Monthly Archives: April 2016

Weekly Photography Challenge – People Photography

In my career as a photographer I’ve covered many genres from studio product photography, editorial, industrial, food photography, weddings, portraits, fine art, and travel – but through all of that, I’m primarily a people photographer. I like to photograph people. … Continue reading

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2016 Mentor Series Travel Photo Contest

Contest Official Rules Official rules for the 2016 Mentor Series travel photo contest… Popular Photography

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MacPhun Tonality update brings free professional presets

Tonality is an award-winning black and white photo editor for the Mac, and it’s just been updated with a new, free preset library being developed with professional photographers around the world. You can apply the new presets to your photos … Continue reading

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Canon Patents EF & EF-M 50-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO STM

According to the Egami Blog, Canon has patented an EF 50-300mm f/4.5-5.6 STM with diffractive optics and a similar EF-M version. Description of Patent  Patent Publication No. 2016-57444 Published 2016.4.21 Filing date 2014.9.9 EF Version Zoom ratio 5.59 Focal length 51.77 … Continue reading

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How to Be a Successful Sports Photographer

Alexis Cuarezma is a sports photographer. He loves doing what he does and credits much of his success to his formal training and his affinity for shooting sports photos. Here’s a seven minute video that’s loaded with his invaluable pieces of advice … Continue reading

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28 Diverse Images That Showcase People Photography

People have a diverse range of emotions, styles, and looks and capturing that with a camera is the photographer’s job. From posed studio portraits, to street photography or candid shots, getting the character and essence of a person in an … Continue reading

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Review: Hasselblad H6D

Features, build and handling Hasselblad had a quiet 2015, but according to the company’s CEO, Perry Oosting, that was largely because of all the work going into the development of the H6D and the preparations for this year’s 75th anniversary … Continue reading

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Facebook’s self-built 360-camera is a live-streaming mothership

Facebook is knee deep in virtual reality and it seems like a natural progression for the social media company to announce its own self-built 360-degree camera called the Surround 360 camera. Unlike other 360-cameras made for professional and consumers, the … Continue reading

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Vello FlexFrame Softbox for Portable Flash (8 x 12″) – $24.95 Shipped (Reg. $44.95)

For a limited time, B&H has the Vello FlexFrame Softbox for Portable Flash (8 x 12") available for $ 24.95 with free shipping. Regularly $ 44.95. Product Highlights  Fits Most On-Camera Flash Units Reduces Harshness and Softens Shadows Durable Fiberglass Frame … Continue reading

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Kickstarter: Miggo Pictar Is a Grip Attachment That Makes the iPhone Feel More Like a Camera

Gear Because holding the iPhone is the worst part of shooting pictures with it The Miggo Pictar attaches to the iPhone and makes it operate more like a real camera… Popular Photography

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Review: Sony Alpha A68

Introduction and features Sony hasn’t produced a DSLR for almost six years now, and much of its focus has since shifted to its popular compact system cameras. It has, however, maintained its DSLR-like Single Lens Translucent (SLT) models for the … Continue reading

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MacPhun Tonality update brings free professional presets

Tonality is an award-winning black and white photo editor for the Mac, and it’s just been updated with a new, free preset library being developed with professional photographers around the world. You can apply the new presets to your photos … Continue reading

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