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Camera Review: Olympus E-PL3

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If you’re considering the step up from a compact camera to something a little more professional, there are a is range of options that you can choose from. One of the best was the now off-sale E-PL2 from Olympus, so the newest model in the PEN series has a lot to live up to.

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Camera Review: Olympus E-PL3

Written by Darren Rowse

May 19th, 2012 at 3:57 pm

Giving Film a Go

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Considering shooting with film? Then you should have a little read and I shall try to give you some compelling reasons as to why I think it is a good idea. My name is Bellamy Hunt and I run the Japancamerahunter website, and I am an avid film shooter

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Written by Elizabeth Halford

May 18th, 2012 at 2:47 pm

A New Twist On An Old Bouncer

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A simple flash bouncer is the next best thing to shooting off camera flash. It either makes the flash bigger by diffusing some of its light, or have it bounce to the wall / ceiling creating a big spot of light that bounces back to the subject. I guess this is why there are so many products that provide this function, along with a ton of DIY solutions to the same problem.

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How To Make a Kickin’ POV Helmet Cam

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If you wanna shoot first person footage, one of the easiest ways to do so is using a helmet cam. Well, you can always go with a GoPro, but if you want the quality that is coming from a Canon 7D , you may wanna build your own rig

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It Only Takes 1 Reflector To Create Beautiful Portraits

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I know that usually this site is about more gear, but this post is about less gear. Michael Sasser of Sasser Stills uses nothing but good directing an assistant and one 5-in-1 reflector to produce gorgeous results in a senior portrait session. I know that I am totally stealing his cat walk move from 0:30 [via SLR Lounge | Fstoppers ] read more

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It Only Takes 1 Reflector To Create Beautiful Portraits