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Editor’s Note: This is part a series on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any! This week we’re focusing (pun intended) on one specialized area of photography, macro or close up photography. True macro photography means that you are close enough to reproduce the subject 1:1 or actual size on the camera sensor (or film). Usually that requires a special macro lens but there are other ways to do it – check out: 3 Ways to Try Macro Photography on a Budget for some ideas. See more examples of bug images here. By Laurenz...
Editor’s Note: This is part a series on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any! Macro photography is all about getting close and photographing small things. The tiny world of bugs and insects is perfect for macro photographers as there are always an abundance of them no matter where you live. Let’s see some examples of images by photographers who have delved into the micro world of bugs: ngeblues by Alfian Ismail on 500px hey, it’s my reflection by Abidin M Faiz Nur on 500px Share by Miki Asai on 500px Kungfu...
1) SHOOT LOW AND HEAD TO TOE Place the subject’s entire body, from head to toe, against the sky. In order to do this, you will need to be lower than the subject. You can do this by laying on your back, or stomach, while taking the shot. If you are unable to get low enough, you may need to have your subjects get higher, such as on the very top of a rock, small hill or sand dune. This will hopefully allow you, in most circumstances, to get an angle that places the subject’s entire outline against the sky. You can see a variety of landscapes utilized in the examples below. Hint: It’s so, so, SO...
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of article on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any! Has Macro Week here at DPS sparked your interest, but you’re still not sure whether you’re quite ready to invest in a macro lens of your own? If so, then this article is for you! I’ll outline three different ways that you can try out macro on a budget, and possibly even with gear that you already own. Now, before any macro-purists fall off their chairs in disgust, let me say that the techniques outlined in this post will...
5/22/2015 update: Leica has released a new statement regarding the compatibility problems with Apple’s Aperture and Photos software when opening DNG files from its M Monochrom (Typ 246) camera. In short, the company advises avoiding Apple’s Photos application until an update for the software is released ‘in the near future’. Leica recommends that customers use Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop until that happens. Leica Statement: Following further research and testing, Leica Camera would like to clarify the situation with the Leica Monochrom (Typ...
DxOMark Mobile has published their report on the HTC One M9, HTC’s latest top-end smartphone. The new model is a touch smaller and thinner than its predecessor, the One M8, but under the hood HTC has finally dropped the 4MP “ultrapixel” 1/3″ BSI sensor of the predecessors that produced only mediocre image quality results in our testing. Instead, the One M9 comes with a larger, higher resolution 20MP 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS sensor that is combined with a F2.2 lens. There is no optical image stabilization but the M9 is the first One model capable of...
One of the most important aspects of fine art macro photography is capturing a non-distracting background so your subject stands out. I tend to like clean and colorful backgrounds, but there are situations where dark backgrounds may be desirable. This article will showcase one method of how to capture black backgrounds in macro photography. We’ll take a look at using flash falloff. Inverse Square Law Flash falloff is a product of the inverse square law, which states that a “specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that...
Last September, we featured Lumy, an elegant iPhone app that’s designed to help photographers track golden hour and other times of the day with ideal natural light. Today, the company released an update that brings the app to the new Apple Watch, allowing photographers to be reminded of certain lighting conditions with notifications on their wrist. The app will show you the exact times for morning magic hour, sunrise, evening magic hour, and sunset for your specific location. A quick glance at your wrist will tell you what you need to know. Tapping one of the times will bring up a...
When Panasonic unveiled its new Lumix G7 camera this past Monday, the company also gave a glimpse into where it’s going with its camera technologies. Here’s what it envisions: 8K cameras that allow photographers to extract 33MP photos. Panasonic wants to make it happen by 2020.ePHOTOzine attended the G7 launch event and snapped a photo of a Panasonic presentation slide titled “Future Resolution Benefits”: The new Panasonic G7 shoots 4K video and allows 8MP photos to be extracted. Panasonic says it wants to up those numbers to 8K and 33MP, and their plan is to have the camera launched...
My name is Kyle Hart, and I’m the founder of Rhino Camera Gear. In this post, I’ll be sharing an easy technique for combining a real-time camera move with a time-lapse to create a simple composite without doing any rotoscoping. Compositing has been around for ages, but it’s only accessible to filmmakers with compositing programs like After Effects, and even if you have it (like me thanks to Creative Cloud), you probably have no idea how to use it. My goal was to take time lapse to another level, while making it simple enough for anyone to do. We call it “time lapse compositing.”...
The Bank of England is looking for a historical visual artist to feature on the latest £20 note, and the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) wants to make sure the winner is someone connected with photography. A newly formed committee, comprising the bank itself and external experts, will focus on reviewing nominations from the public. The nominations will run from May 19th, 2015 to July 19th, 2015. It should be noted that anyone who was living or fictional is not eligible to be a banknote character (excluding the monarch). The RPS — one of the world’s oldest photo societies — wants to...
![Photographing Marine Life with a Surf Setup]()
By Craig Parry
When I started photographing my friends surfing, I used (of course) a surf housing. But when the time came that I wanted to start photographing marine life, I couldn’t afford to buy another housing for scuba diving or freediving, and had to rely on my surf housing. Since then I have just continued experimenting with surface marine photography and the benefits of using a surf housing.
Benefits of a Surf Housing for Marine Life Photography
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Editor’s Note: This is part a series on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any! Macro photography is very popular and you will find lots of images, of all sorts of subjects on the internet. People spend a lot of time taking the photos, planning them, setting them up, and getting all the gear they need to get all the shots they want. Then the photos are loaded onto the computer and minimal processing is done to them. With this tutorial we are going to look at how you can get your macro images from this: To this: There...
