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Watch the Sony A6300 Mirrorless Camera Lock On a Moving Target While Firing at 11fps (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Feb 03, 2016  | 

We’ve just come back from a press event today to launch the new Sony A6300. This compact mirrorless camera has a lot going for it, including a new 4D Focus system that can lock focus on a subject in as little as 0.05 seconds, which Sony claims is the world’s fastest autofocus (AF) acquisition time.

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Here’s the New Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Firing Off 16fps Continuous Shooting Bursts (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Feb 02, 2016  | 

The new Canon EOS-1D X Mark II was unveiled last night and as with many pro digital SLRs aimed at sports photographers and photojournalists, the new camera has impressive speed. In particular, it can fire off bursts of images at 14 frames per second with auto exposure (AE) and predictive autofocus (AF) through the viewfinder, and 16fps with the mirror locked. (The previous model offered 12fps and 14fps burst speeds, respectively.)

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6 Photographers Are Challenged to Create an Interesting Image in an Empty Studio (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Jan 22, 2016  | 

If you were asked to do a photo shoot in an empty studio could you harness your skills and creativity to come up with an interesting image? That’s exactly the task at hand in this latest video from The Lab, titled “Blank – Creating something from nothing.”

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Photographer Ties Model Down Under Water to Create Strangely Stunning “Shark Shepherd” Image (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Jan 19, 2016  | 

We’ve written about photographer Benjamin Von Wong and his wild photo shoots before but this is one of the odder ones he’s done. It also resulted in a beautiful series of photos and looks incredibly difficult to pull off.

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Photographer Facing Blindness Continues to Create Beautiful Images Through Light Painting (VIDEO)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 19, 2016  | 

In 1979, photographer Steven Erra was given devastating news by his eye doctor—he would be blind within 20 years.

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DIY Project: How to Make Your Own Photo/Video Editing Hub (VIDEO)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 13, 2016  | 

This smart video below from DSLR Video Shooter easily walks viewers through the process of how to build a card reader/hard drive RAID enclosure, or editing hub, for working on (and storing) your photos and videos.

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You Can Now Have Your Photos Printed on Top of Your Coffee
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 12, 2016  | 

What's the latest buzz in photo printing? Meet the Ripple Maker, an innovative new device that  customizes a cup of coffee by "printing" photos on top of the coffee foam. This isn’t a coffee maker; it doesn’t brew the coffee, it simply uses tiny coffee bean drops to color the white cream foam on the surface of the coffee to create the images in just a few seconds—and without affecting the taste of the drink.

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The Top 25 Perfectly Timed and Perfectly Hilarious Photos (VIDEO)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 11, 2016  | 

The hilarious video below from Bored Badger provides a countdown of their top 25 perfectly timed photos. The images range from beautiful to interesting, weird and downright funny and they are all the product of either pure dumb luck or epic photography skills.

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Photographing David Bowie: How a Master Photographer Shot 3 of Bowie’s Most Famous Album Covers
Dan Havlik  |  Jan 11, 2016  | 

We’re still in shock over the death today of legendary musician and artist David Bowie. Someone who knew Bowie more than most folks was renowned fashion photographer Brian Duffy who, between 1972 and 1980, worked with Bowie on five photo projects, including three of his most famous album covers.

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Learn 3 Lightning Fast Lighting Set-Ups for a 1-Second Portrait Shoot (VIDEO)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 11, 2016  | 

The very helpful video below from AdoramaTV will teach you how to do three quick lighting set-ups for portrait photography even if you're only given one second with your subject,. The idea, which is demonstrated in the video by Daniel Norton, came from a recent Sports Illustrated photo shoot by Alexis Cuarezma where the photographer was given just about a minute to create perfect portraits of various athletes.

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Photography Experiment: Shooting with a 136-Year-Old Large Format Lens on a Mirrorless Camera
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 11, 2016  | 

Here is another video from innovative artist Mathieu Stern (number 6 in his "Weird Lens Challenge" creative series) and this time he is testing a large format camera lens from 1880—this was one of the first lenses to feature an iris diaphragm.

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How to Light a Crazy Kitchen Disaster for a Photo Shoot with Actress Jodie Sweetin (VIDEO)
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 08, 2016  | 

The fun video below from The Slanted Lens -- with support from Tamron, Dynalite, and Roscoe—features host Jay P. Morgan and actress Jodie Sweetin of Full House fame, as they set up for a crazy photo shoot.

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Watch the New Nikon D5 DSLR Fire Off 12 Frames-Per-Second Bursts With Full Autofocus (VIDEO)
Dan Havlik  |  Jan 07, 2016  | 

The Nikon D5 professional DSLR has been the clear star (in cameras) of this year’s CES 2016 show in Las Vegas. Indeed, there’s a lot that’s appealling about this flagship, full frame DSLR from Nikon, including its ability to shoot at up to ISO 3,280,000 to capture images in extreme low light conditions.

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Learn Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About How Camera Lenses Work In This Illuminating Video
Shutterbug Staff  |  Jan 04, 2016  | 

We’ve been featuring the highly educational photography videos of Filmmaker IQ this past month and here’s another fascinating clip to kick off 2016. Titled “The Properties of Camera Lenses,” the video is narrated, once again, by John P. Hess, and gives you the scoop on everything you ever wanted to know about how lenses work.

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Photographers Show How (Gear) Size Matters in Hilarious Lens Duel Video
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 04, 2016  | 

In this humorous YouTube video titled “Size Matters” from Serge Ramelli (Artisan Cinema) a pair of photographers attempts to use their stash of photo gear to win the attention of a beautiful lady. 

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