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The 12.3-Megapixel Camera in the New Google "Pixel" Smartphone May Be the Best Ever
Ron Leach  |  Oct 05, 2016

Google has unveiled their next-generation smartphone, the Google “Pixel,” and early test results indicate the camera on this sophisticated new wonder may be the best smartphone camera ever. According to a comprehensive review by DxOMark Mobile, the Pixel earned a score of 89—three points higher than highly acclaimed Apple iPhone 7 Plus, and the highest DXO rating ever given to a smartphone.

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The Winning Images for This Year's Red Bull Illume Action/Adventure Photo Contest Are Spectacular
Ron Leach  |  Oct 05, 2016

The annual Red Bull Illume international photo contest showcases some of the most spectacular action and adventure sports images anywhere, and the finalists and winning images for the 2016 competition are amazing as always.

 

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Could You Survive in the Wilderness with Just Your Camera Gear? (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 04, 2016

Here’s another hilarious video from folks at TheCameraStoreTV, which poses the question: If you were lost in the wild, could your photo gear help save your life? 

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Aerial Photography Tips: For Special Images, Try Shooting from a Special Place
Blaine Harrington  |  Oct 04, 2016

My flights in helicopters, small planes, and hot-air balloons are often provided by clients as part of my assignments; if I’m shooting for stock, I’ll pick up the hire fee. Aerial tours are widely available to tourists and photo enthusiasts alike, and there’s certainly no limit to spectacular locations you can photograph from above.

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Great Exposure: How Social Media Savvy and Lighting Know-How Drive Craig La Mere’s Success
Steve Bedell  |  Oct 04, 2016

The first time I met Craig La Mere was at an ice cream shop in Brunswick, Maine, at about 11 p.m. Really. It was the night before the Maine Professional Photographers Association conference was going to kick off. I was there as a print judge, La Mere as a speaker. I recognized him from his Moz (his studio name) logo hat, although he didn’t know who this stranger was who was accosting him.

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Boost Your Autofocus Speed with Victoria Will’s Simple Back-Button Focus Technique (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2016

Victoria Will is an accomplished New York-based photographer specializing in celebrity portraiture and lifestyle photography, and she utilizes an effective “back–button” focusing technique to achieve faster and more precise results. Watch the quick video below with her tips on this easy and effective method and you're sure to start shooting like a pro.

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Learn How to Create the Popular “Crushed Blacks” Film Effect in Less Than Two Minutes (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2016

Here’s a simple video that provides three quick methods for achieving the popular “crushed blacks” film-emulation look with your digital images in Photoshop. Whether you begin with a curves layer, a solid color layer, or a selective color layer, all three techniques are easy to master in less than two minutes.

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Travel Through the Galaxies with These Stunning Images From the Hubble Space Telescope (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2016

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and has been sending back stunning hi-res images and critical data ever since. In the award-winning video below, you can travel across the universe and back in time and see some breathtaking imagery.

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Watch Us Test the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR in Bali, Indonesia in This Video Review
The Editors  |  Sep 30, 2016

We gave Canon’s flagship EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR our very first Shutterbug Top Clicks award for a very good reason. It’s an incredible photographic tool. Photographer David Dupuy decided to put it to the test himself for Shutterbug during a recent assignment in exotic Bali, Indonesia.

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Full Frame: The Story Behind the Image
Staff  |  Sep 30, 2016

Photographing the ice caves underneath the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska, can be a challenge. First of all, the caves, while beautiful, are a treacherous place to shoot. “There is danger involved in going inside, particularly at the entrance, as ice falls regularly and the caves are sometimes closed and some become impassible,” photographer Blaine Harrington explains.

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