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MagMod innovates how speedlights & beauty dishes combine

When MagMod first announced its new MagBox softbox system, I have to say I was excited. While I’ve long been a user of AlienBee strobes, they’re starting to age, and in need of replacement soon. The MagBox had what seemed to be a system that made sense, especially given the

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POTD, street, Milosh Kosanovich

Photographer of the Day: Milosh Kosanovich

Category: Street Photographer: Milosh Kosanovich Photo: “Arts In The Dark-28” I saw this image, “Arts In The Dark-28”, by Milosh Kosanovich and immediately did some research. Did you know Arts in the Dark is a magical evening parade that celebrates my favorite holiday, Halloween, as the “artist’s holiday?” The event draws

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Photographer of the Day: Erik Karole

Category: Outdoor Photographer: Erik Karole Photo: “Fall Feather” “Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” ― Jim Bishop Lovely color and a wonderful alternative way to show off those autumn colors. Simple, yet couldn’t be more perfect. Thanks for sharing with our group! Originally shared

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Portrait Tips: Street Portraits

The other day I was in New York City for PhotoPlus Expo and Photofocus hosted its annual photowalk. It’s a highlight of my photography year and I hope you can join me next time, or at the next conference (like WPPI). I had the pleasure of making several portraits during

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Time-lapse math from the Enthusiast's Guide to Multi Shot Photography

Enthusiast’s Guide: Doing the numbers for time-lapse photography

Photofocus features a series on multi-shot photography excerpted from Rocky Nook’s  “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Multi-Shot Techniques” by Alan Hess Time-lapse and the needed numbers There is some math involved in creating time-lapse videos, but don’t let that scare you off—it isn’t very complicated. The basic concept is to decide

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My used lens was a lemon; here’s how I made lemonade

I recently retired (sold) my much-loved Nikon AF-S Zoom Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 IF-ED lens and replaced it with the Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD. The specs for the Tamron were great and it has image stabilization (IS). My old lens was a bit long in the tooth and I

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Photographer of the Day Jeff Goldberg with "Full Moon Glamour".

Photographer of the Day: Jeff Goldberg

Category: Beauty Photographer: Jeff Goldberg Photo: “Full Moon Glamour” Beauty. Glamour. What is the difference? Today’s photographer of the day image does both. The glamourous lighting couples gracefully with the pose and expression of the subject under the full moon. The circle of fire and light creates an almost silhouette

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Sigma's new 70-200mm f/2.8 Sports zoom lens

Could this lens possibly become the best 70-200mm f/2.8 on the market?

Sigma first unveiled their new series of lenses series at Photokina in Cologne, Germany last September. This new collection includes five new lenses to their three Global Vision product lines: Art, Sports and Contemporary. As a sports photographer, I was really intrigued by the announcement of their highly anticipated 70-200mm

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Master Photo Retouching with Kristi Sherk

One of the best photo retouchers in the business is Kristina Sherk. In this video, Kristi shares her portrait retouching workflow with Lightroom and Perfectly Clear. We’re excited to have world-class photographer and retoucher Kristina Sherk in this webinar to help you step up your retouching. She’ll help us understand the

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