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Kodak is Hiring Film Technicians: 'We Cannot Keep Up with Demand'

Eastman Kodak is hiring technicians as the company struggles to keep up with consumer demand for color film.

This is great!

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Thomas Hoepker Looks Back at Six Decades of Photojournalism — Blind Magazine

The Magnum Photos member revisits his storied career in a new exhibition and monograph.

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The Dennis Hopper Photograph That Caught Los Angeles

The actor stopped at an intersection, took out his Nikon, and made history.

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Canon Is Planning Huge Announcements | Fstoppers

Canon has been chugging along the last few years, releasing some impressive mirrorless cameras and lenses. It seems they have no intention of stopping, with another major announcement of multiple cameras and lenses coming soon. Canon Rumors is reporting t

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Macro Photographer Captures Eye-mazing Portraits Showcasing the Swirling Beauty of the Iris

Photographer Giannina Roche captures macro photography that focuses on the swirling beauty of the iris of the eye.

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How to Photograph Low Light Cityscapes: The Best Gear and Techniques

If you follow these tips, techniques, and gear recommendations, you'll never be disappointed with your low-light cityscape photos again.

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How to Shoot Portraits: Tips for Beginner Photographers | Shutterbug

If you're a beginner photographer who wants to learn how to shoot portraits, there are lots of resources out there. One place we turn to frequently for great beginner photography portrait tips is Bach Photography. In the below video, Bach explains in plai

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Photographer Wanders NYC Streets To Reveal Neo-Noir Stories Hiding in Plain Sight

Photographer Nicolas Millers' neo-noir images capture the cinematic nature of life in historic New York City.

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This Photo by Stephen Dalton Isn't Photoshopped. It's Kodachrome!

Photographer Stephen Dalton shot this photo of a Lacewing Fly in the 1970s using Kodachrome. It's a single photo with no Photoshop.

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Look Inside the Van of a Female Photog Who Lives Full-Time on the Road

Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration

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New video pits the iPhone 11 Pro against a Canon DLSR, and it’s closer than ever

YouTuber Matti Haapoja has put the iPhone 11 Pro to the test against a $7,500 DSLR camera – can you tell which image is from the iPhone?

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Photography Cheat Sheet: Privacy and Copyright for Photographers

Today's photography cheat sheet is all about the rights and responsibilities of photographers when it comes to matters concerning copyright and privacy.

This is a great guide!

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In the Mirrorless Age, Here’s an Argument for a DSLR

Mirrorless cameras might be the future. But there's a reason why most professional photographers still choose to shoot with a DSLR.

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Garry Winogrand's Color Street Photo Exhibit is Enthralling and Confusing

Garry Winogrand Color is a fantastic exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum that showcases much of the photographer's rarely seen slide film.

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16 of the Best Apps for Landscape Photography

In this article, I’ll share my top 16 favorite apps that I use almost every time I have to plan a photography session, a photo trip, or a complex spot with a long hike in the mountain to get there.

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Quick Tip: How to Use Your Camera’s Live View Mode to Get the Correct Exposure Every Time | Shutterbug

Here’s a simple trick that will help you get the right exposure in your photos without all the unnecessary stress. According to photographer Pierre T. Lambert who shares the quick tip in the short video below, the technique will speed up your shooting p

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Olloclip has the Killer iPhone Camera Lens Kit You've Been Waiting For | The Manual

Smartphones ushered in this latest generation of mobile “prosumer” photography. While smartphone cameras aren’t yet up to par with their DSLR counterparts, they’re getting there. Thanks to clever add-on lenses like the latest from olloclip, they m

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52 Week Photography Challenge for 2018 - DIY Photography

The first two Dogwood Photography 52 Week Challenges were an amazing success, with tens of thousands of photographers participating from around the world. We enter the third year of the challenge with the Community Challenge! This challenge has been creat

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How To Overcome Fears Of Photographing Strangers

