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Unforgettable Canada: 125 Destinations Featuring 10 new destinations. This beautifully illustrated guide features 125 of Canada’s most remarkable destinations. Scattered across every province and territory, some represent dream excursions to the far reaches of the land, while others are closer to your hometown than you would have imagined. These destinations […]

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The Healing Powers of Film Photography

PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF MY LIFE Zero Image pinhole camera 4×5, ILFORD FP4+ sheet film 4×5 When the digital age began, something happened to me. First, I mourned my photo hobby for about five years, then “gave up” and bought a digital SLR. A couple of years passed and […]

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Behind the Film – Inside the ILFORD factory

Take a look inside the HARMAN technology factory in Mobberley, England where we manufacture the ILFORD and Kentmere ranges of black and white film, photographic paper and chemicals. We introduce you to some of the faces behind our films as we visit various parts of our factory to see how […]

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Tamron announces a large aperture, ultra wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E-mount cameras that is extremely compact and lightweight with a filter diameter of 67mm

17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (Model A046) June 28, 2019, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Ajisaka), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the launch of the 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (Model A046), a large aperture, ultra wide-angle lens for Sony E-mount […]

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Laowa does science…

What do you do when you must travel abroad and bring along everything but the kitchen sink? The best solution is to opt for lighter and smaller photographic equipment. A few years back I already made the move from full frame cameras to Micro 4/3 equipment. Since I shoot mostly […]

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Birding in South Florida

With the Tamron 150-600mm zoom… Daniel Dupont, a regular contributor to PHOTONews, used his Tamron 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 SP zoom lens on a recent Florida photo-excursion. Tamron’s 150-600mm G2 (Model A022) is a unique lens, offering fast autofocus and an ideal focal length range for wildlife and […]

150 Nature Hot Spots in California
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150 Nature Hot Spots in California: The Best Parks, Conservation Areas and Wild Places An illustrated guide to California’s most popular and iconic nature getaways. 150 Nature Hot Spots in California showcases the legendary diversity and beauty of California’s landscape and wildlife — famous deserts, iconic badlands, lush forests and beautiful […]

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Photographing Wildlife in the Canadian Rockies

It’s not as easy as you may think to photograph wildlife in the Canadian Rockies and Alberta Foothills even though Alberta is home to a vast amount of wildlife including wolves, coyotes, foxes, cougars, black bears, grizzly bears, badgers, wolverines and weasels. In addition, there is an abundance of birds, […]

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Flash 101: Change your Light, Change your Mood Companion

In the Spring 2019 issue of PHOTONews magazine, I shared how light position and height can help you create a certain mood in your portraits. This is the Behind The Scenes companion with technical information for you. All images were taken with my Nikon D810 and Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 […]

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Reflectors and Light

Controlling Light – Recommended Gear List Christian Autotte’s “Controlling Light” article in the Spring 2019 issue of PHOTONews magazine offered a lot of great gear suggestions for macro photography. Here are some of my favourite pieces of gear for controlling light for macro photos. Aurora Speed Bounce http://www.auroralitebank.ca/product-category/speedlight-accessories/speedbounce/ Speed Bounce […]