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The Problem with ‘Fix it in Post’ and ‘Get it Right in the Camera’

It’s time we put some updated sensibilities’ behind the statements “fix it in post” and “getting it right in the camera”. A few people mentioned these phrases to me recently and honestly, I was surprised to hear how they interpreted the meaning behind them. I was even more surprised and disappointed when I posted the topic on social media today and quite a few people weighed in with…
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How the Calibration Tool in Adobe Lightroom Actually Works

One of the most misunderstood tools in Adobe Lightroom is the Calibration tool. This is kind of a shame, because it’s also one of the most powerful tools available to us as photographers, both from a correction perspective and a creative perspective. The Calibration tool is incredibly powerful but I find that so few photographers use it, and that seems to be based on a fundamental…
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Hands-on with the new retro-chic Fujifilm Instax Mini 40

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Meet the Fujifilm Instax Mini 40 We just got our hands on Fujifilm’s new Instax Mini 40 model, a stylish and easy-to-use instant camera that uses the company’s most popular Instax film format: Mini. Feature and spec-wise, this new model is identical to the Instax Mini 11 that launched just last year; read our full Instax…
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Fujifilm X-E4 review: small size, big image quality

Introduction Product photography by Dan Bracaglia 85% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Fujifilm X-E4 is a lightweight, rangefinder-styled camera built around a 26MP APS-C sized sensor that uses the company’s X-mount lineup of lenses. Billed as a…
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Videos: Learn photography by playing video games

Can video games help teach you photography skills? Texas-based photographer Mir-or-Image believes they can. In his ongoing video series, ‘Photo Mode Perspective,’ Mir plays popular video games and uses their built-in photo modes to help viewers learn the basics…
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Polaroid Founder Edwin Land Foresaw the Smartphone Camera in 1970

Polaroid founder Edwin Land was a visionary tech titan of his time, and as is common with pioneering entrepreneurs, Land had unusual foresight into where technology was headed. Here’s a neat video from 1970 in which Land accurately predicts the coming age of smartphone cameras in everyone’s pocket. The film was shot for Polaroid’s shareholder meeting in 1970, and it shows Land giving a tour…
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