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Gannon Burgett is a communications professional with over a decade of experience editing, photographing, and writing content seen through hundreds of millions of pageviews, both online and in print.

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Two tips for removing reflections from eyeglasses

May 7, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve taken a photo of someone with glasses only to have a reflection ruin the shot.

Usually, I end up scrapping the shot entirely, but with the help of a brand new tutorial from photographer Scott Kelby, I might just be able to salvage one of these shots in the future.

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Tipster says Sony is working on a medium format sensor destined for mirrorless camera

May 6, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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Photokina 2016 is just four months away and already rumors are swirling around as to what we can expect from photography companies at the world’s leading imaging expo.

One of the latest rumors says Sony is looking into creating a medium format imaging sensor to take on the likes of Hasselblad.

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‘The Great 24-70mm f/2.8 Shootout’ pits nearly identical Canon, Nikkor, Pentax and Sony against each other

May 6, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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No matter what brand of camera you prefer, there’s a good chance a 24–70mm f/2.8 lens is available for the mount. It’s one of the most versatile pieces of glass out there and almost every company manufacturers some variation of it.

To put four of these variations to the test, Camera Store TV created a video review showing and explaining how the 24–70mm lenses from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Pentax stack up to one another.

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Vanity Fair photographers respond to Rumer Willis, say it was lens correction that warped her features

May 6, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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Earlier this week, actress Rumer Willis very publicly called out photographers Mark Williams and Sara Hirakawa of Williams and Hirakawa on Instagram for allegedly over-editing her facial features in a photo for Vanity Fair.

Now, the photographers have spoken out against the criticism saying no unnecessary post-processing was done to the photograph.

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No charges filed after drone crashes onto the 20th floor balcony of beachside condo

May 6, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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Another day, another controversial drone crash. This time though, the entire incident was captured via the onboard camera.

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Snowdonia: an inspiring video that will help take your photography to the next level

May 5, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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What do you do when your photographic endeavors go from exciting and passionate to stale and stagnant? If you’re anything like photographer Sean Tucker, you pack up your gear, hop in your car and take some time to simply find yourself in a new, challenging photography environment.

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Rumer Willis calls out Vanity Fair photographers for ‘bullying’ with unrealistic Photoshop picture

May 5, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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It’s not uncommon for us to come across a story about a celebrity getting upset that their stomach, hips, legs or even arms were unrealistically edited in an image via post-production. What is uncommon is to come across an incident where it’s the subject’s face that received an unrealistic make-over in Photoshop.

But that’s exactly what happened with a recent photo of Rumer Willis. And she’s had no problem calling out the photographer for ‘bullying’ her through unrealistic manipulations.

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Watch this GoPro hit Mach 5.5 while attached to the SpaceLoft–10 research rocket

May 5, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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GoPros all over the world have captured incredible footage. From the tops of tallest mountains to the deepest depths of the sea, the little action cams have seen it all. But their adventures aren’t limited to life here on Earth, as we’ve seen before.

Today, GoPro gives us yet another look at the space-bound endeavors of their action cameras with an incredible video showing a rocket launch to space.

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Helpful tips for combining natural light with flash

May 4, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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Nine times out of ten, I would rather shoot with natural light. But no matter how prepared I am or how keen I am on picking out the perfect moment, the reality is natural light sometimes needs a little assistance to capture the vision I have in my mind. It’s at times like these when I do my best to combine the best of both worlds: natural light and flash.

To show off how best to bring together these two beasts photographer Adam Angelides has created a helpful tutorial.

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MacPhun offers 30 free filters with its new OS X Photos extension app

May 4, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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Two years ago, Apple ditched its photo-editing app iPhoto for the redesigned and newly-named Photos app. As part of that transition, the Cupertino-based company announced its new Photos app would support third-party extensions to help make it more powerful and customizable for users.

Known photo app developer MacPhun recently decided to take advantage of this new functionality with its app Filters for Photos. Now, along with the app, MacPhun has announced that it will include 30 free filters to go along use inside the app.

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