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Melissa Niu

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Six principles to help you progress

Coming from a broadcast journalism background, I’ve had the privilege of interviewing some of the most unique talents from various respective fields. My life right out of college was spent chasing down the stories and thoughts of professional athletes, politicians, professors, CEOs, humanitarians, musicians and what later came, photographers. But

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How we can all learn from the creativity of a child

Creativity in children. We can learn so much by listening and observing them in everyday life. They allow their imaginations to just flow. She’s my 7-year-old and her world is a fascinating place. Her daily needs are simple; food, sleep and adventure. Her notebook is full of friendly monster doodles

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Any occasion unique gift ideas for photographers

I’ve been looking for some great, yet inexpensive gift ideas for my photography-loving friends. But buying them equipment or gear is a little over my spending allowance. So if your camera lover has a fun sense of humor or loves all things photography, I’ve found some fun things that are

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Creating Dream-like Composites with Photoshop

Every Sunday night, we take a family adventure. Most of the photos that you see on my website are from different hikes or walks throughout the state of Utah. We take a camera, we stay in our Sunday best and go out to document a few moments together. We look

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Featured Artist: Mircea Bunea

Mircea Bunea won the December Drobo Featured photo contest and we are thrilled to introduce you to more of his creativity behind the camera. Born in 1962, and still living, in Timisoara, Romania, Mircea is a lover of all things photography and as you can see from his profile, music.

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Featured Artist: Barry Mountford

Barry Mountford won the November Drobo Featured photo contest and we are thrilled to introduce you to more of his creativity behind the camera. Barry is a Northeast England Photographer/Artist based in Gateshead specialising in unique portraits. We appreciate his ability to create fun expression with images that push the

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Giveaway! Stuff Your Stockings with Drobo

We have teamed up with our friends at Drobo to assist in stuffing your Holiday stockings with some great storage solutions. Stock your workstation with three of our favorite Drobosthe Drobo 3rd Gen, Drobo 5D, and Drobo 5N. Each model is designed to meet the unique storage needs of your

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Beautiful Landscape Inspiration with Peter Zajfrid

We came across Peter’s work a while back and needless to say, his landscape photography knocked our socks off. Not only is his work simple, colorful with a hint of magic, but he captures such beautiful worlds in lands that I long to see. The most shocking part about Peter,

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HOT GEAR: Metabones Canon EF Lens to Micro Four Thirds Speed Boost Adapter

On a recent podcast, our man, Chase Reynolds, from LensRenstals.com hooks us up with popular items that have been rented on a regular basis. And one of them being the Metabones Canon EF to Micro 4/3 Speed Booster Adapter. Take a listen. Their conversation starts around 27:30. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/169373024″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true”

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Aaron Grimes and his Iceland Excursion with Lightroom

I can’t imagine jumping into the industry as the son of Joel Grimes, a rather well known portrait photographer and educator. But I have to applaud him, he’s making quite a name for himself as he jumps head first into the videographer roll. Meet Aaron Grimes, videographer. Aaron and his

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