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Silicon Power Rugged Armored A80 Hard Drive Review: Best Drive for Photographers?
Several months ago, we posted about our purchase of six Silicon Power Rugged Armor A80 USB 3.0 1TB hard drives. So how well did they stand up to the heavy workload of SLR Lounge and Lin and Jirsa Los Angeles Wedding Photography in the long term? Are they the best USB 3.0 portable hard drive for photographers? Check out our video review and read this article to find out.
Mighty Little Brother: Fujifilm’s New X-E1 Mirrorless Camera!
The Fujifilm X-E1 has almost everything that made the Fujifilm X-Pro 1 popular, from its cool retro form factor to the highly-acclaimed APS-C X-Trans CMOS Sensor, but at a $1,000 price tag entry point.
How We Shot it – Environmental Portrait with Singer-Songwriter Sabrina
This environmental portrait is part of an editorial assignment that I had for Sabrina Claudio, an up-and-coming young singer-songwriter from Florida. In an environmental portrait, the surrounding tells just as much of the visual story as the subject. The client also wanted the lighting to look natural, so the trick here is to add just enough ambient lighting to balance out the three Einstein monolight strobes that I used to light this image.
The Best AA Battery for Flash – The Ultimate Practical Review of AA Batteries for Photography – Part I
In this SLR Lounge Original Editorial, we review and test to see just which AA battery is best for photographers and their flashes!
How to Creatively Edit an Average Landscape Raw Image in Lightroom 4 – Ordinary to Extraordinary Edit Series
In this video we are going to take this average "walk-up-style" shot and creatively edit it to add visual interest.
Book Review: Digital Photography School’s Natural Lighting
Digital Photography School’s new e-book called Natural Light: Mastering a Photographer’s Most Powerful Tool, written by freelance travel and documentary photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich, breaks down the lighting into something more tangible makes it easier to understand how to harness natural light as a creative tool. This book’s practical approach of understanding and harnessing natural light as a creative tool makes it a great read for new and seasoned photographers.
Pocket Wizard Plus III Review
Today we are reviewing the new Pocket Wizard Plus III. Not only did Pocket Wizard introduce a handful of improvements, but they also lowered the cost of the trigger from $179 to $139. The improvements include an integrated antenna, LCD display with battery indicator, grouping function, 32 channels, and a stronger shoe. There have not been any issues with any of our Plus IIIs. This is why we are big fans of Pocket Wizard. They make good, reliable triggers.
World’s Most Expensive Lens: $2 million Leica APO-Telyt-R 1600mm
At a sum of US$ 2,064,500, Leica has the honor of manufacturing the world’s most expensive SLR Lens, the Leica APO-Telyt-R f/5.6 1600mm telephoto lens. A Howitzer among lenses, this 1600mm is also the largest and heaviest lens telephoto lens at 47.24 inches long, 16.5 inches diameter, and 132 lbs!
Is Medium.com the Next Evolution of Social Media Sharing?
It is too early to tell, but Obvious Corporation, the company that founded Twitter, may be on to the next big thing in social sharing platform. Medium.com takes a different approach when it comes to publishing media content such as photos and stories. Instead of merely anchoring the content to each contributor like Flickr, photos and other posts are organized into user-created collections centered on themes
Review: Vanguard Xcenior 48T Rolling Camera Bag
When it comes to travelling and moving about with your camera gear and laptop, sometimes, a backpack is just not ...
Do You use a Filter, Hood, or Neither on Your Lenses?
There is an article on PetaPixel about how much of a difference there is between a cheap UV filter and ...
OFFICIAL: Canon Unveils $799 EOS M Mirrorless Camera!
Well, here it is everyone. Just as expected, Canon officially unveiled their first ever foray in to the mirrorless camera ...
