A blog about Photography, top industry gear, and celebrating those behind the camera.
It’s that time of year again—where you can’t walk outside without smelling burgers and brats on the grill. Summertime is my favorite time to get together with friends and family. Of course, with that, it’s also the perfect time to take out your camera and get some great shots of you and your loved ones. […]
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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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This Week in the World looks at tips & tricks, photo news, product releases, and other interesting stories we stumbled across this week. Guess who’s back, back again: Kodak‘s officially emerged from bankruptcy and is back to making film stock through their new commercial printing venture. Sony officially unveiled some exciting new still and video cameras that […]
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This Week in the World looks at tips & tricks, photo news, product releases, and other interesting stories we stumbled across this week. To exit bankruptcy, Kodak is now focusing on offering commercial print services for corporate customers. David Alan Harvey interviewed our favorite Strobist for Burn. Ever seen those cool colorized versions of historical photos? This tutorial shows you […]
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Compact cameras are coming back in a big way. Two that we’re really excited about are the Panasonic Lumix LF1 and the Sony RX100 II. These cameras make great backups for pro shooters, or fantastically powerful primary cameras for new photographers. Panasonic Lumix LF1 The Lumix LF1 is Panasonic’s latest compact and the only one in […]
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This Week in the World looks at the past week’s most interesting stories out of the photo world. Leica unveiled the X Vario APS-C Compact Camera. What do you think of this camera? PocketWizard released a firmware update for ControlTL that “greatly improves the performance of PocketWizard’s exclusive HyperSync feature.” (via Lighting Rumors) Check out what HyperSync […]
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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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The April Photo Contest theme was AMAZING EARTH sponsored by Sony. Your photos showcased the diverse landscape of our planet, the beauty in nature both close-up and from far away. Without further ado, the winners are . . . Grand Prize: Sony NEX-3N 16-50 Kit Winner: “Háifoss” by William Boswell Second Prize: Sony Action Cam with Wi-Fi Winner: “Stars Over Kaweah River” […]
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This Week in the World looks at this week’s most interesting stories out of the photo world. Adobe made the Lightroom 5 beta public this week in conjunction with the opening of Photoshop World 2013. Some of the new features include non-circular spotting, radial filter, and PNG support. The beta closes in June. No official release […]
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This Week in the World looks at this week’s most interesting stories out of the photo world. Nikon patented some really neat features for future cameras, including an illuminated lens mount and dual contacts for lens and camera mounts. (via PetaPixel) George Eastman House became the first dedicated photography museum to join the awesome Google Art Project. (via […]
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