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Packing and carrying equipment for travel adventures is always a challenge. With increasing airline restrictions and not being willing to check your gear, you need to find the best possible alternative for your needs. Like most of my peers, I covet several bags. Usually when going abroad I take a bag with all the equipment and a smaller, second bag for everyday outings once on location. As I tend to travel lighter and lighter every day, I was on the lookout for a bag that could serve dual purposes for my recent Italy trip. I wanted a bag that could carry my two Fuji X bodies, some lenses, a...
Milky Way over the Belgian countryside – Sony RX100, 28mm equivalent f/1.8 + LPR (Light Pollution Reduction) filter, ISO 6400. Panorama composed of 12×3 frames, each frame is the image average of four different photos Photography in low-light conditions is one of the most challenging things to do with a camera. In conditions with faint, moving, distant lights it is even trickier. There is something about a starry sky that simply inspires awe in all of us. And it does so more often since light pollution is getting worst all around the world. I wonder how many children have seen The Milky Way...
California-based photographer Jeff Werner has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the popular website ViralNova for publishing (and profiting from) his photos without his permission. ViralNova is a viral content publishing website (sometimes called a “clickbait” site) that launched in May 2013 and exploded in popularity thanks to huge amounts of traffic from social networks such as Facebook. Last month, the two-year-old website was sold to Zealot Networks for a reported $100 million. Jeff Werner worked as a professional photographer for over 30 years, building up a giant...
Giles Penfound is a photographer with an engrossing past and a story to tell. Penfound began his journey as a professional photographer over 25 years ago and spent most of his time documenting military operations from within the British Army. Documentary photographer Neale James approached Penfound to produce a short film about his life and work, and the result is the inspirational 30-minute video above. (Note: the video contains some strong language.) Penfound explores the images he created around the world while bringing the individuals and emotions within each frame to life. After...
Canadian singer Kalle Mattson just released a music video for his song “Avalanche” that creatively recreates some of the most famous album cover photos in the history of music. Over the course of 4 minutes, Mattson steps into 28 different sets to show what his album cover would look like as other iconic albums. The Ramones, Jay-Z, the Backstreet Boys, and Michael Jackson are some of the artists referenced. Brownie points if you can name the others. Here are some still frames showing several of the recreations: (via Kalle Mattson via Co.Create) Source Article from...
Lensbaby has been producing creative art lenses since the company was established in 2004. They have since released a number of different products for both SLR and Mirrorless camera bodies, as well as mobile smartphones. Recently, Lensbaby released the ‘Creative Mobile Kit’ which features two unique lenses: the LM-20 and LM-30. Today, we are taking a look at the kit to see if it truly delivers on its creative promises. Depending on the smartphone you are using, there are different mounting options available for the lenses. Owners of Apple’s iPhone 6 will receive a specially designed...
Photographer Levi Bettwieser has been doing some incredible work as the founder and film technician behind The Rescued Film Project. Back in January he made headlines around the world after finding 31 rolls of undeveloped film that was shot by a World War II soldier. Now he’s made another fascinating discovery: after developing an unprocessed roll of orphaned film from California, Bettwieser found never-before-seen photos of former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. “I don’t know for sure where I acquired the roll of film or how long it has been in my backlog,” Bettwieser tells...
Old cars – look around you, they’re everywhere. By PoL Úbeda Hervàs Weekly Photography Challenge – Old Cars Admit it – photographers love old things. The more battered, torn, peeling, weathered, falling down, beat up, rusted, broken and just in generally poor condition an item is – the more we love to photograph it. Right?! Tell me I’m not alone on that? So your challenge this week is to go find an old car. It could be ancient and broken down like described above, or overhauled, in pristine condition, and well cared for by a car enthusiast. It’s your choice – or do both. By thebig429 By...
Antique, old, rusted, archaic, crumbling, ancient, and time-worn – all words that could describe vintage vehicles. Some are in better condition than others, some in running order, others put out to pasture. Photographers love to shoot crumbling subjects. I hope you enjoy these images of old cars: Plymouth by Aaron J. Groen on 500px Old memories by László Gál on 500px Old Metal by Meagan V. Blazier on 500px P L Y M O U T H by Liban Yusuf on 500px Rusted Car in Flowers by Lidija Kamansky on 500px Racing through the streets of Havana by Mikko Palonkorpi on 500px Old Blue Car by Giancarlo Bisone...
While most photographers document faded, old buildings with a sense of mourning and nostalgia, Jill Quigley injects her playful images of abandoned homes with anarchic immediacy
“The interventions are intended as a fresh approach to subject matter that would otherwise be considered nostalgic,” explains Belfast-based photographer Jill Quigley, describing the work she’s been making in abandoned buildings in Ireland. The project came about when she sought a subject to work on during her master’s degree at the University of Ulster in Belfast, whose Photography MFA has...
The Blue Angels announced their arrival in Seattle this week as they usually do – suddenly, and with a lot of noise. Over the past couple of days we’ve been able to catch glimpses of them flying over from our office windows, as they prepare for a local maritime festival. But our view is nothing like the one SeattlePI.com photographer Josh Trujillo had during their flyby yesterday afternoon. High above Lake Washington, he captured the Blue Angels and a few other stunt pilots flying beside them as they completed their practice run. We encourage you to take a...
PhotoKeeperwww.photokeeper.net from $3.99/month Cloud storage offers many benefits over local storage, including the ability to access content anywhere and, in some cases, automatic syncing across devices. Some cloud services like Flickr, Google Photos, and 500px are dedicated solely to image storage, and as such their features are optimized for the needs of photographers. While photography-centric cloud storage is dominated by a few big players like Google, ample options exist outside of that core group, and one such option is Uconomix Technologies’...
Photographer Liam Hennessey runs a wedding photography studio in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Recently he was hired to shoot a wedding at a hotel that was extremely close to his studio. Wanting to do something unique for the couple, an ambitious idea popped into Hennessey’s head: “Why don’t we have every guest come to our studio and get their photo taken?” he thought. So they did. Inspired by the dance scene in Taylor Swift’s music video for the song “Shake It Off,” Hennessey invited all 111 people at the wedding to his tiny studio for individual portraits. Everyone was...
Submersible action cameras are nothing new to the marketplace, but two brothers have teamed up to design a unit specifically geared at those who fish, and they are turning to KickStarter to get it funded. The unit is aptly named the ‘GoFish Cam’ and sits on your fishing line while capturing footage down to 100m without wobble. Additionally, built-in night vision ensures that you’ll never miss the shot. The GoFish captures 1080p HD color video through a 170-degree wide-angle lens. Designed to be tough, the ‘armor casing’ keeps the unit safe and water resistant up to 150 meters. The...
The next time you roll your eyes at yet another photograph of two couples embracing on social media, consider this: they are more likely to remain together than a couple who doesn’t plaster their love across the Internet. Scientists Catalina L. Toma and Mina Choi of the University of Wisconsin-Madison came to that conclusion after a recent study on “the association between Facebook self-presentations of coupledom and relationship longevity among college-aged dating partners.” They examined the relationships of 212 undergraduates at their university over six months, measuring the...
The Pentax 645D has received yet another major drop in price. Originally retailing for $10,000 when it was introduced five years ago, this 40 MP medium format monster is now selling for $4,000, less than half the price. We may not all be ready to whip out our wallets, but at less than $4,000 the 645D boasts one of the best digital medium format values on the market. Beyond the beast’s 40MP CCD sensor, it boasts a weather-sealed magnesium alloy body with a 3-inch 921,000 dot screen. The unit is compatible with Pentax’s 645 lineup of medium format lenses and features a 77-segment...
Photographer Arvid Larsson recently made himself a portable instant camera that’s powered by a Raspberry Pi computer camera and thermal receipt printer. The printer is a Mini IoT that you can get for about $45 from places like eBay, and the photo is sent to it from Raspberry Pi via a serial RS-232 cable. Code for controlling the printer in Raspberry Pi can be found on GitHub. After getting the camera working, Larsson had a body 3D printed for it and designed and painted by illustrator Anna Kristensson. The final product is a small camera that can quickly shoot and print out photos on...
Seascapes are awesome opportunities for photography. In fact, it will probably be your first impulse upon seeing the ocean to pull out your camera (or wish you had it with you). It takes some skill, however, to turn a beautiful coastal scene into something more than a snapshot. If you are not careful, your coastal photo can be a boring picture of sand and water. One of the keys to success for coastal photography is finding something interesting along the coastline to put in your picture. It would be great if there was an abandoned boat every 100 meters, but there isn’t. And we don’t all live...
You’re spinning through our solar system on a gorgeous blue marble which offers jaw dropping views of an astronomical phenomenon we call The Milky Way. Wait for our marble to line up just right, and you’ll have a perfect opportunity to create awe inspiring images that harness that galactic chandelier hovering over your head. My students are often delighted to learn that capturing spectacular images of The Milky Way is easy, once you know a few essential tips. Planning when and where to do Milky Way photography is just as important as the techniques and equipment you’ll be using. If you want...
Ciaran Thapar talks to Simon Wheatley, the photographer behind his iconic study of London grime culture, about the book’s new digital release and what’s changed since 2011.
It’s 2012 and in East London, the long-awaited Olympic Games are underway. Stratford, home to the new £537 million Olympic stadium and Westfield shopping centre, is heaving. Tourist money pours in. London, the UK and the world beyond, gets into the spirit of celebration. Simon Wheatley is in a living room in Maryland, a poor residential area less than a mile away from the Olympic Village. He’s...
Samsung has announced the start of mass-production of its S5K3P3 image sensor for mobile devices. The new chip is thinner than previous generations, allowing for the design of thinner, more compact, camera modules. At under 5mm thickness, these new modules can be used in ultra-thin smartphones without resulting in protruding cameras as we’ve seen on some of the latest Samsung Galaxy models. The slimming is achieved by reducing the size of each individual pixel. They now measure 1.0 micron compared to 1.12 micron in the sensors that are being used in the Galaxy S6 or Note 4....
Olympus’ TG-series cameras have been a popular choice among enthusiasts looking for a rugged compact. The TG-4 is waterproof to 15m/50ft, shockproof from 2.1m/7ft, crushproof to 100kgf/220lbf, and freeze proof to -10C/+14F, so it can handle just about anything you throw at it. More advanced photographers will appreciate its Raw support, which is currently a feature exclusive to the TG-4 in this class. See how it performs out and about and in our studio compared to other rugged compacts, and check back as we add some underwater samples to our gallery. For the studio...
Lens maker Zeiss has written a blog post about its relationships with other manufacturers – specifically its partnership with Sony. The post sheds some light on exactly what that little blue logo on your lens might mean. The blog post itself appears to have been written by the marketing department at Zeiss, but reading between the lines gives us a better idea of how the company’s relationship with Sony works. Lens makers’ names appearing on lenses can mean a variety of things. It can mean anything from ‘this lens has been designed and built by a...
Don’t fund my life. Really, don’t send anything. I’m a photographer, a businessperson, an artist, an educator and a friend. Many tough things have happened to me over the years, but it has been suggested that I keep the negativity to a minimum. Lots of good things have happened to me as well. Mostly, good things happened because of planning and preparation and a little luck. Bad things have happened because life happens and sometimes we are unlucky. My car was hit in a road rage incident recently and I need $450 to pay for it after all the insurance is done. My neck bones are pinching...
Earlier this week, China’s official state newspaper People’s Daily published a story on its website about how a 3-month-old baby had been blinded in one eye by a camera flash. The report said that a family friend forgot to turn off the camera’s flash before taking a picture from around 1 foot away from the baby’s face, causing permanent blindness in his right eye and a loss of vision in his left. The brief but powerful flash caused “irreversible damage to the delicate” macula of the eye, which is extremely sensitive in early years, the story claimed. Photos that appeared in the story...
Getting into analog photography can be an exciting proposition; maybe you find the medium more delightful, or you just want to learn more about the times of yesteryear. Either way, we have assembled a list of some of our favorite rangefinder-style analog cameras, ranging from the friendly and affordable Canonet QL 17 GII to the pricey yet exuberant Contax G2. We know that we may not have everyone’s personal favorites, but the list below is filled with cameras we know you’ll enjoy. If you are just getting started, you are going to want to focus on the shutter speed, film speed, and...
Yesterday, LumoPro released the LightSwitch: a flash case with the ability to morph into three different light modifiers. Continuing on the theme of “multi-purpose gear,” the company has also just launched the new LumoPro LP605M light stand, which boasts the ability to convert into a monopod whenever needed. Standing at 7.5-feet-tall, the LP605M is aimed at location photographers looking to lighten their load while on the move. Industrial designer and photographer Eric Au helped to design the compact light stand, its fluid chamber, and its mounting adapter for capturing smooth video....
Eadweard is a new indie biopic about the life of English photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who’s considered to be one of the godfathers of cinema due to his early experiments with capturing and projecting motion. The film is a 104-minute psychological drama that tells the story of Muybridge’s life, from his controversial photos of nude and deformed subjects, to the murder of his wife’s lover, to his work as one of the earliest “filmmakers.” Muybridge is the photographer who famously used 12 separate still cameras in 1872 to photograph a horse galloping as a sequence of shots (proving...
