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Khloé Kardashian: Ad Campaign Isn’t a Photoshop Fail — It’s a Wide Lens

Khloé Kardashian is taking to social media to defend her fashion label’s latest ad campaign, explaining to critics that the photos weren’t a “Photoshop fail” — they were simply shot with a wide-angle lens. Good American, Kardashian’s size-inclusive fashion line, just released a set of new advertising photos to promote its first footwear collection. But what many people immediately…
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What If The ‘Collapse’ of the Camera Industry Was Based on Flawed Data?

Doom-and-gloom stories of the state of the camera market have been pretty common over the past year due to COVID-19. But what if the data used to determine the health of the industry was flawed? Before we can get into why this might be the case, we have to first look at the information that is currently available for analysis. In the video above and in a story published here, Lensvid looks at…
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Photographer Paints Pastels with Her Camera

Teresa Freitas is a photographer, although her photographs look more like airy pastel paintings. Her imagery is not just art for art’s sake, but she makes a living as a professional photographer working with brands like Adobe, American Express, Chloé, Club Med, DKNY…
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Who Should Own Photos of Slaves?

In 1976 while rummaging through an attic of Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in search of old museum publications, editorial assistant Lorna Condon opened a drawer in a wooden cabinet. Inside, she found a number of flat leather cases which contained a series of daguerreotypes of partially and fully nude Black people. Names were handwritten on paper labels identifying 7…
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Sigma Launches 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary Lens

Sigma has announced the 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN zoom lens for Sony E-Mount and L-Mount. In contrast to what is commonly associated with Sigma lenses, the company says this new lens is the smallest and lightest full-frame f/2.8 standard zoom for mirrorless systems currently…
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These Photos of Fireflies in Japan are Magical

In the summer, around June and July, firefly season kicks into full swing in Japan and watching (and photographing) the natural light show is a popular pastime. Photographer Daniel Kordan shot a beautiful set of photos that captures the magic of hotaru season. In the summer…
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Sigma announces 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary for L and E mounts

Sigma has announced its new 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for L and E mounts. The company says that its design is based on that of the 24-70mm F2.8 Art, and makes the bold claim that image quality will be comparable. As of now, the 28-70 is the smallest and lightest lens in its class, according to Sigma: it’s just 102mm (4″) long and weighs in at 470g (1lb). It has a total of 16…
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