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It’s only Tuesdayand this week is already looking good for eBay browsersespecially if youre a Nikon fan. Yesterday, we shared with you a super rare Nikon lens being sold on eBay for $33K. Today, weve come across an even more exclusive Nikon F3 camera modified for NASA to use during shuttle missions. According to seller [...]

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Will Sutton, well known for his wicked parkour skills, is quite possibly the only person capable of making selfie sticks cool. Using a GoPro and a selfie stick, the London-based professional free runner, created this action-filled point-of-view selfie video while showing off what he can do. Have a seat before watching this; Suttons incredible talent [...]

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Irresponsible and ill-intentioned drone operators continue to pose safety and security hazards, and researchers continue to develop inventive ways of taking out the rogue devices. The Drone Catcher is not the first anti-drone solution nor the first anti-drone drone, but its definitely the closest one to possessing superhero capabilities. Developed by Michigan Techs HIRo Lab [...]

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What do you do when you have Phantom cameras capable of capturing 4K video at upwards of 1,000 and 2,500 frames per second? Why, you use them to film even the most unusual and mundane things to show how life slowed down can make for beautiful imagery. Thats exactly what The Slow Mo Guys Dan [...]

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Much like the Blue Angels of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, the Royal Air Forces (RAF) Red Arrows is an acrobatic aircraft team that wows audiences across the UK with their impressive maneuvers and daredevil antics. This past Friday, the RAF Red Arrows had to shut down a training session though when individuals [...]

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Favorite editing tools for street photography

I admit it, I take too many photos.I know it, and I have too many images to deal with, and unless I am getting paid to finish them and send them out to a client, they may never get processed.Are you in the same boat?Do you too have some images that have just been sitting there in your digital desk drawer?

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Here is something that should concern all creatives, and it is the bad side of intellectual property. Apparently, you are allowed to trademark just about any phrase you can think of. In turn, this means that if someone else is using that phrase in their video (or even video title), it can be shut down. [...]

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Shooting Manually

Full manual. Two words. Ten letters. Yet those words can be some of the most discouraging for new photographers to ingest. There has long been a perceived over complication concerning shooting in Manual Mode. Personally, I always leave my camera set to manual. Granted, I dont shoot many fast-paced sporting events that require speedy autofocus, or many situations where there is constantly fluctuating light. Still, the idea of controlling the aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and... more

Time to dust up on your Color Balance Adjustment Layer.Heres a quick Photoshop trick that will add some more magic (or magical fire and ice) to your composites. This technique works wonders using dust particles shot against a back background. You can shoot this yourself or use a pre-made dust resource if you don’t have [...]

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Last week, we shared the news that GoPro is planning on cutting back its workforce after shares dropped to an all-time low. Now, weve learned that GoPro has yet another monkey on its back in the form of a lawsuit from investors. The lawsuit, filed by Gainey McKenna & Egleston in California, claims GoPro management [...]

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