I believe that when someone asks how to improve their composition, that what they’re really asking is how they can make their photos more interesting. The skill of composition is in arranging the elements of the scene in such a way that the resulting image is aesthetically pleasing, and interesting to look at. Composition involves using techniques such as including leading lines, isolating the subject, exploiting tonal contrast, deciding what to leave out of the frame, and so on. But none of this matters much if your subject matter is boring. The most effective way to create interesting...
Chinese manufacturer Oppo has today launched its new duo of flagship phones, the R7 and R7 Plus. The R7 features a 5-inch 1080p screen while its 6-inch screen with the same resolution places the Plus model firmly into phablet territory. However, screen size is far from the only difference between the two models. In the camera department both smartphones combine a 13MP sensor with an F2.2 lens but the R7 Plus chip is, like the Huawei P8, of the RGBW variant and supported by laser-AF and a dual-LED flash. The R7 comes with a conventional sensor and has to make do without the laser and...
In this article, New York-based photographer Todd Vorenkamp shares 44 helpful tips you can use to improve the quality of your photography.1. Shoot every day Like any skill, the more you do it, the better you can get. The best camera you have is the one in your hand, so if you aren’t out with your full DSLR kit, don’t be afraid to take great photos with your cell phone camera or a point-and-shoot. Photography is photography, make pictures with a camera. Any camera. 2. Always have your camera near Pull up a chair and I can describe two amazing scenes that have been indelibly embedded in...
Vintage Trouble recently played their biggest gig in front of 115,000 people as the support act of AC/DCs “Rock or Bust” Tour 2015 at the Red Bull Ring in Zeltweg, Austria. I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to join the band and work with them directly on stage. It was life changing for me and this experience once again showed me that being a concert photographer is the best job in the world! I first got in contact with Vintage Trouble at the Blues Festival in Ottawa, Canada. I was touring with Shantel and the guys from Vintage Trouble had their backstage container next to...
Back in 2013, a couple of brothers named Elvis and Beni Halilovič used Kickstarter to raise nearly $110,000 to launch ONDU, a new range of simple, handcrafted, elegant, durable, and easy-to-use pinhole cameras. After the success of that initial product line, the Halilovičs are now back with the Mark II version of their camera. Benjamin and Elvis Halilovič The duo has just launched a new Kickstarter campaign for the ONDU Mark II, a product refresh based on user feedback. ONDU Mark II pinhole cameras are crafted out of walnut and maple wood, with a darker design to help the exterior...
Ah, “photography”, you loosely defined word that everyone seems to have their own definition of. It’s amazing how polarizing you can be, isn’t it? And one of your most polarizing aspects seems to be exactly how much retouching is considered reasonable. Purists claim no retouching of any kind is allowed (then they usually reference Ansel Adams, which is quite ironic considering the amount of dodging and burning he brought to the field), while others gladly accept Photoshop as a regular part of their photography tool-belt. In general though, there’s a viewpoint around the photography...
Apple today announced a couple of changes to its flagship MacBook and iMac lines. On the laptop side, the company is unveiling an updated 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina that brings it up to speed with its smaller siblings. The new MacBook features Apple’s new Force Touch trackpad, flash storage that’s 2.5 times faster, better graphics, and an extra hour of battery life. It’ll be available starting today for $1,999. $1,999 is the same price for a new 27-inch Retina 5K iMac that was announced today. It’s a low-end version that packs 14.7-million pixels, a 3.3GHz quad-core processor,...
Tamron SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Background While I was at WPPI this past year I got to meet our illustrious managing editor Darlene Hildebrandt. We walked the expo floor for a bit and I was introduced to a number of people by Darlene. We talked with some of the people over at Tamron and had some of their snacks and coffee that they offered at their booth. One of the perks of writing for Digital Photography School is gaining access to new equipment and software for review. It was there at WPPI that I got to see the Tamron SP 15-30mm F/2.8 for the first time (to be perfectly honest, I didn’t even know...
One of the most crucial factors of making any photograph is the selection of the shutter speed. It is not always an easy task to decide what shutter speed you should select, to correspond to the aperture or ISO setting you have chosen. It can be a little overwhelming, and sometimes discouraging, to learn how to select the proper shutter speed to produce whatever your desired photo may be. You might still be shooting in full auto just because you can’t seem to have any luck with manually selecting your exposures. Luckily, once you understand the basic concept of shutter speed in relation to...
If you’re reading this and are interested in digital photography, chances are you’re a user of Instagram, the current goliath of social media in photography. Instagram has become home to over 300 million users in the four years it’s been around, and it seems ready to only get bigger. 300 million is a big, big number. It can seem overwhelming, but it’s a great tool to not only create community, but also to become a better photographer. So how do you create a presence for yourself in all that noise? There are a lot of websites claiming to offer you the fastest way to Instagram success, but...
Sigma UK has said that the company’s latest compact camera from the Quattro line will cost £899.99 and will be available from the end of June. First announced at the CP+ show in February this year, the dp0 Quattro is the fourth of the unusually designed Quattro range and features a 14mm F4 lens. With the 23.5×15.7mm Foveon image sensor this focal length delivers a similar angle of view as a 21mm lens would on a full frame system. The unique three-layered Foveon sensor used in this model outputs Raw images that measure 5424×3616 pixels, but the camera also...
The Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR is a weather-sealed prime, equivalent to a 24mm field of view on Fujifiilm’s X-mount cameras. With a close focus distance of just 0.15m/6in. and a fast F1.4 aperture, this lens is super versatile. In our sample testing we found it to be sharp, and to offer pleasing bokeh. Please note: Our gallery is a mix of images shot with both a beta and final version of this lens. We have indicated which images are which in the caption info. However, from our experience with both, we saw no truly discernible difference between the final and...
