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Over the years of my photography career I’ve owned from one to ten cameras at any given time. The equipment has ranged  from a simple Polaroid camera to a Leica rangefinder, to an arsenal of Hasselblads, three Nikons hanging around […]

Designed for Film-Style Operation, the Canon Cinema Prime Lenses Deliver Exceptional 4K / 2K / HD Imaging Performance and a Broad Range of Focal Lengths. Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced today the new CN-E35mm […]

We have just learned that Adobe has listened to the cries of photographers since the Adobe MAX announcement of the new CC pricing and is giving a new bundle specific to their needs containing Photoshop and Lightroom for just $9.99 […]

Kodak has emerged from bankruptcy having shed many of the businesses that made it famous. The company will now concentrate on selling printing equipment and services to businesses. The personal film business, which includes 105,000 photo kiosks around the world, souvenir photos […]

There is more to Sweden than ice-hockey and vodka. The land of Saab is also known worldwide for its blue-eyed blonde bombshells. Klara Wester is Swedish, and yes, there is a god. As we are being haunted by everything Swedish, the first sentence pretty […]

Be optimistic • This is probably the hardest thing to do, especially when you see everybody closing up shop and walking away.  Times are hard, but so what? Here’s the thing – if you’re going to be negative, you’ll get nothing out […]

While we’re busy working on new photography and educational books, we would like to share a list of publishers with you. A few of the big publishers like Chronicle and W.W. Norton will do photography books, but generally the best resources can be found […]

While the world may seem stacked against film photographers, every now and then there’s a glimmer of good news. The folks at Ilford, makers of black-and-white film and papers, have opened up a lab in California, and will turn their expertise […]

There has been lots of questions about the closest airport to our Oct 19th, L.A. seminar location. The closest airpot that you can fly to is: John Wayne Airport 18601 Airport Way Santa Ana, CA 92707. The airport is about 1 […]

For those of you waiting for Canon’s latest 20MP DSLR the EOS 70D, the wait is over! Samy’s Camera now has the 70D in stock at only $1,199.00 for just the body, $1549.00 paired with an 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 lens and […]