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How well does Fujifilm’s Acros-R film simulation compare to real 35mm Fuji Acros 100II film?
Dale Rogers
I shoot about 50% film and 50% digital these days. For digital, I shoot with the Fujifilm X series cameras and lenses. Fujifilm cameras appealed...
How to create foreground flare effects in-camera instead of in post
Jake Hicks
Adding creative lighting effects after the shot has been taken is easy, but nothing beats doing it properly. There are a million-and-one ways to add...
A Tale of Two 24-70’s: Nikkor S and G
Blair Bunting
First, a little backstory to this piece… For much of my young career, I shot Canon. Be it the 1D, 1D2, 1DS, 1D3, 1DS2 and...
5 pieces of street photography advice you should ignore
Chris Page
Street Photographers are not known for their reserve. We are happy to give advice on gear, framing and technique. But I believe the best photographers...
Nothing touches, but everything is connected: Studying figure to ground in my composition
Simon King
Figure to ground means that a subject or idea (figure) is clearly defined against a background. This can be achieved through technical means, ie depth...
How I photographed Goetheanum in Switzerland, a masterpiece of modern architecture
Matthias Dengler
An architectural photo series of the Goetheanum building in Dornach, Switzerland. The Goetheanum is the world center for the anthroposophical movement. The building was designed...
How to shoot easy eCommerce product photography in just two minutes
Barry Mountford
Ecommerce photography needs to be a quick process with great results every time. Well, it does from my point of view. If I have many...
Sarcophagus and other most radioactive places in Chernobyl
Arkadiusz Podniesiński
It’s been 3 years since the giant, more than 36 000-ton New Safe Confinement, better known as the Arch, was put over the old sarcophagus,...
Lighting setup: bounced top light
Jake Hicks
Studio lighting can be tricky, but in reality shooting, in a big open studio space with all the fancy modifiers and stands is a damn...
Are your social media photos ending up in a law enforcement database?
Allen Murabayashi
Facial recognition is an incredibly useful consumer tool for organizing our burgeoning photo albums. Companies like Google and Apple have slowly integrated machine learning algorithms...