Panasonic Launch 30mm Macro And 42.5mm Portrait Lens

Panasonic Launch 30mm Macro And 42.5mm Portrait Lens
Elegantly designed with a sharp, metallic black finish, the new 30mm macro lens perfectly matches the style of the latest LUMIX G interchangeable lens cameras. With a 30mm (35mm camera equivalent: 60 mm) wide angle and a high speed f/2.8 aperture, the …
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Review Examines the Promising 9 Venus 60mm 2:1 Ultra-Macro Lens
The Venus 60mm f/2.8 2:1 Macro lens has many wondering if the relatively small price tag ($ 379), coupled with the intriguing 2x magnification and 14 blade aperture, is as good of a deal as it seems. Macro photographer Thomas Shahan was sent one of …
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MPOW Smartphone 3 in 1 Fisheye, Wide Angle, And Macro Lenses Review
With a "Supreme Fisheye" option and more, MPOW's 3 in 1 lens package gives you basically anything you might want from your smartphone camera. Also including a 0.65x wide angle option and a 10x macro lens, this kit will ensure your trust smartphone …
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Portrait Show Brings Photographer-Subject Encounters Into Focus

Portrait Show Brings Photographer-Subject Encounters Into Focus
Years ago, photographer Richard Avedon said portrait photography was an exercise in “unearned intimacy,” with subject and photographer connecting intensely in a brief period of time. But in Close’s portrait of Moss, the intimacy has been earned over years.
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A few great memories from photography explorations in 2013
Much of my joy of photography, by the way, comes from long walks taken a few years ago with InMenlo co-founder Chris Gulker — a very talented photographer who taught me well. So, here we go… First up is an image from Drake’s Beach at the Point Reyes …
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Winter – with fewer leaves – offers great time to photograph wildlife
Now is a great time for outdoor photography. Since the leaves have fallen off most of the trees, it’s a good time to take a walk in the woods and hunt with a camera. Casually walking through the woods with a camera in hand rarely results in more than …
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Portrait Photography Guide – Top Selling Guide

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Make Money With Portrait Photography!
This Series Of Guides Aims To Help Photographers Master A Key Aspect Of Wedding And Portrait Photography, Which Is Lighting Using A Variety Of Methods: Speedlights, Available Light As Well As Natural Light.
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Kate Middleton Visits National Portrait Gallery With Statement Necklace On

Kate Middleton Visits National Portrait Gallery With Statement Necklace On
The duchess hit up the National Portrait Gallery, of which she is a patron, to take in “Road to 2012: Aiming High,” an exhibition documenting London’s preparations for the Olympic games. According to the Telegraph, “Road to 2012” is the Portrait …
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Explore faceless portraiture at Tracing Absence opening
However, getting kids and babies to sit still for the long shutter speed was evidently a problem, as collectors of tintype photographs figured out when they peeled back the paper frames of children’s portraits to reveal hidden mothers. The hidden …
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Teen Photographers Win Spot at National Portrait Gallery
When the National Portrait Gallery announced its teen portrait competition, McNeal Mann, 14, wasn’t sure she wanted to enter. She had created her own self-directed photography class at school and was enjoying portraiture in particular, but her teacher …
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