Amazon’s Unlimited Cloud Storage is now available in the UK for only £55 a year

John Aldred

It’s no secret to most people who know me that I’m not a huge fan of online cloud backup services. But I know many of my fellow UK photographers are. Amazon’s unlimited cloud storage launched in the USA in the middle of 2015. Now, Amazon have introduced the service to the UK, with prices starting at only £55/yr […]

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The candid honest moments of a commercial videographer captured 2 seconds at a time

John Aldred

Whenever you work with an action camera, there’s a process. The general sequence of events goes something like this. You pick up your camera, power it up, point it towards yourself to see the lights flashing and start recording. You point it at what you want it to see and record away. Then when you’re done, you turn […]

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Restoring My MacBook Pro Back to Life With The Drobo 5N

Chamira Young

Having a backup plan for your data is great, but the real test comes when you have to actually restore your information from that backup in the unfortunate event of a computer failure. That test came for me a few weeks ago, when my 2012, 15 inch MacBook Pro completely froze on me one morning.…

PowerEgg

Zoltan Arva-Toth

PowerEgg, the first consumer drone developed by PowerVision Technology, is now available for pre-order.
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A simple trick to help you adapt any lens to your camera

John Aldred

Photographer Mathieu Stern tests out a lot of weird lenses. From modern CCTV to 135 year old large format lenses, nothing is too large a challenge. Many modern lenses have adapters available for all kinds of camera system. Not so much with older or more obscure lenses. So, how does he fit all these to his modern DSLRs? In this video, Mathieu’s going […]

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Sony HXR-NX5R

Zoltan Arva-Toth

Sony today introduced its latest NXCAM camcorder, the HXR-NX5R, featuring three 1/2.8-type Full HD Exmor CMOS sensors.
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DJI wants people to learn how to fly so they opened a drone school

John Aldred

DJI, manufacturer of the very popular series of Phantom drones, have opened up a new facility in South Korea. Named the DJI Arena, it allows drone owners to learn more about how to fly their craft. It’s a fairly substantial size, with 1,395 square metres (15,015 sq ft.) of space. It also offers an obstacle course, […]

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DJI wants people to learn how to fly so they opened a drone school

John Aldred

DJI, manufacturer of the very popular series of Phantom drones, have opened up a new facility in South Korea. Named the DJI Arena, it allows drone owners to learn more about how to fly their craft. It’s a fairly substantial size, with 1,395 square metres (15,015 sq ft.) of space. It also offers an obstacle course, […]

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Tips for Photographing Bugs and Butterflies Close-Up

Susan Kanfer

Like many of you, I am new at photographing close-up images of bugs and butterflies. Here are some simple tips I rely on, to keep in mind the next time you are out shooting these little critters: Time of day is important.  Early morning, when the air is cooler, is a good time to photograph bugs and…