Dear Canon and Nikon, Last November, a spacecraft which had traveled 6.4 billion miles over ten years successfully landed on a comet. A COMET. This means we can now do ANYTHING, which is why I am writing you today with a list of suggestions, nay, improvements that I hope you will consider implementing in future DSLRs. None of the suggestions are as daunting as landing on a comet, I assure you. Let’s get the idea machine started! Warmed Hand Grips Let’s face it, shooting while wearing gloves is the pits. Those little dials and buttons with which we change camera settings do not respond...
Photographer Eric Paré has built much of his career around the concept of light painting, but a recent photo shoot he did involved a very different source of lighting: the bioluminescence of glowing plankton. “Basically, those little creatures can emit light when activated. So we simply ran into the ocean like crazy and it started to glow,” Paré tells PetaPixel. Specific types of plankton have the ability to glow when startled in order to distract or confuse predators. The light helps attract bigger predators that eat the plankton’s predators. There are a number of well-known beaches...
In this post, I’ll share a trick I use to get some adjustments “beyond” +100 or -100 in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. In the screenshot above, I like how most of the image looks — the bird and the branches are well exposed, at least. But the blue sky got blown out to almost pure white. I already moved the Highlights slider down to -100 and it’s still pretty white. I want to go past -100. So grab the graduated filter tool — the G key or the button that looks like a vertical gradient in the row of buttons along the top. The sliders on the right change to the various things your filter...
Camyam is a new photography marketplace website that allows professional photographers to market their workshops around the globe. If you’ve ever felt like it has been difficult to find an engaging workshop, then Camyam just may be the solution you have been looking for all this time. The creators of Camyam explain that the site was created to resolve two problems. First was the inability, as you may have experienced, to quickly find workshops around the globe. On the flip side, was the second issue, allowing artists to easily “create, advertise, and sell a workshop” to those who may...
This is the story of how I wrestled with death twice to live for photography. Before I wrote this article, I told a couple of people about it since it means so much to me. Although some didn’t understand how I could talk so openly about this topic, I decided that it’s my duty to generate awareness and help others even if it means that I’m revealing my biggest struggle in front of the world. Ever since I could think, I loved being creative. I drew a lot of pictures when I was younger and not one day passed where I didn’t build something new with Lego or something else. When I was a...
If you’re reading this and are interested in digital photography, chances are you’re a user of Instagram, the current goliath of social media in photography. Instagram has become home to over 300 million users in the four years it’s been around, and it seems ready to only get bigger. 300 million is a big, big number. It can seem overwhelming, but it’s a great tool to not only create community, but also to become a better photographer. So how do you create a presence for yourself in all that noise? There are a lot of websites claiming to offer you the fastest way to Instagram success, but...
Photography can be simply defined as: painting with light. When you are painting with light, you are creating a story in a split second. That’s what photography is all about. Technically, your camera is measuring the light in the scene, and you are telling it how much of that light you want to use to create a properly exposed image. This becomes your story. There are three main settings used to control that light; Shutter Speed, ISO and my favorite, Aperture. Each of these settings has its own individual way of measuring light. When all three are balanced correctly, you create a proper...
The NX1 is Samsung’s flagship mirrorless camera. Samsung has announced yet another firmware update for its flagship NX1 mirrorless camera. The company has been good about providing useful updates for the NX1, and firmware version 1.30 continues this trend. It includes numerous enhancements for still photos, video, and even Wi-Fi connectivity. Notable features include improved autofocus performance (including low light performance) and several usability improvements when shooting video. The full list of updates appears below. Still Photo Enhancements: Enhanced AF...
Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-G7, updating its mid-range mirrorless line with 4K (30p/24p) video and still recording and some slight spec upgrades across the board. It offers a built-in 2,360k-dot OLED viewfinder, fully articulated 3″ 1,040k-dot LCD, improved autofocus performance, 8 fps burst shooting (6 fps with continuous AF) as well as Wi-Fi connectivity. An updated 4K Photo Mode provides three new functions – 4K Burst Shooting, 4K Burst Start/Stop and 4K Pre-burst. 4K Burst mode shoots 30fps as long as your finger is on the shutter button,...
![Nikon Made a Doggy Camera Mount That’s Triggered by Heart Rate]()
Photographers often take pictures of things that touch them emotionally. Nikon wanted to help dogs do the same. As part of a new “Heartography” project, the camera company has created a doggy camera mount that uses a built-in heart-rate monitor to snap photos of things that excite the dog. The mount system features two sides: the heart rate collar and the special camera case. The collar is worn around the dog’s neck, monitor’s its heart rate, and constantly sends the number to the camera case wirelessly. The camera case displays the current heart rate on an OLED screen. Buttons next...
![Interview: Jeffrey Goldstein On Why He’s Suing Vivian Maier’s Estate]()
The Vivian Maier story has taken another ironic turn as Jeffrey Goldstein (who once owned the second largest collection of Vivian Maier negatives) has filed suit against the Vivian Maier Estate. The lawsuit is puts a dollar value on the work he has done if he’s forced to turn over his remaining assets to the estate. We talked to Jeffrey to find out why he filed the suit and what he sees coming next in the Vivian Maier story.The Chicago Tribune first reported that Jeffrey Goldstein had filed a lawsuit in the Cook County Probate court that challenges the County’s attempt to reclaim the...
![How NOT to Do Slow Motion for an Advertisement]()
A couple of days ago, the bourbon whisky brand Jim Beam posted a video to its Facebook page to promote its popular spirit. It was a repeatedly looped clip of its bourbon being poured into a glass with the pouring slowed down for effect. “Everything looks better in slow motion,” the caption read. Unfortunately for Jim Beam, whoever made the ad decided to simply slow down some ordinary footage. Instead of the smooth slow-motion you get when you film things with a high-speed camera, the “better-looking” “slow motion” just looked choppy, as if your computer were having trouble streaming...
