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Rescue helicopter crashes wedding couple shoot in Iceland

John Aldred

Everybody wants their wedding photographs to be interesting and special. This is probably why this couple chose to hire photographer CM Leung and shoot theirs in Iceland. It’s a beautiful country, which is why it has become such a popular wedding destination. But, the shoot turned out to be a little more different than the couple had planned for. During the shoot, a […]

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Kendall Jenner Is “Stealing Jobs” From Professional Photographers

Udi Tirosh

Here is an interesting story. And I do wonder what the industry thinks about this. I guess there is a trend of celebrities taking on any job they want,simply becasue they are celebrities. It is not uncommon to have celebrities turning chefs, fashion designers, actors, singers and many (MANY) other jobs. Now, Kendall Jenner (wink, wink) […]

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Did Canon just release a Nikon ad remake?

John Aldred

I will say, right off the bat, the photography itself is pretty amazing, but this video recently released by Canon is eerily similar to a D500 & SB-5000 promo video Nikon put out with Keith Ladzinski back in April. Canon’s “The Shot”, with Krystle Wright takes some speedlights and mounts them on drones in order to be able […]

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Master Ken offers up some Selfie Defense techniques to shoot selfies safely

John Aldred

Even when you’re not likely to fall off a cliff, shooting selfies can be dangerous. Even in seemingly harmless conditions, selfies present risks that we should all be aware of. Did you know that the “duck face” pose draws blood away from your eyes and impairs your vision? This and more selfie defense tips come in […]

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Assaulted photojournalist reunited with his camera weeks after it was thrown into a lake

John Aldred

Photographing in public locations is a daunting task to many people, and it’s understandable why that is. While the majority of people don’t really care about having their photograph taken, you do occasionally get one or two that don’t take too kindly to having a camera pointed in their general direction. That’s what happened to […]

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Here is a look at the f/0.7 lenses that Stanley Kubrick used

Udi Tirosh

Have you ever seen an f/0.7 lens? Stanley Kubrick used one regularly. If you are lucky enough to be in San Francisco right now, you can pay a visit to the Stanley Kubrick Exhibition (it’s curently playing at the contemporary jewish museum). If not, former Mythbuster Adam Savage takes you on a filmed tour. There is some interesting trivia […]

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Photographer crashes $350K supercar through showroom window during photo shoot

John Aldred

Sometimes, when you’re out making photographs, you have a bad day. Other times, you have a really bad day. This seems to be the latter after a photographer allegedly drove a $350,000 Lamborghini Aventador through a car showroom window. The Lancashire Evening Post reports that a man, believed to be the photographer, got behind the wheel […]

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Apparently capturing Pokemons while second shooting is a thing now

Udi Tirosh

If you’re living in the this earth you know that capturing Pokemons with the pokemon go app is sucking out everyone’s time. People have been capturing pokemons in parks, museums, just on the street and actually everywhere…. you will not hear me complain to anything that get folks out off the couch and on to the […]

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Lightroom Mobile now lets you edit DSLR Raw files on your phones and tablets

John Aldred

Lightroom Mobile for Android has had some Raw support for a while now, at least when you’re using the phone’s built in camera, but now Adobe have broadened this capability, adding support for Nikon, Canon and other Raw formats to Lightroom Mobile for both Android and iOS. Local adjustments have also been added, like those found […]

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