How to use photography as self-therapy to help relieve stress and get through the tough times

Eric Kim

Have you ever felt stressed, shitty, and overwhelmed with life — and went out with a walk with your camera, and instantly felt much better? For me, photography is all about self-therapy. I’ve used the camera as a tool to overcome my stress, my social anxiety, and as a way of creative self-expression. Photography isn’t […]

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Filmmakers build huge drone to recreate Star Wars Death Star attack scene

Dunja Djudjic

I’ve seen (and bought) my fair share of Star Wars gadgets and toys. But the guys from FliteTest have taken Star Wars gadgets to a whole new level. They built their own giant Death Star drone to recreate the attack scene. But this one has a slightly different flow and ending, and if you are […]

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Diffuse your popup flash on the cheap with a simple balloon

John Aldred

The popup flash sucks. There’s no two ways about it. It’s small, too close to the lens, produces a bunch of red eye, it’s just horrible. These reasons, and more, are why many of the higher end cameras don’t even have one. But not everybody starts out with a bunch of lighting gear. They may not […]

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Make your own eyelighter on a budget by using a reflective window visor

Dunja Djudjic

It’s winter and it’s cold out there. I suppose you don’t use a reflective window visor to protect your car from the Sun anymore, right? If it’s been lying around for a while, you can repurpose it and make yourself an eyelighter for about $40 (it’s usually $300). Michael A. Craven built his own and […]

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Nikon might launch a full frame DSLR camera with extreme low light capabilities in 2017

Dunja Djudjic

All Nikon users out there, we may have something to look forward to in 2017. A Swedish photographer Tomas Jönsson recently shared a photo he took with a Nikon camera in 2015. According to the description and comments, it’s something Nikon will treat us with next year: a new full frame camera with amazing low light […]

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Don’t be a zombie photographer – Use your brain and find your soul

John Aldred

This is one of those posts that’s going to divide people. Some will love it and completely agree with everything said. Others will hate it, but it’s usually because they’re guilty of the things mentioned. If I’m completely honest, I might’ve done one or two of them myself in the past. But, ultimately, you don’t […]

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Photographer of the Day: Alex Robson

Kevin Ames

Category: Beauty Photographer: Alex Robson “Georgia-Bride” Photographer of the Day, Alex Robson, features a fresh face with ultra clean makeup and superbly styled hair in his photograph “Georiga-Bride.” The candid expression add to her innocent look. The embellishments on her beige gown are set off by the patterned, neutral background. Topping it all is the…

Canon may ditch EOS 6D Mark II and launch their first full frame mirrorless camera instead

Dunja Djudjic

Many Canon fans have been looking forward to trying Canon EOS 6D Mark II in 2017. But rumor has it that they may not see their wish fulfill. It appears that Canon might have something else in mind. Instead of launching a follow-up to the popular EOS 6D, the company might make a completely different […]

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This is what sports photography was like in the 80s

John Aldred

This video recently surfaced on Reddit, after it was discovered by user TheKnightLife. It was featured in the 80s on ABC in the show “World of Photography”. As it turned out, the profile was on TheKnightLife’s father, sports photographer Bill Knight. Bill says in the video that he’d been on the tour for about 13 […]

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