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Of course someone had to make avideo of The Dark Lord being an ars client, and this someone isKarl Taylor. In his video Karl answers the question of how would it be to create a shoot for Darth Vader. Of course, this shoot is not coming in a vacuum. According to the iconic rolling captions: [...]

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With the number of drones consistently on the rise, as well as the number of dangerous accidents and security breaches, NASA has decided to take a shot at keeping the flying devices in check. The safety net in a box seems like a promising solution, overcoming the biggest disadvantage of current systems, but has its [...]

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Its no secret that many couples these days capture intimate photos during their relationship, but what should happen with those photos once the couple breaks up? In a decision that could criminalize millions of men (and some women), a German judge ruled that a man must delete nude photos of his ex-girlfriend. According to the [...]

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Mac users are probably familiar with the howApple Photos launch when you connect a device to your computer. And not jest digital cameras. Every. Single. Device. Apple probably did this to “help” you import your photos to the “right” program, but this behavior can be pretty annoying if you are using anything but Apple Photos [...]

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As much as we hate to admit it, we photographers love gear. We want the latest greatest lens, camera, bags, and gadgets. While we can’t always afford new things, nor do we need them, it’s nice to know what’s available when we are ready to upgrade.

Let’s look at some of the top gear related articles from the last year, 2015.

Cameras and General

If you are doing a lot of outdoor shooting using hot shoe strobes, you need to find a way to place them in three dimensional space. Of course, the trivial way is to use a light stand. But if you shoot in anything other than an open space, photographerChris Cameron has a nice tip to [...]

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Landscape photography is a passion many photographers share. You don’t need a lot of special gear like lighting equipment, and you can do it anywhere.

 

The challenge is to make your photos a cut above the rest, so they stand out in a crowd. So, how do you do that? Well for starters you can read through the following articles and get some tips. Then plan a day and go out and shoot some landscapes.

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Over the past year, photographer Vincent Laforet has been capturing stunning images of cities around the world for his AIR project. Strapped into a harness and hanging from a helicopter, Laforest hastravelled around the globe to New York, Barcelona, Berlin, Sydney and more to capture the intricate networks of city streets and lights that weve [...]

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So, Santa brought you a GoPro for the holidays and youre looking for something extreme and crazy to film with it. Well, youre in luck, because weve come across one of the most impressive GoPro tests weve ever seen. Its called the GoPro Cannon and it comes from the brilliant minds behind Eclectical Engineering, David [...]

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This holiday season, drones and Star Wars are some of the most talked about items to be had. Thus, its only natural that we see the two come together for a little holiday celebration. Meet Arturo, the self-proclaimed worlds first actual flying R2D2 drone. Created by aerial cinematographer Don Melara in partnership with aerial photography [...]

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