Model Mayhem headed back to court, accused of not protecting their users, as new papers are filed

John Aldred

The case of Jane Doe No. 14 v. Internet Brands, Inc. is one that many were following with great interest, and Internet giants like eBay and Facebook told the court that the lawsuit would have a “chilling effect” on the Internet. While what happened to Doe was tragic, she felt that Model Mayhem were responsible for not warning […]

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DIY Cake Smash Photography: 11 Tips For Capturing Colorful, Messy First Birthday Photos

Hillary Grigonis

Nothing quite says beautiful mess like first birthday cake smash photography. But when you decide to go the DIY route, the results tend to be less beautiful and more mess. From shooting my firstborn’s cake smash to his little sister’s, I’ve discovered a few tricks to getting colourful, messy first…

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Instamuseum turns your Instagram account into a virtual reality 3D gallery

John Aldred

If scrolling through a plain old Instagram feed isn’t exciting enough for you, a new free online app called Instamuseum lets you turn it into a virtual museum. To create your gallery, you’ll need an account on Sketchfab, but that is also free.  To let people view them, you need simply to embed them into your website. Utilising […]

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Manually Set Your White Balance For Accurate Color

Scott Bourne

Photography Basics – Learn How To Set Your WB All photographers need to know at least something about white balance. You can set it in the camera or you can fix it in post. If you want to fix it in post, I generally recommend that photographers shoot in RAW mode, which means that you…

The camera lenses of the future could be thinner than the light they focus

John Aldred

A team at Harvard University have build a lens that’s thinner than the waves of light it focuses.  Based on light-warping metamaterials, this lens may one day replace the heavier glass lenses found in items like microscopes, smartphones, cameras and even telescopes. Lens technology has come a very long way since those early days, but it’s […]

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No budget? No problem! This music video was shot with a coat hanger, some wire and a GoPro

John Aldred

Adding some motion to the camera is one of the simplest ways to give your footage a bit of interest.  Today, we have more options than ever when it comes to how we can get that motion. For Matt and Kim’s latest music video for their song, Let’s Run Away, they decided to try something a […]

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No budget? No problem! This music video was shot with a coat hanger, some wire and a GoPro

John Aldred

Adding some motion to the camera is one of the simplest ways to give your footage a bit of interest.  Today, we have more options than ever when it comes to how we can get that motion. For Matt and Kim’s latest music video for their song, Let’s Run Away, they decided to try something a […]

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