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May 23, 2021

How to Save Money on Lens Filters

A simple tool that changes the game — Lens filters are a great tool when it comes to shooting photo and video. Filters allow you to control light in order to get the shots you want, whether that’s using an ND filter to block light out, or a polarizer to eliminate reflections coming off of water. While filters…

Photography

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How to Save Money on Lens Filters
How to Save Money on Lens Filters
Photography

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May 14, 2021

A Guide to Buying Your First Drone in 2021

How to find the right tool for shooting images from the sky — Flying drones is one of the newer additions to my photography repertoire. While I’ve flown them since the DJI Phantom 3 Pro back in 2015, it wasn’t until 2018 that I got my own and started to fly on a regular basis. Since getting my first drone, I’ve used it…

Photography

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A Guide to Buying Your First Drone in 2021
A Guide to Buying Your First Drone in 2021
Photography

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May 6, 2021

What I Learned From Holding My First Print Sale

Selling my images for the first time — Last year, I decided it was finally time to follow through on hosting my first print sale. Selling prints was something I had wanted to do for a long time, and for various reasons never executed on. In December, I completed my first sale and shipped out my prints in…

Photography

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What I Learned From Holding My First Print Sale
What I Learned From Holding My First Print Sale
Photography

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Apr 15, 2021

How a Point and Shoot Introduced Me to a New World of Photography

Seeing small moments in an epic new way — At the beginning of 2020, my girlfriend gifted me a point and shoot as a gift for our five year anniversary. Over a year later, this tiny little camera has single-handedly changed my perception of what photography is, and brought me more joy than I could have ever imagined. My Historic Relationship with Photography

Photography

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How a Point and Shoot Introduced Me to a New World of Photography
How a Point and Shoot Introduced Me to a New World of Photography
Photography

5 min read


Apr 7, 2021

The Best Way to Share Your Photos

You can do better than email — If you bring your camera with you while traveling with friends and family, you’ve inevitably gotten the question “you’re going to share these photos with us right?” …

Photography

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The Best Way to Share Your Photos
The Best Way to Share Your Photos
Photography

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Jul 25, 2020

How to Turn Any Bag Into a Camera Bag

Backpack, messenger bag, grocery bag, you name it — You see that bag up there? I love that bag. It is one of my favorite and most dear possessions. Since my girlfriend originally gifted it to me in 2016, I’ve taken that bag to almost thirty different countries, over mountains, through jungles, you name it. …

Photography

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How to Turn Any Bag Into a Camera Bag
How to Turn Any Bag Into a Camera Bag
Photography

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Jul 16, 2020

If You Can Stand the Waves, the Fishing’s Good

Battling my stomach, waves and 20 Yellowtail off the coast of the Florida Keys — Every year my dad and I make an annual pilgrimage to the southernmost point of the United States. Like birds migrating with the seasons, we board planes from our separate cities and start the journey to better weather and open water. Our destination is Key West. The logic for our…

Travel

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If You Can Stand the Waves, the Fishing’s Good
If You Can Stand the Waves, the Fishing’s Good
Travel

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Apr 16, 2020

How to Choose a Lens for Safari and Wildlife Photography

An exercise in finding the right tool for the job — When I went on safari in 2017, it was my first time photographing wildlife. I knew that the lenses I had at my disposal weren’t enough to get the shots I was hoping to capture. My objective was to get portraits of the wildlife I saw on safari. …

Photography

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How to Choose a Lens for Safari and Wildlife Photography
How to Choose a Lens for Safari and Wildlife Photography
Photography

5 min read


Apr 9, 2020

Photography Projects to Tackle While You’re Stuck at Home

Six ideas to make the best of this unique time — It seems really easy right now as a photographer to make the excuse that external events are putting you in a state of stagnation. It’s not a good time to try to sell yourself. It’s not the time to be traveling. It’s not the time to go out and network…

Photography

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Photography Projects to Tackle While You’re Stuck at Home
Photography Projects to Tackle While You’re Stuck at Home
Photography

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Mar 26, 2020

Five Types of Photography to Try Without Leaving the House

A few ways to get the creative juices flowing. — Being stuck at home during the chaos caused by Covid-19 can easily be viewed as a time for your photography to take a break. A time to sit back, edit old photos, watch a few tutorials and free yourself from the grind. …

Photography

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Five Types of Photography to Try Without Leaving the House
Five Types of Photography to Try Without Leaving the House
Photography

6 min read

Alex Lostak

Alex Lostak

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Adventure and travel photographer based in Austin, TX. lostakphotography.com

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