HAPTIC presents the Ultimate Beginner's Guide for Street Photography Series -- visualizations of essential photography lessons and tips by ANNETTE KIM. Annette researched, synthesized, and visualized the key lessons to present to you a fun, easy to read V

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Here’s Why You Should Use Vintage Lenses with Your Modern Mirrorless Digital Camera | Shutterbug

There’s been a growing trend among digital photographers to use vintage lenses on modern mirrorless cameras. Why would you want to do that? Among other reasons is that old manual focus lenses often sell for a fraction of the cost of their current autofo

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This is the Kit This Pro Uses for Travel Photography And Why He Chose It

Photographers! Let's talk a little about this! This is the Kit This Pro Uses for Travel Photography And Why He Chose It

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Top 10 Best Cameras For Travel Photography - The Adventure Junkies

Travel Cameras 101. Find out why you need a good camera, what to consider when choosing one and the best cameras for travel photography available.

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The Top 10 Things I Wish I Had Known as a Beginner Photographer

Oh the road to becoming the best photographer you can be, you come across loads of useful information... and some not-so-useful information. Sometimes, it'

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How to Isolate a Moving Subject: Panning for Beginners

Panning with a moving subject is a great way to show motion whilst also separating your subject from the background. Learn how to achieve this effect in th

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Transforming a Boring Photo Into a Dramatic One With Photoshop

The mere mention of image manipulation may make some photographers cringe, but there’s no denying that some skill with Photoshop can enable you to completely transform an image.

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How to Make the Jump from Amateur to Professional Photographer

What makes a pro photographer a pro? How do you do it? Do you just wake up one day and the photo gods anoint you a pro? Do you have to pass the pro photogr

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The Five Apps For The Best Summer Photography

This summer, take better photos with these five apps!

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How to Take More Risks in Street Photography

Dear friend, I think the reason why street photography is fun is because it is risky.

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Take up film photography in the digital age

Digital cameras may be easier to use, but many hobbyists still enjoy taking photos on film. Find out how, and why, you might want to try shooting on film.

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The Man Who Photographed a Forgotten America by Moonlight - Feature Shoot

Late Arrival, 2011 Diner, 2011 Noel Kerns is an American time traveler. His camera has taken him on road trips across Texas, down Route 66, and through the ghost towns of the American West. He’s found these bygone patches of the United States under the

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7 tips for capturing high-quality photographs with your smartphone (Paid Content By Vodafone Australia)

Get the shot of a lifetime with these smartphone camera tricks.

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Are Lens Filters Even Needed In Photography Anymore? | Digital Trends

Technology available now has replaced the need for many lens filters that were popular, so the question is: Are lens filters even needed anymore?

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15 Pics That Show Photography Is The Biggest Lie Ever | Bored Panda

The internet is full of beautiful and amazing photographs, but do you ever stop and wonder just what went into that perfect shot? I'm not just talking about the

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5 Tips to Capture Lightning | Sony | Alpha Universe

Don Smith's top tips for shooting daytime lighting...how to get the shot & keep safe!

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One Photographer's View of NYC, Before and After 9/11

“There was something magical about them, two rectangles that grew so tall."

These ages are stunning and appropriate on the anniversary of 9/11.

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10 Tips For Photographing Your Children

You don't have to be a professional to be photographing high-quality images of your favorite subjects.

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Autry’s 'Revolutionary Vision' mavericks took old school photos of nature and the West

84 years ago, as small cameras were revolutionizing photography, American photographers like Ansel Adams and Imogen Cunningham took a backward step.

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How Photography Can Transform Social Justice In America | Co.Design | business + design

Harvard professor Sarah Lewis talks to Co.Design about the transformative power images have for social justice.

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This is What Different Light Modifiers Do for Studio Portraits

Starting out in studio portraiture and not sure what light modifier to choose to achieve the photo you want? In the post, we'll take a look at the differen

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Rare color photos of 1928 England, full of soul and spunk

This diverse set of English pictures was colored using the Autochrome process, the foremost photo technology of its day.

