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Lensbaby Velvet 85 makes your subjects pop

The Lensbaby Velvet 85 f1.8 tele-macro bends background defocus to your will.

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The Lensbaby Velvet 85 is more than just metal and glass

This tank of a lens can deliver fragile, feathery highlights.

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One of the best iPhone photos this year was taken in Singapore

Singaporean photographer Yeo Yeow Kwang takes the second spot with a beautiful shot of an Chinese opera singer resting at the iPhone Photography Awards.

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OnePlus 5 camera shootout vs. Galaxy S8 and Google Pixel

Check out how the OnePlus 5's camera stacks up against its Android rivals.

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Lensbaby Velvet 85 renders smooth and silky bokeh for your portrait and macro photos

Lensbaby's 85mm entry in its Velvet line renders lovely bokeh for your portrait, macro and street photography.

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Get a Canon EOS Rebel T6 dSLR kit for $344

Your phone's camera may be good, but it's nowhere near this good. This top-rated model would normally run you at least $100 more. Plus: a speaker that fits in your pocket and plays FM radio.

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Two is better than one: Phones with dual cameras

From wide-angle shots to artsy bokeh effects, phone's with dual-cameras raise your photos to the next level.

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Apple ad admits employment of tired old man

Commentary: In a new ad for the iPhone 7, Apple features the Memories tab, run by an old man in a vault.

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<p>The&nbsp;Samsung Gear 360 is&nbsp;a twin-lens ball of a camera that captures spherical 30-megapixel photos and not-quite-4K resolution video (3,840x1,920 pixels)</p><p>Each of the Gear 360's f/2.0 fisheye lenses covers a 195-degree angle of view that, when stitched together using a Samsung Galaxy S7 (or other select Galaxy phones to be named later), gives you a full 360x180-degree view to explore with a VR headset or dragging around your fingertips on a touchscreen or your cursor on a computer.</p><p>Our contact at Samsung tells us that the Gear 360 is expected to hit in the "first half of 2016", and we expect it to cost at least a few hundred dollars.</p>

Monday mishmash: Great new deals, plus some updates and reruns

For example: the cheapest 1TB portable hard drive I've ever seen, and an unbeatable price on a lifetime of guided meditation.

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<p>The iPhone 7's camera is almost a dSLR compared to the original iPhone's shooter.</p>

Shoot like a pro with the iPhone

Here's how to get the best results from your smartphone photography.

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Badass animal GoPro photos

From swimming sea turtles to cats that take selfies, these are the most adorable animal photos taken by a GoPro.

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Apple updates Live Photos features

With Apple's newest version of iOS, users can now edit Live Photos and enjoy new effects like Long Exposure.

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