Homes & Antiques

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A mid 19th-century antique Venetian cartouche mirror, with rare decorative bevelled edges, £1,750, Georgia Lacey Antiques. Crafted from reclaimed iron trays, this simple piece will make a striking focal point in a bathroom, £395, Nkuku. An unusual

Digital Camera World

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Intricate leaf patterns make a great detail subject. Collect a few undamaged leaves and explore their potential back indoors. Dig out your old slide film lightbox from the attic (or buy a cheap one on an online auction site) and illuminate the semi-t

Digital Camera World

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www.benedictbrain.com Camera: Fujifilm GFX 50R Lens: Fujinon GF45mm f/2.8 R WR Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/6.3, ISO 1,000 The sense of excitement and anticipation of finally arriving in the mountains after a long drive never fails to exhilarate me. I mad

Amateur Photographer

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It’s never been easier to get sharper shots for a reasonable outlay, but don’t assume that just because you’ve shelled out for a lens with great focusing performance, or have in-camera image stabilisation, that it’s the end of the story. To ensure yo

Photography Week

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RAYMOND CLARKE “This is the Guildhall in the center of Portsmouth in southern England, framed by the city’s Civic offices.” https://bit.ly/3lutMuJ MICHAEL ATKINSON “I captured this long-exposure seascape at Marsden Beach in South Tyneside, UK.” https

TechLife

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1 WHERE IT ALL BEGAN I saw the salt and pepper pots on our table. The see-through plastic pots stood out against the darker plant pot and wooden table behind. Originally I had shot into the light of the window on the right, but it just became a huge

Amateur Photographer

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Once I have found my subject, I use a 10x loupe to help me work out the best composition. The camera is manually focused and the lens is set to 1:1 as a starting point. The tripod legs are adjusted to the optimum position and the tripod is then physi

Digital Photographer

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In general, diffused light is easier to work with than hard or bright light. The clouds work as a large soft box, softening and diffusing the sunlight. Although less contrast and drama is created, diffused light generally means that shadows are much

Airgun Shooter

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Streamlight has introduced two new gun light kits that provide everything the shooter needs to mount them to their rifles and operate them using independently operated push-button or remote pressure switches. The remote switch on the TLR RM 1, and th

Photography Week

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The way you use a single studio light can completely change the mood and overall feel of your portrait, and mastering both high-key and low-key effects can really help your work have a very professional, high-end feel. Creating a high-key or low-key

The Threepenny Review

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Not a flotation device. More like a mirror wherein objects may appear closer than—Lately I’ve been penning my obituary (haven’t we all?) I crave the and then of it and left behind. Of course, survived by There is always presence wherein objects may b

Outdoor Photographer

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By Bill Marson “Immortalized by Claude Monet, water lilies entrance artists with their shapes, patterns and color palette. On a remote lake deep in the wilderness of Quebec, I captured this image that I feel portrays the true essence of this timeless

Amateur Photographer

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An attractive presentation box keeps the Lensball safe during transit. Alongside the 80mm ‘Pro’ model, Lensball also sells a 60mm ‘Pocket’ version that weighs 250g. The Lensball comes with a soft pouch with a drawstring closure, to keep it clean and

Airgun Shooter

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Measuring 95x70x33mm and weighing 175g, the PAO Solar 600 is not only small and light, but the cheapest product in our test, and thanks to a solar panel that recharges the C2 battery, it’s one of the most innovative too. PAO designed the product at t

Photography Week

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“This is a sunken yacht named The Celestial Dawn, lying off the coast at Lytham in Lancashire, England.” https://bit.ly/3lAfnh4 “I shot this image in a pine wood near Madrid, capturing the enormous size of these trees by using a wide-angle lens.” htt

PC Gamer (US Edition)

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The shell of the jewel beetle looks different to another beetle, which can detect the chiral patterns on it. The mantis shrimp uses circularly polarized light to send messages to other mantis shrimp. Hard drive read heads were made much more sensitiv

Photography Week

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Always shoot in raw format, as this will give you the greatest flexibility to extract tonal and colour information from difficult scenes. If you have to shoot handheld use Auto ISO to ensure your shutter speed does not drop unexpectedly, causing blur

3D World

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“When Technical Boy [Bruce Langley] is standing inside of the tunnel, we’re offsetting the cycles of the laser with different degrees in the lens of the camera,” explains Production Design International owner/partner Howard Ungerleider. “It takes a s

Photography Week

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The terms ‘proper’ or ‘correct’ are highly ambiguous for a creative medium such as photography. From a technical standpoint, a correct exposure would be one that clips no channels and retains detail at both ends of the dynamic range. However, the res

D-Photo

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The daylight hours get shorter and nights get colder, yet autumn remains one of the most popular seasons for outdoor shooting for one unmissable reason: the colours. The thriving green plant life of summer quickly transforms into seas of beautifully

Futurity

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A new flexible, color-changing smart skin that reacts to heat and sunlight gets its inspiration from chameleons. A chameleon can alter the color of its skin so it either blends into the background to hide or stands out to defend its territory and att

Digital Camera World

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www.fotospeed.com 1 THIS still-life table provides a 59 x 37cm flat surface, transitioning smoothly into a 35cm-high backdrop. The table design has several advantages over a tent. Its metal frame elevates your subject off the ground, allowing you to

Digital Photographer

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The term ‘creative photography’ is used so often now that it’s not only a cliché, but it’s become hard to know what creative actually is or means. Some photographers might call a blurred ‘abstract’ shot creative, while others might simply see it as a

Amateur Photographer

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The vagaries of our climate can be frustrating, but at the same time they offer some fantastic opportunities for exciting photography. In this category, any subject goes, as long as it has weather as its dominating theme. This might mean the morning

Digital Camera World

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Like so many things in photography, simplicity is the key to success. Don’t clutter your composition with too many objects when one carefully placed and well-lit subject will create a cleaner and more effective photograph. Use direct lighting to acce

TechLife

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When conducting a first visit to a new location there are certain markers you may look for, to provide creative ideas and confirm it as a place to revisit. While the images you make on such a shoot may be portfolio-worthy, the kit you use should prov

Amateur Photographer

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Set the camera controls to capture the ambient light before introducing any additional light source. The camera here was set to 1/250sec at f/8, ISO 100. The aim was to place Malcolm in the shadow between the bars of reflected light as if lit by them

BBC Sky at Night

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• Price £699 + £100 for reducer /flattener • Optics Triplet with Ohara S-FPL53 lens • Aperture 70mm • Focal length 420mm, f/6 • Focuser Rack and pinion with 1:10 • Extras Dovetail, clamp, accessory rail, T-rings, spacer • Weight OTA 2kg, with reducer

Science Illustrated

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A 2MW infrared laser fires light onto a small mirror. The beam is reflected onto a 30m telescope that sends a signal which is 10 times more powerful than the infrared radiation from the Sun. The reach of the laser is up to 20,000 light years, but it

Your Home

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A pair of affordable mirrors reflect light as an alternative to a more expensive, large mirror. In open-plan spaces, use tonal rugs to define different dining and living areas for a cosier feel. Wall stickers add interest to a large wall in a kid’s