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Mochitsuki Mochi With The Fujifilm X-T3

It's the end of the year and it's time to smash mochi rice into little rice cakes. In Japan, it's called Mochitsuki, or Mochitsuki festival. Friends, family, or neighborhoods get together, bring mochi rice and everyone works together to smash the rice into a mochi paste after steaming it.

The Secret To A Better Film Look

In this tutorial, we go over how to use the Lightroom calibration tool to help achieve a better film look.

The Unique Character Of The Nikon Z 50mm f1.8 S

The Nikon Z 50mm f1.8 and most of the prime Z lenses for the most part are what a lot of people consider "clinical lenses." But are they? And does that matter?

Canon R6 Impressions – It’s Just A Ton Of Fun

The Canon R6 is easily one of the best hybrid cameras you can buy today and it's a ton of fun to shoot with. Here is why.

Shutter Speed, Why You Should Stop Ignoring It

Shutter speed is often one of those settings on a camera that photographers overlook. Most photographers these days just put their camera in aperture priority mode and let the camera decide shutter speed for them. While doing this is fine for most people and most situations, you might be ignoring some artistic potential, some mood, or some vibe by not taking just a little control of that shutter speed. In this article, we will look at the roll shutter speed plays on an image's mood and how just a few basic adjustments can have a big impact.

Nikon Z 6II AF Improvements

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3 Big Improvements to the Nikon Z6 II Autofocus

Here are the three big improvements to the Nikon Z 6II's autofocus system compared to the older Z6.

Lightroom 10.0 – New Features Are Game-Changing

Lightroom has just released a nice update that brings in a few new features and performance improvements. Typically when Lightroom does their updates they are usually small little baby steps to a better product, which is great as it allows us to adjust and get used to the new features gradually, compared to if they were to overhaul everything completely in one go. But occasionally, Adobe will implement a small change that completely changes the way the software can be used, and sometimes it's game-changing.

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Beach Volleyball – Nikon Z6, 85mm f1.8 S Samples

Last night the Volleyball bros were at it again. It's like 90 degrees out in the middle of October and the water is 72 degrees so it's been pretty amazing down at the beach. I went down with the fam and brought along my Z6 to shoot the kids and some of the guys playing.

Nikon Z6 II / Z7 II Announced – The Highlights

The new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II are here, will they fulfill your wildest dreams? Or are they a massive fail? Let’s find out. Here are the highlights. Opening…

Kalina Holds Body Board at T-Street San Clemente

I’m Completely Addicted To This Lens

Every so often I come across a lens that just gets me totally hooked and obsessed with photography. Like a Ring of Power, it whispers to me. My eyes glaze over as it consumes my mind, my wife in the background asking, "do you want chicken again, or should we make steak?" echos past my consciousness. "Why are ignoring me," she says flustered. But I am lost. Only at the sound of a squealing Orc swinging a chocolate popsicle over the white carpet does reality snap back in.

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