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How to Save Money on Photography Gifts This Holiday Season

With Christmas only a couple of months away, it's not too early to start planning holiday gifts. The season can quickly drain your wallet, so saving money on thoughtful gifts is always a great idea.

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The Best Photos from GuruShots’ ‘Art of Architecture’ Challenge

GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Art of Architecture" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 29 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is Bruno Ribeiro of Portugal (whose photo is seen above).

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Everything You Need to Make Great Videos with an iPhone

With the recent addition of the Apple Log profile in the Apple iPhone 15/16 Pro/Pro Max models, you can capture truly professional video with the phone in your pocket. We use iPhone footage interwoven with large sensor mirrorless cameras constantly when shooting PetaPixel’s YouTube videos, and few viewers have commented on a difference. However, to make iPhone video truly compare to dedicated cameras, it takes a bit of technique, and a few additional accessories.

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Deal Alert: Get Huge Savings Up to 25% Off Select OWC Gear

OWC specializes in designing and manufacturing professional-grade solutions for photo and video professionals, including the fully integrated Atlas ecosystem of CFexpress and SD memory cards and memory card readers, alongside expansive Thunderbolt docks and blazing-fast external SSDs.

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Filmora 14 Delivers AI-Powered Efficiency and Simplicity to Your Video Editing

Wondershare's award-winning Filmora 14 video editing software promises groundbreaking new features, including new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that ensures video editors and creators can spend more time doing what they love, creating fantastic content, and less time on their computer, all without sacrificing the quality of their work.

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Why Photographers Can’t Afford to Miss Out on Canvas Prints

Every photographer has experienced the frustration of taking the perfect shot and then having it buried in a sea of digital files. Sound familiar? Well, photographs are meant to be seen and felt, and canvas prints do exactly that. You can showcase your pictures in a manner that others can touch and admire them up close.

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How to Capture Better Macro Wildlife Photographs

Macro Photographer Ben Salb is an OM SYSTEM Ambassador whose passion for photography lies in the small details of the natural world. The Maryland-based photographer specializes in high magnification insect and spider photography, often finding his subjects close to home in the lush woods of the United States’ eastern coast.

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Aiarty Image Enhancer Upscales Images by 800% with Real Details

Even with the most advanced camera sensors, photographers often encounter scenarios where image upscaling is necessary. A photo may be deemed too small for specific purposes, such as website uploads, prints, or online photo services. Or you may need to upscale micro or long-range wildlife photography to magnify minute details.

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Get Your Kit Ready for Fall Foliage

It may still feel like summer, but fall will be here before you know it. If you’re hoping to photograph some fall foliage this year but need (or want) new gear for it, now is the time to figure out and order what you need.

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Photographing Compelling Urban Scenes With Martin Lindner

Martin Lindner is a German photographer and Adobe Lightroom Ambassador known for capturing captivating images with unique perspectives in urban environments. Lindner’s use of shapes, patterns, symmetry, and leading lines create images that ask his viewers to use their imaginations to decipher the story being told in the frame.

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Using K&F CONCEPT Accessories To Elevate Your Photography Game

In the photography world, we're always looking for something that will help us get our work done just a little bit faster, a little bit easier, and a little bit better. It might be a lighter but sturdier tripod, a bigger and more useful backpack, or even filters to help get that tricky shot without having to spend hours in Photoshop after the fact. There's really no shortage of increasing quality and innovation in the products available for a photographer's kit, which is why K&F CONCEPT gear is so interesting.

MagLight: The MagSafe Smart RGB Light Redefines Mobile Photography Lighting

In a world where smartphone photography is dominating the visual spectrum, Moonside, a cutting-edge lighting technology company, has announced its newest innovation – Moonside MagLight. The MagLight is the world's first 6-in-1 MagSafe smart camera light designed for phone cameras, bridging the gap between professional photography lighting and mobile photography creators.

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Aiarty Image Enhancer Elevates Image Quality and Resolution Up to 32K

Every photographer encounters image quality issues at some point. Blurry or out-of-focus photos from shaky hands, grainy or noisy images caused by high ISO settings, too dark pictures due to low-light conditions, or low-quality or pixelated lacking details when zooming in – these are all common frustrations.

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Six Ways to Help Yourself See Like a Photographer

Chris Eyre-Walker, an OM SYSTEM Ambassador from Belgium, grew up traveling with his parents who were avid amateur photographers. These childhood photography adventures, which led Eyre-Walker to visit over 20 countries by the time he was 15, translated into a successful photography and filmmaking career.

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Improve Your Architectural and Interior Photography with These Top 5 Pro Tips

If you're an aspiring architectural and interior photographer this one's for you. Have you ever found yourself frustrated with spending hours on-site photographing commercial or residential spaces, then staying up until 2 am in the editing dungeon, only to get lackluster results? Trust me, I’ve been there.

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Why You Should Sell Your Gear to a Reseller

Selling the gear you no longer use can be a great way to earn money back, whether you are putting that money towards new gear or simply trying to make a buck. Plus, there's no sense in unused gear sitting on a shelf collecting dust when someone else could enjoy it.

