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Aiarty Video Enhancer: Clean Up Noisy, Low-Light Footage and Upscale to 4K (New Year Deal)

With 2026 underway, creators looking to bring new life to their old, noisy, or low-resolution videos should take note of a compelling promotion from Aiarty. The company’s AI Video Enhancer, a desktop application designed to upscale, denoise, and restore footage, is now available at its lowest price ever as part of a New Year special. ... Read more
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High Angle Photography – Ideas to Try Some “From Above” Photos

High angle photography is a technique used by photographers to capture stunning aerial shots that reveal scenes from perspectives impossible to achieve at eye level. This approach involves taking photographs from an elevated vantage point, whether from the top of a building, a balcony, a hill, or even a drone hovering overhead. High angle photography ... Read more
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Black and White Landscape Photos and Tips to Inspire Your Adventures

Looking for inspiration for photographing your next road trip (or walk around the block)? Check out our curated list of black and white landscape photos!
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Sitting Pose Tips, Ideas and Common Mistakes

You can have the best, most perfectly prepared subject with phenomenal hair, makeup and styling and have gorgeous light at your disposal, but bad or mediocre posing will make it all moot. Even an experienced model who knows how to work the camera can use a little coaching to look best from the camera’s perspective ... Read more

How to Shoot a Basic Model Test | Gear, Shot List, Agency Requirements & More

With the shifting requirements for model tests, there is a misconception that all test shoots must be grandiose productions and equipped with a full team. In fact, when first approaching a modeling agency to test you will almost always be asked if you have your own team.  In this article, I’ll walk you through how ... Read more

Dynamic 3-Light Sports Portrait Setup

When it comes to taking sports photography portraits, capturing dynamic energy is the name of the game. Sports portraits often convey a sense of action and energy with dramatic poses and lighting, the latter of which often relies on using off-camera flash. While some photographers try their best to avoid using flash, it’s really not ... Read more

3 Ways To Photograph Family Group Photos With Flash

Setting up one directional off-camera flash with a shoot-through umbrella may be your go-to lighting setup for family formals, but what other ways can you light a group of people to create more drama or visual interest? Light alters the mood of a scene through modifiers, quantity, and color. Even with family photos, you should ... Read more
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Easiest One Light Portrait Setup for Professional Headshots

How many lights does it take to create a great, pro quality image? In my early career, my answer was “as many as I can get.” But over time, I learned that some of the most beautiful portraits are captured using simple setups. No need for multiple lights, sets, and gear to get gorgeous results. ... Read more

5 Creative Accessories to Conceal Distracting Backgrounds

We’ve all been there: you have great clients but a less-than-superb background. How do you deliver the high-quality, creative imagery that your clients have come to expect? Creative accessories are perfect when you need a spark of creativity or need to block distracting elements in your scene. These simple tools can transform an ordinary shot ... Read more

DIY Reflector | 3 Ways to Make Your Own Reflector

It's a long holiday weekend which means the beach, BBQ, and DIY projects! If you're going out to Home Depot to pick up a few tools to fix something around the house, make sure you add bead foam to your shopping list.
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Researchers at Google & MIT Create New Anti-Face-Distortion Tool for Wide-Angle Lenses

David Crewe

A group of researchers from Google & MIT led by YiChang Shih have found an efficient way of dealing with the distortion found in wide angle photos.

Photography Tips

Say Goodbye to Step Up Rings – Alter Rapid Filter System Takes an Old Trick and Makes Something New

David Crewe

The Rapid Filter System (RFS) lets you engage and disengage lens filters the moment you need them. It attaches via the universal filter threads your lens has, and then you can screw a ND or CPL filter on to it.

Camera Reviews and News

Rokinon 20mm f/1.8 Lens Review | The All-Purpose Wide-Angle Lens You Should Know About

Matthew Saville

This lens has been on the market for a while, but it lurked in the shadows of 24mm primes...

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Wildlife Photography With A Wide-Angle Lens For Impact| Getting Your Subject & The Surroundings

Will Nicholls

To stand out you've got to be willing to put down the old standards. Switch up your lens type for wildlife photography with environmental drama

Camera Reviews and News

Wide Angle Venus/LAOWA 15mm Macro Lens Focuses at 4.7mm

Kishore Sawh

Now you can shoot wide angle macro, proper 1:1, from 4.7mm, and show what's in your background also.

Camera Reviews and News

A Quick Review of The Sigma 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM Art Lens

Pye

The Sigma 24-35mm f/2 has a lot of photographers contemplating whether or not they need a wide zoom lens that opens to f/2. In the video and article below, I'm going to share with you the lens's strengths and weaknesses, as well as how I use it, and if this might be a good lens for you.

Camera Reviews and News

Canon’s New 10-18mm F/4.5-5.6 Unboxing & Initial Thoughts

Anthony Thurston

When Canon announced the new EFS 10-18mm F/4.5-5.6 several weeks back, I think that many of us were surprised to see the inexpensive price tag.

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