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If you shoot video, and you use either a DSLR or Mirrorless camera to do it, you've already figured out that the camera LCD while a nice idea is just too darn small to be practical. You've also figured out that you need an external display.
Read MoreI was recently asked to take a look at the recently released GoPro Fusion. GoPro was the real leader in the action camera space and while other vendors have been playing in the 360 market, the FUSION is the current market entry from the action camera experts at Go Pro. Let's have a look
Read MoreEvery now and again, i hear from someone asking me about the appearance of banding in their images. Most often this appears on a print, but did not appear on the screen image, although when starting with a JPEG original and editing it, banding can appear on the screen as well.
Read MoreLet’s examine some options in external storage for your irreplaceable images and videos
Read MoreHello friends and neighbours. In this article I want to chat briefly about Neutral Density filters, specifically the critter called the Variable Neutral Density filter.
Read MoreFor those of you using ON1 Photo RAW 2018, a big update was announced today May 10, 2018. The latest release 2018.5 includes
Read MoreI've recently done some tutorials on macro photography and a popular sub-topic to this kind of work is the subject of Focus Stacking. Most of the attendees have the Adobe Photographer's Bundle, and so have Photoshop CC which does pretty darn good focus stacking, but some object to subscription software and others wanted something that was perhaps easier to use and that was more focused on stacking, as it were.
Read MorePhoto contests are utter BS. They require the sanction of the victim and may be, you should stop agreeing to immolate yourself
Read MoreFujifilm recently released the X-H1 and courtesy of the fine people at Fujifilm Canada, I have received a complete kit for evaluation and review. I have the luxury of checking out lots of gear, but am always excited to receive a new Fujifilm product for review, because the offerings consistently show a commitment to creative usability. All opinions expressed are my own, and any reader is free to do their own assessment and disagree completely.
Read MoreIf you are a committed user of Lightroom Classic CC, is there any use for you of Lightroom CC, not as a replacement, but as another tool in the chest? I wanted to find out, and was surprised by the outcome. Read along to learn what I discovered.
Read MoreHi folks. In this Quick Tip, I want to touch on the subject of Mirror Lockup. What it is, when it matters, and when it may not make a difference, even though you've heard that it will.
Read MoreYa I know, some people think that I'm a complete Fujifilm fanboy. Fan yes, complete, probably not. All the same, when the company does an announcement there is usually something new to look at, as well as continued proof of the commitment to existing customers and the announcements this week are no exception. Let's dig in.
Read MoreI was recently approached by the Partnership Manager at DESIGNEVO to take a look at their web based logo maker. They offered me the full tier use if I would do a review. I share this in the spirit of full disclosure, no other benefits were offered to me. Let's take a look at what it delivers.
Read MoreHaving backups of your images or videos while in the field is not an option for the working professional or committed amateur. In this article, I look at the Gnarbox, one option to solve this problem
Read MoreI've had the good fortune recently to get some solid hands-on time with flashes from Godox. This time, I have been able to work with the new Godox AD600Pro strobes, and the Godox 2.4GHz Xpro radio remote. My setup for the test is Canon, but you can get a remote for Canon, Nikon, Olympus/Panasonic, Sony or Fujifilm. The remote talks to your camera in its native protocol and then uses it's own language to control the strobes. I tell you straight upfront, I have never see a third party radio control system this reliable and this easy to use.
Read MoreWe've known that this was coming but I'm thrilled to see not one or two native E mount ART series lenses from Sigma for Sony but 7!
Read MoreBackgrounds can be a real challenge for a photographer or videographer. If we are shooting in ambient light, what is there may not be optimal. A busy background detracts from the primary subject, or there may be elements that just don’t fit, and while you can use content aware fill in Photoshop to remove these things, we do not yet have that capability in video editing that is easy to do. In this article, I want to explore some options.
Read MoreThe good folks at ON1 have just released the first major update to ON1 Photo RAW 2018.
Read MoreCanon has been pretty busy with some new announcements since the New Year, and while Canon Canada doesn't do anything to keep me in the loop, many of my clients and subscribers to The Photo Video Guy are Canon users and want to know what's happening and what it means to them.
Read MoreI've recently been approached by a number of folks who like using portable hard drives for travel and for their photo libraries for their laptops who have been unable to prepare the drives with an Apple file system and partition. Here's the fix.
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