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Photography News: Hasselblad X2D Rumor, Hard Drive Sales

August 28, 2022 By Libor Vaicenbacher 2 Comments

Puerto Lopez_Fishermen

My Ecuador expedition is over. It's time to sort out the memories and also the photographs. What I love about traveling are the places that provide the eyes with different flavors  than they normally experience. Such as the scene of fishermen in Puerto López bringing out their night catch from the...

What Is Middle Gray in Photography and Why Does It Matter?

August 28, 2022 By Alex Coleman 8 Comments

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When you hear the term middle gray, you might be thinking of the halfway point between white and black, only to later learn that photographers refer to middle gray as 12%, 12.8%, or 18%. Why isn’t middle gray 50%? Even aside from percentages, what's the point of finding or using...

TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic TB3 SSD Review

August 26, 2022 By Nasim Mansurov 2 Comments

TeamGroup TC T-Create Classic TB3 External SSD

Without a doubt, technology can sometimes be hard to keep up with. If a few years back we were happy to use basic SD and SSD drives for our everyday storage needs, they are too slow and simply inadequate to use on modern cameras and computers. Now all the talk...

Understanding Chiaroscuro in Photography

August 25, 2022 By Spencer Cox 20 Comments

Faroe Islands Landscape Photo Chiaroscuro

I think that photographers can learn a lot from classic works of art – not only by early photographers, but also from painters, sculptors, and other artists who lived before photography was even a twinkle in Nicéphore Niépce’s eye. One technique that is especially applicable to photography is called chiaroscuro.

Photography News: Tamron 20-40mm Lens, Leica Discount

August 21, 2022 By Libor Vaicenbacher 1 Comment

Black Vulture

If any place in the world can be described as the global epicentre of biodiversity, is it the village where I am writing this Photography News for you? I'm sitting on a covered terrace in Mindo, Ecuador, rain drumming on the tin roof above me, sipping jugo de Guanábana and...

Best Photography Drones Available Today: Top 5 Tested

August 20, 2022 By Alex Coleman 12 Comments

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Choosing the best drone for photography and video can be tricky. Whether you’re looking at the latest models from DJI, or considering another drone manufacturer, each model features a dizzying array of specs, and some carry some big tradeoffs. I’ve been fortunate to test a number of the most popular...

My Favorite Tips for Photographing Waterfalls

August 18, 2022 By Madhu Manickam 4 Comments

Waterfall thumbnail tips Madhu

It is hard to find a landscape portfolio without a waterfall photograph. Even though some waterfalls might not appear great in person, they often make great photographs, especially when shot with a long exposure or slow shutter speed. In this article, I will share some of the tips and tricks...

Exploring a Land Far Away – Zanskar Valley

August 15, 2022 By Venkitesh Ramachandran 22 Comments

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On my fourth trip within the Himalayan Region of India, I came to know about a beautiful place tucked deep inside the mountain range: Zanskar Valley. I decided to embark on an eight-day journey there for landscape photography. This time, there was no detailed itinerary preparation or planning involved (which...

Photography News: Sigma Art Lenses, Memory Card Sale

August 14, 2022 By Spencer Cox 1 Comment

Nikon Z9 Pre-Releast Burst Buffer JPEG 30 FPS Dragonfly in Flight

Since Libor is traveling in South America, I'm filling in for him on this week’s Photography News. In fact, I just returned from a trip myself: I was in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park, finishing our field tests of the Nikon Z9! One feature of the camera that...

Understanding Pen Tablets for Photography

August 13, 2022 By Alex Coleman 2 Comments

Wacom Pen Tablet

A pen tablet, also called a graphics tablet, can serve as a great alternative to using a mouse when editing photos. With a pen tablet, you can move your cursor almost as fluidly as you would draw on a piece of paper. That said, tablets can be expensive, and they...

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