Photography

Datacolor Spyder X Create Kit + SpyderCUBE + SpyderLENSCAL review – gear for photographers

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REVIEW – Julie was offered some color calibration gadgets from Datacolor and I reluctantly agreed to review them after much arm twisting and other gadgeteer pressure tactics … OK, I readily agreed to review them. Datacolor sent over samples of the Spyder X Create Kit (which includes the Spyder X Pro , Spyder Shelf, Spyder …

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ScanMyPhotos photo scanning service review – Now I have great digital copies of pictures that won’t degrade over time.

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REVIEW – The first thing I bought way back when I got my first job at 15 years old was a camera.  I have always loved photography.  I have over 1300 paper photos, 90% are mine, and the rest were taken by my or my husband’s parents.   About ten years ago, I had many of …

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Everscape 3D Picture review – cool idea if you have the right picture

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REVIEW – I have tried photo-to-canvas prints before and loved the results so when Everscape offered a review of their 3D picture cube I was curious how it would look. Let’s see how the Everscape 3D picture cube turns out.   What is it? Everscape takes your two-dimensional picture and using their patent-pending AI process and …

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Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer review – a nice photo printer for hobbyists

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REVIEW – Printing nice-looking photos on an inkjet printer can be a challenge unless you have a photo printer. I have been looking for an inkjet photo printer for a while now. Then, lo-and-behold, the Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer was offered to the Gadgeteer. After much groveling and pleading (not …

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Canon SELPHY CP1500 Compact Photo Printer review

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REVIEW – I love taking pictures with my iPhone which I use for all of my review photos and for my everyday photos. In addition to posting these photos on my social media sites, I also print them to include in my handwritten journals from time to time. When Canon offered to send me their …

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Image3D RetroViewer review – a 3D viewer toy

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REVIEW – Do you remember the View-Master?  That simple stereoscope toy from your childhood designed to view “reels”, the thin cardboard disks containing small transparent 3D color photographs that come to life right before your eyes.  Image3D has created the RetroViewer, which is just that same childhood toy, only YOU get to use any pictures …

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SmallRig 1.55x Anamorphic Lens review – shoot cinematic video on your phone

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SmallRig 1.55x Anamorphic Lens

REVIEW – Shooting cinematic video on phones has taken off in the last decade. Since smartphone cameras have gotten so good, it makes sense that people would want to use them for low-budget movies, short films, commercials, etc. Typically smartphone cameras are limited to 16×9 video so how do you shoot cinematic, widescreen footage without …

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OMBAR Portable Photography Studio review – A light box by any other name

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REVIEW – Who needs a light box? Product reviewers, marketers, crafters, online sellers, bakers, or anyone who wants to create professional looking photographs of items that’ll fit inside one of them. A light box provides even lighting with either no shadows or faint shadows, and no noticeable corners to distract from the object. I’ll refer …

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Artman Cute Lite lighting kit review – A versatile inexpensive lighting kit

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REVIEW – The Artman Cute Lite lighting kit is a great little light with tons of accessories at half the price of some competitors. What is it? The Artman Cute Lite is a small cube light, perfect for photography and video that doesn’t break the bank. What’s in the box? Artman Cute Lite Storage case …

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Paper Shoot is an eco-friendly camera that you assemble yourself

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NEWS – Most people already have a camera in their pocket all the time since cameras are built into our smartphones. But for those people who don’t want to use their phones for everything or just like cameras in general, the Paper Shoot digital camera is an interesting alternative to smartphone cameras. Paper Shoot cameras …

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Datacolor SpyderX Studio kit review – professional color calibration for displays, cameras, and printers

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REVIEW – A monitor calibration tool is something I’ve wanted for years, but I’ve never dropped the money on one yet. I’ve had great monitors and terrible monitors, and a spectrum of photo printers across the years as well. It’s always been a crapshoot in terms of what gets printed out versus what I edited …

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