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Optical Zoom VS Digital Zoom – What’s The Difference?

These days, almost every camera with a built-in lens has some sort of a “zoom” label on it. However, not all types of zoom are created equal, especially if you include cell phone cameras. There are two major different technologies that are used: digital zoom, and optical zoom. What’s The Difference Between Digital And Optical ... Read more
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8 Reasons Why Your Photos Are Blurry and How To Fix Them

In this video, Tony and Chelsea Northrup give 8 common reasons why your photos are blurry and also gives ways to fix each.

Linogy Rechargeable Battery System – A Smarter Way to Stay Powered | Review

For photographers and videographers juggling flash units, wireless triggers, audio gear, and other battery-hungry tools, managing AA and AAA batteries can be a quiet nuisance. Linogy’s all-in-one rechargeable battery system aims to solve that, not just with faster charging, but smarter management, safer operation, and an environmental angle worth noting. As we head into the ... Read more

How To Become A Wedding Videographer – A Step by Step Guide

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.

5 Reasons to Try Impossible Things AI Culling Inside Lightroom Classic

If you’ve ever spent hours (or days) culling thousands of wedding, portrait, or event images, you know the pain. And while plenty of tools promise faster culling, most miss the mark, sacrificing emotion for efficiency or forcing you to switch apps and break your workflow. Impossible Things is aiming to change that with a culling ... Read more
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Photography Challenge: Portraits in a Car

Scrolling through Instagram you’ll come across some creative and unique shoot concepts and locations, but if there is anything 2020 taught us… we’ve got to work with what we’ve got. Instead of heading out to a fancy location to film our YouTube video this week, we opted for something more convenient. This week, we’re going ... Read more

Imagen Video Brings AI-Powered Color Grading to Premiere Pro with New LUT-Driven Workflow

Imagen has launched Imagen Video, a new AI-powered color-grading tool designed for high-volume wedding and event videographers. It is now available in Beta and completely free to use. Videographers can start a new project immediately, with no credit card or subscription required. Via this platform, Imagen Video aims to remove one of the most time-consuming ... Read more

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

What happens when a moment ends too soon on camera? For editors, that often means jumping through hoops—reshooting, looping footage, or faking slow motion—to create a smoother transition or preserve the emotional beat. Wondershare introduced AI Extend inside Filmora V15, using AI frame generation to extend clips by up to eight seconds without traditional interpolation ... Read more
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7 Winter Photography Tips, Ideas, and Examples

If you think wintertime is an excuse to put your camera away and stay warm indoors, think again. Winter photography can be one of the most rewarding challenges you’ll face as a photographer, whether you’re interested in landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, wildlife, or even portraits. In this article, we’ll cover a variety of tips, ideas, and ... Read more

Fitness Photography Tips: How to Images with Interest and Impact

Here a few simple tips to help you chisel out the human body using dramatic highlights and shadows, perfect for athletic and fitness portraiture.
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Lensbaby Announces Flare Expansion Pack for OMNI Creative Filter System

David Crewe

Today Lensbaby has announced the availability of the new Flare Expansion Pack for the OMNI Creative Filter System. The new Flare ...

Lensbaby Velvet 28mm Macro Lens Announced SLR Lounge 2000x1333
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Lensbaby Launches The Velvet 28 Wide Angle Lens

David Crewe

Lensbaby Launches versatile Velvet 28, a lens built with adventure, travel, street photographers & videographers in mind

Lensbaby OMNI Color Expansion Pack Announced - SLR Lounge - 2000x1333
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Lensbaby Releases a Color Expansion Pack for the OMNI Filter System

David Crewe

Bring color and mood into your imagery when using the Lensbaby OMNI Creative Filter System with the OMNI Color Expansion Pack. This expansion pack features an array of multi-colored films and gels, color crystals, a rainbow diffraction film, and a carrying case

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New Lensbaby OMNI Creative Filter System Offers Hands-Free Lens Effects

Holly Roa

Lensbaby, purveyors of fun gadgets to add a little creative flair to your photography, are back at it with their newly released OMNI Creative Filter System.

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Lensbaby 50mm Sweet Optic Review | Tilt-Shifting on a Budget

Josh Chun

Lensbaby is known worldwide for their unique array of lenses that allow photographers to capture uncommon in-camera images.

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Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8 Review | Harking Back to Hollywood’s Golden Era Portraits

Justin Heyes

Before you read this you must know this is a speciality lens.

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Nature Photo Walk with the Lensbaby 35 Optic – Skamania Lodge Weekend Getaway

Tanya Goodall Smith

I took my camera with the Lensbaby 35 optic out for a spin on our hike through the grounds at Skamania Lodge & here’s what I found after a day of shooting.

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First Look at Lensbaby’s New Velvet 56

Anthony Thurston

Officially announced just this morning at Shutterfest 2015, Lensbaby has debuted their latest lens, the Velvet 56. Sporting a maximum aperture of F/1.6, the Velvet 56 is Lensbaby's take on a classic mid-20th century portrait lens.

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Lensbaby’s New Sweet 50: Your Favorite Focal Length With a Twist

Anthony Thurston

The Lensbaby Composer Pro system is a versatile selective focus housing, which can hold any of Lensbaby's optics. The latest of those optics is the Sweet 50.

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Lensbaby LM-10: Selective Focus Awesomeness On Your Mobile Phone

Anthony Thurston

Lensbaby has a long and brilliant reputation as the go to shop for selective focus lenses and this year, they added a way for you to get that same selective focus awesomeness from the convenience of your mobile phone.