The incredible eating habits of a professional food photographer (and competitive powerlifter)

While everyone on Instagram might think of themselves as food photographers, there are those who actually get paid to travel around the globe and capture decadent delicacies. One of those individuals is Bon Appetit’s Alex Lau, a professional photographer and competitive powerlifter. One question Lau gets a lot is whether or not he gets to […]

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Canon 5D X Rumors: New AF, CFast Cards & 4K Video

We are in pre-NAB territory now, so expect the video-centric rumors to pick up in the days ahead. As video and DSLRs go, there is nothing quite as juicy as a good Canon 5D-series rumor. The latest in a long line of rumors about the Canon 5D Mark III successor suggests Canon will launch the EOS […]

Synchronizing folders in Lightroom

As much as I try to keep my workflow minimal and simplistic, sometimes there are other pieces of software that I’d like to use that don’t seamlessly integrate with Lightroom. When you use a third party program to edit a picture outside of Lightroom’s knowledge (i.e. when Lightroom is closed), Lightroom doesn’t have a chance […]

The Fuji X-Pro2 Starts Shipping In 3 Days, Here Is Your Shot Editing A Raw File Before You Buy One

The delivery date for the Fuji X-Pro2 is set to March 3rd. If this was not a leap year, that would have been in three days. Sadly, we will have to wait for another day before we see it shipped. If you are considering getting one of those cameras, here is a RAW file right out […]

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How To Build Huge Dual Color DIY Flex Lights for $60

Here is one of the cooler projects for LED panels that I’ve seen. Unlike the ‘usual’ LED panels, those panels are mounted on flexible material so they can be folded and mounted pretty much anywhere. DIYPerks is using MARSWELL LEDs for good color rendition. if you look at the photo below you can see how 80+ […]

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Sony World Photography Awards 2016 Shortlists Announced, And They Are Awesome!

The shortlists for the world’s biggest photography competition, the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards has been released this week. This year’s competition has broken all records this year, receiving a massive 230,201 entries, up 28% on last year. The Sony World Photography Awards is split into four separate photography competitions for Professional, Open, Youth and […]

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Wildlife Photography – You Can Use Flash

I don’t use flash very often and I especially don’t use it very often with wildlife but it is possible. For this image made with a Canon 1D MK II and Canon 500 f/4 lens, mounted on a tripod with gimbal head, I used a Canon flash with a Visual Echoes FX-1B “Better Beamer” Flash […]