A blog about Photography, top industry gear, and celebrating those behind the camera.
UPDATE: Aaron is hosting our first Infrared Workshop on Sunday, May 4 at Genoa Park. Click here to register. Our Tips & Tricks series aims to give beginners, amateurs and professionals alike more ways to approach different aspects of photography and videography. For each installment, we’ve enlisted the expertise of our MPEX staff (or friends of […]
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With Canon Discovery Days just around the corner, we thought we’d take a look at why Canon EOS DSLRs rock. Canon EOS Rebel T5i The Canon EOS Rebel T5i is a great first or second DSLR. It takes high quality video, its compatible with Canon STM lenses (known for having lightning-fast, near-silent autofocus), and it’s […]
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This Week in the World looks at the past week’s most interesting stories out of the photo world. PhotoPills is a new app that will help you perfectly coordinate the sun or the moon in your landscape photos. It’s pretty sweet. (via The Photo Argus) Debra Bates-Lamborn is suing the city of Lansing, Kansas for labeling her photographic […]
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In Mock-Ups, T.J. and Michael work together to recreate celebrity portraits from professional photographers and show you how they did it. One of the more iconic celebrity portraitists is Martin Schoeller. His portraits have a very distinct look thanks to his very narrow depth of field, his head-on composition and subtly awkward crop, and his deceptively simple lighting arrangement. His aesthetic is […]
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The best way to add emotion and action to your video work is camera movement. IndiSystem offers a variety of affordable slides and jibs that will allow you to do just that. Check out this demo video Jacob made using a Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, Davis & Sanford Provista Video Tripod Kit, […]
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This Week in the World looks at the past week’s most interesting stories out of the photo world. The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire photography staff, switching to a freelance-only method of getting pictures for their newspaper. (via DP Review) Olympus has begun developing lenses and lens parts for Sony. Olympus has been getting sensors from Sony for […]
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Good news, Canon users! The ever-popular Canon Discovery Days event is returning to Columbus this June! Canon educators Scott Seigel and John Stoilov will be in town to teach you the various ins and outs of your Canon EOS cameras, from maximizing your camera’s HD video capabilities to expanding your creative vision. Check out the sessions we have planned: Friday, […]
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This Week in the World looks at the past week’s most interesting stories out of the photo world. Two exciting new lenses were announced this week: the ridiculously fast (as in, “this lens has no business being this fast” fast) Nikon 1 32mm f/1.2 prime portrait lens for Nikon’s 1 Series of mirrorless cameras, and Canon’s new 200-400mm […]
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Summer vacation is just around the corner, and if you’re going somewhere fun, you’ll want to bring a camera to capture the memories. That’s why we’ve put together this handy camera-buying guide, to help you find the right camera to bring with you on your travels. GoPro HD Hero3 Black, $399.99 We’re not sure if there’s […]
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When we first heard about Canon‘s new Rebel SL1, we were like, “Huh? A DSLR that’s basically the size of a large mirrorless? Wha? Why? Huh?” Then we got our hands on it and we were like, “Um. Yes.” That’s because the Canon Rebel SL1 is a DSLR that fits (literally) in the palm of your […]
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