Fujifilm X-T2 Specs and Image leaked, Looks like 4K30fps video, 100Mb bitrate, 325 AF points

Here is an interesting piece of news. digicame-info, which is usually a pretty solid source (1, 2, 3) just spilled the beans on the anticipated Fujifilm X-T2. It has been two and a half years since the X-T1 was announced and it seems that it will get a nice refresh. We took the leap and translated the site via [...]

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This Skyfall continuity mistake would have cost millions to reshoot

Continuity is a hard mistress. It’s about small details. But if you miss something it can really ruin a movie. The reason for that is that instead of focusing on the story, the viewer is suddenly busy trying to figure out the things that don’t make sense. Take this (alleged) story from the production of [...]

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Why competitions are good for your photography (and how to make the most of them)

Submitting your work to competitions can feel daunting. You submit your work to scrutiny and for anyone who is emotionally invested in their photos, they make themselves vulnerable too. However, if you can summon the courage to submit your photos to competitions, you might find that the benefits extend beyond just the possibility of bagging [...]

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How I shot a photo of Glenfiddich on fire

Explore the idea of hanging products (like here and here), I decided to add a new element … fire. I had used fire in another image of a bottle  (here), but this time I wanted the fire to encompass the bottle, which meant taking a few more safety precautions. I started by choosing the background for image, I chose an old [...]

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Summer Longweekend Inspiration

Its the Canada Day and Independence Day long weekend in North America (ironically both celebrating an inverse Brexit) and the official kick-off for summer – so I thought that I would try to inspire you to get up early and stay up late by sharing the stories behind a few of my favorite summer photos. [...]

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Create 3DLUTs in Photoshop to match two different video cameras

One of the trickier aspects to shooting video is dealing with multiple cameras, and more specifically having to match the colour and contrast of footage recorded by each of those cameras to each of the other cameras. Well, in this video from IWLTBAP, your life’s about to get a whole lot easier. In it, we see how to use [...]

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German tourist dies while taking a “flying selfie” at Machu Picchu in Peru

They say that two things are certain in life; Death and taxes. Taxes we can’t do anything about, but I don’t think anybody until now realised just how many of those entirely preventable deaths could be attributed to shooting selfies. You just can’t seem to go very long these days without hearing about another one. Some [...]

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