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Fujifilm brings tethered shooting to the X-T2 with new firmware update

John Aldred

Let’s face it, everything looks good on a 3″ screen. So, the advantages of shooting tethered become immediately apparent in the studio. You’re able to quickly see the results as you shoot them on a much larger screen. This makes it much easier to spot distracting elements, issues with hair or makeup, and if the […]

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Sigma users rejoice, new Sigma SD Quattro H will support Lightroom

Dunja Djudjic

Sigma Corporation has made an announcement that will make all Lightroom users thrilled. Their new Sigma SD Quattro H is available for sale, and it comes with improvements that will finally let photographers edit RAW files in Lightroom. Sigma SD Quattro H was announced along with the Sigma SD Quattro. The reason for this is to […]

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The Strobist is back with a free flash ilghting course focusing on colour

John Aldred

David Hobby, aka “The Strobist“, was the original Internet trailblazer when it came to using small hotshoe flashes. At least, if you wanted to use them for more than just giving your subject red eye. Inspiring photographers to get their speedlights off the hotshoe, David created a free Lighting 101 course way back in 2006. I learned […]

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GoPro releases the new Karma Grip handheld stabilizer along with a 15% layoffs notice

Dunja Djudjic

This year has been tough on GoPro. Shortly after they had to recall their Karma drones, GoPro is shrinking. They recently announced that they are about to cut 15% of their overall workforce in order to cut operational costs. The company’s been operating at a loss and they decided to take radical measures to get […]

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GoPro releases the new Karma Grip handheld stabilizer along with a 15% layoffs notice

Dunja Djudjic

This year has been tough on GoPro. Shortly after they had to recall their Karma drones, GoPro is shrinking. They recently announced that they are about to cut 15% of their overall workforce in order to cut operational costs. The company’s been operating at a loss and they decided to take radical measures to get […]

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2016 Wildlife Photographer of the Year: shortlist announced for People’s Choice Award

Dunja Djudjic

Nature and wildlife lovers from all corners of the globe can now vote in one of the most prestigious photo contest in the world – Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The Natural History Museum published a shortlist of 25 photos for 2016 Wildlife Photographer of the Year. And it sure was a difficult task – […]

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2017 Pirelli calendar changes direction and shows beauty without retouching and makeup

Dunja Djudjic

There is hardly anyone who hasn’t heard of Pirelli. Even us who can’t drive have heard of this tire brand – thanks to their famous calendar. The company dates back to 1872, but the calendar was created in 1962. The sales had dropped, and they needed something to boost it. At that time, sexy girlie […]

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VLC Media Player goes 360° for both photos and video

John Aldred

One of the most popular open source, multi-platform media player applications in the world has now added 360° photo and video support. This makes it the first major video player to add such support to the desktop. VLC’s developers, non-profit organisation, VideoLan, teamed up with Giroptic, a 360 HD Camera company to develop the technology. […]

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Can off the shelf AI Vision systems detect and censor art nude photographs?

Simon Walden

Question: can AI vision systems from Microsoft and Google, which are available for free to anybody, identify NSFW (not safe for work, nudity) images? Can this identification be used to automatically censor images by blacking out or blurring NSFW areas of the image? Method: I spent a few hours creating in some rough code in […]

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Sigma creates short film “Blur” to show off their new Cine zoom lenses

John Aldred

Sigma announced that they were jumping into the world of cinema in a big way at the beginning of September. Last month, they announced pricing and availability for the first two cine lenses in the range to be released. These are the 18-35mm T2.0 and 50-150mm T2.0, both due to start shipping in just under […]

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