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Advanced Lightroom Color Editing

Hack Lightroom Presets For Better Color Editing

When editing my photos I always like to tweak the colors with the curves tool. I found the if you build an S curve within the colors channel, you can get the same contrast from the standard luminance curve as long as all the colors match up perfectly.

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Nikon Z6/Z7 Firmware Update Wishlist

A firmware wishlist of features I would like to see implemented in the Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras. I usually do these at the end of my Fujifilm camera reviews and interestingly enough, almost every time, they almost all get fixed as long as they are reasonable. Not to say Nikon would do this, but these camera companies do monitor community feedback. I think Nikon could potentially implement some of these in the Z6 and Z7 to make them significantly better cameras. These requests are not unreasonable considering other cameras have these capabilities.

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Nikon Animal Eye and Face AF | New Firmware For Z6/Z7

Nikon just released firmware v3.0 which adds animal Eye and Face AF to the Z6 and Z7 cameras. They've also improved the AF tracking to perform more like the 3d tracking that everyone loved with the D850.

Delkin Black Memory Cards

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Delkin Black Memory Cards | Rugged Like Sony?

Delkin has announced a new series of memory cards they are calling Delkin Black. Right now their cards are structured in three tiers, Prime, Power and now Black being the top-tier tough cards.

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Kalina In The Rain | XF35mm f1.4 + XT3

Here is a quick look at some XF35mm f1.4 samples. Review coming soon. I know a lot of people like it more when I post photos on my lens reviews that are more relatable to how they might actually be shooting. You know, normal people photography.

Master Curves In Lightroom

How To Get Better Contrast With The Curves Tools | Lightroom Tutorial

For this blog, I'm going back to my old ways of education, sample photos, cool stories starting with this tutorial I put together for Youtube. I'll be shifting my focus this year on Youtube since that is where all the traffic is going with camera-related information and education. Camera blogs are for the most part dying. So I will start this adventure into Youtube land, by covering some of the most popular questions people ask me, which is usually about color editing.

Canon T8i Best Memory Cards

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Best Memory Cards Canon T8i

The Canon T8i now shoots 4k at 120Mbps with a 7fps mechanical shutter, which means you will need to buy the better U3 UHS-I cards to get the most reliable performance. Here is everything you need to know about memory cards for the Canon T8i. Use this guide to find the best memory cards for your style of shooting.

Olympus E-M1 Mark III Best Memory Cards

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Best Memory Cards Olympus E-M1 Mark III

The Olympus E-M1 Mark III features a dual memory card slot, fast continuous burst speeds, and high video bitrate. To maximize the performance, features, and usability of the camera you may need the best and fastest memory cards, however, if you're taking a more casual approach to photography and video, it might be a better investment to buy some good lower-tier cards that have a higher capacity.

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Canon EOS R5 Development Announced

Canon has announced the development of the Canon EOS R5. They are confirming that this camera will have 8k video with In-Body Image Stabilization. No mention of megapixels. But to have 8k video you will need somewhere around 42MP. Kind of amazing. It also will shoot 12fps with the mechanical shutter which what the Nikon Z6 is doing.

Best Memory Cards Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+

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Best Memory Cards Samsung S20, S20+, S20 Ultra

A massive list of benchmarks from all the most popular SD cards tested with the Galaxy phones. See the results to find the best memory cards for your needs.

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