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Whenever a camera appears, you can bet your caboose that there are emotions swirling for 99% of the human population. From fear and disdain, to reverting to the classic Chandler Bing smile, people tend to exaggerate or warp their behaviour in front of the camera in endlessly inventive ways. But unless youre going for a Sears portrait look, your job as a photographer is to not only deliver an end-product that thrills your clients, its to make the shoot an awesome experience as well.

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The D500 was long-awaited and once it was finally announced earlier this month, many have been waiting to see how well it captures video especially 4K. Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over and it seems like Nikon has nailed it. The official sample was released several hours ago by Nikon Europe and demonstrates [...]

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Regardless of your thoughts on Lomography and their analogue antics, its hard to deny their ongoing success with bringing long-lost lenses back from the grave. Today, they continue that trend by officially announcing their latest Art lens, a 50mm f/1.5 lens called the Jupiter 3+ Art. This lens is a recreation of the original Jupiter [...]

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A great way to give a photo some character is to place it in an interesting location, say a deserted warehouse or an Film Noir detective office. You hint those with light coming in though a fan or some blinds. They act as GOBOs. (Go Betweens). Sadly fans and blindsare not always available. If you [...]

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Ask 10 photographers about the market and 9 of them will probably tell you that its not what it used to be and talk about how low prices have gone. The 10th photographer might be Kevin Abosch, a portrait photographer who spends his time between Ireland and Boston, as he hasnt felt the pressures of [...]

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Light has different qualities, and by understanding those differences and using them in your favour, you can become a better image maker.

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If you own a cyclorama you know that part of the job of owning such a wonderful thing is that you have to occasionally re-paint it. (If Amazon does not shut you downfirst). I was visiting Stefan and Rosi from RawExchange in Germany, and they showed me a great tip. (RawExchange aremy partners in the [...]

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Commemorating one month since British astronaut Tim Peake launched into space, the European Space Agency uploaded a cool time lapse showing the preparation and liftoff of the massive rocket. Launched along with Peake were NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. See the Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft and rocket being rolled out to the launchpad [...]

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If you want an action cam but dont want to pay the big bucks, the ProShot might be just what youre looking for. Its a waterproof and ruggedized smartphone case designed to turn your iPhone into an action cam of sorts. Made by a world class engineering team, ProShot comes with two separate covers: one [...]

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Of all the planets found in the Solar System, only five of the brightest planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, can be seen with the naked eye. While all five of these planets can be seen throughout most of the year, as of this morning they can all be seen simultaneously as they [...]

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