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Today on Lighting Cookbook, something different: A BTS/360 look at a single photo.

Normally, we concentrate on the "how" part. But today we'll also be looking at the broader ecosystem the whyand how a simple photo can serve as a catalyst to create value.

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Although it’s been teased for a few weeks, Zhiyun has now officially announced the new Crane 3 LAB 3-axis motorised gimbal stabiliser, along with complete specs. Lens adjustments have been expanded to include zooming as well as focus, it features a new articulated handgrip, and it can stream 1080p video to your mobile device for […]

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In this helpful video by Joanie Simon ofThe Bite Shot, she explains how to do DIY Food Photography Backdrops that are both affordable and easy. Costing you less than US$30 per backdrop!

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Before beginning, please be sure to use your spray paints outdoors and always paint in a well-ventilated area.

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500px has introduced some changes to its web and mobile platforms. According to the company, it should increase the exposure for photographers, but judging from the comments – the photographers dont seem to be happy with the redesign. The 500px team writes that great content should speak for itself, so they changed the platform to […]

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The race to the bottom never seems to end. The latest is a new service claiming to produce marketing photography for as little as $19. Yes, that’s right, photography that normally costs thousands for only nineteen bucks. The service is called Catalogand they’ve raised $1.5 million to kick the business off. They’re not the only […]

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Fujifilm has announced release dates of new firmware for the X-T3, X-H1 and GFX 50S to add some new features. Amongst others, the GFX 50S gets 35mm “full frame” crop mode support when using a GF lens and H mount adapter, the X-T3 gets 4K HDR and the X-H1 sees improved in-body image stabilisation. Fujifilm […]

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For one reason or the other, all of us delete plenty of photos from our phones while choosing the keepers. If you have an iPhone X, your deleted images are not entirely gone. As a result they may be accessible to hackers. Two researchers have recently found a vulnerability that could let hackers access […]

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When editing in Photoshop, it is nice to know how the edits affect your image. Edits that you make directly to an image write over the original image. Edits also change its pixels. The opposite of editing directly is the practice of non-destructive editing. This is where the edits on the image are on a separate layer, which preserves both the edited and original image.

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There have been a few reports across Facebook groups, YouTube videos, and various forums across the web on sharpness issues with DJI’s new Mavic 2 Pro. Despite housing a camera branding the Hasselblad name, people aren’t happy. But are things really as bad as they might appear? Tom David from Tom’s Tech Time puts the […]

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I hear much maligning the days about photography hot spots. You know them, they are the places photographers seem to flock to: Mesa Arch, Tunnel View,... more

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