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There is a plethora of very talented landscape photographers out in the field these days, both hobbyists and professionals alike. The following is a collection of some of them, and may you enjoy their talent, craftsmanship and dedication to the genre. (By adding a Dark Reader extension to your browser it will be possible to view the images on black.) Philip Slotte Philip Slotte Philip is a twenty three-year-old self-taught landscape and travel photographer based in Stockholm, Sweden....

For most people, exactly how phase detection autofocus in a DSLR works is a mystery. All we know is that the AF in the camera we’re using either sucks or it’s awesome. While autofocus can indeed suck, it often fails us because we don’t understand it enough to work around its potential pitfalls. This video from ZY Productions demystifies DSLR autofocus and explains why cross type AF points are a big deal....

There are a lot of choices out there these when it comes to 360° cameras, and while many of them are very good, the really good ones capable of shooting super high resolution are extremely expensive. But all is not lost. You can still get very high resolution 360° my simply stitching multiple shots from a regular camera together. Even something like a GoPro action camera. In this video from My Tech Fun, we see how we can use a 3D printed panoramic mount (also designed by My Tech Fun – and free to download) in order to shoot 12K 360° images with an action camera....

Sigma has just recently released its 24-70mm f/2.8 lens for Sony FE, and it seems to be more popular than the company expected. According to an announcement from Sigma Japan, the company can’t keep up with a high demand for the new lens. So, if you want to add one to your kit, it may come later than it was originally announced. In the announcement, Sigma Japan is asking all its customers to be patient, as the shipping could be delayed....

DIYP: Hi Renee. Can you tell us a little bit about you and your relations with photography? RR: I was raised in a very artistic family. My mom is a skilled sketch artist, and my dad is a talented photographer who traveled when he was younger. Scouring his slides and images, I was inspired from his images from Australia, the Middle East, and Asia. He climbed Mt. Everest, and has a photograph of the peak that has always made me feel like maybe I don’t dream big enough haha....