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Rare Color Photos Of Paris Taken 100 Years Ago | Bored Panda

Tired of the endless series of black and white photos that were popular in the day, French banker Albert Kahn decided to do something about it. In 1909, he

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Check out the awe-inspiring images from Sony's photo competition

Some people just have a natural eye for photography.

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Prynt: Transforming an iPhone Into a Polaroid - Forbes

Two months ago, I previewed in this column several new future-like, functional iPhone cases that were soon coming to market. One of them, the Prynt Case, has hit virtual store shelves. Essentially, it's a one-inch thick sleeve that your iPhone slides into

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Photographer uses food to create amazing scenes - Business Insider

If only snow was actually powdered sugar.

This is an amazing idea. I have seen similar things, but never done this well!

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This glorious NYC storm photo has been compared to an impressionist painting - Telegraph

Photographer Michele Palazzo woke up extra early to capture this stunning image of the Flatiron building in New York during Storm Jonas

This is amazing.

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Winners of the 2015 Urban Photography Competition Shine a Light on Diverse Urban Life Around the World - My Modern Met

The 2015 CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year Competition recently released their selection of winning and honourably mentioned images that celebrate the diver…

Some of these are so SO cool!

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How to Improve Any Photo in 8 or Less Steps | Light Stalking

When perusing photography articles and tutorials across the Web it’s not uncommon to encounter various takes on “getting it right in camera.” From exposure to white balance to composition, the idea is to get as many things as possible right in camer

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Shootout: The Canon 35mm f/1.4L II Versus the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART

I recently did a shootout to compare the image quality of the new $1,799 Canon 35mm f/1.4L II against the $899 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART. Unlike most comparison

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Photographer Documents Diminishing Darkrooms Around the World

Since 2003, Canadian photographer Michel Campeau has traveled all over the world to document the last of the photographic darkrooms. Toronto, Havana, Paris, Berlin and Ho Chi Minh City are just some of the cities Campeau has traveled to, seeking out what

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Holga's digital toy camera lets you take Instagram pics IRL

The Holga Digital toy camera lets you take filtered photos and save them to an SD card like a normal digital camera.

Ok, I am getting one of these. I love Holga!

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A Beginner's Guide to Buying Camera Gear on eBay

Camera gear can be expensive, but one way to work around this issue is to purchase equipment used from online auction websites such as eBay. But it can be

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This is the Story of the Long Path to Colour in Photographs | Light Stalking

Colour, we take it for granted. We see in it and our digital sensors are capable of capturing millions of variations of it. Of course it has not always been that way. In fact, for the great majority of photographic history, most images were shot in black

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The Decline of Analog Photography Seen Through Pictures

The decline of analog photography is an undeniable topic these days. Luckily, Canadian photographer Robert Burley has taken action to capture some of the last remaining spaces that represent yesterday's photography. The Disappearance of Darkness: Pho

This is very sad to me, but it's also a very cool idea.

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8 Simple DIY Smartphone Photography Tips & Ideas - 121Clicks.com

In this video tutorial photographer Richard Schabetsberger demonstrate some creative smartphone photography tips & tricks. Watch and Enjoy. For more ph

I don't know if these work, but I can't wait to try them. Some of these ideas are really good!

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Still Life Photography in Five Steps!

If you’ve been participating in the Light Stalking forums lately, you will have probably also been following the rise in popularity of Mila Pinchev’s still live photographs. With her growing following clamouring for some tips, we were able to convince

Photography, art, howto, visualarts

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DIY a Working 35mm Camera with Konstructor! | Photojojo

The best way to fully immerse yourself in any hobby is to delve in, hands first, from the ground up. The DIY Konstuktor Camera Kit is your full immersion

I love this!

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Sony's new point-and-shoot is the point-and-shoot to end all point-and-shoots

A well-worn techie cliché asserts the best camera is the one you've got with you, and that usually means the smartphone sitting in your pocket. No

I want one!

