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Travel Notes: Three towns in Hungary in five hours

Hungary is a beautiful country. Along the Danube River, the vistas and little villages are very picturesque. Perfect for photography. Unless … Ships, buses and walking tours, oh my. None of these are ideal for photography. We’ve all been there, though I’m guessing. You have to make the best of

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Protect your knees in landscape photography

Getting down low can make for a better (read different) landscape photograph. Here’s a tip to inexpensively protect your knees. Closed cell foam I stumbled into this idea when I opened up some packaging. The product was surrounded by closed cell foam. This type of closed cell foam has a

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Three ways to use a ring light in photography

At first glance, it might appear as if a ring light has only one purpose in photography. But really, you can think outside the circle (pun intended) to use a ring light in multiple ways. Today we’d like to share some of those with you. Standard method The standard method

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Can you get good warm photography gloves for under $20?

Is it possible to get good warm photography gloves for under $20? We had a look at the Palmyth Fleece Photography Gloves. Note: I received these gloves as a gift from a family member. This is a completely independent review. All thoughts about these gloves are our own. Pros Cons

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After Effects: Creating incremental movement

To move position in increments (or a stop-motion movement) in After Effects, we can create a position expression that takes the rounded value divided by our desired increment. Then, we multiply this back by the increment and return the output as our value. This spaces out the movement to coincide

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MPB: New year, used gear to buy, sell or trade

Happy New Year! This week’s Photofocus newsletter had the subject, “New gear for the New Year,” bringing the last few weeks to mind. Before the Holidays, one of my buddies mentioned he was planning to buy some new Sony gear and sell his current rig. Wanting to take advantage of

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Five tips and techniques for taking lightning photos

The beauty and power of lightning has fascinated me since I was a kid. So it should probably not have been a surprise I would end up in Florida, the lightning capital of the United States. My home lies in an area that has received the distinction of being called

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Radiant Photo: A foolproof stand-alone solution

Radiant Photo continues to amaze with each new update. Initially, I used Radiant as a finishing step after RAW development and creative processing. I thought the initial results were impressive. But with each new update, the software has quickly become a first line tool for all but the most difficult

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Using the Keystone feature in Capture One

Capture One’s Keystone feature allows you to correct the perspective on your image, vertically, horizontally or both. It’s handy when your images are a little crooked. You have three options for this feature. Pick what works and drag the toggle points to the desired location and then click “Apply.” The

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Radiant Photo: Natural colors instantly with a click

Is it possible to produce natural colors in the sky and grass with one click? Radiant Imaging Labs produces this and more instantly. Let’s have a look. Radiant Photo: Fidelity Image fidelity is one of those terms most of us don’t hear much. Often, “image fidelity” is defined as the

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