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Fujifilm North America Corporation has introduced the new Fujinon XF 23mm f/2.8 R WR lens, designed for Fujifilm X Series cameras. Announced today, the lens is scheduled to be available in late 2025 and will retail for $499.

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From a frog smaller than a fingernail to a crocodile longer than a boat, here are 10 tips that I remind myself of while photographing herps.

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The inquiry email was perfect. The client loved your portfolio, praised your style, and enthusiastically asked about availability for their wedding. You responded within hours with detailed information, pricing, and next steps. Then... silence. Days pass. You send a follow-up. Still nothing. Another potential client has vanished into the digital void, leaving you wondering what went wrong.

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Your camera kit can either streamline your workflow or clutter your life—it all depends on how intentionally you create your setup. Your gear should align exactly with what you actually shoot and make your job easier.

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Today, we will take a look at new tools inside DaVinci Resolve Studio that help improve efficiency in the early stages of your editing workflow.

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Adding convincing artificial fog can give your landscape photographs depth and mood that's tough to create in camera. If you've struggled to do it effectively in Lightroom, this technique can take your results to a new level.

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Feeling like you're hitting a plateau with your photography is a common struggle, even if you're putting in regular shooting hours. Knowing how to break free of this rut can redefine your relationship with photography and energize your creativity.

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Backlighting is one of those techniques in portrait photography that can quickly elevate your work if you do it correctly. Understanding how different types of backlights work and how each impacts your image is crucial to creating portraits that have depth rather than feeling flat.

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Commercial filmmaking offers unique opportunities to sharpen your skills and potentially get your work in front of a massive audience. Many talented filmmakers wonder what it takes to actually succeed—not just to produce impressive work, but to also navigate the business side and effectively put themselves on the map.

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Let’s face it. So many travel tripods out there share the same features and flaws. This one seems to offer the smartest solution that expands the travel tripod’s usability altogether.

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Imagine taking a photo and not seeing it for a week. Imagine every click of the shutter costing real money. Imagine gathering your family around the kitchen table to pass around actual printed photographs, holding them up to the light, flipping them over to read date stamps printed in orange numbers.

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I’ve always loved wandering around with my camera, looking for interesting things to photograph. Often, I struggled to find interesting things to shoot. Often, I didn’t have the motivation to put in much effort, which was weird because I love photography. And then one day, I learned something, and everything changed. From that point on, there was no looking back, no lack of motivation, and no difficulty in finding things to photograph.

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The never-ending debate between the zoom and prime lens users only seems to get more heated with every argument for and against. As a user and enjoyer of both, I figured it would be only natural for me to weigh all the pros and cons of each in a somewhat unbiased article.

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Capture One recently introduced a new AI facial retouching feature, presenting an intriguing tool for speeding up your workflow. Here's how well it performs.

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Deciding whether to use a 70-200mm f/2.8 or a lighter, more compact f/4 version involves more than just image quality and price. Your style and where you shoot play a huge role in this choice.

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Sony's latest lens, the FE 50-150mm f/2 GM, raises some interesting questions about gear priorities and lens preferences. Is it right for you?

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You have gear that's more than capable of creating high-end real estate photos, yet your images aren't quite hitting that pro level. Mastering technique rather than leaning on equipment upgrades will make the real difference in your work.

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Data management is one of those critical yet often overlooked tasks that affects nearly every aspect of your work. Whether you're dealing with client images, video footage, or personal projects, efficient handling of media files can dramatically impact your workflow.

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You've probably encountered it—the annoyance of capturing what you think is the perfect shot, only to find out later it was ruined by a common issue. Apple quietly tackled this exact problem in its latest iOS 26 update.

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What LED lights are the best tools for you to light paint subjects at night? Let's start with the most inexpensive light painting choices and work our way up.

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