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Nolab Digital Super 8 Cartridge to Breathe New Life into Old Super 8 Film Cameras

A lot of film people have deep connections to Super 8 cameras, once the medium of choice for everyone from film school students to porn directors. But it's

I like the trend of keeping old analog equipment viable. I think it adds to our artistic toolbox and also preserves an important set of visual mediums.

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What The? Sony is Selling the a7R for $200 Instead of $1,900

Heads up: for some reason the Sony a7R full frame mirrorless camera is currently listed on the Sony Store for $199.99 instead of its regular price of $1,89

Looks like I missed this :-(

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Expectation vs Reality When Buying a New Camera

Here's a brilliant 45-second commercial that shows what expectation versus reality is like when buying a fancy new camera. People often have lofty ideas of

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1913 color photos reveal vivid reds like you've never seen

Early Autochrome portraits portray a young woman in a surreal dreamland, cloaked in a striking red cape.

These pictures are haunting and demonstrate the power of photography. These could have been take yesterday, not 102 years ago!

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Pro Photographers vs Non-Pro Photographers | Bob Mackowski

Have a hard time distinguishing the difference between professional images and non-professional snapshots? Please allow me a moment or two to show some specific differences and get into why you need a pro photographer for your wedding. Thanks to ...

This is a great example of why professional equipment can make a big difference. Actually being a professional, with a good eye for composition, helps too.

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After the 1960s Harlem exodus, the people who stayed

In the 1960s, large numbers of residents left Harlem for neighborhoods in Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx, seeking better schools, improved housing and a stronger sense of safety. Left in Harlem were the people who couldn't afford to or chose not to move.

If I had a time-machine, I would go back to see this! Everything seemed so much more colorful and stylish in those days.

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Man and His Toy Airplane Optical Illusion | Mighty Optical Illusions

Take a look at this amazing Man and His Toy Airplane Optical Illusion illusion. Browse and enjoy our huge collection of optical illusions and mind bending images and videos.

It's a little bit of a gimmick, but I think that this is really cool!

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Photographer Shoots a Portrait of Every Book Reader Spotted on the Subway

“The Last Book” is an interesting series of images collected by Dutch photographer Reinier Gerritsen, who spent 13 weeks over 3 years scouring the subway system of New York City for riders reading books. Every time he saw one, he would snap a picture and make a note of the book that was being read.

This is SO cool! I love really creative ideas like this. This is also one of the things that I love about good art: often the concept is as important as the execution.

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​6 Videos That Show How Drones are Revolutionizing Architecture and Landscape Photography - Architizer

Photographer Iwan Baan travels the world, living out of a suitcase and hotel rooms exclusively, in order to document architectural marvels in far-flung local...

This is really cool.

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These Dreamlike Photo Manipulations Were Created Using Only an iPhone

By day, Robert Jahns is a digital artist and art director based in Germany. By night, he's known as nois7 on Instagram and runs a popular account boasting

It is fantastic how quickly mobile digital photography is advancing!

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Photographer Creates Grids Showing How People on City Streets Look the Same

Fashion street photographers usually look for styles that are one of a kind. Hans Eijkelboom doesn't. For over twenty years, the Dutch 'anti-sartorial' pho

This should not surprise anyone. People like to, mostly, look like everyone else.

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Polaroid’s ‘Instagram Camera’ Now Available for Preorder

Polaroid, a company that’s synonymous with old-school instant cameras, is bringing its products into the social media age with the Polaroid Socialmatic.

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Next iPhone Camera Said to Pack a 'Weird Two Lens System' That Delivers 'DSLR Quality'

One of the big selling points of each new iPhone since 2007 has been improved camera quality. If new rumors are to be believed, we may not have seen the bi

I would be SO excited about this if it happens. I like my current iPhone camera, but it isn't nearly good enough right now for most of what I do.

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5 Ways To Improve Your Photography Without Touching Your Camera

Photographers! Let's talk a little about this! 5 Ways To Improve Your Photography Without Touching Your Camera

These are great tips!

