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This DIY “Bullet Time” Rig Captures Time-Warping 360° Cinematic Effects on the Cheap (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 11, 2017

If you’re unfamiliar with the term “bullet time,” it’s a frozen-moment visual effect in which some parts of a scene proceed at normal speed while others (like flying bullets) are slowed dramatically as you see in the short clip below and a longer version at the bottom of this page.

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Laugh of the Day: The Best and Worst Ways to Carry Your Valuable Camera Gear (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 10, 2017

Photographers tend to be very particular about the bags, straps and holsters they use to carry their gear, and some of us have a veritable “bag mountain” somewhere in our home. In the humorous video below, Chris Niccolls of TheCameraStoreTV demonstrates the options he loves and those he doesn’t.

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Everything You Need to Know About Using ND Filters for Dramatic Long Exposure Photographs (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 10, 2017

Many of the most dramatic outdoor images are made by experienced photographers using neutral density (ND) filters in conjunction with long exposures. In the video below you’ll learn everything you need to know about choosing the proper ND filter for the scene at hand and using it properly.

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Photographing the Night Sky with Mike Mezeul II Who Shot the Cover of Our June How-To Issue (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 10, 2017

Mike Mezeul II is a landscape photographer who says he’s addicted to photographing the night sky: “Looking at the stars and beauty of the Milky Way with your naked eye is mind-blowing,” he explains. In the video below you’ll see how Mezeul helps his workshop students capture that awe with their cameras.

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Here’s How to Use Exposure Blending in Photoshop to Make Your Landscape Photographs Pop (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 09, 2017

We’re all familiar with the common dilemma when shooting landscape photos in which a compromise has to be made between a blown-out sky and an overly dark foreground. In the video below, image-editing expert Nick Page demonstrates why an exposure-blending technique is far more effective than global highlight/shadow adjustments or using an HDR plugin.

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Krystle Wright Braves the Perils and Chaos of Being a Professional Adventure Sports Photographer
Ron Leach  |  May 09, 2017

Krystle Wright is a nomadic adventure photographer from Australia who travels the globe in a quest to capture dramatic images of expeditions and extreme sports. She recently sat down with our sister network GrindTV to discuss the dangers and rigors of a commitment to push herself beyond what might be considered sane.

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Filmmaker John Downer Uses Animal Robots with Spy Cams to Capture Amazing Wildlife Footage (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 09, 2017

British filmmaker John Downer has been capturing amazing footage of wildlife for years, but now he and his team at John Downer Productions have upped their game with the use of realistic robotic animals fitted with built-in spy cameras. As you can see from the video below it's all pretty amazing.

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CROZ is a Transparent Compact Digital Camera You Assemble Yourself from a $130 Kit
Ron Leach  |  May 08, 2017

Who needs a pocket-sized 5-megapixel camera these days? Well, what if it’s one that you can assemble yourself from a kit that only costs $130?

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7 Cheap Photo Hacks Using Common Household Items That Will Improve Your Photography (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 08, 2017

All photographers love quick tips to help them improve their images and protect their gear. And if that advice involves using inexpensive household items you already have, all the better.

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Thomas Heaton Used a Drone to Make These Stunning Landscape Photographs on a Greek Island (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  May 08, 2017

Thomas Heaton is an acclaimed British landscape photographer with over 100,000 followers on his YouTube channel, and he recently decided to get away from it all on the Greek Island of Rhodes. Fortunately for all his fans, Heaton just can’t sit still on the beach, and just happed to have a DJI Mavic Pro drone in his backpack.

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