The day is upon us, my friends; Lightroom CC is here. The latest update to Adobe’s excellent photo management tool has arrived, and as cliche as it sounds, it really does offer something for everyone. While the updates won’t necessarily satisfy hardcore Aperture users (who are still licking their proverbial wounds), Lightroom 4/5 users can easily justify this upgrade as a satisfying mix of under the hood, and hands-on improvements. First and foremost, you’ll be ecstatic to learn that Adobe has released an independent version of the software in the form of Lightroom 6, available as a physical...
Recently, I found myself in a conversation with a mentoring client who was feeling creatively stunted. I asked her where she wanted her portfolio to go and she said, “I want images like yours! But you live in California, and everything is pretty there!” I literally laughed out loud when she said that because California, while pretty, is filled with more urban yuck, specifically Los Angeles, than one can even imagine. I only wish I had infinity pools available to me, palm trees for as far as the eye can see, and no traffic to have to clone out! Even a green lawn, would be nice. But, alas, I’m...
Fujifilm has announced the X-T10 – a smaller, beginner-friendlier version of its flagship X-T1. Offering the same 16MP APS-C X-Trans image sensor as its big brother, the X-T10 is equipped with new subject tracking AF modes introduced via firmware to the X-T1. Other specs include a 3″ 920k-dot tilting LCD, built-in 2.36M-dot OLED viewfinder, front and rear control dials, built-in flash and 8 fps continuous shooting. For beginners, or advanced photographers handing their camera to a beginner, Fuji has added an Auto mode on/off switch on the top panel. The...
Fujifilm has formally announced the 90mm F2 R LM WR, a lens we saw in prototype at this year’s CP+ show in Japan. It gives a 137mm equivalent view on Fuji’s APS-C camera bodies, a popular focal length with portrait and event photographers. The lens uses 11 elements in 8 groups and offers a new Quad Linear Motor with four magnets for higher torque in autofocus. Its WR designation means it’s resistant to inclement weather and can be used down to 14° F / something -10° C. It will be available in July for $949.95 USD / $1099 CAD. Press release: FUJIFILM...
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This starry double exposure-style photograph was made using a single long exposure. Photographer Ted Schiele was 190 seconds into a long exposure photo of the night sky when he heard a car coming down the road. He then pointed his camera down towards the car and exposed the camera for another 13 seconds as it approached. Schiele says the 203-second exposure was shot with a Nikon D7100 at 18mm f/3.5 and ISO 320. You can see a larger version of it here. “I didn’t really know what to expect when I did it but I’m pretty happy with the results I guess,” he tells PetaPixel. “If I were to...
![Abstract Macro Photos of Menstrual Blood Capture the Beauty of Life]()
“Beauty in Blood” is an ongoing project by Denver-based artist Jen Lewis that consists of abstract macro photographs of Lewis’ own menstrual blood. The project was born in 2012 after Lewis was encouraged by her doctor to switch from using tampons and pads to a menstrual cup. “The cup is a much more ‘hands-on’ approach to menstruation management so my relationship with my body began changing immediately following the first use,” Lewis tells the Huffington Post. “One day, when I had some blood on my fingers after emptying my cup, I started to wonder about why society framed up...
![Shooting Simple Product Photos with Printer Paper and a Window]()
Indian photographer Kunal Daswani created this short and sweet beginner’s tutorial on how you can easily shoot a product photo using natural window light and a few sheets of white printer paper. The basic idea is that you can made yourself a miniature seamless white backdrop by taping some white paper up on a board or vertical surface that’s next to a bright window. To soften the lighting on the side opposite the window, use another piece of paper to bounce light back onto your product. Using just his iPhone 6 Plus, Daswani shot this clean product photo of his Olympus mirrorless...
This article is based on the new eBook: Landscapes, Cityscapes & Photography Tricks – 50% off for a limited time only. Photography is escapism. We want to see what we can’t with our own eyes; towering skyscrapers, endless skylines, the people of faraway cultures. We long for the distant, so it makes sense that cityscape photos are so popular and marketable. I hope these 10 tips will help you take better cityscape photography, and inspire you to explore faraway cultures. 1. Right After Sunset is a Fantastic Time for Cityscape Shots After the golden hour settles, the sky grows darker,...
If you love to photograph nature, you surely know how unpredictable, and often hostile the elements can be. While we may get a sniffle or a chill from bad weather, the electronics inside our cameras are much more sensitive. A little water, some sand, or extreme temperatures can cause your camera to temporarily malfunction or even suffer permanent damage. When the storm clouds roll in, it’s important to know how to take good care of, and protect your camera gear. Moisture Whether it’s full-on rain or just intense humidity, moist conditions are your camera’s number one enemy. Not only can the...
In August 2014, Microsoft introduced its hyperlapse algorithm for stabilizing camera footage into smooth timelapses. Now, the technology comes to life as the company has released the product as an app for Windows Phone, and as a beta app for Android devices as well as other Microsoft platforms. The problem Microsoft Hyperlapse (not to be confused with Instagram’s Hyperlapse) tries to solve is that long first-person videos are boring to watch. Speeding them up makes them more entertaining, but doing this amplifies the jostles and bumps in the footage, making it difficult to...
![Please Reply #yes to Give Us Unlimited Rights to Your Photo]()
Yesterday we shared how one photographer was surprised when a casual request to “share” her Facebook photo turned out to be a request to use it in a national TV ad. Unfortunately for photographers, it seems more and more companies are requesting photos in similarly subtle ways. Photographer Tony German tells us that Samsung UK recently left a comment on an Instagram photo that was taken with the Samsung Galaxy S3, asking to use it to show what the company’s products look like. It may seem like a simple request to casually share the photo online, but take a look at the “terms” that are...