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Using Adobe Lightroom’s New AI Tools to Tell Better Travel Stories

For over a decade, Tiffany Nguyen has been traveling the world documenting the landscape, adventure, and culture in some of the most photogenic places. With Adobe’s recent announcement of a number of impressive new Lightroom Firefly-powered features, Lightroom Ambassador Nguyen revisited some of her favorite photos to give them a modern, Firefly-assisted, makeover.

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Get Ready for Your Summer Photo Adventures with ProMaster Tripods

It's that time of year again – where spring begins to give way to summer. Soon, the sun will be shining, the days will be getting longer, and it's time to start planning those summer photography trips and travels. As you prepare for your summer adventures, it's essential to have the right gear to make the most of your photography experiences. Tripods are a must have.

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My Take: How AI Image Editing Keeps Me Competitive in the Market

I'm Karlis, a professional photographer with 13 years of experience and a focus on weddings. I've been using AI image editing for over two years, during which I've tested various tools and now work with the German provider, Neurapix.

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ProMaster’s Light Attendant App Takes the Guesswork Out of Lighting

Lighting on cinematic photo or video production sets can sometimes be an overwhelming experience. While lighting companies continue to improve both the ease of use and quality of the light lights, mastering and adjusting the setups can take a lot of time, effectively slowing production to a halt when changes need to be made. Thankfully, creatives that leverage the power and simplicity of the ProMaster Light Attendant App can quickly and easily master all of their on-set lighting needs.

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The Ulanzi TT35 Hiking Tripod Offers Five-in-One Functionality

Ulanzi's latest release offers an ingenious design ideal for traveling and hiking photographers or those who like to keep their kit lightweight. The multi-functional design of the Ulanzi TT35 incorporates three hiking poles, a mini tripod, a full-sized travel tripod, and a selfie stick into one product, so each component serves a purpose when out in the field.

Photographing the Winter Wildlife of Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the United States, having been established on March 1st, 1872. While Yellowstone is home to incredible landscapes and countless geothermal features such as Old Faithful Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring, it is also a wildlife photographer’s paradise. This winter, OM SYSTEM Ambassadors Tiffany Taxis and Arthur Lefo visited Yellowstone in search of capturing incredible moments to add to their wildlife portfolio.

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The Godox V1 Pro Flash Offers Double the Light in Half the Space

The recently released $329 Godox V1 Pro is a round-head design speedlight that brings some subtle, and not-so-subtle updates to the already popular V1 system. The new flash adds features like an improved battery and charging system, the ability to take up to 100 continuous shots at full power, and it also has a detachable sub-flash for fill light use that effectively makes the system two lights in one.

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How to Obtain the Right Gear for Shooting an Eclipse

The great solar eclipse of 2024 is less than a month away. For those planning to photograph the event, now is the time to figure out what gear is necessary and order any missing equipment.

The Best Photos from GuruShots’ ‘Water Wonders’ Challenge

GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Water Wonders" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 37 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is Fabiano Dos Santos of the United States (whose photo is seen above).

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How to Photograph the Solar Eclipse

The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8 is a highly anticipated event, in large part because it will be the last to cross over North America for 20 years. It is a special event to witness and photograph, though it does require planning and preparation.

The 2024 OnePlus Photography Awards Are Open for Entries

On February 29th, the fourth annual OnePlus Photography Awards (OPA) will open for entries. OPA is in partnership with the International Photography Awards and is dedicated to highlighting impressive mobile phone photography.

Haukland 7-in-1 Parka Pro: The Ultimate All-Weather Jacket Set for Photographers

In the world of landscape and nature photography, capturing the perfect shot often requires venturing into harsh and unforgiving environments. Whether it's trying to stay warm in the biting cold or attempting to stay dry in frozen rain, photographers need gear that not only shields them from the elements but also enhances their ability to focus on their craft. Enter the Haukland 7-in-1 Parka Pro.

The Godox BFP Flash Projection Attachment is a Perfect Tool for the Discerning Creative

The Godox BFP Flash Projection Attachment is a $299 projection lens that allows users to create interesting, creative, and precise light and shadow patterns in their images with Bowens mount flash heads (optionally the BLP is available for continuous light sources). While it’s not the first system of its kind to hit the market, what makes this unit stand apart from the crowd is it has a 360° rotatable design, has significantly less light leakage, and supports Iris attachments from several other brands.

Unveiling the 2024 Thin Line Fest: A Fusion of Documentary, Music, and Photography

Tucked away in the artists’ enclave of Denton, Texas, Thin Line Fest is an artistic adventure filled with communal celebration and discovery. What started as a documentary film festival in 2007 is now a lively mosaic of artistic expression with seven music stages and multiple photography galleries.

On Safari: A Hands-On With the New OM System OM-1 Mark II

With the announcement of the OM SYSTEM OM-1 Mark II and the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 150-600 F5.0-6.3 IS Lens, wildlife photography has never been more accessible. Professional wildlife photographer Andy Rouse recently used both on a wildlife safari in the Masai Mara, and he shares exclusively with PetaPixel his favorite images and initial impressions of the kit's wildlife performance.

5 Reasons Why Photographers Should Use Files.fm

Compared to other professions, photographers have it rough when it comes to the sheer quantity of equipment required. Not just physical equipment – cameras, lenses, flashes, tripods, light stands, and endless other accessories – but digital tools, too.