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The Finer Things: Our 7 Favorite Pieces of Gear for Fine Art Photography
Joe Farace  |  Sep 05, 2017  |  0 comments

One of the hallmarks of fine art photography is the production of archival prints. Which begs the question, does the social media generation care about a print’s longevity or photographic prints at all? Maybe that changes when you drop five figures on a fine art print or hire a high-end photographer to create a portrait you expect to last as long as a traditional silver-based print.

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The Goods: Our Favorite New Premium Photo Gear
Staff  |  Apr 26, 2016  |  0 comments

THE GOODS is a new feature in Shutterbug that spotlights the hottest premium photo gear out there.

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The Goods: Our Favorite New Premium Photo Gear
Staff  |  Nov 08, 2016  |  0 comments

The Goods spotlights the hottest premium photo gear out there. If you have a product you’d like considered for The Goods, e-mail images and info to editorial@shutterbug.com.

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The LaCie 700 Series LCD Displays; Color Performance Personified
David B. Brooks  |  Apr 01, 2010  |  0 comments

LaCie recently began offering a new set of high-performance LCD displays, dubbed their 700 Series. First of all, the screens are high-performance, fine-resolution displays like few I have tested and reviewed. The 700 Series has two features which add immensely to the character and perceptual quality of the color images displayed. Most LCD display screens available today utilize a set of CCFL...

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The Long-Awaited MIOPS Mobile Remote Lets You Control Your Camera from a Smartphone
Ron Leach  |  Nov 07, 2017  |  0 comments

One of the more interesting Kickstarter projects we saw at Photokina last fall was the versatile MIOPS Mobile Remote, enabling users to control DSLR and mirrorless cameras via Bluetooth with a robust smartphone app. 

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The NEC SpectraView II Color System; Is This The Best System For The Price?
David B. Brooks  |  Feb 01, 2010  |  0 comments

One of the most important aspects of this product package is that it’s the first to offer ideal color reproduction for digital photography in an integrated package at a cost many individual photographers can afford.

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The New ColorVision PrintFIX PRO; Precisely Accurate Professional Print Matching For the Rest Of Us
David B. Brooks  |  Aug 01, 2006  |  0 comments

One of the more frequent complaints and problems from photographers is that they are not getting expected color reproduction from their printers. More times than not the solution to this problem involves what is referred to as color management. So, to launch into this review of a device and software for calibrating and profiling printers, I will begin with a short, and I hope...

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The Right Stuff: Our Favorite Gear for Wildlife & Nature Photography
Joe Farace  |  Jul 27, 2017  |  0 comments

“Show me a home where the buffalo roam…and I’ll show you a really messy house.” —Anonymous

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The Top 13 Landscape Photography Accessories Under $100, According to Mark Denney
Shutterbug Staff  |  May 15, 2019  |  0 comments

Cameras and lenses are, of course, important for landscape photography but there are many key photo accessories that photographers can't live without. One such photographer is Mark Denney who has compiled his 13 favorite landscape photography accessories under $100 in the below video.

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These Are the 5 Best Storage & Backup Devices for Photographers in 2020
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 08, 2020  |  3 comments

If 2020 taught us nothing else, we collectively learned that things can go wrong. Terribly wrong. If your photos and video footage are important to you (and, as a photographer, they should be), then you need to buy a trusty storage or backup device pronto.

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These Are the Best Filters for Landscape Photography, According to Photographer Tom Mackie
Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 04, 2018  |  0 comments

Photographer Tom Mackie of Landscape Photography iQ says he’s so frequently asked what the best filters for landscape photography are, he decided to create a series of videos on the topic.

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This Is the BEST Background for Portraits, According to a Long-Time Portrait Photographer
Dan Havlik  |  Jul 08, 2020  |  0 comments

We love it when pro photographers recommend their favorite gear because nothing beats having an expert opinion. In the below video, long-time portrait photographer Miguel Quiles who runs a popular YouTube channel, shares what he says is the best background for portrait photography.

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Time to Winter Up! My 7 Favorite Photo Tips and Accessories to Keep You Clicking In Cold Weather
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 24, 2016  |  4 comments

Is that your shutter snapping or your teeth chattering? If cold weather is bad for your body, it’s even worse for your camera body. Moisture of any kind is a camera killer. And freezing temperatures contribute to everything from internal condensation to diminished battery performance. Herewith, then, are my seven favorite cold weather tips and accessories. 

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Tools And Functions For Low Light Photography: Tripods, Ball Head, Flash And More
Jim Zuckerman  |  Apr 24, 2015  |  0 comments

Low light photography requires technical discipline to get the kind of pictures you want. Obviously artistry is also part of the equation, but shooting when the light is reduced presents technical problems that can only be dealt with using technical solutions.

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Tools To Light Your Way: Modifiers, Add-Ons & Software, Too
Joe Farace  |  Nov 04, 2014  |  0 comments

One way that photographers can add variety to a portrait session is to shoot a few images in black and white. The way I like to do it is to put the camera in monochrome mode then shoot with Raw+JPEG capture, creating two files at the same time—one in color, the other in monochrome—that you can show your subject right away. I did this recently and the subject loved the look of the black-and-white portrait so much that we continued the session shooting that way. That said, since this is the lighting issue I’d like to start with some new items to light up your photo life.

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