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Easy Photo Tip: Three Physical Filters for Fall and the Holidays
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 23, 2014

Forget Photoshop for a few—let’s talk about three physical filters that you’ll fully enjoy while the fall foliage flourishes as well as later when the yearend holiday festivities finally flow in. In fact, you’ll find them fun to use anytime, frankly. 

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Photography Loses Another Giant: Rene Burri, Photographer of Pablo Picasso and Che Guevara, Is Dead at 81
Steve Meltzer  |  Oct 23, 2014

Swiss photographer Rene Burri died at age 81 on Monday in Zurich after a long illness. Burri was one of the last of the major photographers of the post World War II generation and was best known for his photographs of artist Pablo Picasso and Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara.

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These Mind-Bending Black-and-White Images by Photographer Dan Root Are Created Entirely By Hand
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 22, 2014

Dan Root is a buddy of mine who is always doing something interesting photographically. His most recent project is a mind-bending series of black-and-white photos called Quadratis.

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Canon Announces EOS C100 Mark II Digital Video Camera with 1080p at 60fps
Dan Havlik  |  Oct 22, 2014

Budding digital filmmakers have a new tool to consider: the Canon EOS C100 Mark II. The C100 Mark II, as its name suggests, is the second generation of Canon’s lower-end, professional Super 35mm 8.3-megapixel cinema cameras.

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Photo Book Review: The Face Of Texas
Cynthia Boylan  |  Oct 21, 2014

It is said that everything is big in the great state of Texas and that certainly includes the rugged sense of individualism and the independent spirit of those who live there. Michael O’Brien is well known for being one of America’s top portrait photographers. In his latest book, The Face of Texas, he presents us with a wonderful collection of finely crafted portraits featuring unique Texans (both native and naturalized).

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Modern Times
Barry Tanenbaum  |  Oct 21, 2014

“You can’t go to a place like that and not be aware of the symbolism all around you,” Robert Rathe says of the northern Israeli town of Safed, where he spent a day exploring and looking for photographs.

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Here's a Powerful Action Video Light For GoPro Cameras with a Funny Name: the Qudos from Knog
Cynthia Boylan  |  Oct 20, 2014

Created for adventurous types, like those who live to explore the night on a bicycle, skateboard, surfboard (or with SCUBA gear), the Qudos (pronounced kudos) Action light for GoPro cameras helps illuminate the darkness and allows you to capture great videos of your nocturnal adventures. The Qudos Action is a high-powered video light designed specifically for use with Go-Pro 2, Hero3 and Hero3+ cameras, as well as other action cameras that are compatible with GoPro conversion mounts.

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Imaginative Illumination: Outdoor Night Light Painting
Jason D. Page  |  Oct 19, 2014

In 2004 I was out late one night for a walk on the beach, as I often did to de-stress from a long day at work. This night was particularly beautiful, with a full moon shining overhead, so I decided to bring my camera and tripod along to take some oceanscapes. I found the perfect location, set up my gear, and opened the shutter of my camera for a long exposure. While the exposure was running I accidentally bumped my camera. When I checked the image and saw that the light from the moon had left a streak going across the sky I had an epiphany. My mind raced at the possibilities of using my camera and the moonlight to draw images in the sky, and from that moment on I was a light painter.

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Gear Roundup: Studio & Location Lighting Gear 2014, Trends & New Products
Joe Farace  |  Oct 19, 2014

This report and product roundup is based on my visit to this year’s WPPI Expo, a show popular with portrait, event, and wedding photographers. As I visited the many lighting companies at the show, it became clear that studio and location lighting is going through its biggest changes since the invention of the flash bulb.

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Photo Book Review: Hollywood Frame By Frame, The Unseen Silver Screen In Contact Sheets
Cynthia Boylan  |  Oct 17, 2014

Hollywood, is so much more than just a spot on the map. Hollywood is a well-oiled machine, a fantastic dream factory where stars are born and ideas become reality on celluloid. This book offers a rare glimpse behind-the-scenes of films such as Some Like It Hot, Psycho, Dirty Harry, The Godfather, Taxi Driver, The Thing, Wall Street, The Crow and many more. Images captured on the set—and some candid moments caught between scenes—are all presented in the form of contact sheets, the direct prints that photographers used in pre-digital days to edit their work.

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