Nikon Coolpix AW130 Review

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The Coolpix AW130 is Nikon’s latest all-action compact camera. The 16 megapixel Nikon AW130 features a 5x zoom lens, 3 inch OLED 921K-dot screen, built-in GPS. NFC and wi-fi, 8fps burst shooting and can record full 1080p video. Read our Nikon Coolpix AW130 review to find out if it’s the right tough camera for you…

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DIY V-Flats for Photographing Portraits

V-flats are an essential item to a portrait photographer’s studio. A typical v-flat is two pieces of foam core connected on the long side with gaffer tape, and they are black on one side, white on the other, and have a smooth surface. They can stand on their own when set in an approximate 120 degree angle or less, […]

Sony A7R II Hands-On

Check out the above Sony A7R II hands-on video that covers some of the key highs and lows. It’s a long video but some good info in there. Midway through the video, you get some direct comparisons to the Canon 5Ds R as well. Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on Photography Bay. […]

Lowepro Adds 4 Camera Bags to the ProTactic Line

Lowepro recently launched four additional bags in its ProTactic camera bag line. The first generation of the ProTactic series launched last year with the 350 AW and 450 AW (read my ProTactic 450 AW review). The expanded line now includes: ProTactic SH 120 AW – A small but robust shoulder bag with room for a mirrorless […]

7 Tricks to Sports and High-Speed Action Photography

Photographing subjects in action is one of the most challenging but rewarding aspects of photography. With little time to think, and no room for error, it’s easy to be overwhelmed with these types of high speed situations. There are seven tricks however, that everyone can use to improve their percentage of keepers right away.  

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GoPro Releases Awesome 360 Degree Interactive Panoramic Video On Facebook

We’ve been reporting on GoPro’s advance into the virtual reality market in the past. First with their acquisition of Kolor, the 360 content editing software and then again when the popular action camera manufacturer announced they were working on a drone and a a 6 six camera spherical mount which was geared towards the VR/AR crowd. It certainly looks […]

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Setting Up the Shot: Commercial Studio Headshot

Here is a basic set up to achieve a commercial studio headshot. If you’ve never played with lights, it can be intimidating but once you just do it, you will find you have much more control and it’s not as scary as you imagine. This is a very basic set up with two lights. 1 Key light, 1 […]