I’ve been a landscape and travel photographer for nearly six years now. While I will always love standing in front of an amazing landscape at sunset, nothing on earth can compare to the feeling I get when standing in front of a massive supercell with 40-50mph winds at my back, watching it twist and churn, as it tries to lower itself to the ground. It’s the most intense and pure mixture of awe, fear and respect for mother nature that I’ve been able to find to this day. © James Brandon. Henrietta, TX Supercell © James Brandon. Ranger, TX Supercell I’m just now wrapping up my third season of...
If you’ve been around the photography world for a short time, you probably have at least a basic grasp of the technical skills. You know how to manipulate depth of field with aperture, where to focus in a portrait, and how to compensate your exposure for extremes in shadows and highlights. Even knowing things like that, you’ve probably stumbled across some incredible portfolios or magazine spreads and asked, “How did they do that?” Or even “What’s their secret?” The secret to a great photography portfolio is simple. It isn’t even a secret at all, although it’s not often talked about in...
When French collector Thomas Sauvin discovered a forgotten trove of photos, he learned about a very strange old tradition, now lost in China’s rise.
“It was very unusual. I’ve been to a few Chinese weddings, but I had never seen this before — neither had most of my Chinese friends.” As a collector and editor for the UK-based Archive of Modern Conflict, Thomas Sauvin’s pursuit of intriguing images often takes him to odd places, but when he discovered a trove of forgotten images depicting a bygone wedding ritual, even he was surprised. “I thought negatives might be...
LumoPro has announced the launch of the LP742 LightSwitch Speedlight Case and Modifier. The case is made from padded ballistic nylon and is able to accommodate most speedlights on the market. LightSwitch can also be transformed into three types of light modifiers: a reflector, bounce card, and flag. The case features a double-zipper design and a velcro strap on the back. The LightSwitch case measures in at 9.75×4.5×3.25 inches (24.77×11.43×8.26cm). The reflector portion’s height is 6 inches and the width is 7 inches, while the bounce card panel...
3D Xpoint™ technology wafers are currently running in production lines at Intel Micron Flash Technologies fab. Image and caption courtesy of Intel Chip makers Micron and Intel have announced a new form of computer memory that promises faster, more reliable storage than current technologies, in a smaller space and at similar prices. The technology could reduce the distinction between memory and storage within computers and provide a faster, more stable way of storing large Raw and video files. The companies say that the 3D XPoint technology offers many of the speed...
This is a story of when life gives you lemons, you try and not cry yourself to sleep. The names in this story have been omitted to protect the mistaken. A couple of weeks ago, I got a phone call — the kind of phone call I’ve been dreaming about for a while now. The person on the other end of the phone asked me if I would be interested in shooting in Chicago for them the following week. My mind went into overdrive! I spent some time over the weekend running down some possible assistants, and come Monday, I was on the phone with a rental house nailing down gear. I had been emailing back...
We spoke with the founder of Sphericam, Jeffrey Martin, on the future of the company’s 360-degree spherical camera lineup and where virtual reality imaging may be headed in the next decade. The Sphericam 2 has already surpassed its Kickstarter funding goal of $150,000, collecting over $400,000, with two days of the campaign remaining. Dive into this interview to learn what challenges the team faced and what they have around the corner. Where did the original inspiration for the first Sphericam device come from – what set you out on the journey? I started a company called 360 Cities,...
Finnish fine art photographer Joni Niemelä loves capturing and sharing little details in nature that often get unnoticed. One of his recent subjects has been the Drosera, also known as sundews, which are among the largest of all carnivorous plants. The plants are covered with drops of dew-like liquid that are used to lure, capture, and digest insects that happen to wander by, and Niemelä decided to make these beautiful structures the subject of two recent projects, titled Otherworldly Blues and Drosera. Niemelä tells Colossal that he has always been fascinated by sundews, and that he...
While teaching a street photography workshop in Chicago recently, photographer Chuck Jines saw an opportunity to teach his students how he’s sometimes able to shoot portraits of strangers from extremely close distances without them noticing. “I had the opportunity to demonstrate just how much a photographer can get away with when people are lost in thought or occupied with a task,” Jines says. His unusual demonstration is seen in the 1.5-minute video above. Here’s the gist. After noticing a woman staring intently at her phone, Jines walked right up and knelt down just a few feet in...
The “Tri-clops,” created by pinhole photographer Justin Quinnell,” is the world’s first multi-screen, wearable camera obscura. The device (and two extra I-scuras, as seen above) will be making the founds at several art and science festivals (e.g. Sidmouth and Green Man) in the UK over the coming months. Here’s a quick overview of the “Tri-clops,” as presented by Quinnell’s daughter at the recent Womad festival: When a user sticks their head into the camera obscura, they’re presented with a “stereo + 1″ view of the outside world. “It’s basically three images, one to the left, one to...
Not too long ago, the path to choosing your gear was very clear. If you wanted to take professional quality images, the DSLR reigned supreme. Yet, the landscape of available camera gear is constantly evolving, and today there are more options than ever before. Instead of just one or two dominant companies, you now have outstanding systems from no less than seven manufacturers. Mirrorless cameras have matured from a niche product to a complete solution, while DSLRs have been further refined. This may sound daunting at first, but with a bit of research, it’s possible to find a model that meets...
Buckingham Fountain, Chicago (Shutter Speed: 10 seconds; Aperture f/18; ISO 100; focal length 21 mm) Louis Pasteur famously said that “chance favors the prepared mind.” This statement definitely applies to photography, as there is always an element of chance, with the odds of success growing with preparation. The quote seems particularly applicable to night photography, which has unique requirements for exposure and stability. Preparation is everything. Your odds of getting a great night photograph are greatly improved if you have taken the time make sure you have the tools needed to get the...
Lucas Foglia’s Frontcountry takes on an American icon – and finds the remaining cowboys’ way of life at risk from the scramble for energy.
“This is the last cowboy song, the end of a hundred year waltz. Voices sound sad as they’re singing along another piece of America’s lost.” So goes the chorus of Ed Bruce ballad The Last Cowboy, which was released in May 1980. But although their numbers have been dwindling for years, cowboys so still exist, roaming the plains and valleys of the American West as they have done since the late 19th century. They have had to adapt to 21st...
All images © Travis Jensen
He moved to San Francisco at 18 and almost got swallowed up by the streets. Today, Travis Jensen is one of the foremost photographers of the myriad complexities of an urban icon of Californian living.
Travis Jensen answers the phone with a bleary voice. It’s the crack of dawn in San Francisco, but it doesn’t bother him too much. The street photographer with a cool 50,000 followers on Instagram has a seven-and-a-half mile walk into work every morning, and he uses it to take photographs. In...
The way lovebirds turn their heads while flying could help engineers build better camera drones that can capture scenes with less blur, even during high-speed maneuvers. That’s what scientists are saying after studying the flight of lovebirds with a high-speed camera. Stanford mechanical engineering professor David Lentink recently discovered that lovebirds are able to turn their head at record-breaking speeds during flight. The birds, which are known for their agility in the air, were found to be able to turn their heads at up to 2,700 degrees per second. This means the bird could...
What do you get when you combine 50 portraits of the same famous face and averaged the result? Reddit user Dwainosaur dared to not only ask the question but to pursue it. He gathered up a large collection of photos and wrote a script for averaging the results. Subjects include Brad Pitt, Jack Black, Billy Murray, and Barack Obama. Infamous faces include Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Dwainosaur explains the process by saying that for each individual, he used an automated process to load 60 images from Google Images. He “then [cherrypicked] ~50 images from those that work well for...
Now here’s a strange and unusual way to share behind-the-scenes footage from a photo shoot: after comedian and actress Amy Schumer recently posed for the cover of Glamour, the magazine released this lighthearted video that reveals what went on inside Schumer’s head during the ordeal experience. Schumer, not used to posing for this type of portrait, has thoughts on everything from the wind machines to busting her limited selection of signature looks. Here’s the photograph that will be published on the upcoming August 2015 issue of Glamour: It’d be interesting to see this kind of BTS...
If you’re a film photographer, here’s something you should be aware of: many film processing services at major drug and retail stores will no longer return your original film to you after developing and scanning it. In the good old days, you could simply drop off your film at big-name stores and then pick it up later with your developed film strips along with any prints or CD that you ordered. Those days may soon be gone. Photographer Jack English learned of this change in policy recently at a local Walgreens, where this has apparently been going on for years now. “I was at a...
Earlier this month, Reddit user magic976‘s parents celebrated their 40th anniversary as husband and wife. To mark the occasion, they decided to recreate two photos from their wedding day back in 1975. 1975 2015 1975 2015 The same wedding dress and homemade jacket appear in all four photos above, but the guy did get a nice upgrade on the motorcycle front. “Some things never change,” magic976 writes. (via Reddit via Laughing Squid) Image credits: Photographs courtesy magic976 Source Article from...
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TOKYO – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that total production of NIKKOR lenses*1 for Nikon interchangeable lens cameras reached ninety-five million in the middle of July, 2015.
*1Interchangeable lenses for Nikon SLR cameras and Nikon 1 Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses
In 1959, Nikon (then Nippon Kogaku K.K.) released the Nikon F, as well as its first NIKKOR lenses for Nikon SLR cameras, including the NIKKOR-S Auto 5cm f/2. The NIKKOR tradition has continued over the many years since those first lenses were released.
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I do a lot of wandering at dawn, taking photos of the city as it wakes. Mostly I am on my own, but occasionally I come across someone, a worker or a person coming home from a party. In Paris, a few summers back, I came across this guy. “Take my photo, friend!” he said to me. So, of course, I did. He was brash, but when I was done he hugged me and carried on with his early morning adventures. If only all interactions with strangers, when I’m out with my camera, could be that easy! But, unfortunately, they are not. So when you don’t have random strangers accosting you on the street, here are...
Learn how to fix problem light and enhance your vision for your photos in Lightroom. If you’re like most of us, you’ve taken photos from time to time that you’ve had high hopes for, only to realize later on that they didn’t turn out the way you’d hoped. Often what looks like awesome light when you captured the image, just doesn’t translate to great light when you view the photo on your computer screen. When the photos you’ve captured are once in a lifetime memories they deserve better than this. Thanks to Lightroom they can be improved, fairly quickly and easily. In this video you’ll see how...
Boom, Belgium, 1988. © 2015 Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos. All images © 2015 Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos
With the recent release of the first English-language monograph of his work, famed Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert talks about the banality of colour and the fuzzy line between art and photography
“There is no story. It’s just a question of shapes and light,” Harry Gruyaert says. The storied Magnum photographer is notoriously reluctant to share how he creates his celebrated photography. As one of the first...
When an editor suggested that Charlie Engman photograph his mother, he became fascinated by “the ability of the photograph to make something so familiar to me feel so strange”.
Her eyes are closed and her mouth open, an open robe hanging from her shoulders. She holds in her hand the talons of a grey bird, its wings spread-eagle. A strange, flared light seems to emanate from her. She’s the mother of Charlie Engman, the man behind the camera. In a few short years, the 26-year-old, New York-based photographer has risen to become one of the hottest properties in...
In our world of digital photography and high speed Internet, photojournalists can quickly and easily send large numbers of high-res photos to the other side of the globe. Things weren’t always so convenient. The video above shows what a photo transmitter looked like back in the 1970s. What you see is a United Press International UPI Model 16-S, which scanned photos and then transmitted them using a telephone line. In a 2012 blog post for The Dallas Morning News, photo director Chris Wilkins offers a glimpse into how the UPI 16-S worked. First, you place a print on the drum and start...
Panasonic has built a new 3D photo booth over in Japan that uses 120 Lumix GH4 cameras arranged around a circular room. The GH4 has a price tag of $1,500, so this new photo booth has a retail cost of $180,000 for just the cameras alone. The booth can be found at the Panasonic Center in Osaka, Japan, offers a service that’s similar to a Japanese 3D sculpture studio we featured back in 2012, except Panasonic uses a circular array of cameras rather than a special 3D scanner. DPReview reports that what sets Panasonic’s photo booth apart from other similar projects out there is the fact...
The United States has published a new collection of photographs taken in the aftermath of the September 11th, 2001, attacks by Dick Cheney’s staff photographer. It’s a set of images showing Cheney, George W. Bush, and other prominent officials in the President’s Emergency Operations Center bunker. 356 photos were uploaded to a Flickr gallery created by The U.S. National Archives. The release comes in response to a Freedom of Information Act request that was filed by PBS’ FRONTLINE. Here’s a selection of the photos showing how officials responded immediately after the terrorist attacks...
How many times have you arrived at a place and it just is not up to your expectations? There is nothing worse than wasting your time, especially when it was all planned out to be a good day. What a letdown. But, what if you could turn that around and produce something amazing? What if you can do it, and make a great photographic experience out of it? Well you can and it doesn’t take a lot of work, or a lot of camera equipment. There are likely many times as a photographer where you have prepared all your gear and scouted your location, only to arrive at your destination and find that it was...
