A blog about Photography, top industry gear, and celebrating those behind the camera.
Here are the winners from our BEST OF 2013 PHOTO CONTEST sponsored by Canon! Grand Prize: Canon Pixma All-in-One MG7120 + Paper & Inks Winner: Sean Rayford Second Prize: $100 MPEX Gift Card Winner: David Konieczko People’s Choice Prize: $50 MPEX Gift Card Winner: Mike Mouser Congratulations to our winners! Check back in the next couple weeks when we announce our […]
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For this month’s contest, we want you to submit the best photo you’ve taken all year. That’s it. Subject matter and style is totally up to you. The only requirement is that the photo you submit was taken in 2013. Submission deadline is December 27 at 11:59 PM EST. Voting begins at noon the next […]
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You know our staff. You love our staff. You trust our staff. That’s why we asked our staff to tell us their most highly recommended products of 2013. Tim recommends the Fuji X100S The Fuji X100S made a huge splash when it was released earlier this year. David Hobby praised its high sync speed, its […]
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Fall is in the air, and so is our October Photo Contest, FALL COLORS, sponsored by Lowepro. To give you a leg up, we decided we’d scour the internet for the best tips on photographing fall foliage. Photojojo suggests, among other things, photographing around “sunrise and sunset for the best light and color.” Get tips on […]
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Today, Aaron Sheldon shares what gear he brings when he leads photo walks to help you prepare for the Midwest Photography Expo, which kicks off this Friday night. Sign up for photo walks, classes, and speaker events here! For more insight into street photography, check out Aaron’s previous tips & tricks. We look forward to […]
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The 3rd Annual Midwest Photography Expo is less than two weeks away, and we couldn’t be more excited. With over 20 photography classes, three photo walks, an amazing interactive Opening Night Extravaganza, a Celebrate Columbus Photo Contest and weekend-long Instagram scavenger hunt, and a huge tradeshow packed with 25 vendors and fantastic deals, there is […]
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The 3rd annual Midwest Photography Expo is quickly approaching, and we couldn’t be more excited about it. What’s the Midwest Photography Expo (or, as we lovingly refer to it, the MPEXPO)? The MPEXPO is a three-day photographic extravaganza, featuring a full tradeshow with more than 25 photo-gear companies represented; over 30 classes and workshops covering […]
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Nowadays, most people seem perfectly happy taking photos and leaving them on their memory cards, keeping them on an external hard drive, or sharing them on the internet. The beauty of digital photography, after all, is how easy it is to snap, upload, share, swap, edit, and save many, many photos without much effort. The downside […]
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New to You gives you a peek inside our used gear case and points out some of the more recommended used gear we currently have in stock. If you see something you like, call the store at 866-940-3686. Today we’ve got some exciting Canon products for every kind of shooter. Canon 70-200 F4 L, $479 Once considered the […]
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The theme for June’s photo contest was ADVENTURE. We loved seeing all your adventurous, mountain-climbing, wilderness-trekking photos. Our winner was Sara Rogers’ impeccably composed and beautifully minimal image of a lone surfer drifting out to sea. We were pleased to see this sense of serenity and candidness was present in Sara’s other photos as well. We asked Sara […]
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