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How to Set Up Your Camera for Night Photography
An obvious key to successful night photography is the correct setup for your camera. There are no hard and fast rules for settings for night photography because many of the settings you choose...
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Podcast: Why Is 4K Video in a Point-and-Shoot Camera?
Digital video is a huge a part of “photography” now. There are almost no digital cameras introduced without some kind of video capability and, in some cases, “still” cameras are the go-to choice...
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Pursuing a Formal Education in Photography
Filled with optimism, you selected your seat in Photo 101 with the care of a baseball fan choosing a perch at the World Series. The road to this momentous day was long and full of obstacles—the...
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The Sony Entry-Level Alpha a68 DSLR has Arrived
Continuing Sony’s lineup of A-mount offerings is the Alpha a68, a new entry-level option that manages to squeeze in some high-end features. The major upgrade over its predecessor comes from the...
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Digital Sputnik takes Modular Lighting Beyond Low Earth Orbit
Set up a modular lighting system for your studio or location productions. Digital Sputnik has designed an effective system that includes the one-light modular system, three-light modular system,...
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Lensbaby Fills Up the Composer Pro II Kit Lineup
After a simultaneous release alongside the Edge 50 Optic, Lensbaby’s Composer Pro II now has a fully fleshed-out lineup, allowing users to pick up the specialty lens with an assortment of...
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6 Ways a Formal Education Can Benefit Your Photography
Only in the arts is the term “self-taught” worn like a badge of honor. You can’t swing a dead cat around the Internet without hitting a photographer who broadcasts “self-taught” on the biography...
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Using Vello AF Extension Tubes for Close-Ups of Azaleas
Flowers are like sunsets, in that if you can compose and expose the frame properly, it’s pretty much a slam-dunk that you’re going to be walking away with good, if not very good, photographs.Not...
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Podcast: Medium Format Goes Mirrorless
With the recent announcement of the Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Camera, the debate about sensor size and resolving power has taken a whole new turn. What does the release of this...
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A Brief History of Paranormal Photography
Paranormal: Phenomena analogous to physical phenomena but with no known physical cause, as mediumistic “raps,” telekinesis, etc. According to an article in the Oxford Journals, the word...
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12 Things to Consider When Photographing Boats
Many photographers have niche specialties for which they are known, intentionally or otherwise. My niche (one of them anyway) is… boat photography, a specialty I innocently and unintentionally...
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Back to School: Give Meaning to your Photography by Studying Theory
One of the most surprising things about my formal photography and film education was the impact of a theory and analysis class. It seems that many institutions emphasize that they have the latest...
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Vape and Crepe: Hands On the Flagship Nikon D5 + SB-5000
There are some cameras that you can’t help but be impressed with, and as Nikon’s latest flagship it should come as no surprise that the D5 is one of those cameras.Disclaimer: Although this is an...
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Podcast: Collaborating with Chance and the Essence of Street Photography
There are good reasons for this episode to have a two-in-one headline. Our initial idea for this show was to discuss the role that happenstance and luck play in photography, but the conversation...
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New Vello Nikon F to Sony E Auto Lens Adapter, Version 4
Make use of your Nikon F-mount glass on Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras using the Vello Auto Lens Adapter. Now in its fourth version, this adapter accepts a wider range of compatible Nikon...
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Quadcoptera: A Guide to Drone Taxonomy
As B&H’s chief machine biologist, I get asked a lot of questions from technology owners all over the world: What sort of kibble should I buy for a Nikon D810? Lithium Bits, fortified with...
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Think Tank Introduces Shape Shifters, Helipak, and Third-Generation Carry-Ons!
Think Tank created Shape Shifters in answer to the call of photographers for backpacks capable of expanding or contracting based on the amount of gear needed. When empty, Shape Shifter Backpacks...
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Rotolight Anova Pro Conserves Power Brightly
Conserve power without sacrificing quality with the Anova Pro BI-S LED Light, a Bi-Color LED fixture that runs on 94% less power than a tungsten light of similar brightness. This Rotolight...
View ArticleUpdates to Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography Plan
Continuing to expand the feature-sets of both Photoshop and Lightroom, along with their associated apps, Adobe has just launched a host of updates to benefit individual app subscribers as well as...
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Lensbaby Makes a Composer Pro II for Filmmakers
Filmmakers and videographers who have long dreamed of getting Lensbaby’s special effects with their cinema cameras can now pick up the Composer Pro II with a PL mount. Offering the same features...
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