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I recently had the absolute pleasure of meeting and shooting with Mackenzie Johnson! Today I’m going to share how I turned my portrait of her into a painting. Not everyone is a painter, but with a little time and patience — and Photoshop — I believe anyone can achieve this effect. If you haven’t heard of this lovely young lady, kindly press play on the video below… I’ll wait. So as I’m hoping you’ve gathered, she is an incredibly talented singer and songwriter and a sensational YouTube star. Turning a photo into a painting is such an engrossingly fun technique — or at least it was for...
![Chili’s is the Latest Restaurant to Tweak Its Dishes to Look Better on Instagram]()
A restaurant and winery in Israel made headlines recently after designing special plates specifically for diners to shoot Instagram photos. It seems restaurants in the US are jumping into this trend as well. While it’s not going so far as to fashion new dishware, Chili’s is making changes to its dishes in order to improve how they look in Instagram snapshots.Bloomberg reports that the restaurant is doing things such as serving fries in sleek stainless-steel containers, making burgers sit higher, and focusing on bun aesthetics — all in the hope of making its customer’s food photos look...
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Photographer Mario Nagano has a new camera lens that will undoubtedly draw quite a few looks from fellow photographers: it’s an old lens from a 1950s bellows camera that has been converted into a Micro Four Thirds lens for his Olympus OM-D E-M5. Over at the Brazilian website ZTOP, Nagano writes that the project started when he came across an old Voigtlander Bessa I medium format bellows camera from the 1950s and noticed the Color-Skopar 105mm f/3.5 lens on the front. The Color-Skopar is based off the Carl Zeiss Tessar, which was famous for its simple design (4 elements in 3 groups)...
![The First 21 Days of a Bee’s Life Seen in 60 Seconds]()
Here’s a fantastic 6-minute TED Talk by photographer Anand Varma, who recently became involved in the preservation of bees after being asked by National Geographic to shoot a story on them. As part of the work, Varma shot a fascinating time-lapse that shows the first 21 days of a bee’s life in just 60 seconds. Seen between 2 and 3 minutes in the video above, the video offers a closeup look at how bees grow from tiny larvae into mature honeybees inside their brood cells. National Geographic’s PROOF has published an article on this project that shares some behind-the-scenes info on how...
In this earlier post from this morning I share: 28 Wondrous Images of Long and Winding Roads By Trey Ratcliff Roads and paths are easy to find – whether you live in the city in an urban area, or in the country – there are roads. A dirt track, a walkway, a sidewalk, or a highway – find a road or path and start shooting. Use the lines of the road to create an interesting and powerful composition. Lead the viewer into the image and tell a story. Like this images: By nate2b By paojus alquiza By Oleg Zaytsev By Tommy Clark By Andi Campbell-Jones Share your images here: Simply upload your shot...
Leading lines are a powerful element in composition. Nothing makes better lines in photos than roads and pathways. leading Let’s take a look at a few images using these to create strong compositions. Keep in mind light is also important so it all comes together. A ribbon of light by Dino Marsango on 500px The road of kings by Jorge Maia on 500px Road To The Heavens by Tristan O’Tierney on 500px VIP Bridge #2 by Marek Kijevský on 500px Road to… by Aydin Palabiyikoglu on 500px Fairy Castle Walkway by Paul O’ Hanlon on 500px Wooden catwalk by Roberto D’Antoni on 500px Road to Cave Point by...
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Lee Thatcher on his shrouded, unnerving, black-and-white portraits of urban existence
“I don’t really think too much about the digital revolution,” says Lee Thatcher. “I wasn’t into photography before digital. What was more important to me was the mobile revolution. If it hadn’t been for having a camera on my phone that was easy and fun to use, I probably wouldn’t have started photography.” Lee Thatcher is a relatively late starter in the photography world – his interest began at the age of 36, but four years on he has established himself as a street photographer of...
Users of the new Leica Monochrom (typ 246) risk wiping out their Apple Photos library if they try to use it to store the DNG Raw files created by the camera. This comes from a statement published by Red Dot Forum, a website operated by folks who run the Miami Leica store. Mac computer owners running OS X Yosemite will find the files cause the library to crash, which Leica says could lead to all images saved in the library being destroyed. Leica says it is working with Apple to resolve the issue, and expects the fix to appear in Apple’s next Photos update, but until...
![Photographer Reshoots Some of the Oldest Surviving Photos of New York]()
For the past two years, photographer Jordan Liles has been researching the life and work of George Bradford Brainerd, a lesser-known 19th-century photographer who shot 2,500 photos of New York before he died in 1887 at the age of 42. Starting in 2013, Liles has also been visiting the locations of Brainerd’s photos — some of the oldest surviving images of New York — recreating the shots to show how New York has changed over the past 140 years. Liles has so far recreated 28 Brainerd photos that were made between 1872 and 1887. Brooklyn Bridge 883 Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn Behind Borough...
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If you’re ever asked for permission to use a photo, be sure you know the scope of what you’re agreeing to before saying yes. Photographer Nikki MayDay Guardascione tells us that she got quite a surprise yesterday when a seemingly-simple photo request from Miller Lite turned out to be for much more usage than she originally thought. Guardascione, a wedding photographer who previously worked as a photographer and photo editor for AOL and NBC News, had shared a bridal party photo of groomsmen drinking Miller Lite through her Facebook page. The beer brand Miller Lite came across the photo...
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Back in August 2014, we reported that Microsoft was working on some game-changing software that would magically transform first-person videos into stabilized “hyperlapses.” Today, the company officially launched that software, called Hyperlapse, for Windows, Windows Phone, and Android. The software makes creating a hyperlapse as easy as recording video and inputting it into a program. Microsoft’s special computer vision technology will help smooth out your bumpy footage, speed past the “long boring parts,” and spit out a nicely edited hyperlapse for you to enjoy. Users can specify a...
