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Featured Photos of the Week! August 24, 2017

Welcome to Lensbaby’s Featured Photos of the Week Series! We’re sharing five of our favorite photos every week from submissions and social media.Want a feature? Send your best image to submissions@...

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Featured Photos of the Week! August 17, 2017

Welcome to Lensbaby’s Featured Photos of the Week Series! We’re sharing five of our favorite photos every week from submissions and social media.Want a feature? Send your best image to submissions@...

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Flower Photography with Velvet 85

As a flower photographer I have been reaching for the Lensbaby Velvet 56mm when I want to photograph flowers in a more creative and beautiful way. The Velvet 56mm has long been my hands-down-favori...

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Velvet 85?

You have Velvet 56, why do you need Velvet 85?Maybe you dont. I'm going to dig into why Velvet and then why you might want both Lensbaby Velvet focal lengths - then I'll analyze some images that I ...

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Journey Story: Julie Scholz

Welcome to Lensbaby Journeys. We have asked photographers to write about their journey with photography and with Lensbaby, however they want to approach it. Each piece will come directly from an in...

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Photo Essay: Anne Belmont on Flowers, Velvet 56, and Photographic Magic

Anne Belmont is a nature photographer specializing in flower photography. Her first career as an art therapist shaped the way that she views art and reinforced her belief in the healing power of bo...

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Explore the Spectrum: Infrared Photography with Dan Wampler

Dan Wampler is frequently asked why he is a photographer. His response is always the same: Dan Wampler with Twist 60“Because I can’t paint! If I could paint I would never go anywhere, I would stay...

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Under the Sea

Art cannot be created without dedication, passion, and unique vision. A true artist evolves a feeling into a concept and that concept into reality, never giving up on breathing their soul into thei...

Exploiting angles to sensationalize the natural world

In nature, first looks have a way of fooling the eye.If you don’t study it closely, you might miss the best angle to showcase nature’s story. Using a curled edge to make a landscape seem endless. D...

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Pro Spotlight: Joye Ardyn Durham

Joye Ardyn Durham is the owner of the Gingko Tree Gallery in Black Mountain, North Carolina and is the lead photographer for Plough to Pantry quarterly magazine in nearby Asheville. Joye is widely ...

Hunt's Photo and Video Spotlight

Hunt's Photo and Video is New England's imaging equipment leader. Although they have eight locations around the New England area, Hunt's is still a family owned business that makes sure every clien...

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Amy Shutt Inspires Us

Amy Shutt learned photography almost 2 decades ago on analog cameras, film, and in the darkroom. She switched to digital in 2006 and is now a full-time professional photographer and instructor goin...