Ethiopian Meskel festival – by Oded Wagenstein Many people are mistaken in thinking that travel photography is just about traveling and making photos. While, although that sounds like a dream job, not many people will pay you to just travel and take nice looking photos. Like any job, travel photography is work – and usually, it’s very demanding. Yes, you get to go to amazing places, meet exciting people, and the world is your office. But, it also has many downsides: sleeping in flea-infested guesthouses, never-ending bus rides from hell, harassment from corrupted policemen, loneliness, and...
The 21st century appears to be all about speed: order a pizza from your phone with a tap of your finger, dispense your favorite coffee with a push of a button, and now with a simple text message, you can order a customized photo book with all your favorite moments. Photo Magic is a new service provided by publishing company SimplePrints. Simply send a text message to a special number and you can begin building your own personalized 8” x 8” softcover or hardcover masterpiece. We decided to give the service a spin by texting “hello” to their service number, (415) 726-2982. You should...
Adobe’s new Dehaze slider has been wowing photographers since it was launched for Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW last month. We’ve seen what it can do for haze, rainy days, and blizzards, but there’s yet another interesting application: enhancing photos of the starry night sky. New Zealand-based photographer Tom Mackintosh recently did some casual experiments with this late one night from the outer suburbs of Auckland, where light pollution still affects his view of the sky. After setting up his Canon DSLR and Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, he captured this photo at ISO 3200, 24mm, f/2.8,...
Photographer Andrew Fladeboe has spent years traveling to countries around the world with the goal of capturing the unique relationship between humans and dogs. His goal is to document the different ways cultures have come to rely on working dogs in shepherding livestock. The ongoing project is titled The Shepherd’s Realm. Fladeboe, currently based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, started the series by traveling through the Netherlands, the Highlands of Scotland, Southern France, and Norway. In 2014, after his vision for the project gained traction and focus, he was awarded a Fulbright...
In the world of photography, editing and retouching are just as important as the imagery itself. Every image that you see published has been through its fair share of post-processing before it is seen by the public. If photographers didn’t retouch their images, it would be like a painter presenting his sketches instead of the finished painting. With the fast moving technology of today, extraordinary images are everywhere, every day. Even with perfect lighting, and preparation work, a final image always receives some post-production attention. The trick to post-processing is to make it look...
Bag manufacturer Case Logic has launched a new backpack that features a hammock system, suspending a DSLR with lens attached within the space in the middle of the bag. The company claims this adds extra protection from impact, as less of the body is in direct contact with the structure of the bag. The backpack offers top and front loading, with access to a suspended camera from the zip-fastened top compartment. The hammock system can accommodate a camera with up to a 70-200 F2.8-sized lens attached. The main body of the bag has sections for up to eight additional lenses...
Peak Design, maker of the Slide and Clutch and other camera gear, has launched its newest bag on Kickstarter. Called ‘The Everyday Messenger’, this bag features an adaptable design able to tote around one’s everyday gear, including photography equipment. The messenger bag is designed to expand when full, and features three dividers that expand and contract as needed. The Everyday Messenger bag is able to grow from a 13.5L capacity up to a 20.5L capacity, and uses a semi-rigid shell to prevent unwanted slack. Four latches on the front of the...
At some early point in my 4-year stint as a film student at the University of Miami, in Florida, an advisor explained I’d have to dual-major in a field outside the school of communications. This seemed a perfectly reasonable request of the school to make; after all, the advisor said, as communication students we needed something to communicate about. The requirement was largely the reason, at some point during my sophomore year, I decided to double-major in Fine Art Photography. I aspired one day to be a director of photography, and figured that having an overwhelming command of...
Artist Brian Kane recently purchased advertising time on digital billboards along interstate freeways in Massachusetts, but instead of putting up more ads to compete for commuter eyeballs, Kane decided to put up photographs of nature. The project is titled “Healing Tool.” “The goal is to provide a moment of temporary relief and unexpected beauty during the daily grind of commuting,” Kane writes on his website. The artwork is “simulating the Photoshop Healing Tool to replace or patch over the landscape which is blocked by the billboard.” During the daytime, Kane has the billboards...
Photographer Nathan Bett has an unusual series of photos titled Learning to Disappear, which shows New Yorkers walking by in various parts of their city. What curious about the images, however, is that most of the passers-by in the frames are staring straight at Bett’s camera. In a post over at Medium, Bett writes that when he moved from Detroit to Brooklyn, New York, he arrived in his new city with great expectations about how his personal street photography work would develop. “My bubble was soon burst,” he says. “Street photography in New York is a tough, tough thing.” Many people...
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The world’s biggest fish is arguably the ultimate prize for underwater photographers. Reaching 40 feet in length, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow moving filter feeder; but despite its docile nature, finding and photographing whale sharks isn’t always easy. Here’s your ultimate guide for capturing a winning whale shark image.
Where to Find Whale Sharks
Whale sharks can be found in all tropical and warm-temperate waters. The fish are largely pelagic, staying in the open ocean....
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. There are always more interesting photography subjects somewhere else other than the place we live. Or are there? Now is your chance to make photos from ordinary things you find in and around your own house and neighborhood. By darwin Bell By Eduardo Mueses Weekly Photography Challenge – Ordinary Objects So go find some old shoes, bottles, bottle caps, string, tools, kitchen utensils – anything that might make an interesting photo. The key to making great a photo of something you see every day is to use good lighting, camera angle,...
As photographers we like to get out and travel to find unique and interesting things to photograph. But there are photographic subjects everywhere – all you need to do is look around and get creative. Here are some photos of every day, ordinary objects – where the photographers have gotten creative with lighting, cropping, and composition. Take note – you can do this too! By ~lzee~bleu~ By JLS Photography – Alaska By Maria Teresa Ambrosi By Hiroyuki Takeda By Holley And Chris Melton By Giusi Barbiani By Flavio~ By theilr By Darlene Hildebrandt By Tom Roeleveld By Jo Christian Oterhals By...
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Spanish photographer Arnau Blanch’s starkly gripping images explore the subconscious in unexpected ways.
With his stark black-and-white images, Spanish photographer Arnau Blanch takes us on a journey into the recesses of our minds. Projects such as Veneno and Fantasmas use photography to connect how we experience places with our subconscious. Veneno (‘Poison’) was shot between 2008 and 2014; it is set in the jungles of Colombia but, rather than photographing the lush foliage and...
Peak Design, maker of the Slide and Clutch and other camera gear, has launched its newest bag on Kickstarter. Called ‘The Everyday Messenger’, this bag features an adaptable design able to tote around one’s everyday gear, including photography equipment. The messenger bag is designed to expand when full, and features three dividers that expand and contract as needed. The Everyday Messenger bag is able to grow from a 13.5L capacity up to a 20.5L capacity, and uses a semi-rigid shell to prevent unwanted slack. Four latches on the front of the...
Caldwell Photographic and Metabones have announced the Speed Booster ULTRA for Micro Four Thirds: an updated design that uses more sophisticated glass and has been optimized for use with the relatively thick Micro Four Thirds filter stack. The latest Canon version also gains AF-S autofocus when used with Panasonic cameras: an improvement available via firmware update for existing users. The Speed Booster is essentially a backwards teleconverter, effectively shortening the focal length of the lens that’s attached. These modes act as a 0.71x focal length multiplier...
Photographer Brian Rueb was approached by two friends to shoot their wedding – a familiar proposal for many photographers. However, there was a slightly unusual twist in this case, as the couple planned to tie the knot on top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. For those unfamiliar, Half Dome is a 4,737 ft granite rock formation rising above Yosemite Valley. Anyone planning to visit the top can either climb a sheer rock wall, or make a trip up the slightly sloped east face with the help of some braided steel cables attached to poles that are fixed to the rock...
Drone manufacturers don’t seem to be in short supply, particularly with new ‘revolutionary’ prototypes showing up on Kickstarter almost every other month. GoPro has announced plans to launch its own camera drone by next year. Now Sony wants a piece of the action. The company’s mobile division today announced plans to create “autonomous aerial vehicles for image capture combined with cloud-based data processing.” Sony Mobile Communications is partnering with a company called ZMP this August to form a joint venture called Aerosense. Sony will be bringing their expertise in camera sensor...
Once readily available, direct positive photo paper has near seemingly disappeared from the market. Ilford recently resurrected their Harman Direct positive paper with plans for it to be available throughout the world this August. Now, another competitor, Galaxy Company, is working to bring their own positive photo paper to life. And Galaxy has a unique feature on their side, which they are calling ‘Hyper Speed.’ Currently, the only direct positive photo paper available comes from Ilford, and it has a low sensitivity of level around ISO 1-3. Galaxy’s proposed Hyper Speed paper, on the...
Camera drones have opened a whole new world of possibilities for photographers looking for a way to capture aerial images, but the meteoric rise in drone adoption has also opened up Pandora’s box as well. Now a new industry is emerging alongside the booming drone industry: anti-drone defense systems. New technologies are being developed in order to keep drones away from places they shouldn’t be or doing things they shouldn’t do. Just last week, multiple drones kept firefighters grounded during a wildfire in Southern California. State senators responded by introducing new bills that...
Established in 1994, VICE Media is an agency focused on covering the arts, modern culture, and recent events of our world. This month, the media company has released their yearly photo issue (Volume #22 Issue #7) in collaboration with Magnum Photos and Magnum Foundation. Featuring a number of thrilling photo essays, VICE explores the heart of a crumbled Gaza, a world of poverty and drugs in South Africa, life after the infamous Killing Fields, and much more. Best of all, the pieces are available to view online at no cost. We were lucky enough to obtain two copies of the 160-paged...
Forever 21 has unveiled what it calls the F21 Thread Screen. It’s a 2,000-pound contraption that can display any Instagram photo using 6,400 mechanical spools of thread. This unique device for viewing photos took a whopping 1.5 years to build, thanks in part to the fact that it contains over 200,000 separate parts — more than 8 times what you’d find in an average car. The finished F21 Thread Screen measures 11 feet high, 9 feet wide and 3 feet deep. Here’s how the system works: each of the 6,400 spools in the machine has a 5 1/2-foot-long piece of thread that’s made up of 36 different...
The thing you need to do for getting good ideas which are actually possible, is to weigh the game in your favour. You need to be selective in your project choices, research well, and demonstrate an intense curiosity when pitching your project idea. The four steps in this article will help you: Use your interests to research and learn about a subject. Demonstrate your curiosity to those who hold the key. These are the gatekeepers. Gain access. Start a documentary photography project. Primarily a street photographer, using this method I transitioned into documenting places hidden behind closed...
Dragonflies and damselflies are fascinating insects which can be particularly photogenic due to their bright colours and striking patterns. As with any type of wildlife, dragonflies can be challenging to photograph because they can scare easily and never seem to keep still. However, it may be easier than you think to get some great shots of these amazing insects. Here are 10 tips to get you started. 1. Choose the right equipment As they are slightly larger than other insects, dragonflies can be photographed with anything from a point-and-shoot to a DSLR. The accompanying images have been...
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With so many photographers out there, gaining a strong foothold in the photography business comes with its difficulties and frustrations. Conventional ways of advertising are becoming ineffective, so more and more photographers are now turning to digital media to promote their business. However, the Internet can be a complicated place for the inexperienced. Take Google — if you’re a photographer...
In 2015, protests are no longer local, but global. Support can swell, from all corners of the earth and almost instantaneously. They’re mutual, interlinking, borrowing from and supporting each other. Never before has peaceful protest understood, appropriated and harnessed the power of photography.
“If you’re angry, throw your arms up,” said Reverend Al Sharpton. “If you want justice, throw your arms up. Because that’s the sign Michael was using. He had a surrender sign. That’s the sign you have to deal with. Use the sign he last showed. We want answers why that last sign...
The Panasonic Center in Osaka has installed a photo booth that uses 120 Lumix DMC-GH4 cameras to create a three-dimensional impression of the occupants, which can then be turned into a plaster figurine. While 3D scanning is not a new concept, Panasonic claims that what makes its booth stand out is that the ‘scan’ is created in just 1/1000sec. That means the subjects can be in motion, leaping in the air for example, and the image will still be sharp. The cameras are arranged in a floor-to-ceiling grid pattern facing inwards on the walls of a cylindrical booth,...
Flickr has re-introduced its Pro level membership after an account structure re-organization removed the option for most site users in 2013. When Flickr upgraded its free members to 1 Terabyte of storage space with every account, the option for new Pro plans was phased out; only existing Pro customers were offered the option to maintain Pro accounts. With the return of new Pro subscriptions, Flickr has rolled out a few new features. Pro accounts now include ‘improved stats’ and a revamped interface for viewing analytics, ad-free viewing of your own and...
Toyota has revealed that the 2016 version of its Toyota Tacoma adventure truck will come pre-fitted with a windshield mount for a GoPro camera so customers can record their off-road antics. Drivers will have to supply their own GoPro cameras as those aren’t included, but anyone interested in filming their muddy, dusty and rocky scrambles will be able to fit a camera to point forwards or backwards and capture either the ‘flight’ or the lucky passengers’ reactions. The move comes with news that GoPro is offering videos on license deals to...
If you want to be a wedding photographer, you need to stop and think about your life. So you want to be a wedding photographer? Want to go pro, go full-time, ditch that desk and take the industry by storm? Stop and think about your life. Do you LOVE to work? Like, truly LOVE working? Not the recognition, not the money and the fame, and least of all the internal accomplishment feedback that comes from achieving small successes that only you can see. Nope, you pretty much need to love doing the work. Photo by Leeann Marie Many fantasize about becoming professional wedding photographers....
