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Speedlights often go hand in hand with shooting portraits on the street, especially at night, but small flashes have one big issue. Due to their size, theyoften give very hard, harsh and unflattering light, especially if you’re forced to use one on the hotshoe. After being asked to photograph a night time outdoor music event, [...]

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A lot has been written about the drawbacks of autofocus performance from mirrorless cameras. Most of this focuses on the tracking of moving subjects an area where the phase detection autofocus found in digital SLRs is still superior (although the gap is closing).

But when it comes to focusing on still subjects, the mirrorless camera is a better tool. Surprised? If you’ve never used a mirrorless camera, you may be. Let’s take a look at the reasons why.

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In the past, Roger has shown us time and time again, that internal dust and other artifacts rarely have an effect on the image quality produced by your lenses. With how complicated the optics in a lens are designed, lenses are rarely affected by these small flaws such as lens dust. That said, every piece [...]

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Every city has two lives. The one that happens while the sun is in the sky and another when it crosses the horizon for the night. This unique time-lapse by filmmaker Matel manages to capture both of these sides by combining day and night into a side-by-side time-lapse video. Captured during a trip to London [...]

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Ricohs Pentax K1 camera has proven to be a respectable full-frame camera that puts the Pentax name back on the map. One of its main features is its magnesium alloy body, which Ricoh claims is thoroughly weather-sealed. To test just how weather-sealed it truly is, YouTuber Studient Richard decided to do the unthinkable; rub mud [...]

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Sun flares can add beauty and drama to your photos.Cameras and lenses are designed to cut down on flare – so when it comes tosun flares, you are a rule breaker right from the start.

In this article, I share 14 tips to help you get started photographing sun flares:

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There are norules with sun flares, they’re all aboutcreativity.You can capture themat any time of day, and with these easy tips you’ll be out... more

Light stands might seem like fairly simple tools to set up and use properly. But there are a few tips and tricks worth knowingwhen it comes to properly (and safely) setting up a light stand. To explain the lesser-heard details of setting up light stands, Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens has shared a [...]

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Nature photography is a very popular field to be involved in. Thats no surprise though, as it gets you outdoors and seeing our planet in a way that others may miss. When I first started as a nature photographer, I began to see things differently. It sounds clich, but I paid more attention to my surroundings and saw things from different angles.

This tutorial will look at some of the most important things to keep in mind if you are looking to become a nature photographer.

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Howard Ashton-Jones has often spoken about the importance of personal workoutside ofhis main work as the official photographer for Scottish Gymnastics. Personal work allows us to explore new techniques, new genres, new styles. It helps us to learn and develop as photographers, broadening our experiences and givesus valuable information that we can take back and [...]

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Benro is introducing a new line of tripods –System Go Plus. It is a tripod system that finally adds a shifting center column to the Benro kits. At TPS 2016 we had a chat withMark Hoskins – Brand Manager for Benro to see this new tripod in action. The System Go Plus set is made [...]

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