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So, the guesswork and speculation can end. Canon have now officially announced the 5D Mark IV DSLR. Asexpected, some photographers area little underwhelmed, if the comments I’m seeing on Facebook are anything to go by. The video guys seem happy, though, mostly. But it does have a fewfairly significant upgrades for stills photographers. The new [...]

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When I was a senior in high school, there was one local photographer that nearly everyone went to for their portraits. Part of her process included each person bringing in a bag of clothing to model for her. She would then help select the outfits that would ultimately be worn for the portraits. She also gave specific instructions for hair, makeup, and grooming. Quite often, the photographer hired a makeup artist to be present for the portraits – in effect she was doingstyled portraits... more

It’s no secret to most people who know me that I’m not a huge fan of online cloud backup services. But I know many of my fellow UK photographers are. Amazon’s unlimited cloud storage launched in the USA in the middle of 2015. Now, Amazon haveintroduced the service tothe UK, withprices starting at only 55/yr [...]

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Whenever you work with an action camera, there’s a process.The general sequence of events goes something like this. You pick up your camera, power it up, point it towards yourself tosee the lights flashingand start recording. You point it at what you want it to see and record away. Then when you’re done, you turn [...]

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Photographer Mathieu Stern tests out a lot of weird lenses. From modernCCTVto 135 year oldlarge format lenses, nothing is too largea challenge.Many modern lenses have adapters available for all kinds of camera system. Not so much with older or more obscure lenses.So,how does he fit all these to his modern DSLRs? In this video, Mathieu’sgoing [...]

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You have spent a lot oftime studying photography and how to use your camera. You feel confident that youre starting to figure thingsout. You understand camera settings like: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and exposure compensation.

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Then you go on a trip or walk out the door with your camera, see an amazing moment, and you freeze. “What do I do? What settings will be best for this situation?” You... more

DJI, manufacturer of the very popular series of Phantom drones, have opened up a new facility in South Korea. Named the DJI Arena, it allows drone owners to learn more about how to fly their craft. It’s a fairly substantial size, with1,395 square metres (15,015 sq ft.) of space. It also offers an obstacle course, [...]

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If there’s one thing we can expect when Edelkrone announce a new product, it’s that it’ll be different. One only needs to look at theirPocketSkater2 or StandPlus to realise that. When they first showed off the Wing back in 2014, it was simply a concept device. Now, it’s here for real. The final version presented [...]

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For most of us, it seems like there just isn’t enough time in the day. With a little help from Photoshop, photographer Sarah Santiny found the perfect multitasking solution. This really is levitation photography taken to the extreme. When I saw the above image scrollthoughmy Facebook feed, it drew me rightin. The idea is fantastic, [...]

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Moving the camera is the single biggest way to add impact and production value to your video and timelapse sequences. In fact, camera movement has almost become expected these days. The Syrp Genie Mini is a fantastic tool whichlets you do exactly that. You can check out our recent review hereand see for yourself. Now [...]

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