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Moment, Olloclip, Manfrotto. Those are just three of the many brands that have developed lenses specifically for smartphones. Now, you can add another name to the growing list. Photojojo. Today, the Photojojo team unveiled the Iris lens series, a trifecta of lenses made specifically for smartphones. Photojojos lineup consists of a fisheye, wide angle and [...]

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Every once in a while someone talks about the violence in the realm of photography. We talk about the images used to shoot photos, or take photos, and if were lucky our gear can fire 14 fps. This incident, though, takes it to a whole new level and while many photographers carry a Canon around [...]

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The city of Los Angeles is mesmerizing no matter how you look at it. But filmmaker Vadim Tereshchenko wanted to make sure he put his own magical spin on The City of Angels for a recent hyperlapse he created for National Geographics Short Film Showcase. In the two minute hyperlapse, Tereshchenko takes us on a [...]

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Everywhere you look there are thousands of images depicting beautiful places in the world. How many times have you thought to yourself, I wish I could travel so I could take the same photographs? The reality is that most of those photos were taken by people who live close to the locations, or have the ability to travel there multiple times.

It is a statement that you hear from many photographers. It may be true, but the truth is most of us live in wonderfully rich photographic areas.... more

Earlier this week, Gura Gears acquisition of Tamrac closed its final chapter when the camera bag manufacturer announced the G-Elite series. While the merging of the two entities might be complete, its been far from smooth sailing. In September of this year, Gura Gear filed a lawsuit claiming Peak Designs new Everyday Messenger bag, funded [...]

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Just last week we came across reports from Hong Kong, Australia and Europe claiming that Samsung is about to shut down its camera business in those countries, and the first official announcement is already here. Earlier today Samsung Germany told fotoMAGAZIN that the company will stop selling digital cameras, camcorders and related accessories, due to [...]

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This season on Photoshop User TV, The guys have changed up the format of the show to bring you quicktips. Corey has a tip on muted color effects for that cool Instagram look.

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Virtual Copies in Lightroom

Imagine that you have just processed a colour image and you are happy with the result, but youd also like to experiment with it a little. Perhaps youre curious to see how it will look if you convert it to black and white. Maybe youd like to apply a... more

Last week, it was revealed InstaAgent, a third party Instagram app, was stealing users credentials and using them to post unauthorized photos to accounts. In what can only be considered a direct result of this news, Instagram has announced a massive change in policies that will dramatically impact third party apps by limiting how much [...]

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A clamp is one of those few pieces of gear that will divide your life in two; before and after you got one. Ok, that might be a bit of an exaggeration but it really is a must-have piece of kit in any photographers or filmmakers camera bag. In this next video Griffith Hammond shares [...]

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