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Lensrentals Reveals Top Rented Photo & Video Gear of 2025: Canon and Sony Dominate Again

Each December, Lensrentals shares a data-driven snapshot of the most popular gear in the industry—offering not just a rental recap, but a temperature check on real-world demand from working professionals. The 2025 edition, released today, reflects a year of steady innovation, entrenched brand loyalty, and subtle but telling shifts in how photographers and filmmakers are ... Read more

Winxvideo AI Christmas Deal: AI Video/Image Enhancer with “Buy 1 Get 3 Free” Offer

As 2025 comes to a close, Digiarty Software is offering a compelling holiday promotion on its AI-powered video/image suite, Winxvideo AI. For a limited time, the company is bundling its lifetime license with three bonus tools, with no subscriptions and no recurring fees, as part of a Buy 1 Get 3 Free Christmas special. The ... Read more

Cold Weather Photography Tips | How to Defrost and Save a Frozen Camera

In this first video tutorial, we're going to talk about what to do when you get frost on your camera when you shoot at night in extremely cold weather.

Upgrade Your Editing Workflow: DxO Holiday Deals with Up to 25% Off (Code: SLRLounge)

DxO is closing out the year with one of its best promotions yet. From now through January 6, 2026, photographers can save 20% on their purchase of any two or more DxO software titles and get up to a full year of free DxO Premium Support. That means whether you’re diving into RAW editing with ... Read more

Cake Cutting Photography Tips Ideas and Inspiration

The cake cutting ceremony is one of the key moments in a wedding reception that is not without its challenges. From lighting to positioning, the proper techniques and preparation are critical to delivering consistently incredible images for your clients. In this article, we’re going to provide some cake cutting photography tips to level up your ... Read more

Honcho Review: Real-Time Photo Delivery and Sales, Powered by AI Face Recognition

Let’s be honest. If you’ve ever shot a conference or wedding with hundreds of guests, you know the actual photography is the fun and easy part. It’s in the aftermath where things get complicated: spending hours sorting through thousands of nearly identical shots, batch editing until your eyes blur, uploading everything to multiple galleries, and ... Read more
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Jewish Wedding Photography Tips and Guide

Jewish wedding days are built on a number of unique traditions, and even these traditions vary within different branches of Judaism. Furthermore, some Jewish weddings only incorporate one or two traditions out of respect to the families, while others observe several. With such an array of nuances and elements, it is important that photographers know ... Read more
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6 Tips To Capture Candid Family Photos

Here are 6 easy tips to help you elevate your candid family photos. Create a relaxed and fun environment, so you can capture genuine smiles, laughter, and connections that make your family special.
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10 Newborn Photoshoot Ideas & Inspiration

Newborn photography has become a place for photographers to get creative and make memorable images for families to cherish for a lifetime to come. We wanted to give you some inspiration for newborn baby photoshoot ideas from the basics to the unforgettable. We wanted to provide options for natural light and flash photography to give ... Read more
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Natural Light Portrait Tips | Use Hard Light to Shape the Body

While many photographers tend to shy away from using harsh natural light in portraits, you can use it to dramatic effect to shape your subject's body.
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How To Become A Wedding Videographer – A Step by Step Guide

Dan Kumeiko

Getting started as a wedding videographer can be very overwhelming, especially when you don't have a clue where to start. Thankfully we've got you covered with a quick start guide to help you figure out the steps you need to follow to get your videography career moving in the right direction.

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Filmora V15’s AI Extend: A New Tool for Smoothing Clips and Stretching Moments

Alice Houstons

What happens when a moment ends too soon on camera? For editors, that often means jumping through hoops—reshooting, looping footage, ...

Videography and Cinematography

Essential AI Video Editing Tools for Content Creators in 2025

Sean Lewis

If you’ve paid attention to the photography & videography industry over the last decade, you know that the demand for ...

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The Best Music Licensing Sites (Updated)

David Crewe

The right song can make or break your video project and be the difference between impactful and boring.  The challenge ...

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Best Camera For Videography

Matthew Saville

Digital cameras have not just changed the world of still photography, but videography too, of course. In fact, a lot ...

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Audiio.com Unveils Its Upcoming Mobile App and New Features

Christopher

The rise in content creation has made music licensing for content creators more important than ever.  Music, after all, is ...

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DJI Mavic Air 2S Review | The Drone Experience Everyone Should Have

Shivani Reddy

Just when you thought DJI was done innovating and changing the landscape for creators, they release, I believe to be, ...

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Red Giant Review | The Ultimate Filmmaker Tools to ‘Fix It In Post’

Alice Houstons

As filmmakers, we can expect to spend a substantial amount of time in post for most of the projects we ...

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Sony Launches the FX3 Full-Frame Camera – Their Most Compact & Lightweight Cinema Line System for Creators

David Crewe

Sony Electronics Launches FX3 Full-Frame Camera for Cinematic Look and Enhanced Operability for Creators Sony's Most Compact and Lightweight Cinema Line Camera for Creators Who Strive for New Cinematic Freedom

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Zhiyun Crane 2S Pro Kit Review – An Affordable Filmmaking Kit To Get You Recording At A Professional Level

David Crewe

As Pye mentioned in his review of the Weebill-S, “One of the most noticeable differences between professional and amateur video ...

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Think Like A Cinematographer & Make Portrait Shoots A Breeze

Max Bridge

The prospect of a professional shoot can be a daunting thing. This simple method will ensure that you can always keep on top of things, no matter how you're feeling!

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Venus Optics Announce 3 New Ultra Wide Cinema Lenses for Canon RF Mount

David Crewe

Venus Optics added the Canon RF mount option to 3 of their new ultra-wide cinema lenses

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