speech given by a famous photographer and workshop leader (youd know him). He had a lot of great advice to give, but one thing that he said still bugs me. He told us a story about one of his students who, at the end of a wildlife workshop, exclaimed that hed captured over 8,000 images. In his keynote speech, this famous photographer laughed at his student for shooting so much, since he himself had only shot 800 images.

Shooting with a goal

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Some dates are defining dates and everyone remembers where they have been on those date. One such date is 9/11. If I asked you where you were on that day you’d probably remember. One of the photographs most associated with that day is The Falling Man. Interestingly, despite the strength of the photo is has [...]

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You know the saying “they don’t make them like they used to”? Apparently,Meyer Optik wants to make them exactly like they used to. And by them, I mean lenses. After resurrecting theTrioplan f2.9/50 and theTrioplan f2.8/100Meyer Optik are now bringing a new series of lenses to life, starting with thePrimoplan 58 f1.9. All via Kickstarter. [...]

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OK, those are not the exact words of Getty, but this is what their response feels like. As you may recall we reported this 1 Billion dollarslawsuit back in July. If you want the background, Getty sent an infringement notice to oneCarol M. Highsmith. Here is the funny thing.Carol M. Highsmith was the photographer who [...]

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