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3 Steps to Creating a Dramatic B&W Infrared Photo in Photoshop

Like most photographers, I love black-and-white infrared images. There is a purity and intensity to a well-crafted monochrome image, and there are many software options out there to help convert an image to black-and-white. In my experience, the best way to convert an infrared image to monochrome is a method that gives me the most control over how each color is translated. Filters that…
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Sony Discontinues A-Mount Lenses, the Final Nail in A-Mount’s Coffin

Sony Japan has listed all of its A-Mount lenses as “discontinued” or “no longer available” through its store. While Sony removed its A-Mount DSLRs in a similar fashion nearly a year ago, this appears to be the final death knell for the format. A-Mount Lenses Have Been Discontinued Sony’s Japanese camera product listing now denotes all A-mount lenses as either “discontinued”…
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Samsung’s New Galaxy S22 Smartphones Have Improved Camera Tech

As has been an annual affair for Samsung this time of year, it released its latest set of flagship smartphones, headlined by the Galaxy S22 Ultra, along with the Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22. Samsung didn’t go for an overhaul, but it did push the S22 Ultra, in particular, to a new level by integrating the S Pen. The cameras still figure prominently into what these devices are about, but…
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Leica's new L1 and L2 timepieces will cost you more than the company's new $9K M11 rangefinder

If you think Leica’s cameras are expensive, wait until you see the price of the company’s new timepieces, originally announced back in 2018. Leica has launched its much-teased watches, the Leica L1 and Leica L2, which cost $10,000 and $14,000, respectively. The timepieces’ exteriors were ‘conceptualized’ by Professor Achim Heine, who Leica says ‘has designed numerous Leica products in…
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