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Better colors with Polarizing Filters

January 26, 2010

Photographer (and Photog Friday Alumni) Craig Ferguson has done some great work using a Phottix Cicular Polarizing Filter (C-PL). Photographer Peter Carey used a Phottix C-PL in  stunning panoramic shot of Mount Rainier.
A C-PL filter, which screws onto the end of a lens, is great for removing reflections in your photos from non-metallic surfaces (glass [...]

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5 Great Stocking Stuffers for photographers

December 16, 2009

There’s a shutterbug on your Christmas list – and you don’t know a lens cap from a CF card. Read on, Phottix has 5 great Christmas Stocking Stuffer gifts for the photographer in your life. Stay tuned – tomorrow we will bring you a list of 5 Great Christmas Gift for Photographers
1. Cleaning Kits
Dirt, dust [...]

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Off-camera flash with the Phottix Duo TTL Cord

November 12, 2009

Double your pleasure: The Phottix Duo TTL Flash Cord

Do you want to add pizazz to your photos? Taking the flash off your camera is an easy way to enter the world of “strobist” lighting.
You’re limited in what you can do with your flash mounted on your camera. The flash is on the same axis as [...]

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A brief introduction to White Balance

November 3, 2009

Stephen Hawking should probably write about White Balance. It’s more his field, and sometimes seems as complicated. Regardless, let’s soldier on.
You’ve seen it in your camera settings: White Balance (WB). Do you know what it is and how it works? Not many casual photographers do. It’s like voodoo: complicated and fraught with peril.
Let’s make it [...]

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Under the Big Top with a Nikon D3s

October 29, 2009

Photographer Rik Fairlie was one of 17 journalists invited to test the newest super-duper professional level DSRL the Nikon D3s. At NewYork’s Big Apple Circus, Fairlie got the chance to try the  purported fast autofocus and high ISO settings on the new Digital SLR in an incredibly challenging environment.
What did he discover? Read his article [...]

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