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Meet Wilbur

Meet Wilbur, the traveling wombat

This is Wilbur our traveling wombat. It’s all a bit of silliness, but it makes life fun and keeps people engaged while we travel on our adventures. The tags of #whereswilburnow and #wilbur get some great comments and we have taken Wilbur on so many of our adventures. So, I

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Pentax daguerreotype camera

Huh? Pentax announces a new daguerreotype camera!

Ricoh/Pentax announced a daguerreotype camera, catching the film industry off guard. “It’s 1830s specs, but with some modern touches,” designer Takeo Suzuki stated via Instagram. While the video doesn’t reveal many details or a launch date, Suzuki stated that the camera is in development. “We have wanted to embrace analog

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Wonder what to do with that old DSLR that's lying around while you shoot a mirrorless camera? Maybe use it as a candle holder

Mirrorless for me!

After a lifelong career in photography, I no longer own a DSLR camera. Wow. I never thought I’d say that. How about you? Do you think DSLRs are doomed? I have used single-lens reflex cameras for, well, ever. Eight retired Nikon F, F2, F3, and F5 35mm film cameras decorate

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Lomography introduces orange and teal film for Peter McKinnon fans

Lomography has developed an orange and teal film that is meant to satisfy fans of Peter McKinnon. The new film fits between Lomography’s purple and turquoise films, and lets photographers photograph scenes with an orange and teal look. The orange and teal look was brought to popularity by McKinnon, and

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Portrait Tips: Stay relevant, use your tools

As a portraitist, it’s imperative that you stay ahead of trends. Your clients depend on your eye for what looks good at this point in time. That’s why seeing movies could be a tax write-off. Also, like I always say, you’ve got to know what all of your tools can

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Sony AI: Groundbreaking artificial intelligence camera announced

Sony has been on the cutting edge of camera technology for quite some time. However, I think they may have outdone themselves this time. Next-level artificial intelligence From their press release: “Using a positronic neural network, Sony AI will offer suggestions vocally to the camera user on composition and settings.

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The perfect light for photography finally determined

This just in. We have finally, after hundreds of years making photographs, discovered the perfect light. That’s right, folks. The absolutely best time to photograph anywhere on Earth has been discovered. Grab your cameras, grab a lens. Which lens? It doesn’t matter because the light is perfect. Thanks to the Perseverance rover has sent

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Beware the drop bear

Living in Australia, we seemed to have hit the jackpot when it comes to weird, wacky and dangerous animals. It seems everything is out to kill you. Sharks, snakes, spiders, crocodiles … we have some of the deadliest critters in the world. Cute but dangerous But even our wacky ones

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