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Do Your Photos Have the Gray Sky Blues? David Bergman’s 2-Minute Video Gives You An Easy Fix
Ron Leach  |  May 02, 2016

Have you ever been on location with a beautiful model and great scenery, only to be foiled by a drab, overcast sky? In this two–minute video, celebrity/sports photographer David Bergman explains how to combine creative color-balance control with off–camera flash to get some stunning results on a gray day in Belize.

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Macphun Releases Free “Filters For Photos” Software for Creating Striking Color & B&W Effects
Ron Leach  |  Apr 28, 2016

Macphun has announced an offer you can’t refuse: A free download of their new Filters For Photos app that lets Mac users create striking effects without the complexity of other image-editing programs. The new app can be used as a standalone program or as an extension for the popular Apple Photos application.

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Photographer Creates Stunning Portraits of Indigenous Peoples in Tribal Make-Up (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Apr 28, 2016

Ever since he was young, French photographer Eric Lafforgue has been fascinated with distant lands and indigenous cultures. For the past 10 years he has traveled the world photographing people in tribal makeup, and his images are absolutely stunning.

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Leica Goes Back to the Future with New 24MP M–D (Type 262) Rangefinder with No Rear LCD Screen
Ron Leach  |  Apr 28, 2016

With a design philosophy that less technology means more creative freedom, the eagerly anticipated Leica M–D camera is now a reality. The 24–megapixel camera harkens back to the limited edition M60 we reviewed a couple years ago and is the first full production model in the digital M line without a rear LCD monitor.

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Photographer Creates Stunning Insect Portraits by Combining 10,000 Images Into One Amazing Shot (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Apr 27, 2016

Levon Bliss is a photographer who thinks big, and his groundbreaking “Microsculpture Macro Photography” show is on display at Oxford University Museum of Natural History from May 27 through October. Bliss creates his stunning work by combining 8–10,000 photos into one high–resolution image.

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ON1 Unveils New Raw Processor with Advanced Editing Tools & Support for 800+ Cameras
Ron Leach  |  Apr 27, 2016

Under development for the past few years, ON1 Photo RAW is the first Raw processing software and non-destructive photo editor to be unveiled in over a decade. With support for over 800 cameras and sophisticated editing capabilities, the software utilizes cutting-edge code to make the most of today’s hi-res cameras and high-performance computers.

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The Enchanting World of French Photographer Vincent Bourilhon
Ron Leach  |  Apr 27, 2016

Vincent Bourilhonis a Paris-based photographer with a uniquely playful approach to image editing that results in imagery depicting a magical world of fantasy and adventure. He’s a post-processing master par excellence who clearly envisions the world a bit differently than most folks.

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Hilarious TV Ad Pokes Fun at “Human DSLR” to Highlight Sony RX100 IV Compact Camera (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Apr 25, 2016

You don’t have to speak Thai to get the humor in this TV commercial for Sony’s tiny premium RX100 IV compact camera. The ad was created to run in Thailand and uses a cumbersome “human DSLR” to highlight the key features of Sony’s RX 100 IV camera which include 16fps continuous shooting, 4K video, slow-motion capture, WiFi and NFC capability, and a blazing 1/32,000 shutter. 

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20–Year–Old Nikon F3H 35mm Film Camera Wins Speed Test Against Nikon D3 DSLR (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Apr 25, 2016

Photographer Ron Volmershausen decided to run a speed test between a rare Nikon F3H 35mm film SLR and the Nikon D3 DSLR introduced a decade later in 2007. The results in the video below may surprise you.

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Here’s a Weird Mirror Lens You Don’t NEED But Probably WANT: A $200 Soviet–Era 1100mm f/10.5 (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Apr 25, 2016

I always thought the weirdest mirror lens ever was a Vivitar Series 1 600–900mm zoom I shot with briefly back in the ‘80s. Until now, that is. Check out the following video review of a Soviet era 1,100mm f/10.5 mirror lens known as the MTO 1000A.

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