Canon USA Store Refurb Deals on Cameras and Lenses

Canon USA has several deals on refurbished cameras and lenses now through Labor Day (Sept. 7). See the list below for highlighted deals and find them all here at Canon USA. The good thing about buying refurbished from Canon USA is that all products come with a 1-year Canon warranty. Lenses & Speedlights 210.00 (37%) […]

Houston Teen Dies While Taking Selfies with a Gun

Many people seem to leave common sense behind when it comes to taking photos, especially selfies, as if they’re somehow safe if what they’re doing is for a photo. Sadly, the selfie craze claimed another victim on Tuesday as a gun held by 19-year-old Deleon Alonso Smith accidently went off. Smith’s cousin, who was in […]

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5 Ways To Get Creative With Seamless Background Paper

I am a portrait and fashion photographer and the large percentage of my work is done in my studio. I love my studio, but space is limited and to achieve a good variety within my images, seamless paper rolls provide a cheap and convenient source for backgrounds. Problem is, it all gets a bit boring when […]

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The Big 5 Photoshop Formats

TIFF, PSD, JPEG, PNG, PSB–Oh my! What are all these formats? Which one is for what purpose? Is there a rhyme or reason to using them? I’m glad you asked. Photoshop has lots of file formats Prove it by choosing File > Save As… That dialog box has lots of choices! The big five formats […]

The Big 5 Photoshop Formats

TIFF, PSD, JPEG, PNG, PSB–Oh my! What are all these formats? Which one is for what purpose? Is there a rhyme or reason to using them? I’m glad you asked. Photoshop has lots of file formats Prove it by choosing File > Save As… That dialog box has lots of choices! The big five formats […]

Satlapse Uses High Flying Drones For Bird’s Eye Timelapses

Here is something we have not seen drone’s do yet. A timelapse. Photographer Jamie Brightmore used a “GPS enhanced” DJI Phantom 2 to put a GoPro Hero 4 at a constant position in the sky and take timelapse sequences from a constant position. He calls this project SATLAPSE. While this is an experimental project, he results are quite interesting. There […]

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