Photographer Jeff Boyce of Negative Tilt recently took an epic photography journey across the United States, shooting 70,000 photos across 15 states with 20,000 miles of driving. He then turned those frames into “Edge of Stability,” the time-lapse video above that “highlights some of the most unique, awe-inspiring, and incredibly strange sights on the planet.” The video packs a wide range of dazzling sights into 5 intense minutes. We see giant storm clouds, the starry night sky, lightning storms flashing across the sky, northern lights glowing above head, and the birth of a tornado....
A 16-year-old boy has caused a stir after releasing a video showing himself being denied the right to film a checkpoint pat-down — something the TSA officially allows. YouTube user Apple Lucas claims that he was denied the right to film while being patted down by a TSA supervisor at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He then tried to film his father getting patted down, only to have the TSA agent call a police officer to the scene. “I explained to him that it clearly states on the TSA website that you are allowed to film the TSA agents as...
You’ve probably seen many examples of Photoshop being used to make a portrait subject look younger, but have you seen the same type of age-reduction retouching in real-time video? Digital artist Rousselos Aravantinos recently did an age-reduction test using the digital compositing software Nuke and Mocha Pro. The 30-second video above shows the results of his experiment. “I’ve decided not to apply any facial markers, to challenge myself (and make my life more difficult). It’s a 100% work in 2D space,” the Los Angeles-based artist writes. “There are a few things i would like to...
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Think Tank Photo Sub Urban Disguise 30 Shoulder Camera Bag Review
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Packing and carrying equipment for travel adventures is always a challenge. With increasing airline restrictions and not being willing to check your gear, you need to find the best possible alternative for your needs. Like most of my peers, I covet several bags. Usually when going abroad I take a bag with all the equipment and a smaller, second bag for everyday outings once on location. As I tend to travel lighter and lighter every day, I was on the lookout for a bag that could serve dual purposes for my recent Italy trip. I wanted a bag that could carry my two Fuji X bodies, some lenses, a...
Photographing Starry Skies for Nocturnal Landscape Without Breaking the Bank
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Milky Way over the Belgian countryside – Sony RX100, 28mm equivalent f/1.8 + LPR (Light Pollution Reduction) filter, ISO 6400. Panorama composed of 12×3 frames, each frame is the image average of four different photos Photography in low-light conditions is one of the most challenging things to do with a camera. In conditions with faint, moving, distant lights it is even trickier. There is something about a starry sky that simply inspires awe in all of us. And it does so more often since light pollution is getting worst all around the world. I wonder how many children have seen The Milky Way...
Readers’ Showcase: Sarnim Dean
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Beautifully captured. I was lucky enough to spend nearly a month touring NZ South Island in March/ April 2013. Saw the desolation in Christchurch that you mentioned but was struck by how positive the people were there, particularly the young. I found it very inspiring. The area SE of Christchurch is quite volcanic but very beautiful, particularly the little town/ port of Akarua where we had a lovely meal in the local Bistro where the chef turned out to be from Swansea here in the UK and his wife was from Christchurch, both in their late 20s. But all the South Island was so beautiful, from...
This is What It Looks Like to Sue a Viral ‘Clickbait’ Site for Photo Copyright Infringement
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California-based photographer Jeff Werner has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the popular website ViralNova for publishing (and profiting from) his photos without his permission. ViralNova is a viral content publishing website (sometimes called a “clickbait” site) that launched in May 2013 and exploded in popularity thanks to huge amounts of traffic from social networks such as Facebook. Last month, the two-year-old website was sold to Zealot Networks for a reported $100 million. Jeff Werner worked as a professional photographer for over 30 years, building up a giant...
Photographer Giles Penfound on Storytelling with the Art of Photography
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Giles Penfound is a photographer with an engrossing past and a story to tell. Penfound began his journey as a professional photographer over 25 years ago and spent most of his time documenting military operations from within the British Army. Documentary photographer Neale James approached Penfound to produce a short film about his life and work, and the result is the inspirational 30-minute video above. (Note: the video contains some strong language.) Penfound explores the images he created around the world while bringing the individuals and emotions within each frame to life. After...
This Singer Recreated 28 Iconic Album Cover Photos in a Creative Music Video
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Canadian singer Kalle Mattson just released a music video for his song “Avalanche” that creatively recreates some of the most famous album cover photos in the history of music. Over the course of 4 minutes, Mattson steps into 28 different sets to show what his album cover would look like as other iconic albums. The Ramones, Jay-Z, the Backstreet Boys, and Michael Jackson are some of the artists referenced. Brownie points if you can name the others. Here are some still frames showing several of the recreations: (via Kalle Mattson via Co.Create) Source Article from...
Review: Lensbaby’s Creative Mobile Kit Lenses Bring Selective Focus to Your Phone
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Lensbaby has been producing creative art lenses since the company was established in 2004. They have since released a number of different products for both SLR and Mirrorless camera bodies, as well as mobile smartphones. Recently, Lensbaby released the ‘Creative Mobile Kit’ which features two unique lenses: the LM-20 and LM-30. Today, we are taking a look at the kit to see if it truly delivers on its creative promises. Depending on the smartphone you are using, there are different mounting options available for the lenses. Owners of Apple’s iPhone 6 will receive a specially designed...
7 Unseen Photos of Dwight D. Eisenhower Found on an Undeveloped Roll of Film
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Photographer Levi Bettwieser has been doing some incredible work as the founder and film technician behind The Rescued Film Project. Back in January he made headlines around the world after finding 31 rolls of undeveloped film that was shot by a World War II soldier. Now he’s made another fascinating discovery: after developing an unprocessed roll of orphaned film from California, Bettwieser found never-before-seen photos of former US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. “I don’t know for sure where I acquired the roll of film or how long it has been in my backlog,” Bettwieser tells...
Professional Photographer Magazine Honors Nikon with Two 2015 Hot One Awards for Best Multi-Function Lens and Speedlight/Hot Shoe Flash
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MELVILLE, NY – Professional Photographer Magazine has selected the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens and SB-500 Speedlight as the pros’ top choice in the Multi-Functions Lens and Speedlight/Hot Shoe Flash categories, respectively for the 2015 Hot One Awards. The annual Hot One Awards honor the hottest products for professional photographers. From hundreds of entries, a panel of judges—who are all professional photographers—name their top choice among dozens of photography products and services. The awards are highlighted in the August issue of Professional Photographer. This...
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Congratulations To Charlie Dresen – June/July Videographer Of The Month
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Weekly Photography Challenge – Antique Cars
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Old cars – look around you, they’re everywhere. By PoL Úbeda Hervàs Weekly Photography Challenge – Old Cars Admit it – photographers love old things. The more battered, torn, peeling, weathered, falling down, beat up, rusted, broken and just in generally poor condition an item is – the more we love to photograph it. Right?! Tell me I’m not alone on that? So your challenge this week is to go find an old car. It could be ancient and broken down like described above, or overhauled, in pristine condition, and well cared for by a car enthusiast. It’s your choice – or do both. By thebig429 By...
28 Timeless Images of Time-worn Old Cars
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Antique, old, rusted, archaic, crumbling, ancient, and time-worn – all words that could describe vintage vehicles. Some are in better condition than others, some in running order, others put out to pasture. Photographers love to shoot crumbling subjects. I hope you enjoy these images of old cars: Plymouth by Aaron J. Groen on 500px Old memories by László Gál on 500px Old Metal by Meagan V. Blazier on 500px P L Y M O U T H by Liban Yusuf on 500px Rusted Car in Flowers by Lidija Kamansky on 500px Racing through the streets of Havana by Mikko Palonkorpi on 500px Old Blue Car by Giancarlo Bisone...
Injecting joyful chaos into the spaces hidden within abandoned Irish cottages
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While most photographers document faded, old buildings with a sense of mourning and nostalgia, Jill Quigley injects her playful images of abandoned homes with anarchic immediacy
“The interventions are intended as a fresh approach to subject matter that would otherwise be considered nostalgic,” explains Belfast-based photographer Jill Quigley, describing the work she’s been making in abandoned buildings in Ireland. The project came about when she sought a subject to work on during her master’s degree at the University of Ulster in Belfast, whose Photography MFA has...
On the fly: SeattlePI.com photographer captures Blue Angels from the air
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The Blue Angels announced their arrival in Seattle this week as they usually do – suddenly, and with a lot of noise. Over the past couple of days we’ve been able to catch glimpses of them flying over from our office windows, as they prepare for a local maritime festival. But our view is nothing like the one SeattlePI.com photographer Josh Trujillo had during their flyby yesterday afternoon. High above Lake Washington, he captured the Blue Angels and a few other stunt pilots flying beside them as they completed their practice run. We encourage you to take a...
Quick Review: PhotoKeeper
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PhotoKeeperwww.photokeeper.net from $3.99/month Cloud storage offers many benefits over local storage, including the ability to access content anywhere and, in some cases, automatic syncing across devices. Some cloud services like Flickr, Google Photos, and 500px are dedicated solely to image storage, and as such their features are optimized for the needs of photographers. While photography-centric cloud storage is dominated by a few big players like Google, ample options exist outside of that core group, and one such option is Uconomix Technologies’...
Photographer Makes 6-Foot-Long Print of Every Single Person at Wedding
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Photographer Liam Hennessey runs a wedding photography studio in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Recently he was hired to shoot a wedding at a hotel that was extremely close to his studio. Wanting to do something unique for the couple, an ambitious idea popped into Hennessey’s head: “Why don’t we have every guest come to our studio and get their photo taken?” he thought. So they did. Inspired by the dance scene in Taylor Swift’s music video for the song “Shake It Off,” Hennessey invited all 111 people at the wedding to his tiny studio for individual portraits. Everyone was...
The GoFish Cam is an Undewater Action Camera for People Who Fish
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Submersible action cameras are nothing new to the marketplace, but two brothers have teamed up to design a unit specifically geared at those who fish, and they are turning to KickStarter to get it funded. The unit is aptly named the ‘GoFish Cam’ and sits on your fishing line while capturing footage down to 100m without wobble. Additionally, built-in night vision ensures that you’ll never miss the shot. The GoFish captures 1080p HD color video through a 170-degree wide-angle lens. Designed to be tough, the ‘armor casing’ keeps the unit safe and water resistant up to 150 meters. The...
Couples Who Share Photos of Themselves Online Are More Likely to Stay Together
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The next time you roll your eyes at yet another photograph of two couples embracing on social media, consider this: they are more likely to remain together than a couple who doesn’t plaster their love across the Internet. Scientists Catalina L. Toma and Mina Choi of the University of Wisconsin-Madison came to that conclusion after a recent study on “the association between Facebook self-presentations of coupledom and relationship longevity among college-aged dating partners.” They examined the relationships of 212 undergraduates at their university over six months, measuring the...
Want a Medium Format DSLR? The Pentax 645D is Now $4K, Down from $10K
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The Pentax 645D has received yet another major drop in price. Originally retailing for $10,000 when it was introduced five years ago, this 40 MP medium format monster is now selling for $4,000, less than half the price. We may not all be ready to whip out our wallets, but at less than $4,000 the 645D boasts one of the best digital medium format values on the market. Beyond the beast’s 40MP CCD sensor, it boasts a weather-sealed magnesium alloy body with a 3-inch 921,000 dot screen. The unit is compatible with Pentax’s 645 lineup of medium format lenses and features a 77-segment...
This Homemade Instant Camera Uses Raspberry Pi and a Thermal Printer
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Photographer Arvid Larsson recently made himself a portable instant camera that’s powered by a Raspberry Pi computer camera and thermal receipt printer. The printer is a Mini IoT that you can get for about $45 from places like eBay, and the photo is sent to it from Raspberry Pi via a serial RS-232 cable. Code for controlling the printer in Raspberry Pi can be found on GitHub. After getting the camera working, Larsson had a body 3D printed for it and designed and painted by illustrator Anna Kristensson. The final product is a small camera that can quickly shoot and print out photos on...
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The Photography For Real Estate E-book Has Been Updated, Expanded and Reduced In Price
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Top 10 Features to Bring Your Seascape Photos to Life
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Seascapes are awesome opportunities for photography. In fact, it will probably be your first impulse upon seeing the ocean to pull out your camera (or wish you had it with you). It takes some skill, however, to turn a beautiful coastal scene into something more than a snapshot. If you are not careful, your coastal photo can be a boring picture of sand and water. One of the keys to success for coastal photography is finding something interesting along the coastline to put in your picture. It would be great if there was an abandoned boat every 100 meters, but there isn’t. And we don’t all live...
How to do Milky Way Photography – A Comprehensive Tutorial
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You’re spinning through our solar system on a gorgeous blue marble which offers jaw dropping views of an astronomical phenomenon we call The Milky Way. Wait for our marble to line up just right, and you’ll have a perfect opportunity to create awe inspiring images that harness that galactic chandelier hovering over your head. My students are often delighted to learn that capturing spectacular images of The Milky Way is easy, once you know a few essential tips. Planning when and where to do Milky Way photography is just as important as the techniques and equipment you’ll be using. If you want...
