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Search capabilities have come on leaps and bounds over the last few years. As processing power increases, so does the speed at which software can run. This means more complex calculations can be performed in a much shorter amount of time. Which brings us to this. 500px’s new search feature which lets you search simply [...]

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PhotographerHoria Manolache had a goal when he started his latest project “The Prince and the Pauper“. He wanted to show homeless people in a new way to help make their stories heard.Inspired by Mark Twain’snovel, Horia’s series shows homeless people as they are and as they’d once dreamed to become. It’s quite a stark contrast. [...]

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One mistakenew photographers often make is always shooting from the same point of view – eye level – and always looking for subjectsat the same height.

This week I have found some photographers who looked at things a bit differently and chose to look down – to their own feet – or to other people’s shoes and feet. Here is a connection of images of feet(not all human necessarily)and shoes where the photographers chose to see a little outside the box.

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I always thought being the stills shooter on a movie set would be such great fun. It probably is, too. But when onehears stories and sees footage of them in action one quickly realises how stressful it is. Under constant pressure to get the shot, it mustbe perfect every time. Your images are going to [...]

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Sony firstmentioned their new wireless radio controlled flash system in Marchand officially launched it in July. It allows the control of up to 15 separate flash units in up to 5 different groups. A very useful and welcome addition for Sony shooters. But, not every camera has been able to support the new system. Sony [...]

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Sales of photographic film have been steadily rising over the last few years, with professionals and amateurs alike rediscovering the artistic control offered by manual processes and the creative satisfaction of a physical end product In the early 2000s, the world of photography changed forever. Though digital cameras had been widespread since the mid-1990s, the [...]

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CNN have today announced the launch of CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR). CNN AIRis their own dedicated Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) unit. The network will have two full time UAS operators on staff “to fully integrate aerial imagery and reporting across all CNN networks and platforms”. Drones aren’t new to CNN, though, they’ve [...]

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One of the most important skills in photography is pre-visualization. The idea is that before you capture an image in the camera, you have a clear idea in your mind of what its going to look like. You preview the image before you shoot it. Colour or black-and-white in... more

We’ve shown you a few overhead camera rigs before. This one, though, has to be amongst the least expensive DIY solutions I’ve seen. Based around a square metal tube, the construction is about as simple as it gets. The video comes from YouTube user Energy Researcher. He goes through the build step by step, although [...]

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Since 1932, vaunted Swiss watchmaker Omega has served as Official Timekeeper at the Olympic Games 26 times. This year at the Rio Olympics, Omega is once again providing finish line cameras to provide officials and the public with the most precise view of the athletes. The current generation of cameras, dubbed the Scan O Vision [...]

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