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I Just Bought a New DSLR Camera, Now What? A Basic Primer on Automated Camera Modes

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You have just bought a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera) or advanced point and shoot camera with DSLR capabilities, now what? You might be asking yourself, “How can I start learning how to take professional quality photographs?” The goal of the SLR Lounge Shooting Guide is to teach you the techniques and insights that will make you a better photographer. For now, let’s focus on understanding some of the basic automated camera modes to help you start using your camera right away!

New Camera Announced! Weather-sealed Pentax K30 Mid-level DSLR

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  The Pentax K-30 has just been officially announced. From the specs, this mid-level camera should be a pretty solid contender for those looking for a Canon/Nikon mid-level APS-C alternative: 16 Megapixel APS-C Sensor Weather-sealed and a steel frame  SAFOX IXi+ Autofocus (AF) module for improved autofocus performance Large 3 inch LCD Low profile glass pentaprism viewfinder …

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Panasonic’s 12-35mm the First Mirrorless Zoom with Constant f2.8

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Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 Zoom

It’s finally and officially unveiled! After spending many months under the label “Concept Lens”, along with its brother, the 35-100mm f/2.8 zoom (Full frame equiv. 70-200mm), the Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm Constant f/2.8 Zoom Lens is now a reality! The Micro 4/3 system has the most mature lens lineup out of all the …

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Adobe Camera Raw 7.1 Release Candidate Available

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Along with the release of Photoshop CS6 today, Adobe Camera Raw 7.1 release candidate is also available to download from Adobe Labs. Camera Raw 7.1 adds support for the following cameras: Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EOS 60Da Canon PowerShot G1 X Fuji FinePix F505EXR Fuji FinePix F605EXR Fuji FinePix …

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Meet Mamiya Leaf’s New Medium Format Credo Digital Back with up to 80 Megapixel

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  Looks like the partnership that Mamiya and Leaf has made along with Phase One has been paying off in technological dividends. Adapting the well-received Dalsa CCD high-resolution sensor found in the Phase One IQ180, Leaf created their new digital back, the Credo, and also uses a lot of touchscreen interface for its operation. Just …

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Dramatic Black & White Portraits [Getting The Shot – Episode 1]

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Alright, it’s time for a new series! Welcome to “Getting The Shot” with your camera-geek host, Matthew Saville. The goal of this series will actually be to explain (in a NON-geeky way) what goes into making a photograph. Instead of going crazy with techno-babble and assumptions of reader skill level, these articles will focus on three simple things:

New Pocket Wizard Plus 3’s – More Affordable, Yet WAY Better!

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For years now, Ebay etc. has been erupting with affordable, half-decent triggers. While Pocket Wizard, the ORIGINAL brand of reliable, industry standard radio triggers, kept coming out with more and more expensive gizmos, many that didn’t even work very well at first, or at all. Radio wireless TTL was all the range, for some silly reason,

Business – Wedding Photographer Expectations

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Everyday we come across people, whether they be hobbyists, assistants, professionals, clients, etc, who seem to have severe misconceptions about wedding photography as an industry and job. So, I wrote this article not to discourage anyone, but to make sure anyone getting into the wedding photography industry has the right expectations of their studio and …

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Canon 5D Mark II Review

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Search the phrase “Canon 5D Mark II Review,  and you’ll find more information than one can process. Some of the reviews are technical, done thoroughly by reputable magazines and professionals in the industry. Others are purely subjective, written by frustrated or happy consumers expressing their opinions with their limited knowledge and experience. This review is somewhere in the middle, leaving out the inapplicable detail, but thorough enough to make a good case for purchasing the camera as a professional wedding and engagement photographer.