Boys in the corner: Simon Wheatley’s images of Britain’s most exciting music subculture
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Ciaran Thapar talks to Simon Wheatley, the photographer behind his iconic study of London grime culture, about the book’s new digital release and what’s changed since 2011.
It’s 2012 and in East London, the long-awaited Olympic Games are underway. Stratford, home to the new £537 million Olympic stadium and Westfield shopping centre, is heaving. Tourist money pours in. London, the UK and the world beyond, gets into the spirit of celebration. Simon Wheatley is in a living room in Maryland, a poor residential area less than a mile away from the Olympic Village. He’s...
California Redux, BJP’s documentary issue, is available to pre-order now
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California Redux, BJP’s September 2015 issue, is dedicated to the documentary photographers unheralded by their generation, and now rightfully considered as greats.
San Francisco photographers from the 1980s. James Ellroy’s raid of the LAPD archives. An Iranian photographer, a Magnum legend in the making. Each is featured, exclusively, in the new issue of British Journal of Photography, available to pre-order now. BJP September 2015 is a documentary issue dedicated to shining a light on the photographers forgotten by their generation, unrecognised by their native...
Alessandro Bavari – in the belly of the beast
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Alessandro the child artist would sit at a table drawing pictures of clowns with bare breasts and the Madonna with a moustache. In time, these childlike and whimsical representations morphed into darker, distorted, more unsettling interpretations of the human psyche. The work of Alessandro the adult artist, a fusion of mixed-media techniques, inspired by childhood impressions, delves into the very bowels of human despair.
There are many disparate moments in Alessandro Bavari’s childhood that inform the artist he is today – watching tadpoles hatch, the first time he...
Samsung starts mass-production of thinner 16MP sensor with 1.0μm Pixels
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Jul, 2015 |
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Samsung has announced the start of mass-production of its S5K3P3 image sensor for mobile devices. The new chip is thinner than previous generations, allowing for the design of thinner, more compact, camera modules. At under 5mm thickness, these new modules can be used in ultra-thin smartphones without resulting in protruding cameras as we’ve seen on some of the latest Samsung Galaxy models. The slimming is achieved by reducing the size of each individual pixel. They now measure 1.0 micron compared to 1.12 micron in the sensors that are being used in the Galaxy S6 or Note 4....
Olympus Tough TG-4 studio and real-world samples posted
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Jul, 2015 |
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Olympus’ TG-series cameras have been a popular choice among enthusiasts looking for a rugged compact. The TG-4 is waterproof to 15m/50ft, shockproof from 2.1m/7ft, crushproof to 100kgf/220lbf, and freeze proof to -10C/+14F, so it can handle just about anything you throw at it. More advanced photographers will appreciate its Raw support, which is currently a feature exclusive to the TG-4 in this class. See how it performs out and about and in our studio compared to other rugged compacts, and check back as we add some underwater samples to our gallery. For the studio...
What’s in a name? Zeiss provides details on lens partnerships and production
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Jul, 2015 |
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Lens maker Zeiss has written a blog post about its relationships with other manufacturers – specifically its partnership with Sony. The post sheds some light on exactly what that little blue logo on your lens might mean. The blog post itself appears to have been written by the marketing department at Zeiss, but reading between the lines gives us a better idea of how the company’s relationship with Sony works. Lens makers’ names appearing on lenses can mean a variety of things. It can mean anything from ‘this lens has been designed and built by a...
Canon’s multi-purpose ME20F-SH camera reaches ISO 4 million
Posted by Chris Roubis on 31st, Jul, 2015 |
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Fun little thought experiment: If we go by sensorgen, the 1D-X’s pixels have a full-well capacity (FWC) of 90,000. Since the pixels on this sensor are 7.5x larger, we can extrapolate that given similar sensor capabilities, the pixels on this sensor can hold ~675,000 photoelectrons. Now, since each doubling of ISO halves the FWC, ISO 4,000,000 will yield a FWC of roughly 675,000/40,000 = 16.875. Let’s be generous and round that to 20. That means white is made from 20 photons. If we generously place middle grey at 3 EV below clipping, that’d mean midtones are made from 20/8 =...
OpEd: Don’t Fund My Life
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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Don’t fund my life. Really, don’t send anything. I’m a photographer, a businessperson, an artist, an educator and a friend. Many tough things have happened to me over the years, but it has been suggested that I keep the negativity to a minimum. Lots of good things have happened to me as well. Mostly, good things happened because of planning and preparation and a little luck. Bad things have happened because life happens and sometimes we are unlucky. My car was hit in a road rage incident recently and I need $450 to pay for it after all the insurance is done. My neck bones are pinching...
Baby in China Blinded by Camera Flash? Probably Not
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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Earlier this week, China’s official state newspaper People’s Daily published a story on its website about how a 3-month-old baby had been blinded in one eye by a camera flash. The report said that a family friend forgot to turn off the camera’s flash before taking a picture from around 1 foot away from the baby’s face, causing permanent blindness in his right eye and a loss of vision in his left. The brief but powerful flash caused “irreversible damage to the delicate” macula of the eye, which is extremely sensitive in early years, the story claimed. Photos that appeared in the story...
6 Excellent Film Rangefinders For The Beginning Photographer
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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Getting into analog photography can be an exciting proposition; maybe you find the medium more delightful, or you just want to learn more about the times of yesteryear. Either way, we have assembled a list of some of our favorite rangefinder-style analog cameras, ranging from the friendly and affordable Canonet QL 17 GII to the pricey yet exuberant Contax G2. We know that we may not have everyone’s personal favorites, but the list below is filled with cameras we know you’ll enjoy. If you are just getting started, you are going to want to focus on the shutter speed, film speed, and...
LumoPro LP605M: A Light Stand That Can Morph Into a Monopod
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Yesterday, LumoPro released the LightSwitch: a flash case with the ability to morph into three different light modifiers. Continuing on the theme of “multi-purpose gear,” the company has also just launched the new LumoPro LP605M light stand, which boasts the ability to convert into a monopod whenever needed. Standing at 7.5-feet-tall, the LP605M is aimed at location photographers looking to lighten their load while on the move. Industrial designer and photographer Eric Au helped to design the compact light stand, its fluid chamber, and its mounting adapter for capturing smooth video....
‘Eadweard’ is a Biopic About Photographer Eadweard Muybridge
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Eadweard is a new indie biopic about the life of English photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who’s considered to be one of the godfathers of cinema due to his early experiments with capturing and projecting motion. The film is a 104-minute psychological drama that tells the story of Muybridge’s life, from his controversial photos of nude and deformed subjects, to the murder of his wife’s lover, to his work as one of the earliest “filmmakers.” Muybridge is the photographer who famously used 12 separate still cameras in 1872 to photograph a horse galloping as a sequence of shots (proving...
Looking for TFP Models
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Models Required as Music Video Extras
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Universal Studios Japan® Audition Tour 2015
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Music Video Editor
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Cameraman Required for Documentary Film
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Seeking Scripts for Web Series
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Cal Mitchener Takes His Elevated Photography To The Next Level
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5 Incredible Storm Photographers and Their Best Images
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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I’ve been a landscape and travel photographer for nearly six years now. While I will always love standing in front of an amazing landscape at sunset, nothing on earth can compare to the feeling I get when standing in front of a massive supercell with 40-50mph winds at my back, watching it twist and churn, as it tries to lower itself to the ground. It’s the most intense and pure mixture of awe, fear and respect for mother nature that I’ve been able to find to this day. © James Brandon. Henrietta, TX Supercell © James Brandon. Ranger, TX Supercell I’m just now wrapping up my third season of...
The Secret to Great Photography Portfolio
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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If you’ve been around the photography world for a short time, you probably have at least a basic grasp of the technical skills. You know how to manipulate depth of field with aperture, where to focus in a portrait, and how to compensate your exposure for extremes in shadows and highlights. Even knowing things like that, you’ve probably stumbled across some incredible portfolios or magazine spreads and asked, “How did they do that?” Or even “What’s their secret?” The secret to a great photography portfolio is simple. It isn’t even a secret at all, although it’s not often talked about in...
Found in a Beijing recycling plant: “A weird and slightly fucked up tradition.”
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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When French collector Thomas Sauvin discovered a forgotten trove of photos, he learned about a very strange old tradition, now lost in China’s rise.
“It was very unusual. I’ve been to a few Chinese weddings, but I had never seen this before — neither had most of my Chinese friends.” As a collector and editor for the UK-based Archive of Modern Conflict, Thomas Sauvin’s pursuit of intriguing images often takes him to odd places, but when he discovered a trove of forgotten images depicting a bygone wedding ritual, even he was surprised. “I thought negatives might be...
Adobe Camera Raw 9.1.1 now available
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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Adobe has released Camera Raw version 9.1.1, adding Raw support for the Canon PowerShot G3 X, Leica Q (Typ 119), Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV and Sony A7R II among others. Support for the Pentax K-3 II’s Pixel shift Resolution mode is also added. Per a separate announcement yesterday, this will be the last update for CS6 users. See below for a full list of newly supported cameras, lens profiles and bug fixes. Lightroom 6.1.1, Lightroom CC 2015 1.1 and DNG Converter 9.1.1 are also now available, with support for the same models. Camera Raw 9.1.1 is now available...
LumoPro LP742 LightSwitch Speedlight Case doubles as light modifier
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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LumoPro has announced the launch of the LP742 LightSwitch Speedlight Case and Modifier. The case is made from padded ballistic nylon and is able to accommodate most speedlights on the market. LightSwitch can also be transformed into three types of light modifiers: a reflector, bounce card, and flag. The case features a double-zipper design and a velcro strap on the back. The LightSwitch case measures in at 9.75×4.5×3.25 inches (24.77×11.43×8.26cm). The reflector portion’s height is 6 inches and the width is 7 inches, while the bounce card panel...
Intel and Micron create 3D XPoint: a smaller, faster, more secure memory technology
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3D Xpoint™ technology wafers are currently running in production lines at Intel Micron Flash Technologies fab. Image and caption courtesy of Intel Chip makers Micron and Intel have announced a new form of computer memory that promises faster, more reliable storage than current technologies, in a smaller space and at similar prices. The technology could reduce the distinction between memory and storage within computers and provide a faster, more stable way of storing large Raw and video files. The companies say that the 3D XPoint technology offers many of the speed...
Adobe announces final Camera Raw update for CS6 owners
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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While de facto standards are all well and good, this is a prime example of having only ONE “real” option ends up screwing us all. So anyone who’s waiting to get a 5d4, 1d4, t7i, nikon 9000 or whatever, you have to pay adobe for pshop to even see the files. MONTHLY. Forever. Sure, you can use canons or nikons crap software…PER IMAGE. Their apps are quite terrible, rivaling the worst in possible UI design. Some smart guys keep talking about the cost of a starbucks, but how about the costs of non working software because your lifetime subscription ran out, or the day the...
Pocket full of tricks: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV review posted
Posted by Chris Roubis on 30th, Jul, 2015 |
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The review missed one item that is worth highlighting: – The RX100 III had three modes for LCD monitor (screen) brightness: manual, auto, and sunlight. The RX100 IV only has manual and sunlight; the auto mode is not available in the menu. I do not know if this is intentional or done for some particular reason. I’m not sure if the IV has an LCD screen light sensor as the III has? I have owned the RX100 IV for a little over a week now and found toggling between manual setting for indoor use and sunlight setting for outdoors to be cumbersome, as I needed to dig deep into the menus....
How I Used Bigfoot to Say ‘No Hard Feelings’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jul, 2015 |
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This is a story of when life gives you lemons, you try and not cry yourself to sleep. The names in this story have been omitted to protect the mistaken. A couple of weeks ago, I got a phone call — the kind of phone call I’ve been dreaming about for a while now. The person on the other end of the phone asked me if I would be interested in shooting in Chicago for them the following week. My mind went into overdrive! I spent some time over the weekend running down some possible assistants, and come Monday, I was on the phone with a rental house nailing down gear. I had been emailing back...
An Interview with Sphericam Founder Jeffrey Martin About VR Imaging
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jul, 2015 |
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We spoke with the founder of Sphericam, Jeffrey Martin, on the future of the company’s 360-degree spherical camera lineup and where virtual reality imaging may be headed in the next decade. The Sphericam 2 has already surpassed its Kickstarter funding goal of $150,000, collecting over $400,000, with two days of the campaign remaining. Dive into this interview to learn what challenges the team faced and what they have around the corner. Where did the original inspiration for the first Sphericam device come from – what set you out on the journey? I started a company called 360 Cities,...
Macro Photos Show the Strange Beauty of Bug-Eating Sundew Plants
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jul, 2015 |
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Finnish fine art photographer Joni Niemelä loves capturing and sharing little details in nature that often get unnoticed. One of his recent subjects has been the Drosera, also known as sundews, which are among the largest of all carnivorous plants. The plants are covered with drops of dew-like liquid that are used to lure, capture, and digest insects that happen to wander by, and Niemelä decided to make these beautiful structures the subject of two recent projects, titled Otherworldly Blues and Drosera. Niemelä tells Colossal that he has always been fascinated by sundews, and that he...
