Software & Reviews

Skylum Luminar 4 – AI Sky Replacement

Skylum Luminar 4 – AI Sky Replacement

A Travel Photographer’s nemesis is the weather. Days with washed-out skies or even cloudless days can make images boring and bland. In high dynamic scenes where there are extremely bright sky highlights and dark foregrounds, it is impossible to get a well-balanced image without bracketing shots and combining them in software.

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Review – Sony FE 16-35 F4 Zeiss lens (SEL1635Z)

Review – Sony FE 16-35 F4 Zeiss lens (SEL1635Z)

Back in December 2014 we made the decision to move from Nikon to the Sony mirrorless camera system and bought the Sony A7r. This camera is 36mp of sheer delight. We purchased it with the FE 24-70 F4 Zeiss lens which has been an absolute dream to work with.

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Review: Peak Design Slide Camera Strap

Review: Peak Design Slide Camera Strap

The majority of people that purchase a new camera will use the supplied camera strap or buy a cheap neck strap that may look and feel more comfortable. I mean… how important is a camera strap anyway!! Most people would say it wasn’t important at all ….well they’re wrong.

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Review – 3 Axis Camera Spirit Level

Review – 3 Axis Camera Spirit Level

People always ask us why we use these when most cameras now have great tools for keeping the camera level. We have been using them for many years attached to our hot-shoe and although initially, we used them only when the camera was mounted on a tripod we have found them to be very useful in other situations. There are many different models and can be found on eBay, Amazon or at your local camera shop.

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Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D Lens Review

Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D Lens Review

Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D lens Lens Review Anhui Changgeng Optics Technology Co., Ltd (Venus Optics) was established in 2013 and have their headquarters in China. Quite frankly, up until early 2017, we had never even heard of this company nor the name Laowa and not...

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Review: Peak Design Capture Camera Clip

Review: Peak Design Capture Camera Clip

Review: Peak Design Capture Camera Clip Introduction A while back we started using the Peak Design "Slide" Camera Strap for days when we are using our cameras without a backpack camera bag. Although we find the strap to be very functional we have found it is less than...

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Skylum Aurora HDR 2019 – Single Image Processing?

Skylum Aurora HDR 2019 – Single Image Processing?

Aurora HDR 2019 - Single Image Processing? In a previous post, we have discussed how every Travel Photographer should use HDR in their photography  "HDR - An essential tool in Travel Photography". As mentioned, many people steer right away from the HDR technique,...

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