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The Best Place in the World for Amateur Night Sky Photographers

September 26, 2016 By Václav Bacovský 17 Comments

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The Atacama Desert on the Chilean high plateau of Altiplano and the Mauna Kea Summit on the Big Island of Hawaii are generally recognized as the two best places for astronomical observations. However, in this article, I argue that the best place for amateur night sky photography is elsewhere. It...

How to Improve Your Photography

September 25, 2016 By André Berlinck 60 Comments

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Among the many articles I have read here, at Photography Life, the most controversial are the ones that especially call my attention. Despite being against the polemics, I am in favor of sincere dialogue, because through dialogue we can grow internally too. In my opinion, there are several steps that...

How Was This Picture Made #12: The Answer

September 23, 2016 By Rick Keller 27 Comments

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Last week, for our How Was This Picture Made? series, I had posted a landscape photograph to share and discuss. Thanks to our PL commentators, Gary Bunton, Brian Webster, and Shane, for their participation and sage commentary on the techniques employed and the overall considerations. Well done! (more…)

The Decisive Moment in Landscape Photography

September 21, 2016 By Spencer Cox 35 Comments

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The name Henri Cartier-Bresson does not immediately remind most people of landscape photography. It shouldn’t; he wasn’t a landscape photographer! Instead, of course, Henri Cartier-Bresson was a street photographer — arguably the founding father of the genre. However, although he rarely took photos of nature, his intimate approach to street...

How Was This Picture Made #12?

September 20, 2016 By Rick Keller 3 Comments

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In advance of my upcoming article on the directionality and quality of light, composition, and mood, I decided to post a landscape photograph to invite our readers to share their thoughts on how this photo was visualized and constructed. I made this particular photograph at one of my favorite subjects...

Fuji GFX 50S Medium Format Camera Announcement

September 19, 2016 By Nasim Mansurov 45 Comments

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Today is a big day for Fuji because the company unveiled its first digital medium format mirrorless camera with a 51.4 MP sensor, the Fuji GFX 50S. And not only that, but also a total of 6 medium format "G" mount lenses specifically designed for the new GFX 50S: GF...

How Was This Picture Made #11: The Answer

September 18, 2016 By Nasim Mansurov 1 Comment

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It has been a while since I posted the "How was this picture made #11?" article, where I showcased a very high-resolution image of sand particles with tons of detail. The image was massive in size and resolution when I extracted it out of Lightroom. In fact, the image was...

Lightroom Import Settings

September 16, 2016 By Nasim Mansurov 16 Comments

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The Lightroom import dialog is one of the most essential components of the software, not just because that's how one gets images into Lightroom, but also because with the proper use of the import dialog, it is possible to properly organize images and apply specific presets that can potentially save...

Are Smartphones Threatening the Camera Industry?

September 15, 2016 By Nasim Mansurov 79 Comments

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As smartphones are getting better at capturing images year after year, one might be wondering when, if at all, we will see smartphones directly competing with larger cameras. Are we at the point, or perhaps might be soon approaching one, where it won't make any sense to buy a high-end...

Olympus 300mm f/4 – A User Experience

September 14, 2016 By Alpha Whiskey 19 Comments

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When Olympus first announced the M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f/4 IS PRO telephoto lens for the micro-four thirds format there was understandably much enthusiasm for its arrival. After all, it would give users the equivalent field of view of 600mm at F/4 in a far more compact and lighter lens...

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