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Supermodel Captures Amazing GoPro Video Flying Over Active Volcano in a Wingsuit (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 15, 2016

In our second “don’t-try-this-at home” post of the day, here’s an amazing GoPro video of supermodel/skydiver Roberta Mancino as she flies over active volcano Villarrica in Chile. She began her jump at 15,000 feet, before gliding to safety in a parachute.

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Photo Tip of the Day: DO NOT Photograph Dune Buggies Flying Over Your Head (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 15, 2016

We typically include a cautionary warning when posting photos or videos of photographers engaged in dangerous pursuits. In the case of this genius who decided to photograph dune buggies flying over his head, we’ll be more blunt: Don’t be this guy.

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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Beams Back Selfies From the Red Planet
Ron Leach  |  Jun 15, 2016

Selfies tend to get a bum rap from serious photographers these days, but you really have to love the latest self-portraits beamed back to Earth by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover with Mount Sharp in the background. 

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Want to See an Awesome Time-Lapse Video? Look No Further: This One Is Epic (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 13, 2016

Time-lapse videos are quite popular these days, but the example below by Australian filmmaker Keith Loutit is a true pièce de résistance. Loutit made the video in the bustling Asian metropolis of Singapore where he is based. 

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Great News: Photography is NOT Bad For Your Brain After All!
Ron Leach  |  Jun 13, 2016

We caused a minor uproar recently after posting a study indicating that taking too many photos can be bad for your brain by impairing memory and distorting reality. Well, take heart, because a newer study published by the American Psychological Association indicates that people who photograph their experiences actually enjoy them more.

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Photographer Straps GoPro to Camera to Show What It's Like to Shoot a Wedding (POV Video)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 13, 2016

Sooner or later most photographers will receive the dreaded question: “Would you mind shooting our wedding?” If you’ve never taken on this daylong assignment, you may not realize how important and challenging it is. Be sure to watch this video before saying “yes.”

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How to Choose and Use the Right Wide-Angle Lenses: Getting the Most Out Of Your Wide Shots
Ron Leach  |  Jun 10, 2016

Nothing beats the versatile wide-angle lens for street shooting, travel, and landscape photography. Whether you’re capturing mountain vistas or bustling street scenes, the wide-angle lens offers an ideal combination of features for quick, candid shooting.

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Shutterbug Reader Selling Rare 1000mm f/4.5 Super Telephoto Lens Made for NASA in 1964
Ron Leach  |  Jun 09, 2016

After seeing yesterday’s post about a new 1000mm telephoto lens Canon has in development, reader Jim Headley let us know he has a rare Birns and Sawyer Omnitar 1000mm f/4.5 telephoto for sale. The one-of-a-kind lens was commissioned by NASA in 1964 through Birns and Sawyer in Los Angeles and built by Astra in Germany.

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Thousands of Chilly Colombians Get Naked for Massive Group Photo Shoot (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 09, 2016

It was a chilly 46 degrees in Bogota, Colombia, but that didn’t stop 6,000 enthusiastic volunteers from stripping off their clothes for NY-based photographer Spencer Tunick who organized the shoot in the town’s Bolivar Plaza. Tunick has held similar mass nude shoots in Mexico City, Amsterdam and Sydney.

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Photo Tip of the Day: Do NOT Drop Your $70,000 Camera Rig While Showing Off (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Jun 09, 2016

Here’s a video that’s both amusing and horrifying at the same: A showboating photographer got a bit too exuberant and dropped his $70,000 camera rig! Hint: You may want to watch this sitting down.

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