I swapped all my fancy lights for candles and iPhone flashes, here is what I made

Robert Cornelius

I recently hosted another large photography meet-up in Watkins Glen, New York (Aka The 2016 Watkins Glen Flickr Gathering Aka #WGFG2016 Aka the greatest weekend ever to happen anywhere ever.) … And by large I mean there were 30 of us. I hosted a meet up last year (you can read about that here and/or here), and even […]

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Zoner Photo Studio X

Zoltan Arva-Toth

The latest version of Zoner Photo Studio, dubbed ZPS X, now offers layers support for more photo editing possibilities than ever, non-destructive gradient filters, new sorting options, and more.
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This is why your camera shoots 29.97fps (not 30fps) and why it doesn’t really matter any more

John Aldred

If you’re not dealing with broadcast, and you’re simply uploading to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc. then I’ll save you some time. You don’t have to stick with 29.97 framerate. It’s old, it’s obsolete, it’s no longer technically relevant, shoot and play back at whatever framerate you like. If you want to delve a little deeper […]

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Polaroid Print Store

Zoltan Arva-Toth

Polaroid has released Polaroid Print Store, a new iOS app that transforms your digital photos into real-life Polaroid styled printed products.
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The new Lensbaby Trio 28 combines the Sweet, Twist and Velvet lenses into one + exclusive first look

John Aldred

If you wanted to buy the Lensbaby Sweet, Twist 60 and Velvet separately, you’d be spending over $1,000. Now, you can get all three for only $279.95. At least, you can if you shoot Sony E, Fuji X or Micro Four Thirds. Lensbaby have today announced the new Lensbaby Trio 28mm f/3.5 lens which combines […]

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED Review

Mark Goldstein

The AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED from Nikon is a short telephoto prime lens for full-frame FX DSLR cameras. The 105mm f/1.4 features 14 optical elements in 9 groups and a Silent Wave Motor which provides smooth and fast autofocus with full-time manual focus override. Retailing for £2,049.99 / $2,199.95, read our Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED review to find out if it’s worth the substantial investment.

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Google’s new Pixel phone boasts an 89 DXO mobile score (highest ever given to mobile phone)

Udi Tirosh

Google is definitely giving apple a run for its money. Their new Pixel phone (formerly Nexus) just scored a full 89 on DXO’s mobile camera test. This is the highest score that a smartphone ever got on DXO. It’s true the iPhone 7 Plus does have dual lenses and some pretty awesome features, but as […]

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