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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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Sigma’s New Affordable Telephoto Lenses May Interest Birders
Sigma has introduced some wonderful telephoto lenses for photographers documenting birds and wildlife. Models such as 100-400mm, 150-600mm, and 300-600mm, amongst others. It now appears that the company is working on a new patent that can make things better. Have a look at their…
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9 Things New Documentary Photographers Need to Know
While it may sound precocious to discuss what to do before starting a documentary photo project then jump into its final edit, bare with me. The point is that preparation before you pick up your camera is just as crucial to your photo story as your final presentation, and you sh…
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The Best Film Cameras Under $500
Analog cameras are riding a new wave of interest in 2026. There are many young photographers embracing the age-old technology, and a sense of nostalgia attached to it. With fewer companies introducing new film cameras, we have collated a list that can be of help for young and se…
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The Most Important Thing a Photographer Can Have Today Isn’t Gear
Copyright: do you know anything about it? There's a big lawsuit against OpenAI and about how they've used torrents to get a ton of copyrighted material to train their AI. As time goes on, it's getting more and more fascinating to watch. But I keep wondering why photographers can…
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kottke.org (Feed)
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New-to-me vocabulary: oneshotted , “a term that...
New-to-me vocabulary: oneshotted, “a term that means, roughly, to be destroyed and subsequently remade by a single experience”.
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Cookie Queens
Cookie Queens is a feature-length documentary film that follows four Girl Scouts as they navigate the big business & big feelings of Girl Scout Cookie season. “Cookie Queens” is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and pain points woven into one of America��…
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Interview with the guy behind the great Art But Make...
Interview with the guy behind the great Art But Make It Sports social accounts. “When he sees a sports photograph, he can recall, off the top of his head, a pose, or a style, or even just a figure or a form, from a painting or a sculpture.”
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The Banality of the Video Podcast . “The sets,...
The Banality of the Video Podcast. “The sets, installed with plentiful mics awaiting speech, are authoritative and yet unintimidating, like a friend’s renovated suburban basement.”
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There’s No Earthly Way of Knowing Which Direction We Are Going…
Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.: The author of a nonfiction book about the effects of artificial intelligence on truth acknowledged on Monday that he had included numerous made-up or misattributed quotes concocted by A.I. The author, Steven Ros…
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Why Photographers Are Paying Premiums for This Leica
When it comes to choosing a luxury camera, everyone knows there are only a few options. One such brand is Leica, which has never shied away from offering what most photographers desire. While there are multiple cameras that have held up their value, this Leica model has seen an…
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Cucumbers used to be called “cowcumbers” ....
Cucumbers used to be called “cowcumbers”. I’m sorry, what?!
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No reparations for Black Americans. No student loan...
No reparations for Black Americans. No student loan forgiveness. No UBI for average Americans. But reparations, treason forgiveness, and UBI for the Jan 6th insurrectionists & criminals who attacked Congress. Got it, got it, got it.
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Is Canon Working on Tilt-Shift Lens Unlike Any Other?
Over the years, Canon has introduced some great lenses for multiple photographers. From landscape to wildlife, photographers have a varied range that they can work with. Amongst various creations, Canon's tilt-shift lenses have been the most promising and loved. It appears that…
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On the heels of turning Orwell’s Animal Farm into a...
On the heels of turning Orwell’s Animal Farm into a kids’ movie, Alexandra Petri imagines other dystopian source material for family flicks. “Andy Serkis’s Maus: Talking mice? Great. Talking mice and cats? Even better!”
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“Somewhere between ‘Let’s catch up...
“Somewhere between ‘Let’s catch up soon’ and ‘Sorry, life has been hectic’, adult friendship became one of the most emotionally significant and least discussed losses of modern life.”
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The fake courtesy machine is a wooden hand-cranked...
The fake courtesy machine is a wooden hand-cranked contraption that types “I hope this email finds you well” over and over again. Jacquard loom & player piano vibes.
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The Best Classic Sigma Lenses for Portraits Under $1000
Full frame lenses can be quite expensive. For portrait photographers, there are some lovely options out there, but with third-party lenses, they also come at a budget price. If you are someone who is looking to add a new portrait lens to their gear list, then here are two option…
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Marcin Wichary on how to get more fun and utility from...
Marcin Wichary on how to get more fun and utility from your keyboard experience. “Break all the rules. You’re designing for the audience of one.”
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Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise . The Pudding...
Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise. The Pudding analyzed 200,000 similes from popular fiction. “The clichés are obvious, marked by a single tall spike that overshadows the others.”
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Film Photography for Street Photographers: The Basics
"Since typical street shooters need to capture fast-changing moments, the faster the film the better."
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Blending Natural Light and Strobe Light for Better Portrait Photography
Fact: sometimes your most effective photos are made outside and using flash. But it really depends on how powerful the flash is, your creative vision, and so many other factors. And we're talking about them right here.
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3 Landscape Lessons from Minor White
Minor White would delight in the fact that I’m using his photographs as a lesson for creating compelling landscape compositions. He dedicated much of his life to teaching photography and its principles to students of the medium at a variety of institutions throughout his caree…
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jmoiron.net blog (Feed)
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Big Tech Breaking Bad
The most hated people in America are leaders of big tech companies. This definitely wasn't true when I got into the industry, so how did we get here? Our current tech environment can trace its roots to the personal computer revolution of the 70s and 80s. There was a real DIY sw…
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