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The upcoming Panasonic G7 has been outed. Leaked photos and specs are giving us an early look at a new mirrorless camera that’s expected to be officially announced next Monday on May 18th, 2015. The Japanese website Digicam-info writes that the G7 will deviate from the design of the G6 by offering a less rounded styling. Here’s what the G6 looks like: There’s a new drive mode dial on the top left of the camera. Rumored features and specs include a 16MP Micro Four Thirds CMOS sensor, a 2.36-million-dot electronic viewfinder, a 104K-dot LCD screen, 4K 30/24p video recording, DFD...
#1 An Ever-Changing Subject Nature photography never gets boring. Whether it be wildlife or landscape photography you are interested in, there is always a new angle you can introduce to your photos. For landscape photography, the weather is never exactly the same – clouds make unique formations, and the way sun rays cast over the scene in front of you are always very special. If you take photos of wildlife, then you will be forever capturing moments that will never be repeated. Take the example of two birds fighting on a branch: you will never get a photo of the exact same birds, with the...
Taking photographs of wildlife can be one of the most exhilarating photographic experiences you can try. Spotting an animal in the wild can be thrilling, and being able to record that moment can be highly rewarding. However, wild animals can be a particularly challenging subject matter, so wildlife photography can often prove frustrating. To help you get the most out of this compelling type of images, here are some tips to improve your wildlife photography. #1 PREPARATION No matter what type of wildlife you have chosen to photograph you will need to spend time getting to know its behaviour,...
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“It’s a way of capturing an image for where we live now, for how we live now, and how we work now,” says Nick Knight of live-streaming fashion shows.
Digital fashion started in earnest in 2000, when photographer Nick Knight launched SHOWstudio.com. The site hosted the first-ever live fashion show the following year – a project called Sleep, in which nine models, dressed by stylists, retired to separate rooms in the Metropolitan Hotel in London for a night’s sleep. At midnight, SHOWstudio.com viewers started logging in to watch the models on webcams as they tossed and...
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Olivia Rose, fearless portrait photographer and self-confessed roaming sociologist, lights up the fashion world via London’s backstreets
“This is one of my good friends Dapper,” Olivia Rose points out, as we pore over the many strikingly wistful close-ups that fill her portfolio. “He was arrested for carrying a corkscrew, for which he was going to open a bottle of wine. He went to prison for that! Oh, and this is Terry. Look at his double grill. His son’s name is Terry, and his dad’s name is Terry; he’s such a sweetheart, you know. He likes dancing to Haim.” Rose is...
Despite the service’s recent major update, Flickr doesn’t yet offer a way for users to search content based on camera settings. Shutterdial, a website from photographer Tianhe Yang, fills that void by using the Flickr API to offer photo searches based on four criteria: subject, focal length, shutter speed and aperture. Using this, photographers can search out photos taken with specific settings for inspiration or how-to help. Shutterdial uses a simple interface with four possible settings. After selecting these settings, clicking ‘Make Me a Contact...
\n \n The documentary explores the topic from several perspectives; the police, caseworkers and families as well as the girls themselves, and many of the characters in the film are shockingly open with Matsui’s camera. \n The Long Night was completed as a feature more than a year ago, but Matsui continues to devote his energies to getting the project seen and raising awareness of the twin problems of teenage runaways and sex trafficking. The film has already won several accolades including First Place Long Form...
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It might be old news that Leica opened a store in Los Angeles back in 2013, but nonetheless, it’s still a place that will be an important photography destination for years to come and definitely worth a visit if you’re in L.A. Photographer Art Gray was on-hand (shooting on a Leica of course) to document the opening of the three-level, 8,000 square foot superstore — a space that includes a 1,000-pound stainless steel sculpture by Liao Yibai in the form of a massive representation of a Leica aptly titled “Fake Leica” (and with a reported price tag of over $1 million). Have a look at...
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A while back, I came across an article about using a super cheap CCTV lens. The results to me looked something like a Voigtlander f/0.95 but for a tiny fraction of the cost. I picked one up off eBay for something like $20 a year or so ago. It’s as cheaply made as you’d expect (although with a metal barrel) and it comes apart easily. The focusing is tricky and everything feels a bit like a ‘toy’ lens. It vignettes like crazy. There are tons of chromatic aberration. The sweet spot of focus is very small. Any enlarging of a photo shows how poor the glass is in terms of sharpness. Lots of...
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This is a real, non-manipulated photo of 98 different foods cut into perfectly little 2.5cm cubes. It was created by Netherlands-based design studio Lernert & Sander at the request of the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant for a special issue on food. The designers transformed a wide variety of unprocessed foods (e.g. fruits, vegetables, meats) into tiny cubes and arranged them into a neat grid formation for this eye-popping photo. Here are a few crops that give you a closer look and better idea at what these cubes are like: You can find a high-resolution version of this photo here....
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Leica has discovered a serious bug that owners of the new Monochrom (Typ 246) need to be aware of. The camera’s DNG files have been found to be incompatible with Apple’s new Photos app. It’s not just that they can’t be opened: the files could corrupt your library and cause you to lose your entire photo collection. In a product advisory first published over at Red Dot Forum, Leica says that loading Monochrom DNG files will cause Apple Photos to “crash continuously on loading.” “This may cause the Apple Photos library to be destroyed. This means that pictures previously taken with any...
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Flickr rolled out a new search engine last week, but one thing it still lacks is a way to search by EXIF data. A new website has launched to fill that hole. Called shutterdial, it’s a Flickr search engine that lets you find photos by camera settings such as focal length, aperture, and shutter speed. The service was created by photographer and developer Tianhe Yang, who’s an avid Flickr user himself. Yang says that he has long wished for a tool that could find great images “taken at the various settings available” on his own camera and lens. He couldn’t find a service that met his...
