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Shutterbug Photo of the Day: “Boneyard Roundup” by Lisa Sennett Thomas
The Editors  |  Apr 03, 2015  |  0 comments

Today’s Shutterbug Photo of the Day looks like a movie still from a classic Western. It was shot by Lisa Sennett Thomas at the CM Ranch in Dubois, Wyoming. Thomas is now in the running to win a $1,000 Canon Pixma Pro-1 photo printer or a $500 Gift Certificate from LensRentals.com in our April Photo of the Month contest. Details on how to enter here.

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How to Create Stunning Portraits Using Three LED Lighting Setups: Mix ‘n’ Match Your Light Sources With Rotolight’s Anova V2 And RL48-B’s
Joe Farace  |  Apr 03, 2015  |  0 comments

The studio lighting genie is not going back into the bottle anytime soon and LED light sources are finding their place in more and more camera rooms. Clever and versatile lighting systems such as Rotolight’s new Anova V2 and their compact RL48-B battery-powered portable lights are part of the reason why.

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Rain Check: The Story Behind This Photo
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Apr 03, 2015  |  0 comments

When the rain stopped, Shawn Clover was on the pedestrian bridge over the street at the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, waiting for someone interesting to come by. He ended up photographing 14 interesting people, one frame for each. This is the image he chose to post to Flickr.

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A Bright Idea from Fotodiox: FlapJack Portable LED Studio Lights
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 02, 2015  |  0 comments

When the folks at Fotodiox asked me if I wanted to look at one of their FlapJack portable LED studio lights, I told them “no.” 

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Shutterbug Photo of the Day: “Clouds Over Pikes Peak” by Neil Williams
The Editors  |  Apr 02, 2015  |  0 comments

Today’s Shutterbug Photo of the Day is a beautiful black-and-white image by Neil Williams titled “Clouds Over Pikes Peak.” Williams shot it with a Nikon D600 and Sigma 35mm F/1.4 Art lens handheld. Settings were F/11, 1/200 sec, ISO 100. Williams is now in the running to win a $1,000 Canon Pixma Pro-1 photo printer or a $500 Gift Certificate from LensRentals.com in our April Photo of the Month contest. Details on how to enter here.

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Monsters, Mayhem & Murder: Photographer Joshua Hoffine Is a Visual Master of the Macabre
Cynthia Boylan  |  Apr 02, 2015  |  0 comments

Humanity has always been fascinated with (and attracted to) the creatures of the night. Every culture has legions of deadly monsters that lurk in the dark corners waiting for an unfortunate victim to wander too close. Much of our popular fiction and films are based upon these fears, to the ghoulish delight of the fans.

In 1995 Joshua Hoffine graduated from Kansas State University with a B. A. in English Literature but he soon decided to embark upon a totally different (and far more strange) road. He began his career in photography by studying with commercial photographer Nick Vedros and working as a photo assistant at Hallmark Cards. In 2003 Hoffine started creating horror themed images and his work soon exploded across the Internet. 

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Rokinon & Samyang Intro New 100mm F/2.8 Macro & 135mm Cine DS Lenses
Cynthia Boylan  |  Apr 02, 2015  |  0 comments

Rokinon & Samyang just introduced two new high-end lenses: a 100mm F/2.8 Macro and the new Cine DS 135mm T3.1 Macro. (The Korea-based Samyang company owns the Rokinon brand.)

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Nikon Unveils 20.8MP Nikon 1 J5 Mirrorless Camera with Speedy 20FPS Burst Shooting & 4K Video
Dan Havlik  |  Apr 01, 2015  |  0 comments

Nikon just announced the  20.8-megapixel Nikon 1 J5, the newest mirrorless model in Nikon’s portable Nikon 1 compact system camera line. The biggest headline feature about the Nikon 1 J5 is its extremely fast 20 frames per second (fps) continuous burst shooting with full autofocus AF.

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Shutterbug Photo of the Day: “Sunset on the Pacific” by Douglas Croft
The Editors  |  Apr 01, 2015  |  0 comments

Today’s Shutterbug Photo of the Day is this classically gorgeous shot of a lighthouse at sunset by Douglas Croft. Croft is now in the running to win a $1,000 Canon Pixma Pro-1 photo printer or a $500 Gift Certificate from LensRentals.com in our April Photo of the Month contest. Details on how to enter here.

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First Look Review: Testing the Samsung NX500 Mirrorless Camera in Hawaii (Full Resolution Sample Images)
Jack Neubart  |  Apr 01, 2015  |  0 comments

If you’re going to test a new camera, I can think of few places better suited than the Big Island of Hawaii. And that’s precisely what I, and a number of my colleagues in the photo press, had a chance to do recently with the new 28-megapixel Samsung NX500 camera. We put Samsung’s newest mirrorless compact system camera (CSC) through its paces in diverse settings on the island, each designed to challenge the NX500 and ourselves.

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