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11 Cityscape Photography Tips for Beginners

July 2, 2018 By Matt Nielsen 12 Comments

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Roughly 80% of people in the United States live in metropolitan areas. This means that cityscape photography is one of the most accessible genres of photography. The shapes and intricate details seen in city skylines are attractive to humans because our brains recognize and think in terms of patterns. However,...

Photoshop’s Best Content-Aware Tools, Explained

June 29, 2018 By Meg Faehl 19 Comments

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In an ideal world we would all make our photos exactly the way we want them in camera. But in reality, we can't always avoid distractions and unwanted objects in our frame. Fortunately, Adobe Photoshop has some powerful tools for helping to remove those unavoidable distractions. Today we're going to...

Five Advanced Landscape Photography Tips

June 25, 2018 By Spencer Cox 25 Comments

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Often, landscape photography tips are meant for people who are just starting out and trying to get the hang of things. That's great in many ways, but it does carry a problem - it says to advanced photographers that there is nothing new to discover. But landscape photography is incredibly complex,...

When to Use a Lens Hood for the Best Results

June 23, 2018 By Spencer Cox 80 Comments

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One of the most common photography accessories is a lens hood - a piece of plastic or metal that attaches to the front of your camera lens and makes it look more professional. But lens hoods are about more than looks. Just to name one benefit, they can make a...

MIOPS Capsule360 – A Versatile Motion Control Box

June 22, 2018 By Nasim Mansurov 16 Comments

Capsule360 Panning and Tilting with Slider

Our good friends at MIOPS have recently announced their latest project Capsule360, a versatile motion control box capable of performing sliding, panning and tilting moves while capturing photo or video. MIOPS engineers were able to use their extensive knowledge from their prior successful product launches, such as the MIOPS Smart...

Canon EOS Rebel SL2 Review

June 20, 2018 By Spencer Cox 9 Comments

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One of the smallest and lightest Canon DSLRs is the Rebel SL2, announced in June of 2017 and retailing for $549, body only. The SL2 also goes by the names “EOS 200D” and “Kiss X9” outside the US market. Despite the camera’s small size, Canon packed a lot into the...

Recommended Canon SL2 Settings

June 18, 2018 By Spencer Cox 3 Comments

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The Canon Rebel SL2 is one of the lightest and most versatile entry-level DSLRs on the market. However, if you've just bought this camera, you might have realized that its menu settings are less than optimal by default. In this article, I'll go through every important menu setting and tell...

Kolari Vision 550nm Infrared Filter Review

June 16, 2018 By Bob Vishneski 39 Comments

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When Ilija, owner of Kolari Vision, emailed me regarding his introduction of the 550nm infrared filter this past winter and shared some of the initial images taken with it, I was intrigued. I had used various models of Nikon DSLRs converted for infrared photography since 2007, relying primarily on the...

Nikon Developing a 500mm f/5.6 with Phase Fresnel Element

June 14, 2018 By Spencer Cox 21 Comments

Nikon 300mm f4 PF Edited

Nikon just announced that it is developing a 500mm f/5.6 lens with a Phase Fresnel element, which would make it only the second lens in Nikon's lineup to have such a specialized component, the other being the 300mm f/4 PF. This indicates that Nikon is prioritizing low weight for the...

Nikon D3400 Review

June 13, 2018 By Spencer Cox 16 Comments

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The D3400 is Nikon's entry-level DSLR announced in August of 2016 to replace the D3300. The D3400 uses a top-of-the-line 24-megapixel DX sensor, which is capable of capturing very detailed and high-quality photos. But it isn’t all perfect - the camera has noticeable compromises, especially in its handling and menu...

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