How to Shoot Portraits of Strangers on the Street Like a Ninja
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jul, 2015 |
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While teaching a street photography workshop in Chicago recently, photographer Chuck Jines saw an opportunity to teach his students how he’s sometimes able to shoot portraits of strangers from extremely close distances without them noticing. “I had the opportunity to demonstrate just how much a photographer can get away with when people are lost in thought or occupied with a task,” Jines says. His unusual demonstration is seen in the 1.5-minute video above. Here’s the gist. After noticing a woman staring intently at her phone, Jines walked right up and knelt down just a few feet in...
The ‘Tri-clops’ is a Wearable Camera Obscura with 3 Eyes on the World
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The “Tri-clops,” created by pinhole photographer Justin Quinnell,” is the world’s first multi-screen, wearable camera obscura. The device (and two extra I-scuras, as seen above) will be making the founds at several art and science festivals (e.g. Sidmouth and Green Man) in the UK over the coming months. Here’s a quick overview of the “Tri-clops,” as presented by Quinnell’s daughter at the recent Womad festival: When a user sticks their head into the camera obscura, they’re presented with a “stereo + 1″ view of the outside world. “It’s basically three images, one to the left, one to...
Notice Concerning the Amount to be Paid for Offered Stock Acquisition Rights, etc. (Stock Compensation-type Stock Options) (PDF:8KB)
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One Female Model 35-43 Years Old – Commercial Lifestyle Photoshoot
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Casting Call Child Models
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Producer Is Required to Work on Developing Comedy Web Series
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Microbudget Film
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Cameraman Required – Corporate Projects
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Santa Photographers Required
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Central Coast Photographer Needed
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Photographer Required for Profile Shots
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Junior Photographer Wanted
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Model & Photographer Required For TFP Burlesque/Boudoir Themed Shoot
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Why Not Shoot Property Video With A CamCorder?
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8 Factors to Look at Before You Choose a New DSLR or Mirrorless Camera
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jul, 2015 |
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Not too long ago, the path to choosing your gear was very clear. If you wanted to take professional quality images, the DSLR reigned supreme. Yet, the landscape of available camera gear is constantly evolving, and today there are more options than ever before. Instead of just one or two dominant companies, you now have outstanding systems from no less than seven manufacturers. Mirrorless cameras have matured from a niche product to a complete solution, while DSLRs have been further refined. This may sound daunting at first, but with a bit of research, it’s possible to find a model that meets...
10 Items You Need for Your Night Photography Kit
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jul, 2015 |
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Buckingham Fountain, Chicago (Shutter Speed: 10 seconds; Aperture f/18; ISO 100; focal length 21 mm) Louis Pasteur famously said that “chance favors the prepared mind.” This statement definitely applies to photography, as there is always an element of chance, with the odds of success growing with preparation. The quote seems particularly applicable to night photography, which has unique requirements for exposure and stability. Preparation is everything. Your odds of getting a great night photograph are greatly improved if you have taken the time make sure you have the tools needed to get the...
The changing landscapes of the modern American cowboy
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Lucas Foglia’s Frontcountry takes on an American icon – and finds the remaining cowboys’ way of life at risk from the scramble for energy.
“This is the last cowboy song, the end of a hundred year waltz. Voices sound sad as they’re singing along another piece of America’s lost.” So goes the chorus of Ed Bruce ballad The Last Cowboy, which was released in May 1980. But although their numbers have been dwindling for years, cowboys so still exist, roaming the plains and valleys of the American West as they have done since the late 19th century. They have had to adapt to 21st...
Early morning photography from the streets of San Francisco
Posted by Chris Roubis on 29th, Jul, 2015 |
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All images © Travis Jensen
He moved to San Francisco at 18 and almost got swallowed up by the streets. Today, Travis Jensen is one of the foremost photographers of the myriad complexities of an urban icon of Californian living.
Travis Jensen answers the phone with a bleary voice. It’s the crack of dawn in San Francisco, but it doesn’t bother him too much. The street photographer with a cool 50,000 followers on Instagram has a seven-and-a-half mile walk into work every morning, and he uses it to take photographs. In...
Studying Lovebirds Could Help Us Build Better Drone Cameras, Scientists Say
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jul, 2015 |
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The way lovebirds turn their heads while flying could help engineers build better camera drones that can capture scenes with less blur, even during high-speed maneuvers. That’s what scientists are saying after studying the flight of lovebirds with a high-speed camera. Stanford mechanical engineering professor David Lentink recently discovered that lovebirds are able to turn their head at record-breaking speeds during flight. The birds, which are known for their agility in the air, were found to be able to turn their heads at up to 2,700 degrees per second. This means the bird could...
What Famous People Look Like When 50 Portraits of Them Are Averaged
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What do you get when you combine 50 portraits of the same famous face and averaged the result? Reddit user Dwainosaur dared to not only ask the question but to pursue it. He gathered up a large collection of photos and wrote a script for averaging the results. Subjects include Brad Pitt, Jack Black, Billy Murray, and Barack Obama. Infamous faces include Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Dwainosaur explains the process by saying that for each individual, he used an automated process to load 60 images from Google Images. He “then [cherrypicked] ~50 images from those that work well for...
BTS: Inside Amy Schumer’s Mind During Her Glamour Cover Photo Shoot
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Now here’s a strange and unusual way to share behind-the-scenes footage from a photo shoot: after comedian and actress Amy Schumer recently posed for the cover of Glamour, the magazine released this lighthearted video that reveals what went on inside Schumer’s head during the ordeal experience. Schumer, not used to posing for this type of portrait, has thoughts on everything from the wind machines to busting her limited selection of signature looks. Here’s the photograph that will be published on the upcoming August 2015 issue of Glamour: It’d be interesting to see this kind of BTS...
PSA: Many Film Processing Services No Longer Return Your Original Film
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jul, 2015 |
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If you’re a film photographer, here’s something you should be aware of: many film processing services at major drug and retail stores will no longer return your original film to you after developing and scanning it. In the good old days, you could simply drop off your film at big-name stores and then pick it up later with your developed film strips along with any prints or CD that you ordered. Those days may soon be gone. Photographer Jack English learned of this change in policy recently at a local Walgreens, where this has apparently been going on for years now. “I was at a...
Two Wedding Photos Recreated 40 Years Later
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Earlier this month, Reddit user magic976‘s parents celebrated their 40th anniversary as husband and wife. To mark the occasion, they decided to recreate two photos from their wedding day back in 1975. 1975 2015 1975 2015 The same wedding dress and homemade jacket appear in all four photos above, but the guy did get a nice upgrade on the motorcycle front. “Some things never change,” magic976 writes. (via Reddit via Laughing Squid) Image credits: Photographs courtesy magic976 Source Article from...
An Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
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MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. “The NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4 is a very exciting...
Total Production of NIKKOR Lenses for Interchangeable Lens Cameras Reaches 95 Million
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Videographer & Sound Technichian Needed
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Make-up Artist
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Writers Wanted
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What Is A Good Hosting Service For A Real Estate Photography Website?
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10 Tips for Photographing Strangers
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I do a lot of wandering at dawn, taking photos of the city as it wakes. Mostly I am on my own, but occasionally I come across someone, a worker or a person coming home from a party. In Paris, a few summers back, I came across this guy. “Take my photo, friend!” he said to me. So, of course, I did. He was brash, but when I was done he hugged me and carried on with his early morning adventures. If only all interactions with strangers, when I’m out with my camera, could be that easy! But, unfortunately, they are not. So when you don’t have random strangers accosting you on the street, here are...
How to Creatively Alter the Light in Your Photo Using Lightroom
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jul, 2015 |
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Learn how to fix problem light and enhance your vision for your photos in Lightroom. If you’re like most of us, you’ve taken photos from time to time that you’ve had high hopes for, only to realize later on that they didn’t turn out the way you’d hoped. Often what looks like awesome light when you captured the image, just doesn’t translate to great light when you view the photo on your computer screen. When the photos you’ve captured are once in a lifetime memories they deserve better than this. Thanks to Lightroom they can be improved, fairly quickly and easily. In this video you’ll see how...
Harry Gruyaert: “There is no story. It’s just a question of shapes and light”
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Boom, Belgium, 1988. © 2015 Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos. All images © 2015 Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos
With the recent release of the first English-language monograph of his work, famed Magnum photographer Harry Gruyaert talks about the banality of colour and the fuzzy line between art and photography
“There is no story. It’s just a question of shapes and light,” Harry Gruyaert says. The storied Magnum photographer is notoriously reluctant to share how he creates his celebrated photography. As one of the first...
All about his mother: Fashion photographer Charlie Engman’s maternal muse
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When an editor suggested that Charlie Engman photograph his mother, he became fascinated by “the ability of the photograph to make something so familiar to me feel so strange”.
Her eyes are closed and her mouth open, an open robe hanging from her shoulders. She holds in her hand the talons of a grey bird, its wings spread-eagle. A strange, flared light seems to emanate from her. She’s the mother of Charlie Engman, the man behind the camera. In a few short years, the 26-year-old, New York-based photographer has risen to become one of the hottest properties in...
The Manchester town hall meeting that shaped Africa: remembering the Fifth Pan-African Congress
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Weeks after the fall of Nazi Germany, African leaders gathered in a Manchester town hall in the name of freedom and self-determination. Seventy years later, an exhibition at Autograph ABP uncovers the fascinating images documenting this influential meeting of minds.
In October, 1945, as the European powers recovered from six years of, 87 delegates representing 50 organisations met in a town hall in Manchester. They came together for the Fifth Pan-African Congress, all with a singular, righteous purpose: the liberation of hundreds of millions of Africans living under...
Real-world samples: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 16-80mm F2.8-4E ED VR
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Yes, there’s probably a shrub or tree next to her, but nevertheless when there’s even a hint of green in a skintone Nikons seem to pop it more strongly than Canons in a way that drives me nuts. But I’ve developed a work around that seems to handle it. And as for the sunset shots on the Sigma 24-35, those extremely warm skin tones look natural because the viewer can see the color of the light behind them; the eye is used to that situation. So no it doesn’t bother me. And finally, when shooting jpgs if i’m not using a custom white balance, I find I have to dial in...
Casio Japan introduces Exilim EX-ZR3000 and EX-ZR60
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Hi Well, it’s better than nothing, althought DPR has missed some announcements more interesting than those 2 models, the EX-ZR3500 cited here but that is not only available in Chia, but in most Asian countries, and most importantly, the EX-100 series: the EX-100, EX-100Pro and the just announced EX-100F, a High Speed premium compact with a 28-300 mm equivalent 2.8 constant aperture lens, much more portable than the Stylus 1 with similar o same lens. No mention either on the EX-ZR850, a best seller in the Casio camera range. And with its multiple High Speed and fast response features,...
Shooting with the Canon PowerShot G3 X
Posted by Chris Roubis on 28th, Jul, 2015 |
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Well, you can also attach a wonderful portrait lens like the 45/1.8, or an ultra wide zoom like the 7-14/4, 9-18mm, etc, and any number of other specialty lenses. The 12-50mm rather than the 12-42mm wouldn’t add much more weight in any case. So yes, adding more lenses costs more money and means more weight, but it gives you a lot of options that a fixed lens camera does not. I fail to see the logic where interchangeability is a bad thing, it’s simply different. May be better or worse depending on needs. Different doesn’t mean incomparable either, if there weren’t...
Readers’ Showcase: Luis dos Santos
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@Roman: not quite, I think. The point here is a bit narrower: when you take an architectural photo these days, you are taking a photo that in a meaningful sense already existed of a deliberate, specific work of art; the architect could see what they were designing on a screen, and you really are recording their artistic vision, to a greater extent than, say, a landscape or garden view (even a Capability Brown/Decimus Burton landscape), and to a greater extent than flowers or animals, unless you subscribe to a particularly direct view of Creation. Whether this is at all a problem for...
This is How Press Photos Were Transmitted Back in the 1970s
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In our world of digital photography and high speed Internet, photojournalists can quickly and easily send large numbers of high-res photos to the other side of the globe. Things weren’t always so convenient. The video above shows what a photo transmitter looked like back in the 1970s. What you see is a United Press International UPI Model 16-S, which scanned photos and then transmitted them using a telephone line. In a 2012 blog post for The Dallas Morning News, photo director Chris Wilkins offers a glimpse into how the UPI 16-S worked. First, you place a print on the drum and start...
Panasonic Made a New 3D Photo Booth with 120 GH4 Cameras Worth $180K
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Panasonic has built a new 3D photo booth over in Japan that uses 120 Lumix GH4 cameras arranged around a circular room. The GH4 has a price tag of $1,500, so this new photo booth has a retail cost of $180,000 for just the cameras alone. The booth can be found at the Panasonic Center in Osaka, Japan, offers a service that’s similar to a Japanese 3D sculpture studio we featured back in 2012, except Panasonic uses a circular array of cameras rather than a special 3D scanner. DPReview reports that what sets Panasonic’s photo booth apart from other similar projects out there is the fact...
An Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
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MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. “The NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4 is a very exciting...