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Latest Financial Results and Presentation Material The Year ended March 2015 [May 14, 2015] Financial Results (PDF:693KB) Financial and Business Data (PDF:94KB) Presentation Material will be reported on May 14, 2015 at approximately 16:45 Japanese Time. Source Article from...
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By Michael Zeigler and Todd Winner
One of the best things about being a diver in Southern California is the relatively easy access to a magnificent array of dive sites along the coast of the temperate Pacific. Kelp forests have made a comeback along the coasts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties, and with the newly formed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in place, the flora and fauna are showing signs of how the underwater world looked in years past.
No matter where you live, there’s likely...
This article is sponsored by the New York Institute of Photography. NYIP offers high-quality online photography courses that are affordable, convenient, and accredited. Beauty is hiding in plain sight, but only for those who learn to see beyond the obvious. To capture the heart of a region through your lens, you must connect with a place on a deeper level. This often involves slowing down and immersing yourself in the culture of those who call it home. By doing so, you become more than just a tourist with a camera, but a participant searching for truth and understanding. Every corner of this...
As a photographer you’re probably always looking for ways to expand your subject range, or trying to find new ways to shoot your favorite genre with a twist. That means your neighborhood has been thoroughly explored, your family has seen less of you in person, and more of you behind a lens and any event, big or small, is an opportunity. One great solution is to travel! But translating your passion from your local environment that you know so well, to a place that you have never been, much less don’t speak the language or have any idea about their culture, can be intimidating to say the...
Casting Call: Female Art Photography Model
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Lead Girl for Music Video
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Female 21+ needed as the face of our company
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Cinematographer and Camera Assistant Required for a Dystopian Sci-Fi Film
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Seeking a Director for ‘Found Footage’ style film based on real-life events
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Experienced Videographer Needed
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Dancers/Models & Video/Photographers Required For Music Video+Photoshoots
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What Do You Use To Edit Real Estate Property Video?
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Weekly Photography Challenge – Get Buggy With It
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Editor’s Note: This is part a series on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any! This week we’re focusing (pun intended) on one specialized area of photography, macro or close up photography. True macro photography means that you are close enough to reproduce the subject 1:1 or actual size on the camera sensor (or film). Usually that requires a special macro lens but there are other ways to do it – check out: 3 Ways to Try Macro Photography on a Budget for some ideas. See more examples of bug images here. By Laurenz...
It’s a Bug’s Life – 27 Super Macro Photography Images
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Editor’s Note: This is part a series on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any! Macro photography is all about getting close and photographing small things. The tiny world of bugs and insects is perfect for macro photographers as there are always an abundance of them no matter where you live. Let’s see some examples of images by photographers who have delved into the micro world of bugs: ngeblues by Alfian Ismail on 500px hey, it’s my reflection by Abidin M Faiz Nur on 500px Share by Miki Asai on 500px Kungfu...
5 Secrets to Create a Perfect Silhouette Portrait Outdoors
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1) SHOOT LOW AND HEAD TO TOE Place the subject’s entire body, from head to toe, against the sky. In order to do this, you will need to be lower than the subject. You can do this by laying on your back, or stomach, while taking the shot. If you are unable to get low enough, you may need to have your subjects get higher, such as on the very top of a rock, small hill or sand dune. This will hopefully allow you, in most circumstances, to get an angle that places the subject’s entire outline against the sky. You can see a variety of landscapes utilized in the examples below. Hint: It’s so, so, SO...
3 Ways to Try Macro Photography on a Budget
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Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of article on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any! Has Macro Week here at DPS sparked your interest, but you’re still not sure whether you’re quite ready to invest in a macro lens of your own? If so, then this article is for you! I’ll outline three different ways that you can try out macro on a budget, and possibly even with gear that you already own. Now, before any macro-purists fall off their chairs in disgust, let me say that the techniques outlined in this post will...
Tanya Houghton on how she won the graduate series category of the BJP Breakthrough Awards
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The MA student at Goldsmith’s, London, explains how her award-winning project is inspired by the idea of going against the flow.
Sculpture and landscape come together in Tanya Houghton’s This Must Be The Place, which the judges (Simon Bainbridge, Leo Scott and Laura Pannack) chose as the winner of the graduate series category of the BJP Breakthrough Awards. Houghton, who is currently studying an MA in photography and urban culture at Goldsmiths, made the work during 2013-14 at a time when she was looking for new experiences, she explains. “I became really fed up...
VIDEO: Goran Tomasevic, War Photographer
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Not many people have heard of Goran Tomasevic. Yet he’s taken some of the defining war photography of our times. He speaks exclusively to BJP.
Goran Tomasevic has photographed conflict for over 20 years in countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Egypt and Syria. Few people will have heard his name, but he’s authored some of the defining images of modern warfare. At an exhibition of his work at the Nordic Lights festival in Norway, Tomasevic talks to BJP about dealing...
Gili Yaari photographs the Purim celebration in Ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem
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The son of a Holocaust survivor photographs an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community celebrate the Purim holiday, an ancient tradition that remembers the salvation of the Jewish people
When Gili Yaari was a child having a kickabout with friends, and his father walked past after a long day’s work and patted the top of his head with those giant hands, coarse from the hours spent mending leather goods in a workshop, the sadness that engulfed him wasn’t always apparent because, as a young boy, what Yaari saw was his Dad’s sweet face, his tender gaze. The fact that his father was a...
