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Here’s Some Sample Footage Captured by the Weirdest Lens We’ve Ever Seen (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Mar 07, 2017

Last fall during Photokina we ran a report on the weirdest lens we’ve ever seen, the Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro from Venus optics. And now, although there is still no information on availability or price, the Chinese company has released three short videos illustrating the capabilities of the lens.

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7 Tips On How to Display Photos in a Home or Gallery So They Look Gorgeous
Jan-Ole Schmidt  |  Mar 07, 2017

Everyone has at least one folder of images labeled “my best shots,” or something to that effect, on their computers. The images run the gamut from stunning landscapes and sunsets to great family portraits, travel images from your last vacation, amazing street scenes, work from client assignments, and so much more. 

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Justin Baluch Used a Steadicam to Capture This Beautiful Video of an Underwater Cave Diver
 |  Mar 07, 2017

Every so often a little eye candy helps to get your day off to a good start, and the beautiful video below is all you’ll need for today. The stunning 42-second clip shows freediver Kimi Werner exploring an underwater cave off the coast of Oahu.

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What to Bring on the Road: Pro Shooter Deborah Sandidge's Favorite Travel Photography Gear
Deborah Sandidge  |  Mar 07, 2017

Somewhere along the line in a pro photographer’s career, or amid an enthusiast’s pursuit of picture making, you achieve a balance between geared up and weighed down when it comes to lens choices. You want versatility, but you also want to be mobile, even comfortable.

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Full Frame: The Story Behind the Image
Staff  |  Mar 07, 2017

Randy Duchaine captured this visually detailed environmental portrait of Bread & Puppet Theater founder Peter Schumann in 2006 for a project on people who create unique experiences or things. “It was shot in an old dairy farm in Vermont, which is the group’s museum, and Peter showed up barefoot and gave me five minutes,” Duchaine explains.

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This Happens When Your Camera’s Shutter is in Sync with a Helicopter’s Rotor (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Mar 06, 2017

Have you ever wondered why photos and videos of a helicopter in flight look unpredictably weird? Sometimes the helicopter blades appear as a blur, while other times (as in the video below), the blades look like they’re not moving at all.

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Smartphones Now Get the HDR Power of True Digital Cameras with This New Lightroom Mobile Update
Ron Leach  |  Mar 06, 2017

This morning Adobe announced an update to their popular Lightroom Mobile app that lets your smartphone do things previously possible only with a true digital camera. Key to the update is a new HDR Raw capture mode enabling mobile photographers to achieve dynamic range on their mobile device rivaling that of a DSLR or mirrorless camera.

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Spend 5 Minutes and Learn How to Use Tone Curves in Photoshop and Lightroom (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Mar 06, 2017

The Tone Curve is one of the most powerful tools in Photoshop, Lightroom and other image-editing software. The proper use of Curves adjustments is also unfamiliar to many photographers, and the five-minute video below will set you straight.

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Learn How to Be a Better Street Photographer with These 2 Videos About Instagram Star Daniel Arnold
Ron Leach  |  Mar 06, 2017

Daniel Arnold is a celebrated New York street photographer with over 135,000 fans on Instagram. In the two videos below, you’ll not only see Arnold in action, but pick up some valuable tips on improving your street photography.

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These Are Our Favorite Reader Photos from the "Red!" Assignment
Staff  |  Mar 06, 2017

There’s nothing quite like red to catch the eye, whether it dominates the photograph or is a spot of bright red within a complementary color field. In fact, one travel photographer we know always carries a red umbrella in his travel kit, just to add some visual spark when he’s on assignment and gets stuck with a murky, overcast day. For this “Red!” assignment, we wanted shots that popped the color as well. Boosting saturation a bit was permitted, but we asked that you kept it as close to the “real” red as you could.

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