Modern photography is incredibly complex. We like to pretend that our mastery of cameras and digital technology has made photography easier or better, but in reality it has never been harder to simply create photographs. Above all else, cameras and digital technology give us choices, and more choice...
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The A7 is near. Very near. We are about a week from the release of the initial shipments of the new Sony A7/A7R cameras. With only a few days left until the release, I need to decide the hard decision - will I be an early...
The A7 is near. V...
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When it comes to testing a DSLR video camera, there are few whose judgement I trust as much as Johnnie Behiri, one of the owners of Cinema5D.com. Johnnie has consistently great insights on the entire world of video and video production. He is a master of...
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I photographed Day of the Dead, or "Dia de los Muertos" as it is more properly called, in Mexico seven of the last ten years. It is always a challenging shoot, but such a magical experience it is a must attend event however difficult the...
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Fujifilm Announces The All New FUJIFILM X-E2 It is no secret that most of the team here at TheCameraForum.Com are big fans of the Fuji X-Trans sensor based cameras. In fact, all of us own at least one. Mine is the X-E1, a camera that I...
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Far more than most still photographers realize, the quality of the audio track in moving pictures is one of the most important storytelling techniques. Second only to moving the camera itself, the soundtrack can add just the right elements of "sonic movement" in all the...
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Rumors have been flying around the internet "buzz" sites for several months about Sony being in development on the A7R, a full frame interchangeable lens NEX size camera body. The rumors, as is often the case, were wrong. Sony was in development on two bodies,...
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Video Curtesy of Endgadget. Whoa, hang on here camera fans! Something new is coming from Samsung; the long anticipated Samsung Galaxy NX camera with an operating system based entirely upon Android OS. A camera powered by an Android operating system? Another Samsung product likely conceived and cleverly...
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Read MoreLife At A Snail's Pace from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. In the modern fast pace world, Life At A Snail Pace could be right in your own back yard. In my case, that is exactly what happened! It is amazing what inspirational stories you can find to tell...
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Iridient Digital has released Version 2.2 of its Iridient Developer RAW conversion software (formally known simply as RAW Developer). RAW Developer has been Brian's product since the early first versions those many years ago. Though RAW Developer has evolved over time into today's Iridient Developer,...
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Bastille Day from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. A day with my Fuji X-E1. My lovely wife and life partner, Suzanne, and I were married on July 14th, Bastille Day. We didn't plan it this way, it was pure coincidence but a very pleasant one. Where ever we happen...
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[caption id="attachment_3780" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Leica PR Photo[/caption] Picking up cues from Apple Computer's retail theme, Leica brings it's Brand to retailing with this first grand experiment. From the outside, the new Leica Los Angeles store looks much like one of the many other upscale boutique stores that surround...
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Everest -A time lapse short film from Elia Saikaly on Vimeo. I've never been a mountain climber. I don't have the strength, endurance or the desire to undertake extreme sports in extreme locations. I can appreciate what a great story it can make though. For this...
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[caption id="attachment_3407" align="aligncenter" width="598"] The Fiilex P360 LED Light[/caption] One of the harshest mixed lighting environments to shoot in is the lighting department of a professional camera dealer. It is always at least a couple of stops brighter than anyplace else I've ever shot indoors. The...
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Cameras today are so smart, why should a photographer need to know how to use a camera in manual mode? Good question, and one with a several part answer. First, to use technology to its fullest you have to know what is going on behind the...
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