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Classic Domke Shoulder Bags in Chic Denim Nylon: Fashionable Meets Functional (REVIEW)
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jun 24, 2021

There’s something about denim that says comfort with style. And the Domke F-5XB and original F-2 shoulder bags have been favorites of photographers since their introduction. Put this all together and you have a combination of Denim Domke that is bound to make you smile. Available now—and of course made in the US of A.

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Compact, Sharp Everyday Zoom for Full-Frame Sony
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 16, 2022

The Tamron 20-40mm f/2.8 is extra-compact (3.4 inches long) and super-sharp. It focuses to 6.7 inches and covers the focal lengths street photographers, travelers, video content creators and landscape shooters want most. It’s a new kind of “everyday zoom” that exemplifies versatility and speed.

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Complete Kits for Vloggers and Video Content Creators Roundup Review
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 28, 2020

Everything you need to vlog, all neatly packaged and ready to go from Canon, Nikon and Sony. Just add a topic, a narrator and a smile. Contrary to popular belief, YouTube does not require the inclusion of cats, dogs or people falling off bicycles.

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Composition in Photography – One Point of View
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 13, 2020

Humans learn to speak correctly by repeating what they hear, and during the process they automatically and unconsciously develop “an ear for correct grammar” naturally. I’ll bet you don’t leave many dangling participles, even though only a few English majors know exactly what that means. I propose that composition, particularly composition in photography, is learned the same way.

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Confronting Lens Aberrations, Distortions, and Things that Go Bump in the Night: Or Why You Want To Purchase A High-Quality Lens
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 19, 2014

Photographers depend on the physical characteristics of light to apply their craft, yet the average Joe knows surprisingly little about how light works. It’s not necessary to be an optical engineer to take great photos, but having a basic grounding in the physics of light could help you understand some of the defects found in nearly all lenses (to one degree or another) and the effect that imperfections have on images.

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Cool Photo Accessory Alert: Dexter’s Clever New Vac-O-Matic Sensor Cleaning Vacuum
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 03, 2016

Photographers are an inventive lot. Most have of us have improvised one thing or another in pursuit of our obsession, be it a soft-focus diffuser made from a discarded nylon stocking, studio lamp handcrafted from a Home Depot shop light, or a gadget bag recycled from an army surplus gas mask pack. But here’s a bonafide useful tool that Greg Montano, owner of Dexter’s Camera in Ventura, California, created more-or-less out of necessity, and has been using professionally since.

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Cool Ways to Show Off Your Pics & Claim Status as Smartphone Photography OG
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 05, 2024

In addition to the usual suspects, we've rounded up a couple lesser-known options. It's time to get those images off your phone and out into the world for others to enjoy.

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Corel Painter Essentials 5 Software Review
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 24, 2017

If you’ve ever had the itch to paint—or to turn one of your digital images into a great looking painting without taking up a brush—then Corel Painter Essentials 5 may be just the ticket. 

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Corel PaintShop Pro X6: Is It The Best Deal Ever For 64-Bit Editing Power?
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Feb 07, 2014  |  First Published: Jan 01, 2014

It all began back in 1990 with a shareware program called Paint Shop. Debuting the same year as Adobe PhotoShop 1.0, comparison to that legendary product has been inescapable. Paint Shop, known as PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimate in its current incarnation, has always been associated with three characteristics: extreme affordability, sufficient power for most photo enthusiasts, and Windows-only compatibility. PaintShop Pro has continued to evolve and improve, and today offers many significant enhancements, including the ability to run smoothly on Macs using a Windows emulation program.

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Cotton Carrier Endeavor Photo Belt System Review
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jul 31, 2015

A few years back, while waiting for a beautiful but thoroughly flakey model in the parking lot of a restaurant near Liberty State Park, my boredom was interrupted by a black Lincoln Town Car that slipped suspiciously past me and parked a few spaces away. After several minutes, two men exited the sedan. They were wearing tuxedos and looked rather serious. The trunk lid popped open. Ignoring me completely, they rummaged through the trunk. One of the men removed his tux jacket and strapped on a large black holster. A moment later, the other did the same. I slid down in my seat, wondering if I was about to witness some weird reenactment of High Noon, right there in Jersey City.

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