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How to Expose Correctly for High Contrast Wildlife

Photographing wildlife of deeply contrasting colors, such as black bears or white waterfowl, can present certain challenges setting up shots that are properly exposed for the wildlife and also the surroundings. Harsh lighting also makes exposing for these subjects especially … Continue reading

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Sigma Announces Cine High Speed Zoom Lens Pricing and Availability

From Sigma: Cine High Speed Zoom 18-35mm T2 and 50-100mm T2 lenses begin shipping on December 9 for a retail price of $ 3999.00 USD New York, NY – October 20, 2016 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading DSLR lens, camera, … Continue reading

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High Dynamic Range (HDR): A Useful Photographic Tool

There is some controversy about using HDR. This stems from the presentation of some HDR images done badly and the somewhat difficult processing of the image for the average photographer to get the desired results. Photo by Justin Kern. The … Continue reading

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Analyzing Canon EOS 5D Mark IV High ISO Noise, Resolution

What is the first thing you photographed with your 5D IV? Probably not a color chart, but … that’s my job. The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV review page now includes a discussion about this camera’s image quality, focusing on … Continue reading

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ScottDW Uses the Canon EOS 80D Video Creator Kit for Filming “High School Dance Battle –Gym Class Disaster”

 From the Canon USA YouTube Channel: Having an idea is one thing. Having the tools to make it happen is amazing. Watch YouTuber, ScottDW, unlock his creativity on the set of ‘High School Dance Battle –Gym Class Disaster!’ with the help … Continue reading

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Advanced technology guide: why high pixel counts matter

Bob Newman says that early critics of high pixel counts on digital cameras were misguided Bob Newman says that early critics of high pixel counts on digital cameras were misguided What Digital Camera

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Lighting the Princess – Going Simple High Key for the Prom

With 9 students planning to arrive for prom pictures within a short period of time, I had to be ready. The entire week preceding the big day was extra cloudy with lots of rain. The forecast for the Saturday afternoon … Continue reading

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Parachutist at High Altitude

If you like moody sepia tones, then you’re totally going to fall for this skydiving selfie (pun very much intended), which was posted by timothy53: “Sky Diving Selfie” by timothy53 (Via Imgur. Click image to see full size.) The so labeled “skydiver” … Continue reading

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Image Sharpening Trick for Photos with High ISO Noise

You’ve probably run into this issue at one point or another—how to sharpen an image with high ISO noise without worsening the noise artifacts. This tutorial shows you how to do it quickly and effectively using Topaz DeNoise, which is … Continue reading

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Don Komarechka. “The Snowflake” – ultra high resolution snowflake poster

I hardly imagine how much time and effort it takes to create this ultra high resolution poster by Don Komarechka! Canadian professional photographer Don Komarechka (Website, Google+, Facebook, Flickr) individually captured and processed all those 400+ snow crystals using focus … Continue reading

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Photoshop Tip: Using the High Pass Filter to Sharpen Images

If you’ve used Photoshop, you are likely aware by now that there are many ways to accomplish the same tasks. One of the more important ones that should be done to almost every digital image is sharpening. This is necessary because … Continue reading

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Canon’s two new PowerShots attack the high end compact market

Canon was once the go-to brand for high-end compact cameras which delivered DSLR controls and features in a pocket-sized body. But in recent years, Panasonic, Sony and Fuji have been stealing the limelight with big-sensor compacts like the LX100 and … Continue reading

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