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Canon's VCM Technology: The Magnetic Force Behind Modern Lens Performance

Ever had your camera’s autofocus noise scare away that perfect wildlife shot? Canon’s VCM lenses focus in complete silence using electromagnetic motors that keep you...
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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August 10, 2025

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6 minutes read


Photography Isn’t Creative
Camera & Technology

Photography Isn’t Creative

Photography isn’t creative. I know, those are fighting words. Please put down the pitch forks for a few minutes and let me explain the distinction I see.
Ed Schlotzhauer

Ed Schlotzhauer

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August 1, 2025

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7 minutes read


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Techniques

Our Brain Dictates How We See: Our Eyes Are Only The Lens

What if the key to a ‘good’ photo isn’t what you see—but what your brain expects to see? Learn the psychology behind memorable photography.
David Osborn

David Osborn

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July 18, 2025

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7 minutes read


Exposure Compensation
Techniques

What Is Exposure Compensation? When to Use (And When NOT to Use) EV Settings

Ever wondered if you actually need that +/- exposure compensation dial? Let's explore when it helps - and when ditching it might make you a better photographer.
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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July 17, 2025

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11 minutes read


Sony RX1R III
Camera & Technology

Sony RX1R III Review: Is This $5,100 Pocket Camera Worth It?

Sony's newest pocket camera packs 61 megapixels but still can't handle a light drizzle—for five grand.
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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July 17, 2025

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6 minutes read


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Camera & Technology

Polarizing Filters: The Science Behind Clearer, More Vibrant Photos

Why should you use a polarizing filter? How do you use a polarizing filter?
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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July 8, 2025

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11 minutes read


DJI Drone
Camera & Technology

The DJI Drone Situation: What US Photographers Need to Know Right Now

DJI drones are vanishing from US stores as customs holds and potential federal bans threaten to double prices or cut off access entirely.
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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June 30, 2025

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10 minutes read


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Camera & Technology

The Universe in Motion: What the World's Largest Camera Teaches Us About Seeing

Meet the 3.2-gigapixel camera that never stops shooting – for ten years.
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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June 26, 2025

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9 minutes read


Lecia Monopan 50
Camera & Technology

Leica's $10 Film: Is Monopan 50 Worth the Premium?

Leica's first 35mm film costs $10 versus $7.50 for seemingly identical Adox HR-50 - is the red dot worth 33% more?
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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June 20, 2025

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7 minutes read


Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art
Camera & Technology

Sigma's Bold Gamble: The 17-40mm f/1.8 That APS-C Shooters Never Saw Coming

Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art review: The first constant f/1.8 APS-C zoom lens delivers prime-quality performance for Sony, Fuji, Canon, and L-mount cameras.
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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June 17, 2025

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7 minutes read


NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8 TC Z S
Camera & Technology

NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8 TC Z S Review - A Look at Why It Has Become My Main Field lens

The NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8 TC Z S has become my main field lens - here's why.
Blain Harasymiw

Blain Harasymiw

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June 4, 2025

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16 minutes read


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Camera & Technology

The Magic of the Lens

Inside Your Lens: Where Physics Meets Photographic Magic
Ed Schlotzhauer

Ed Schlotzhauer

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December 19, 2024

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9 minutes read


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Photo Chat With Dennis Keeley and Veronica Cotter - July 31, 2024 at 2 PM (EST)

A Conversation With Dennis Keeley and Veronica Cotter Our photo chat on Wednesday, July 31, will feature guests Dennis Keeley and Veronica Cotter. Dennis has...
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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July 23, 2024

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3 minutes read


DEATH VALLEY DUNES FRONT COVER

How I Designed and Published My Photobook - On The Road Structures

The Concept My main interest in photography is in landscapes. For many years, starting in the early 90s, I would go on photo trips, mostly...
John Custodio

John Custodio

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May 20, 2024

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23 minutes read


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Camera & Technology

Hand's On: new Sony A9III and Sony 50mm G Master, Sony 85mm G Master, Sony 75-350mm APS lenses

A quick hands on look at Sony A9iii and the Sony APS 75-350mm lens.
Jon Swindall

Jon Swindall

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March 29, 2024

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8 minutes read


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2023 International Landscape Photographers Of The Year Awards - The Results!