US Publishes Unseen Photos of 9/11 by Dick Cheney’s Staff Photographer
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The United States has published a new collection of photographs taken in the aftermath of the September 11th, 2001, attacks by Dick Cheney’s staff photographer. It’s a set of images showing Cheney, George W. Bush, and other prominent officials in the President’s Emergency Operations Center bunker. 356 photos were uploaded to a Flickr gallery created by The U.S. National Archives. The release comes in response to a Freedom of Information Act request that was filed by PBS’ FRONTLINE. Here’s a selection of the photos showing how officials responded immediately after the terrorist attacks...
Wellington Models for Photoshoots
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Models With Tattoos Required for Photo Shoot in Newcastle
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Female Models Required for TFP
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Model wanted for bridal shoot
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Female Model Required for a Car and Beach Shoot
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Film Crew for Online Reality Show
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Assistant Director & Production Assistants Needed
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Storyboard Artist wanted for short film
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Producer Required For a Dark Comedy MA Thesis Film
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CGI Rigger/Animator
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Were All The Winning Photos In The July Contest Shot With Only Natural Light?
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4 Tips on How to Be Creative in Undesirable Photography Conditions
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How many times have you arrived at a place and it just is not up to your expectations? There is nothing worse than wasting your time, especially when it was all planned out to be a good day. What a letdown. But, what if you could turn that around and produce something amazing? What if you can do it, and make a great photographic experience out of it? Well you can and it doesn’t take a lot of work, or a lot of camera equipment. There are likely many times as a photographer where you have prepared all your gear and scouted your location, only to arrive at your destination and find that it was...
How to Become a Professional Travel Photographer – Two Paths
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Ethiopian Meskel festival – by Oded Wagenstein Many people are mistaken in thinking that travel photography is just about traveling and making photos. While, although that sounds like a dream job, not many people will pay you to just travel and take nice looking photos. Like any job, travel photography is work – and usually, it’s very demanding. Yes, you get to go to amazing places, meet exciting people, and the world is your office. But, it also has many downsides: sleeping in flea-infested guesthouses, never-ending bus rides from hell, harassment from corrupted policemen, loneliness, and...
Readers’ Showcase: Luis dos Santos
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@Roman: not quite, I think. The point here is a bit narrower: when you take an architectural photo these days, you are taking a photo that in a meaningful sense already existed of a deliberate, specific work of art; the architect could see what they were designing on a screen, and you really are recording their artistic vision, to a greater extent than, say, a landscape or garden view (even a Capability Brown/Decimus Burton landscape), and to a greater extent than flowers or animals, unless you subscribe to a particularly direct view of Creation. Whether this is at all a problem for...
Photo Magic: Create Custom Photo Books with Text Messages
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The 21st century appears to be all about speed: order a pizza from your phone with a tap of your finger, dispense your favorite coffee with a push of a button, and now with a simple text message, you can order a customized photo book with all your favorite moments. Photo Magic is a new service provided by publishing company SimplePrints. Simply send a text message to a special number and you can begin building your own personalized 8” x 8” softcover or hardcover masterpiece. We decided to give the service a spin by texting “hello” to their service number, (415) 726-2982. You should...
This is What Adobe’s Dehaze Slider Does to Photos of the Night Sky
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jul, 2015 |
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Adobe’s new Dehaze slider has been wowing photographers since it was launched for Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW last month. We’ve seen what it can do for haze, rainy days, and blizzards, but there’s yet another interesting application: enhancing photos of the starry night sky. New Zealand-based photographer Tom Mackintosh recently did some casual experiments with this late one night from the outer suburbs of Auckland, where light pollution still affects his view of the sky. After setting up his Canon DSLR and Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, he captured this photo at ISO 3200, 24mm, f/2.8,...
Noble Portraits of Working Dogs Around the World
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Photographer Andrew Fladeboe has spent years traveling to countries around the world with the goal of capturing the unique relationship between humans and dogs. His goal is to document the different ways cultures have come to rely on working dogs in shepherding livestock. The ongoing project is titled The Shepherd’s Realm. Fladeboe, currently based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, started the series by traveling through the Netherlands, the Highlands of Scotland, Southern France, and Norway. In 2014, after his vision for the project gained traction and focus, he was awarded a Fulbright...
An Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
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MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. “The NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4 is a very exciting...
Two Male Models Required for Barbering Competition
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Ring Girl
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An Online Personality, Commentator Model/Actress
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DSLR Camera Op/DOP Needed for Short Film *ASAP*
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Killer Crew Needed for Feature Film
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Continuity – for Short Film
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Australian Lesbian TV Drama Concept Project
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Sound Recordist Required for Short Film
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Stills Photographer for Short Film
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3 Steps to Photoshop Retouching for Natural Looking Portraits
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In the world of photography, editing and retouching are just as important as the imagery itself. Every image that you see published has been through its fair share of post-processing before it is seen by the public. If photographers didn’t retouch their images, it would be like a painter presenting his sketches instead of the finished painting. With the fast moving technology of today, extraordinary images are everywhere, every day. Even with perfect lighting, and preparation work, a final image always receives some post-production attention. The trick to post-processing is to make it look...
Lens Comparison 24-70mm f/2.8 – Canon Versus Tamron
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If you’re looking to upgrade from your kit lens the 24-70 f/2.8 lens is a common choice. It’s got a good range zoom and wide largest aperture of f/2.8 for the entire range. But which one to choose? Brand name or third party? In this video Matthew Gore does a really comprehensive lens comparison between the brand name Canon brand name version, and the Tamron third party one. He takes a look at focusing and how much noise each produce, sharpness at different focal lengths and apertures and chromatic aberration. There is a significant price difference, as he mentioned. Take a look at both:...
Photos of former Vice President Dick Cheney on September 11, 2001 released to public record
Posted by Chris Roubis on 26th, Jul, 2015 |
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That foot on the desk makes me wonder if he was thinking, “Where’s the popcorn?” That aside, the complaints about the politics are well-taken. So, about the photos themselves… Except for the foot on the desk, where we can identify the event by the TV screen (though the image may or may not be contemporaneous), the rest of the shots are non-descript taken out of context. I recall my First Rule: Get the Shot. Regarding these images, with the single aforesaid exception, I should then say, What shot? The quality of the shots are mediocre at best, but the subject can make...
Hammock suspension adds extra protection in the Kontrast Pro DSLR Backpack from Case Logic
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Bag manufacturer Case Logic has launched a new backpack that features a hammock system, suspending a DSLR with lens attached within the space in the middle of the bag. The company claims this adds extra protection from impact, as less of the body is in direct contact with the structure of the bag. The backpack offers top and front loading, with access to a suspended camera from the zip-fastened top compartment. The hammock system can accommodate a camera with up to a 70-200 F2.8-sized lens attached. The main body of the bag has sections for up to eight additional lenses...
Peak Design’s Everyday Messenger carries more than camera gear
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Peak Design, maker of the Slide and Clutch and other camera gear, has launched its newest bag on Kickstarter. Called ‘The Everyday Messenger’, this bag features an adaptable design able to tote around one’s everyday gear, including photography equipment. The messenger bag is designed to expand when full, and features three dividers that expand and contract as needed. The Everyday Messenger bag is able to grow from a 13.5L capacity up to a 20.5L capacity, and uses a semi-rigid shell to prevent unwanted slack. Four latches on the front of the...
Here’s a Breathtaking 4K, 360° Video That Takes You Around the World
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There are times when videographers capture views of our world that inspire a sense of awe and wonder. Immersive Media succeeds in doing that with this 4K, 360-degree trailer for Samsung’s GearVR. Utilizing sophisticated in-house camera gear, the company takes us on an unforgettable 360° ride around the world. To best experience this video, make sure you view it inside Chrome or in YouTube’s mobile app. You’ll be able to look around in the video using your mouse and keyboard (A/S/W/D), or by waving your phone around with the app. Be sure to increase the resolution of the video as well....
OpEd: The Failing of Modern Photography Education
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At some early point in my 4-year stint as a film student at the University of Miami, in Florida, an advisor explained I’d have to dual-major in a field outside the school of communications. This seemed a perfectly reasonable request of the school to make; after all, the advisor said, as communication students we needed something to communicate about. The requirement was largely the reason, at some point during my sophomore year, I decided to double-major in Fine Art Photography. I aspired one day to be a director of photography, and figured that having an overwhelming command of...
Artist Buys Billboard Ad Time to Display Giant Photos of Nature
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Artist Brian Kane recently purchased advertising time on digital billboards along interstate freeways in Massachusetts, but instead of putting up more ads to compete for commuter eyeballs, Kane decided to put up photographs of nature. The project is titled “Healing Tool.” “The goal is to provide a moment of temporary relief and unexpected beauty during the daily grind of commuting,” Kane writes on his website. The artwork is “simulating the Photoshop Healing Tool to replace or patch over the landscape which is blocked by the billboard.” During the daytime, Kane has the billboards...
TEDx Talk: Photographer Trey Ratcliff on Finding Your Own Greatness
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Travel photographer Trey Ratcliff has millions of social media followers online, runs a famous travel photography blog called Stuck in Customs, designed a new camera bag that’s blowing up on Kickstarter, and is about to embark on a nationwide bus tour of the US. Ratcliff recently gave a TEDx talk in Queenstown, New Zealand, in which he shares about his life and career journey that brought him to where he is today. Sometimes, you have to “stumble into your own greatness,” Ratcliff says. If you have 20 minutes to spare, carve out some time and watch this inspiring talk. Source Article...
NYC Street Photos in Which Every Stranger is Staring at the Photographer
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Photographer Nathan Bett has an unusual series of photos titled Learning to Disappear, which shows New Yorkers walking by in various parts of their city. What curious about the images, however, is that most of the passers-by in the frames are staring straight at Bett’s camera. In a post over at Medium, Bett writes that when he moved from Detroit to Brooklyn, New York, he arrived in his new city with great expectations about how his personal street photography work would develop. “My bubble was soon burst,” he says. “Street photography in New York is a tough, tough thing.” Many people...
An Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
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MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. “The NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4 is a very exciting...
We Need Models That Need Better Free Photo’s
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Male And Females Required
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One Female Model & One Male Model Needed For Blog
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Models Needed for Fashion Catalog
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1st AD Required For Feature Film Shoot
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Sound Recordist for TV Show
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Want To Be In An Exhibition?
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Photographer/s Require Perth and or Geraldton
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Photographing Whale Sharks
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Are You Flying A UAV For Real Estate Photography or Video With or Without The FAAs Blessings?
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Weekly Photography Challenge – Ordinary Objects
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The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. There are always more interesting photography subjects somewhere else other than the place we live. Or are there? Now is your chance to make photos from ordinary things you find in and around your own house and neighborhood. By darwin Bell By Eduardo Mueses Weekly Photography Challenge – Ordinary Objects So go find some old shoes, bottles, bottle caps, string, tools, kitchen utensils – anything that might make an interesting photo. The key to making great a photo of something you see every day is to use good lighting, camera angle,...
28 Refreshing Photos of Ordinary Things
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As photographers we like to get out and travel to find unique and interesting things to photograph. But there are photographic subjects everywhere – all you need to do is look around and get creative. Here are some photos of every day, ordinary objects – where the photographers have gotten creative with lighting, cropping, and composition. Take note – you can do this too! By ~lzee~bleu~ By JLS Photography – Alaska By Maria Teresa Ambrosi By Hiroyuki Takeda By Holley And Chris Melton By Giusi Barbiani By Flavio~ By theilr By Darlene Hildebrandt By Tom Roeleveld By Jo Christian Oterhals By...
The black-and-white nightmares of Arnau Blanch
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Spanish photographer Arnau Blanch’s starkly gripping images explore the subconscious in unexpected ways.
With his stark black-and-white images, Spanish photographer Arnau Blanch takes us on a journey into the recesses of our minds. Projects such as Veneno and Fantasmas use photography to connect how we experience places with our subconscious. Veneno (‘Poison’) was shot between 2008 and 2014; it is set in the jungles of Colombia but, rather than photographing the lush foliage and...
Annegien van Doorn: “Sometimes the real world turns out to be way more absurd”
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Obsessed with the transformational effect of our surroundings, Annegien van Doorn has a knack for turning the banal into something extraordinary
“Children treat play as an absorbing and essential aspect of their everyday relation to the world,” says Dutch photographer Annegien van Doorn. “Why do we lose this natural playfulness when we grow up?” Luckily for van Doorn, she seems to have escaped the cull; creating photographs, videos and installations with a sense of mischief. By disrupting the fabric of the everyday, she manages to draw attention to it, highlighting the...
Uncovering Mongolia’s transgender community
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jul, 2015 |
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“I can’t think of anything more terrifying than the idea that a large part of our identity relies on facts and things we can’t control or even know exist.”
As a child, Álvaro Laiz came to relate photography with travelling, fascinated by the Konica Minolta his dad would carry on holiday. So when he began travelling the world after finishing his studies, it was only fitting he took a camera with him. “I photograph what I do not understand or what scares me,” he says. “I can’t think of anything more terrifying than the idea that a large part of our identity relies on...
