Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8 L Lens Review

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Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8 L Lens Review24

I’ve written in previous reviews how much I love prime lenses (particular both the 50mm f1.8 and f1.4 primes) both for their image quality and fantastic value for money. Having said this there is no denying the flexibility that a mid range zoom adds to your camera bag. In this review we’ll take a look [...]

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Incase 15″ Neoprene Sleeve Plus for MacBook Pro Review

Cameras & Accessories
Incase MacBookPro Laptop Sleeve Review

Having recently bought a 15″ MacBookPro I decided to try and buy a decent sleeve to protect it when traveling. I was not after a laptop bag, just a protective sleeve that would protect my MacBook and allow me to carry it around in my camera bag. After one false start, and reading a lot [...]

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How to Clean Your Camera Lens

Tips & Tutorials

Cleaning your lenses can be a bit daunting for fear of scratching them. Many people get scared of cleaning any part of their camera setup as they seem like such fragile devices. A while ago i posted on how to clean sensor dust but haven’t looked at the correct method to clean lenses here on [...]

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Time Lapse Photography

Photography News

I’ve been thinking for a while about getting into some time lapse photography. I’ve noticed over the last year or so it is getting very popular.
Below are a couple of great time lapse videos i’ve come across. Sit back and enjoy.
This colation from New York was put together by Josh Owens of mindrelic. I love [...]

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Strobist Setup

Cameras & Accessories

This is the second in our series of articles about strobism. In the first article we talked about exactly what strobism is all about and how it can dramatically improve the pictures you take.  In this article we’ll run through some of the basic kit you’ll need to get started in the world of strobism.
Flash [...]

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Strobism

Tips & Tutorials
Strobism Explained

Over the last couple of years the term strobist has become increasingly popular in the world of amateur photography. We thought we’d run a little series of articles on strobism, explaining what it is, what gear you need and how it can improve your photography.
image by geroco
What Is Strobism?
Strobism refers to the use of small [...]

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Top 5 DSLR Cameras

Photography News

I find it interesting from time to time to take a look on the bestellers on Amazon to see what the most popular dslr cameras are. It always seemed to me in the past that Nikon used to top these lists but it seems things are changing.
I’ve definitely noticed over the last few months that [...]

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Landscape Photography Tips

Tips & Tutorials
Landscape Photography Tips

Landscape photography is one of those funny things that appears on the face of it simple but is in fact quite tricky. I sued to think that all i needed to do was to find a nice piece of scenery, point the camera and shoot. Well I soon discovered the results I got were not [...]

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Sensor Dust

Tips & Tutorials
Sensor Dust

For a while I was battling with strange black spots appearing in some of my photographs. At first when this happened i thought it must be a dirty lens so off i went to buy a lens cleaning cloth. Well i became more worried when a thorough clean didn’t resolve the issue and I discovered [...]

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Letter Boxing in Photoshop

Tips & Tutorials
Letter Boxing A Photo: Tutorial

It is well known amongst photographers that the surround of a photograph can greatly change or enhance the effect of a particular photo. Simply by mounting a photo with a particular colour (usually white or black works best) can focus the viewers attention on your subject matter, improving their viewing experience.
One of the most common [...]

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