It is hard to believe, but the July 4th holiday is upon us here in the United States. Officially a celebration of America's independence from Great Britain's monarchy, today this holiday has come to represent hot dogs barbecued on an outdoor girl, kids screaming in...
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If you have no idea what Spelunking is, your not alone. Spelunking is the secret to the unusually challenging and most difficult photographic discipline of cave photography. Ever wonder where those fabulous photos come from of the magical environments underground? Let me introduce you to Knoxville-based caver and cave...
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From Michael Woloszynowicz YouTube Published on Apr 16, 2014 In this video Toronto, Canada based Michael Woloszynowicz will be performing skin tone retouching with color matching and tonal correction using an intuitive technique he created involving solid fill layers and tonal averaging. While skin tone retouching can be done using hue/saturation and...
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With the release of OS X Yosemite later this year, Apple will cease the development of its professional photo editing application, Aperture. Bummer. Users of Aperture will be transitioned to Photos, a new app that was introduced during the Apple WWDC keynote recently. The new Photos application integrates many...
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We have our studio portrait beautifully lit and composed just the way we want it. However, thanks in no small part to our excellent lighting, our remarkably sharp lenses and our high megapixel camera, there are a few problems. The model did not have perfect skin so there are...
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For those of you not yet convinced about using a mirrorless camera for your hybrid storytelling, Nikon comes to the party with the new Nikon D810. More evolutionary than revolutionary, the Nikon D810 features: Product Highlights 36.3MP FX-Format CMOS Sensor No Optical Low Pass Filter EXPEED 4 Image Processor 3.2" 1,229k-Dot LCD Monitor Full HD 1080p...
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One of the hardest things most people find to do in the studio is mastering portrait lighting. Many, sadly, feel that unless you have four or five lights in some arcane secret lighting setup, the results aren't any good. Some people are afraid to try...
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Sony A7s Review from Matthew Allard ACS on Vimeo. We have been waiting on it, and now here it is. Matthew Allard has been in Singapore this week covering the Broadcast Asia show and for the duration of his trip he's had a production model a7S with him on loan...
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In this video, Joe deconstructs the setup of a recent location shoot in Mexico and explains the importance of following the Rule of Thirds, especially for publication photography. Published on May 29, 2014 From Joe McNally's own website at JoeMcNally.Com we learn Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed photographer...
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Yosemite from Ian Ruhter : Alchemist on Vimeo. "My greatest failure in life came when I lost the ability to believe in my own dreams. It had taken a year and a half to return to Yosemite after enduring one of my most heartbreaking experiences. In...
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Alien Skin Software has just released Alien Skin Exposure 6, integrating the features of stand alone product "Bokeh" into the already powerful film emulation and "look" software add-on. I've used Exposure myself a number of years now as I have not found a better way to execute quick film...
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Looking for something different to photograph? Need a mobile platform to photograph from? How about a self driving electric car? Keep your eyes peeled on the streets of San Francisco, where you will surely see several of the test versions of the Google Self Driving...
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Many expect the soon to be released A7S to be a "game changer" for independent film makers. No doubt we will be seeing hundreds of Sony A7S vs 5D Mark III tests. While the truth of these forecasts remains to be seen there is no...
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PMG MultiRotors from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. PMG MultiRotors, from Cinegear LA 2014. Once again this year, CineGear LA 2014 proved to be a big hit. Right outside the main entrance, I ran into the baddest multi rotor 'copter I have ever seen. No, make that THREE of...
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Working with 4k can be challenging, but it does have benefits. Published on Apr 17, 2014, from (are you ready for this name?) Hillbillygriptruck via YouTube. After finishing a GH4 shootout video, his talent asked if he cut together a music video from the footage without all the camera...
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Joining the ranks of the Apple video editing suite contenders is Lightworks who today announced the availability of a Public Beta of their version 11.5. Lightworks has been a favorite for editing film for many years, originally starting life as an MS-DOS based application for...
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