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Enter to Win the PetaPixel’s New Year, New Gear Giveaway

We’re excited to announce the "New Year, New Gear Giveaway”! We’ve partnered with some outstanding brands to offer an incredible prize package. One lucky winner will receive a collection of 11 diverse and unique photography gear and products.

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Upscale, Denoise, Deblur Photo and Restore Facial Details with New Aiarty Image Enhancer Powered by AI

Every photographer encounters challenges with image quality at some point. These could be blurry or out-of-focus pictures from unsteady hands, grainy or noisy shots from cranking up the ISO, underexposed images in dim lighting, or pixelated photos that lose their clarity and detail when zoomed in -- these are all typical headaches requiring effective solutions.

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Winxvideo AI: Enhance, Upscale, Denoise & Stabilize Video and Images

Let's face it, we've all experienced the frustration of dealing with subpar video and photo quality. Whether it's a grainy wedding video from low-light conditions, shaky action shots, low-resolution old videos, or choppy vintage films or animations due to low frame rates, these common issues can significantly impact the overall quality of your media.

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Unwrap Big Savings at Canon’s Online Store

The holiday season is here, and Canon is making it easier than ever to give the gift of photography with deals on cameras and lenses through their online store. Whether you’re shopping for a budding photographer, upgrading your gear, or treating yourself, Canon's holiday promotions offer something for everyone.

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Take Your Family Photos to the Next Level This Holiday Season

The holiday season is officially here, which means family portraits galore. Many people seek out a professional photographer around the holidays to get images for Christmas cards. For others, it could be one of those rare times when everyone is together, and they want to commemorate that with photos. Or, maybe you just want to document your own family through the special holiday season. No matter the situation, you'll want to do everything you can to produce quality, wall-worthy images. It can be overwhelming if you're new to family or portrait photography, but here are some easy tips to help you get the best out of each session.

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Tamron Lens Buyer’s Guide: Holiday Instant Savings

This holiday season, upgrade your gear and save on select Tamron lenses for your Sony E-mount, Nikon Z mount or FUJIFILM X-mount camera! Enjoy big discounts on a wide-range of lenses including fast zooms like the 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 for Sony E-mount and the versatile 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD for Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount! With a diverse selection of lenses available, Tamron provides outstanding quality and performance to assist you in capturing breathtaking images during this holiday season -- and in any season.

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Big Savings Ahead: Snap Up to 40% OFF ugee Fun Gear!

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner, and it’s high time to gear up for the best deals of this year! ugee offers whopping discounts of up to 40% off on our linkups including the latest comers Fun Drawing Pad UT2&UT3. Whether you find yourself as an artist, designer or just looking to explore your creative side, there’s no better chance to upgrade your toolkit with ugee’s fun gear.

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6 Ways to Expand Your Creativity According to a Pro Photographer

Over the last decade, photographer Erin Sullivan has built an impressive travel photography portfolio by embracing creativity in both traditional and unconventional ways. Erin Outdoors, as she is more widely known, has inspired countless photographers and travelers alike to explore their artistic potential by learning how to expand their creativity.

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Deal Alert: Save on Popular SIGMA Lenses This Holiday Season

SIGMA has been crafting lenses specifically designed to appeal to every type of photographer since the launch of SIGMA Global Vision back in 2012. Since then, SIGMA has been innovating the most standard of workhorse zooms to the apex of niche astrophotography gear. This year, SIGMA announced several new takes on old favorites, including the 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN II | Art -- a reinvention of a classic complete with more bells and whistles than ever before.

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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Photographers in the 2024 Holiday Season

Welcome to the ultimate holiday gift guide for photographers! Whether you're shopping for a professional photographer or someone who is just starting out in this creative field, we have curated a selection of gifts that will inspire, enhance, and elevate their photography experience.

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Power Up With Black Friday Deals From Bluetti

The right gear can mean the difference between a fleeting moment lost or perfectly captured. This Black Friday, Bluetti is offering limited-time deals on three products tailored for photographers who demand performance, portability, and peace of mind.

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SmallRig Black Friday Deals Are Here

Black Friday is a battleground for deals, and this year, SmallRig is arming photographers and videographers with some of the best discounts on essential gear.

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Deal Alert: Save 15% on Select ProMaster Camera Bags and Gloves

ProMaster products are designed and developed in the US by a small team of enthusiastic photographers for fellow creatives, storytellers, artists, and adventurers. Each product is thoughtfully designed to be practical, dependable, and enjoyable to use.

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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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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.