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The One Roll Challenge: What Would You Shoot if There Were Only One Roll of Film Left?

Inspired by Steve McCurry’s “The Last Roll of Kodachrome,” four Tokyo-based photographers took to the streets with only a single roll of 120 film and a Has

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Mercedes-Benz Pays Tribute to the Return of Instant Film in this Informative and Inspirational Mini Doc

To pay homage to the return of beloved instant film, Mercedes-Benz has created a four and a half minute mini-documentary that takes an inside look at the i

Maybe this should be in my "film" category (ha ha)!

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Kick It Old School For This Week's Vintage Photo Challenge #MashPics

Pull out the retro T’s and dust off the record player, because this week's Photo Challenge is throwing it back.

This is cool!

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Why Photography is Such a Fun Hobby

It’s a simple question. Why am I taking pictures? What’s so special about photography compared to other visual art forms? I’m not writing this to give you...

Yes it is!

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Photos of Some of the Wackiest Novelty Toy Cameras Made in The Past

Sometime after George Eastman brought a camera into every home and before Apple put a capable camera into every pocket, the toy camera was born. And the ne

I used to have the Snoopy camera!

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Forced perspectives - a gallery on Flickr

Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take

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9 black-and-white mobile camera apps go mono a mono - The Next Web

Monochrome is back in fashion — as if it every really left. Despite the ubiquity of color images native to digital cameras, the drama of black and white photography is... Keep reading →

I generally limit my serious digital photography to my "real" cameras, but some of these are kind of cool.

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Magical Nighttime Long Exposures and Composites by Matt Payne - My Modern Met

Oregon-based photographer Matt Payne's passion for the outdoors shines through in his stunning landscape and nightscape photography. He finds the most enchant…

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30 Links to the Finest Photos and Articles of the Week You Won’t Want to Miss!

With another week behind us we find Toad Hollow Photography searching all known points of the internet looking for links to tutorials, special features, great photography and interesting blogs. This week’s list plays host to a wide variety of genres and topics, all posted by some of the finest artists working in the field contemporarily. We hope you enjoy checking out these photos and articles as much as the Toad did in bringing this list to you.

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By the Silent Line: Beautiful Photos of a Parisian Railway Being Reclaimed by Nature

Photographer Pierre Folk has spent 3 years documenting the same, 20-mile long stretch of Parisian railway with his 4x5 view camera... but he's not doing it

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Easily Capture Animal Attitude in Your Photos With These Tips | Light Stalking

Animal attitude makes us smile, giggle and stare at an image a bit longer than a bird perched on a branch. Animals are not always perfect posers. However, there are a few essentials that can help improve capturing animal attitude in the field. These 5 1/2 essentials can apply to new photographers. They can also serve as a refresher to advanced photographers who want to “show some animal attitude.”

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33 Pictures Taken at Just the Right Moment - Neatorama

  Image: ImgurPeople who take a ton of pictures know all too well that snapping the shot at the right split second is imperative when it comes to capturing good photos. They also know that doing so is harder than it seems. At times, the

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The eerie Americana of photographer Ed Freeman - in pictures

Los Angeles photographer Ed Freeman captures the architecture of the American roadside in a remarkable portfolio of images, writes Kathryn Bromwich

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On the Prowl With Instagram’s Ultimate Street Photographer | Magazine | WIRED

Maciek Jasik It's bright but cold and the yellow cabs and skyscrapers are on some Big Apple snow-globe shit—the whole thing looks like a Hollywood back lot. Fifty-third and Fifth Avenue is an aggressively New York corner and one I usually avoid

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Cool Off From the Summer Heat With These 21 Refreshing Photos

With temperatures getting higher week after week, we're all in need of something refreshing. That's why, for our latest Mashable Photo Challenge, we asked readers to share photos of how they cool off from the summer heat.

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What's in Your Bag? Be Sure to Travel with These 9 Photography Accessories

Photographers! Let's talk a little about this! What's in Your Bag? Be Sure to Travel with These 9 Photography Accessories