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Stealth Gear: My Favorite Cameras and Photo Accessories For Covert Photography
Joe Farace  |  Feb 26, 2016  | 

Here are some tips I discovered when researching this month’s column. One was from my wife who uses this technique all the time—smile! And you know what, people smile back, making you appear friendly and non-threatening. The other was from Michael Archambault, who suggests you “acknowledge that street photography is not perfect.” Or as my grandfather once told me, “If you spend your whole life looking for happiness, it’ll make you miserable.”

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Our 5 Favorite Photo Gadgets & Gizmos: Weekend Photo Shoot Gear
Cynthia Boylan  |  Feb 18, 2016  | 

Tamrac Jetty 7 Bag: The Jetty 7 sling pack is the ideal companion for your compact DSLR (or mirrorless) camera—with an attached zoom lens up to 7-inches. It is roomy enough to hold a few extra lenses as well as a flash and various small accessories. The pack's sling design makes it easy to carry and access all of your gear. It even has enough room for a tablet, your phone, keys, and other assorted accessories. 

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Canon Intros 24.2MP 80D DSLR with Power Zoom Adapter & Stereo Microphone (Hands-On Photos)
Dan Havlik  |  Feb 17, 2016  | 

Canon introduced a new mid-range digital SLR tonight: the 24.2-megapixel Canon EOS 80D DSLR. The new Canon 80D, which goes on sale next month, replaces the   from 2013.

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Our 5 Favorite Photo Gadgets & Gizmos: Adventure & Travel Photography Gear
Cynthia Boylan  |  Feb 11, 2016  | 

GoPro Camo Housing: This camera housing camouflages your GoPro in woodland environments. The Realtree Xtra pattern effectively blends into any forest habitat year-round. The QuickClip lets allows users to attach it to a backwards baseball cap or other 3mm to 10mm thick object.

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Accessorize This!: My 11 Favorite Accessories For Outdoor Photography
Joe Farace  |  Feb 02, 2016  | 

I think my urge to customize cameras comes from a love of cars. I can’t seem to leave my cars alone and each one has touches that make it unique. I think that’s why everybody gets really personal when it comes to finding, using, and often treasuring photographic accessories, gadgets, and gizmos. It helps if the source is obscure, foreign, and off the beaten track, which only adds to the exclusivity. And why not? The whole idea is to seek out photo accessories that accomplish something camera and lens manufacturers didn’t think to make but perfectly fills a niche in your own photographic pursuits.

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Our 5 Favorite Photo Gadgets & Gizmos: Safe Media Storage Solutions
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 28, 2016  | 

Samsung’s Portable SSD T3: This new palm-sized, external solid state drive (SSD) offers multi-terabyte (TB) storage capacity and is equipped with Samsung’s proprietary Vertical NAND (V-NAND) and SSD TurboWrite technology. The T3 drive provides advanced performance that enables users to quickly and easily store/transfer large multimedia content across a variety of devices. 

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7 Ways to Keep Photo Gear Dry in Bad Weather
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jan 22, 2016  | 

Winter Storm Jonas is bearing down on our nation’s capitol and threatening to bury DC, Philly and maybe even New York City in snow this weekend. In fact, if you live anywhere east of Oklahoma, you’re probably charging batteries, restocking the liquor cabinet and laying in a good supply of unhealthy snacks that you can justify eating only during a weather emergency. But how do you plan to protect your camera when you venture out to capture the storm? Here are a few options. 

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Our 5 Favorite Photo Gadgets & Gizmos: Social Media & Adventure Gear
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 21, 2016  | 

Canon PowerShot N2: The PowerShot N2 camera is a Wi-Fi (and NFC-enabled) high-spec model that can capture high-quality images to post to your social networking websites. The N2 even allows users to shoot remotely from a smartphone or tablet. The Self Portrait mode takes advantage of the camera's selfie-ready, multi-angle touch panel LCD, showing you in a flattering light. 

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LensCoat’s LensHide Camouflages You for Stealth Nature Photography
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 20, 2016  | 

The LensCoat LensHide is a clever camouflage covering that conceals both the photographer and his or her camera gear for stealth, undercover nature photography.

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Our 5 Favorite Photo Gadgets & Gizmos: Pocket Sized Gear On the Go
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 14, 2016  | 

Lastolite’s EzyBounce Bounce Card: The new EzyBounce is a foldable compact bounce card that fits directly (and securely) to a shoe-mounted flashgun. This bounce card is designed to help photographers achieve a softer lighting effect and eliminate any harsh shadows that may be created when using a direct flash. It has four different on-flash configurations and a compact/foldable design. 

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Selfie Stick with a Built-In Battery & 24-Hour Battery for a GoPro: Re-fuel's Cool Photo Accessories
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jan 14, 2016  | 

A selfie stick with a built-in battery pack—why didn’t I think of that? And a 24-hour battery for my GoPro HERO4? Crazy!

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The Goods: Our Favorite New Premium Photo Gear
Staff  |  Jan 12, 2016  | 

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

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Our 5 Favorite Photo Gadgets & Gizmos: Let’s Go Retro
Cynthia Boylan  |  Jan 07, 2016  | 

Holga 135 BC Plastic Lens 35mm Film Camera: The BC stands for Black Corners effect and it creates prominent vignettes in your 35mm photos. The Holga uses all 35mmm formats films and it can operate without any batteries. There is a hot shoe on 135 BC, that allows you to use a flash when taking pictures at dark environments ( the flash is available separately). The Holga 135 BC is a fixed focus camera that offers four choices of object distances and two choice of aperture (f/11 and f/8). The Multiple Exposure effect can be easily achieve by not advancing the film after a frame has been exposed. There is a Lens/Filter for different effects available as an optional accessory. 

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Our 5 Favorite Photo Gadgets & Gizmos: Hot Gear for the New Year
Cynthia Boylan  |  Dec 31, 2015  | 

KILLSPENCER’s Van Styles Special Edition Camera Straps: KILLSPENCER and Van Styles have teamed up to create two new special edition camera wrist straps. Skillfully handcrafted in KILLSPENCER’s Los Angeles workshop, the product merges functionality with the beauty of minimalist design. The KILLSPENCER x Van Styles Camera Wrist Strap is crafted from durable, stylish black leather and embossed with Van’s logo in two color options: Noir and Gilded. 

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I Got A New Camera. Now What Do I Need? 7 Things to Get You Started
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 31, 2015  | 

You have common sense enough to know that you need a spare battery, high capacity memory cards, USB card reader and, for sure, a subscription to Shutterbug, so we won’t restate the obvious. But there are a few other things you really should have to maximize the fun and function of your new camera.

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