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Shooting Challenge: Macro… Win A Samsung Galaxy Camera!
Welcome back to Shooting Challenge, where Gizmodo readers test their photographic skills for the admiration of their editors and the chance to win an amazing Samsung Galaxy camera. The last one we have to give away! Entries close Tuesday morning….
Apple Patent Would Turn Your Friend’s iPhones Into a Lighting Kit
If you’ve ever been on the set of a professional photography shoot, you’ll notice the photographer doesn’t just rely on a single camera-mounted flash. Instead, they use a series of strategically positioned flashes, all tethered together so they function as one, to precisely control where and how much light is hitting the subject. And that approach is very similar to a patent Apple originally filed back in 2011 that could dramatically improve your iPhone’s photography prowess.
Watch This Eclipse Send A Halo Of Fire Across The Australian Sky
There’s nothing quite like a total eclipse (of the heart), but an annular eclipse is a close second. Especially if you’re into rings of fire. And after you watch this incredible video from one that took place in Pilbara, Australia last weekend, you’ll be a fan.
Can This RGB Dotted Reflector Really Improve Digital Camera Shots?
A photography lighting accessories company called B2PRO claims to have come up with a simple way to improve digital photos taken with an external flash and reflector umbrella. Instead of just being covered in a highly reflective fabric, the RGB Umbrella actually features a complex pattern of red, green, and blue dots across its surface — like a digital camera’s sensor — which are claimed to reflect the colours a camera’s most sensitive to.
The Brooklyn Bridge Has Never Looked So Beautiful
Brooklyn and Manhattan were still two different cities when construction on the Brooklyn Bridge wrapped up in 1883. And in the 130 years since, this iconic span has inspired poets like Jack Kerouac and Walt Whitman, been named a National Historic Landmark, and carried countless of Gothamites across the East River while slowly becoming one of the best known and oldest suspension bridges in America.
Samsung NX300 Hands-On: Realistic 3D Photos And Videos From One Lens
The Samsung NX300′s a big revamp of last year’s NX210, including a lot of common sense improvements to Samsung’s mid-range mirrorless camera. And then there’s the 3D photo and movie mode. Nobody asked for a brilliant new technology that uses a single lens to capture 3D images, but Samsung made it anyway. And it actually works!
