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    Stanford Professor puts his entire digital photography course online for free
    Sep 2, 2016 John Aldred

    When it comes to the list of digital imaging pioneers, Marc Levoy is one of those names that belongs right near the top. His work…

    Eye-Fi unbrick their X2 cards to give us what we should have had in the first place
    Sep 1, 2016 John Aldred

    Several weeks ago, you may remember a post about Eye-Fi’s decision to “End of life” a bunch of their products. It’s not uncommon for companies…

    Tamron updates its 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens with new design, reduced flare and faster autofocus
    Sep 1, 2016 John Aldred

    Tamron have today announced the updated “G2” next generation version of its popular 150-600mm f/5-6.3 zoom lens. The new lens boasts faster autofocus and enhanced vibration control…

    PortraitPro Body now lets you change your subject’s entire body
    Aug 31, 2016 John Aldred

    This is one of those announcements that’s going to split the photography world in two. Some will be over the moon that such a tool exists….

    Naked dogwalker photobombs high school senior photo shoot
    Aug 31, 2016 John Aldred

    Shooting portraits on location has become very popular over the last few years. Since the demise of train tracks and caution tape, rural middle of nowhere…

    Adobe to add 5D Mark IV’s dual pixel RAW functionality to Lightroom and Photoshop
    Aug 30, 2016 John Aldred

    The dual pixel sensor of the 5D Mark IV has two main functions. One is to improve the accuracy of the autofocus. The other gives…

    Plagiarism is for Amateurs
    Aug 25, 2016 Missy Mwac

    I’m fussy today. And it’s not because I ran out of coffee; it’s not because I didn’t get a proper night’s sleep, and it’s not…

    DJI wants people to learn how to fly so they opened a drone school
    Aug 24, 2016 John Aldred

    DJI, manufacturer of the very popular series of Phantom drones, have opened up a new facility in South Korea. Named the DJI Arena, it allows…

    You can now shoot Panoramas and 360 degree photos with the Syrp Genie Mini
    Aug 24, 2016 John Aldred

    Moving the camera is the single biggest way to add impact and production value to your video and timelapse sequences. In fact, camera movement has…

    SmugMug rescues nearly 200 million photographs from closed cloud service Picturelife
    Aug 23, 2016 John Aldred

    My biggest problem with “the cloud” has always been that many cloud services seem to pop up overnight from nowhere. This means that they can also…