Over One Hundred Incredible and Motivational Photographs It’s my pleasure to share with photoPXL readers this year’s top 101 entries of the 2023 International Landscape...
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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December 29, 2023

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31 minutes read


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What We See

 An essay by Charles S. Johnson, Jr. Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.  – Albert Einstein I don’t mean that the real...
Charles S. Johnson, Jr.

Charles S. Johnson, Jr.

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November 1, 2023

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15 minutes read


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Landscape & Environment

Do Landscapes Need To Be Factual?

One of the most emotive questions facing landscape photographers today is whether their images should be factual. If you take a photograph in Yosemite, should...
Peter Eastway

Peter Eastway

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July 31, 2023

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9 minutes read


P9570 in action

Epson SureColor P9570 Full Review – The Finest Color Printer Yet Made

The Epson SureColor P9570 in action Table of Contents Introduction Ink (and Canon comparison) Epson Ink History Paper and Gloss Differential Why It’s Not Perfect...
Dan Wells

Dan Wells

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July 16, 2023

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94 minutes read


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Landscape & Environment

Astrophotography (Rediscover)

By Michael Reichmann Milky Way #2 Pentax 645z with 35mm lens @ f/4.5 122 seconds at ISO 12,800 One of the most beautiful sights in...
Michael Reichmann

Michael Reichmann

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July 23, 2022

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15 minutes read


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Techniques

Don’t Take Photos, Smell The Mangos. (Rediscover)

Worry less about your gear and focus more on the image you want to create. Good photographs are not taken; they are created. Yes, the...
Harry Fisch

Harry Fisch

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May 15, 2022

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5 minutes read


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Techniques

Positive Use Of Negative Space

If you’ve been reading EV Mag for any significant length of time, chances are you’re familiar with my belief that the most critical ingredient for...
Angelo Ioanides

Angelo Ioanides

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December 30, 2021

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26 minutes read


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Paint the City Black - How and Why I Became a Publisher

Introduction With the profusion of new technologies and new ways of doing business, book publishing has been diversified and democratized over the past decade or...
Mark Segal

Mark Segal

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December 12, 2021

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44 minutes read


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Landscape & Environment

Figures in a Landscape: The Art of Kazuyoshi Nomachi (Rediscover)

Japanese photographer Kazuyoshi Nomachi shares with his contemporaries Sebastião Salgado and and Steve McCurry an ability to turn photojournalism – the art of capturing the...
Nick Taylor

Nick Taylor

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July 14, 2021

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10 minutes read


IMG Ready for Web

Reach Out - Call A Photographer Friend

Enough is enough. I am fully vaccinated and enjoying the benefits of it. I’m getting out more and visiting family and friends. I am tired...
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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June 3, 2021

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3 minutes read


Stitched Image

Panoramas & Other Stitched Images

Part II – Stitched Images from Two-Dimensional Arrays Part I dealt with single row stitched-panoramas, like the preceding image, with the objective of creating classic high-aspect-ratio...
AZfotopro

AZfotopro

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February 27, 2021

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17 minutes read


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Projects and Presentation: Using a Virtual Gallery to Display Photographs

About four months ago, my wife Evelyn yelled across our shared office space, “Take a look at this.”  Each year the Chicago Pastel Painters (CPP)...
Jack Siegel

Jack Siegel

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February 21, 2021

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31 minutes read


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An Octopus Movie - I Haven't Stopped Thinking About It

My Octopus Teacher This has been an incredibly strange year. Each day, things seem to get even crazier. I can’t make sense of it. If...
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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October 14, 2020

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7 minutes read


Cover Ready for Web

An Oasis Of Tranquility A New Limited Edition Book By Steve Gosling

Limited Edition Book Hookstone Woods is a small woodland situated close to where I live in North Yorkshire and during the spring & summer of...
Kevin Raber

Kevin Raber

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September 21, 2020

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3 minutes read


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Sustained By Nature

Background To The Project Hookstone Woods is a small (around 22 acres) of woodland located on the outskirts of Harrogate, a small town located in...
Steve Gosling

Steve Gosling

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September 14, 2020

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14 minutes read