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Dissecting My Favorite Photos from 2015 – Part II

May 20, 2016 By Vaibhav Tripathi 18 Comments

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This is the second part of a series in which I share my favorite photos from 2015 with the Photography Life community. These articles include the preparation that went behind creating each image, the thought process that led to the final composition, post processing technique, etc. Continued from Part I. II. Milky Way and...

Advanced Post-Processing Tips: Three-Step Sharpening

May 18, 2016 By Spencer Cox 34 Comments

Pelicans and the Moon

Sharpening remains a particularly confusing topic among photographers, especially given the tremendous number of post-processing options available. Some post-processing software has so many options that it is hard to know where to start; others do not let you use optimal methods in the first place. If you are trying to...

Sennheiser, AT and Rode Shotgun Microphone Comparison

May 17, 2016 By Nasim Mansurov 15 Comments

Sennheiser MKE 600

John Bosley and I have been actively working on producing our second Level 1: Post-Processing Basics video and we have decided to look into getting a shotgun microphone for the studio environment. While our lavalier microphones have been working great for the most part, they tend to collect ambient noise...

MIOPS Smart Camera Trigger Review

May 16, 2016 By Elizabeth 34 Comments

Pink Balloon

MIOPS Smart Camera Trigger is a camera and flash trigger in a single unit. It provides seven different triggering modes, including lightning, sound, and laser. It also functions as an intervalometer for timelapse photography. It has an HDR mode, a scenario mode, and a DIY mode. With the smartphone app,...

Nikon 300mm f/4E PF ED VR Review

May 14, 2016 By Nasim Mansurov 190 Comments

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f4E PF ED VR

It has been 15 years since Nikon produced the last iteration of its budget 300mm lens, so the new Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR was something many enthusiasts and professionals have been patiently waiting for. Although the previous generation Nikkor 300mm f/4D AF-S is an excellent lens optically, it...

Dissecting My Favorite Photos from 2015 – Part I

May 12, 2016 By Vaibhav Tripathi 30 Comments

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Every January, I spend couple of days reviewing the photos I made the past year. My first step is to narrow those down to about 45 – 50 favorite images and then eventually to top 12 (the latter reduction often aided by a Facebook poll). I find this exercise rewarding...

Introduction to MIOPS Smart Trigger

May 11, 2016 By Nasim Mansurov 13 Comments

MIOPS Smart Trigger

During our trip to Turkey, Lola and I had a chance to briefly meet with my Turkish friends from MIOPS.com, the talent behind MIOPS Smart Trigger and Nero Trigger (see our detailed review of Nero Trigger). MIOPS is a small business that operates out of Turkey, with an exceptionally knowledgeable...

Is The Orton Effect Taking Over Landscape Photography?

May 10, 2016 By Spencer Cox 180 Comments

Louisiana Church-Edit

Have you heard of the Orton Effect? This post-processing technique has been around since the 1980s, if not earlier, but the trend has exploded tremendously in the past few years. If you haven’t heard of it, you aren't alone – it only recently began to gain mainstream popularity. And yet, in...

The Generation of the Self-Obsessed

May 9, 2016 By Nasim Mansurov 146 Comments

Ephesus Photographers

Sometimes it is quite amusing to observe the impact of the social media world on our youth. With the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Vine and Tumblr dominating the daily lives of people today, it seems like the younger generation is only concerned about getting more likes on their next...

Simplifying Your Photos

May 8, 2016 By Spencer Cox 25 Comments

Sunset Dunes

At the heart of photography is the idea that you are conveying a message to your viewers. Perhaps you want to show the beauty of a waterfall or the drama of an incredible sunrise. Or, you may hope to depict the dark intensity of a jagged mountain peak. A photograph with a clear message...

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