Tagged "DSLR"

How To Make Better Pictures This Thanksgiving

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Guest post by Jakob Schiller | Twitter

I always bring my camera to Thanksgiving, and here’s what I’m looking for: moments. I don’t just want to capture what Thanksgiving looked like, I want to capture what it felt like. I’m watching for the hugs exchanged between family members who haven’t seen each other for months; the look of joy when the cook brings the turkey to the table; and the shot of my family members passed out on the couch in a turkey coma.

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Shooting in Midday Sun with HyperSync

Chris Garrison

Guest post by Chris Garrison

One of my favorite features about the HyperSync technology from PocketWizard is the ability to light action at midday.  In the past, many photographers would take the afternoon off because the light in the middle of the day is too harsh and flat to shoot without flash, but using flash meant being limited to slower shutter speeds. With the Flex system from PocketWizard you are...

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Winner of the 2013 Teen Photo International Photography Contest

Team Custom SLR

Custom SLR is proud to have sponsored this 2nd annual teen photo contest. The Grand Prize winner was 19-year-old Felicia Simion. We love supporting youth education, especially for young photographers. Congratulations, Felicia!

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How to Use Social Media Mindfully as a Photographer

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Guest post by Eric Kim

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At the moment of writing this, I have 30,000+ Facebook fans, 13,000+ Twitter followers, 20,000+ Google+ followers, and 12,000+ YouTube subscribers. People have called me a bit of a “social media phenomenon” at times, and commend me for being so good at “marketing myself.” I am certainly not the social media guru, but I have learned a few things about social...

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Photoshop User Magazine Reviews Custom SLR Products

Team Custom SLR

The Glide Strap, C-Loop, M-Plate Pro, and ProDot all got a lot of love from reviewers at Photoshop User magazine.

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