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A War Photographer’s Storage Casualties [Blockquote]

The size and quality of digital photographs has exploded over the last 10 years. So, we asked our friend and war photographer , Teru Kuwayama , how his storage and backup system has changed to accommodate the data boom. More
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The Camera-man Is Real, And He’s From Pentax [Photography]

New from Pentax—a smiley faced 52mm lens cap attached to a rag doll! Take a moment to process the true scope of such an idea, then realize that this flower print person is just one of 100 designs: More
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Shooting Challenge: Reflection In a Mirror [Photography]

It's the oldest trick in the book—reflect any object in a mirror and said object becomes infinitely more artsy. For this week's Shooting Challenge , let's show the world why mirrored surfaces have still got it. More
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167 Miraculous Monotones [Photography]

You need to look at these photos. The 167 entries in this week's "Monotone" Shooting Challenge are of a completely humbling, professional quality. More
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Lensbaby Composer, Fisheye and Soft Focus review: creativity abounds

Lensbaby lenses have been out and about for a long while now, but we were just recently able to sit down with a few of the company's best and brightest in order to form our own opinions of the (admittedly overlooked) creative devices. For those unaware, Lensbaby makes a handful of lenses and optics that help users engage in selective focus photography, and frankly, create all sorts of wild images that would be otherwise difficult or impossible to create within Photoshop. There's no question that these are hobby lenses through and through -- you wouldn't want to hinge your business on these -- but are they worth the comparatively low asking prices? Read on to find out. Gallery: Lensbaby Composer, Fisheye and Soft Focus unboxing Continue reading Lensbaby Composer, Fisheye and Soft Focus review: creativity abounds Lensbaby Composer, Fisheye and Soft Focus review: creativity abounds originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Pros and cons to Facebook’s fast-growing role in digital photography

The glossy print, it seems, is losing its sheen. According to estimates from IDC, 42 billion photos will be printed worldwide, both commercially and personally, in 2013. That's a third fewer than the 63 billion printed in 2008. Meanwhile about 124 billion photos are on pace to be shared through...
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Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Take a Look Edition [Remainders]

In today's Remainders: sights! Visit Paris in your browser with a magnificent 24 gigapixel photograph; behold America, circa 1972, in the EPA's 15,000 photograph Documerica project, and more. More
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Fix Uneven Skin Tones in Photoshop [Photoshop]

Adjusting skin tones in photos can often be harder than adjusting for other colors, but Photoshop guru Helen Bradley has some quick tips for smoothing skin tones as effectively as possible. More
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GigaPan Indexes Enormous Panoramic Photos [Photography]

If you like taking and sharing panoramic photos—or just enjoy checking out the impressive results others have gotten—GigaPan indexes high-resolution panoramic photos. More
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Shooting Challenge: Monotone [Photography]

With a single candle , your photos were stupendous. So for this week's Shooting Challenge , we're tying a different hand behind your back: color. More
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