Peak Design’s Everyday Messenger carries more than camera gear
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jul, 2015 |
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Peak Design, maker of the Slide and Clutch and other camera gear, has launched its newest bag on Kickstarter. Called ‘The Everyday Messenger’, this bag features an adaptable design able to tote around one’s everyday gear, including photography equipment. The messenger bag is designed to expand when full, and features three dividers that expand and contract as needed. The Everyday Messenger bag is able to grow from a 13.5L capacity up to a 20.5L capacity, and uses a semi-rigid shell to prevent unwanted slack. Four latches on the front of the...
Metabones creates Speed Booster ULTRA with improved optics and Canon lens AF for Panasonic users
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jul, 2015 |
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Caldwell Photographic and Metabones have announced the Speed Booster ULTRA for Micro Four Thirds: an updated design that uses more sophisticated glass and has been optimized for use with the relatively thick Micro Four Thirds filter stack. The latest Canon version also gains AF-S autofocus when used with Panasonic cameras: an improvement available via firmware update for existing users. The Speed Booster is essentially a backwards teleconverter, effectively shortening the focal length of the lens that’s attached. These modes act as a 0.71x focal length multiplier...
On top of the world: Photographer faces fears to capture rare wedding photos
Posted by Chris Roubis on 25th, Jul, 2015 |
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Photographer Brian Rueb was approached by two friends to shoot their wedding – a familiar proposal for many photographers. However, there was a slightly unusual twist in this case, as the couple planned to tie the knot on top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. For those unfamiliar, Half Dome is a 4,737 ft granite rock formation rising above Yosemite Valley. Anyone planning to visit the top can either climb a sheer rock wall, or make a trip up the slightly sloped east face with the help of some braided steel cables attached to poles that are fixed to the rock...
Sony to Enter the Camera Drone Business
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Drone manufacturers don’t seem to be in short supply, particularly with new ‘revolutionary’ prototypes showing up on Kickstarter almost every other month. GoPro has announced plans to launch its own camera drone by next year. Now Sony wants a piece of the action. The company’s mobile division today announced plans to create “autonomous aerial vehicles for image capture combined with cloud-based data processing.” Sony Mobile Communications is partnering with a company called ZMP this August to form a joint venture called Aerosense. Sony will be bringing their expertise in camera sensor...
Galaxy Unveils Its ‘Hyper Speed’ Direct Positive Photo Paper with ISO 120
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Once readily available, direct positive photo paper has near seemingly disappeared from the market. Ilford recently resurrected their Harman Direct positive paper with plans for it to be available throughout the world this August. Now, another competitor, Galaxy Company, is working to bring their own positive photo paper to life. And Galaxy has a unique feature on their side, which they are calling ‘Hyper Speed.’ Currently, the only direct positive photo paper available comes from Ilford, and it has a low sensitivity of level around ISO 1-3. Galaxy’s proposed Hyper Speed paper, on the...
Anti-Drone Systems Are Starting to Take Off
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Camera drones have opened a whole new world of possibilities for photographers looking for a way to capture aerial images, but the meteoric rise in drone adoption has also opened up Pandora’s box as well. Now a new industry is emerging alongside the booming drone industry: anti-drone defense systems. New technologies are being developed in order to keep drones away from places they shouldn’t be or doing things they shouldn’t do. Just last week, multiple drones kept firefighters grounded during a wildfire in Southern California. State senators responded by introducing new bills that...
VICE 2015 Photo Issue Offers a Powerful Look at the World Around Us
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Established in 1994, VICE Media is an agency focused on covering the arts, modern culture, and recent events of our world. This month, the media company has released their yearly photo issue (Volume #22 Issue #7) in collaboration with Magnum Photos and Magnum Foundation. Featuring a number of thrilling photo essays, VICE explores the heart of a crumbled Gaza, a world of poverty and drugs in South Africa, life after the infamous Killing Fields, and much more. Best of all, the pieces are available to view online at no cost. We were lucky enough to obtain two copies of the 160-paged...
This Giant Screen Displays Photos with 6,400 Spools of Colored Thread
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Forever 21 has unveiled what it calls the F21 Thread Screen. It’s a 2,000-pound contraption that can display any Instagram photo using 6,400 mechanical spools of thread. This unique device for viewing photos took a whopping 1.5 years to build, thanks in part to the fact that it contains over 200,000 separate parts — more than 8 times what you’d find in an average car. The finished F21 Thread Screen measures 11 feet high, 9 feet wide and 3 feet deep. Here’s how the system works: each of the 6,400 spools in the machine has a 5 1/2-foot-long piece of thread that’s made up of 36 different...
An Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. “The NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4 is a very exciting...
Australian Swimwear Model of the Year – Win a Shoot in Maxim Magazine
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Producer wanted for Television Series
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Mature Aged Female Staff For Trade Shows
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Events Videographer
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Crew Required for London Set Short Thriller
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Two Camera Operators Required for an Event in Fremantle
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Presenters/hosts Needed for YouTube Channel
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European Photographers For a Very High Quality Restaurant In Dubai
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4 Steps to Help You Start a Documentary Photography Project
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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The thing you need to do for getting good ideas which are actually possible, is to weigh the game in your favour. You need to be selective in your project choices, research well, and demonstrate an intense curiosity when pitching your project idea. The four steps in this article will help you: Use your interests to research and learn about a subject. Demonstrate your curiosity to those who hold the key. These are the gatekeepers. Gain access. Start a documentary photography project. Primarily a street photographer, using this method I transitioned into documenting places hidden behind closed...
Are You Flying A UAV For Real Estate Photography of Video With or Without The FAAs Blessings?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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10 Tips for Photographing Dragonflies
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Dragonflies and damselflies are fascinating insects which can be particularly photogenic due to their bright colours and striking patterns. As with any type of wildlife, dragonflies can be challenging to photograph because they can scare easily and never seem to keep still. However, it may be easier than you think to get some great shots of these amazing insects. Here are 10 tips to get you started. 1. Choose the right equipment As they are slightly larger than other insects, dragonflies can be photographed with anything from a point-and-shoot to a DSLR. The accompanying images have been...
Advertorial: Growing your photography business with Photographer Whoosh
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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With so many photographers out there, gaining a strong foothold in the photography business comes with its difficulties and frustrations. Conventional ways of advertising are becoming ineffective, so more and more photographers are now turning to digital media to promote their business. However, the Internet can be a complicated place for the inexperienced. Take Google — if you’re a photographer...
Jana Romanova discovered her family through her Grandma’s letters
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Reconstructing lost family ties in Russia and Georgia, and using her grandmother’s many letters and photos to her extended family in cities and villages near and far, Jana Romanova questions the use of photography to connect people together and record their shared history.
When Jana Romanova travels to photography festivals to share her series Waiting, she carries business cards with a quote from anonymous critics who have commented on her work online. Each line of spoken word relates to her portrait series of young Russians who were expecting their first child,...
How modern protests are harnessing the power of photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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In 2015, protests are no longer local, but global. Support can swell, from all corners of the earth and almost instantaneously. They’re mutual, interlinking, borrowing from and supporting each other. Never before has peaceful protest understood, appropriated and harnessed the power of photography.
“If you’re angry, throw your arms up,” said Reverend Al Sharpton. “If you want justice, throw your arms up. Because that’s the sign Michael was using. He had a surrender sign. That’s the sign you have to deal with. Use the sign he last showed. We want answers why that last sign...
Panasonic Osaka offers 3D figurine portraits via imaging booth fitted with 120 Lumix GH4s
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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The Panasonic Center in Osaka has installed a photo booth that uses 120 Lumix DMC-GH4 cameras to create a three-dimensional impression of the occupants, which can then be turned into a plaster figurine. While 3D scanning is not a new concept, Panasonic claims that what makes its booth stand out is that the ‘scan’ is created in just 1/1000sec. That means the subjects can be in motion, leaping in the air for example, and the image will still be sharp. The cameras are arranged in a floor-to-ceiling grid pattern facing inwards on the walls of a cylindrical booth,...
Flickr brings back Pro account option
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Flickr has re-introduced its Pro level membership after an account structure re-organization removed the option for most site users in 2013. When Flickr upgraded its free members to 1 Terabyte of storage space with every account, the option for new Pro plans was phased out; only existing Pro customers were offered the option to maintain Pro accounts. With the return of new Pro subscriptions, Flickr has rolled out a few new features. Pro accounts now include ‘improved stats’ and a revamped interface for viewing analytics, ad-free viewing of your own and...
The AP and British Movietone publish more than 1 million minutes of historic footage to YouTube
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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The Associated Press and British Movietone have announced the addition of more than 1 million minutes of digitized historic footage to YouTube. The AP says this project represents the largest ever upload of historic news content onto YouTube, and will serve as a ‘visual encyclopedia’ for witnessing some of the biggest moments in recent world history. The two YouTube channels for the AP and British Movietone will offer more than 550,000 videos dating from 1895 to the present, including footage from the attack on Pearl Harbor, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake,...
Canon PowerShot G3 X added to studio test scene comparison
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Looking at Raw, ISO 800, which is how I would capture(not JPEG) and the ceiling for my preferences in terms of ISO with a 1″ sensor, the Canon ranks just behind the FZ1000 and a bit further behind the now old Sony RX10 in terms of noise. I haven’t studied the lens sharpness or whether there is any in-camera sharping taking place to the image files, but they look relatively close. I don’t know that in real life usage and for Internet postings only, the aforementioned opinion makes a real difference as to my ultimate satisfaction with Canon’s output. The real question...
GoPro mount becomes standard accessory for next year’s Toyota Tacoma, as GoPro plans user-generated-content licensing deals
Posted by Chris Roubis on 24th, Jul, 2015 |
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Toyota has revealed that the 2016 version of its Toyota Tacoma adventure truck will come pre-fitted with a windshield mount for a GoPro camera so customers can record their off-road antics. Drivers will have to supply their own GoPro cameras as those aren’t included, but anyone interested in filming their muddy, dusty and rocky scrambles will be able to fit a camera to point forwards or backwards and capture either the ‘flight’ or the lucky passengers’ reactions. The move comes with news that GoPro is offering videos on license deals to...
You Sure You Want to Be a Wedding Photographer?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Jul, 2015 |
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If you want to be a wedding photographer, you need to stop and think about your life. So you want to be a wedding photographer? Want to go pro, go full-time, ditch that desk and take the industry by storm? Stop and think about your life. Do you LOVE to work? Like, truly LOVE working? Not the recognition, not the money and the fame, and least of all the internal accomplishment feedback that comes from achieving small successes that only you can see. Nope, you pretty much need to love doing the work. Photo by Leeann Marie Many fantasize about becoming professional wedding photographers....
Edge of Stability: A Time-Lapse of Severe Weather and Natural Wonders
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Jul, 2015 |
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Photographer Jeff Boyce of Negative Tilt recently took an epic photography journey across the United States, shooting 70,000 photos across 15 states with 20,000 miles of driving. He then turned those frames into “Edge of Stability,” the time-lapse video above that “highlights some of the most unique, awe-inspiring, and incredibly strange sights on the planet.” The video packs a wide range of dazzling sights into 5 intense minutes. We see giant storm clouds, the starry night sky, lightning storms flashing across the sky, northern lights glowing above head, and the birth of a tornado....
Video: TSA Supervisor Calls Police on Teen for Filming Dad’s Pat-Down
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Jul, 2015 |
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A 16-year-old boy has caused a stir after releasing a video showing himself being denied the right to film a checkpoint pat-down — something the TSA officially allows. YouTube user Apple Lucas claims that he was denied the right to film while being patted down by a TSA supervisor at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He then tried to film his father getting patted down, only to have the TSA agent call a police officer to the scene. “I explained to him that it clearly states on the TSA website that you are allowed to film the TSA agents as...
This is the Power of Age-Reduction Visual Effects
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Jul, 2015 |
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You’ve probably seen many examples of Photoshop being used to make a portrait subject look younger, but have you seen the same type of age-reduction retouching in real-time video? Digital artist Rousselos Aravantinos recently did an age-reduction test using the digital compositing software Nuke and Mocha Pro. The 30-second video above shows the results of his experiment. “I’ve decided not to apply any facial markers, to challenge myself (and make my life more difficult). It’s a 100% work in 2D space,” the Los Angeles-based artist writes. “There are a few things i would like to...
An Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Jul, 2015 |
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MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. “The NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4 is a very exciting...
AP to Upload More Than 550,000 Historical Videos to YouTube
Posted by Chris Roubis on 23rd, Jul, 2015 |
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The Associated Press today announced that it will be uploading more than 550,000 historical video clips to YouTube, giving the public access to more than 1 million minutes of digitized film footage of notable events. This project is being done in partnership with British Movietone, one of the world’s largest archives of historical newsreel footage. The goal is to create a sort of “view-on-demand visual encyclopedia.” “Showcasing the moments, people and events that shape the world, it will be the largest upload of historical news content on the video-sharing platform to date,” the AP...
Males and Females Needed – Coffs Harbour
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Models Required for TFP Shoots
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Red Carpet / Celebrity Style Portraits
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Character Model for Photoshoot
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Male Teen Models to Join WINK Models
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Cameraman Required For a 14-day Film Shoot
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Colour Grader Needed for Dark Comedy Short Film
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Looking for Directors
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Video Artist Required to Create Film Clip for New Song
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Urgently Require Tour Guide – Dinosaur Adventure Walk Through Events
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.