UPDATED: Leica issues new statement regarding crashes with Monochrom Raw files in Apple’s Photos App
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5/22/2015 update: Leica has released a new statement regarding the compatibility problems with Apple’s Aperture and Photos software when opening DNG files from its M Monochrom (Typ 246) camera. In short, the company advises avoiding Apple’s Photos application until an update for the software is released ‘in the near future’. Leica recommends that customers use Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop until that happens. Leica Statement: Following further research and testing, Leica Camera would like to clarify the situation with the Leica Monochrom (Typ...
Canon EOS Rebel T6s/T6i First Impressions updated with shooting experience
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Look at the test details, for example, in the right lower corner, the color tube, for example the cap of the tube, the details are all present and with finer resolution then, for example, the Nikon D7200 (raw, 100 ISO. But increase the iso and the sony a6000 is even performing better. (Not to mention the Fujis, they are a little bit behind, but have a high iso sensitivity and less noise) ). Or take the small test charts in the corner, the sony a6000 is showing the smallest and finest details, in contrast to most of the other APS-Cs, including the Nikon D7200) Ok, resolution is not the whole...
DxOMark Mobile Report on HTC One M9
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DxOMark Mobile has published their report on the HTC One M9, HTC’s latest top-end smartphone. The new model is a touch smaller and thinner than its predecessor, the One M8, but under the hood HTC has finally dropped the 4MP “ultrapixel” 1/3″ BSI sensor of the predecessors that produced only mediocre image quality results in our testing. Instead, the One M9 comes with a larger, higher resolution 20MP 1/2.3″ BSI CMOS sensor that is combined with a F2.2 lens. There is no optical image stabilization but the M9 is the first One model capable of...
Video Overview: Fujifilm X-T10
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Hmm, the Fuji X-T10 was released last week and there are several tests, reports, studio scenes while one of the direct competitors, the canon M3 is already for months on the market and there is not even one studio comparison. I like the Fuji X-series, indeed am thinking about purchasing whether the sony a6000, a Fuji or the canon m3, these are the main concurrent in this area, does someone know, where i could find test charts and comparissons for the Canon M3? Source Article from...
Fujifilm FinePix S1 real-world sample gallery posted
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I think it’s quite a nice little camera!, A bit faster at the long end then some other superzooms, weather sealing , attractive pricing. And as shown in the imaging resource superzoom review comparison it has quite pleasing look , and performs better than most others (maybe not the nikons with jpg…). It lacks a little in reach compared to some of the latest offerings and was actually tested a little shorter than the advertised 1200mm, something to be aware off!They do seem to process the jpg’s quite heavily , giving that ‘pop’ , somewhat smearing details a bit...
Achieving Black Backgrounds in Macro Photos
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One of the most important aspects of fine art macro photography is capturing a non-distracting background so your subject stands out. I tend to like clean and colorful backgrounds, but there are situations where dark backgrounds may be desirable. This article will showcase one method of how to capture black backgrounds in macro photography. We’ll take a look at using flash falloff. Inverse Square Law Flash falloff is a product of the inverse square law, which states that a “specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that...
Lumy Arrives on Apple Watch to Put Golden Hour Reminders On Your Wrist
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Last September, we featured Lumy, an elegant iPhone app that’s designed to help photographers track golden hour and other times of the day with ideal natural light. Today, the company released an update that brings the app to the new Apple Watch, allowing photographers to be reminded of certain lighting conditions with notifications on their wrist. The app will show you the exact times for morning magic hour, sunrise, evening magic hour, and sunset for your specific location. A quick glance at your wrist will tell you what you need to know. Tapping one of the times will bring up a...
Panasonic Says It Will Release an 8K Camera by 2020 That Can Produce 33MP Photos
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When Panasonic unveiled its new Lumix G7 camera this past Monday, the company also gave a glimpse into where it’s going with its camera technologies. Here’s what it envisions: 8K cameras that allow photographers to extract 33MP photos. Panasonic wants to make it happen by 2020.ePHOTOzine attended the G7 launch event and snapped a photo of a Panasonic presentation slide titled “Future Resolution Benefits”: The new Panasonic G7 shoots 4K video and allows 8MP photos to be extracted. Panasonic says it wants to up those numbers to 8K and 33MP, and their plan is to have the camera launched...
Here’s a Way to Create a Time-Lapse and Real-Time Composite in 5 Minutes
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My name is Kyle Hart, and I’m the founder of Rhino Camera Gear. In this post, I’ll be sharing an easy technique for combining a real-time camera move with a time-lapse to create a simple composite without doing any rotoscoping. Compositing has been around for ages, but it’s only accessible to filmmakers with compositing programs like After Effects, and even if you have it (like me thanks to Creative Cloud), you probably have no idea how to use it. My goal was to take time lapse to another level, while making it simple enough for anyone to do. We call it “time lapse compositing.”...
A Photography Pioneer Could Be the Face of the Next £20 Banknote
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The Bank of England is looking for a historical visual artist to feature on the latest £20 note, and the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) wants to make sure the winner is someone connected with photography. A newly formed committee, comprising the bank itself and external experts, will focus on reviewing nominations from the public. The nominations will run from May 19th, 2015 to July 19th, 2015. It should be noted that anyone who was living or fictional is not eligible to be a banknote character (excluding the monarch). The RPS — one of the world’s oldest photo societies — wants to...
Promotional Staff Wanted for Sydney HIA Homeshow
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Stunning Female Model for Surreal Dark Fairytale Shoot
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Female Model Required for Catalogue Shoot
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Live Twitter Q&A with International Curve Model Laura Wells
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Poet Needing Short Film Made
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Camera Assistant Needed in London
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Cameraman/men Wanted for Amateur Sketch Comedy Group
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Live Twitter Q&A with International Curve Model Laura Wells
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Creative and Editorial Photo Shoots
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Photographing Marine Life with a Surf Setup
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Real Estate Property Websites and Flyers
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How to Give Your Macro Photography a Fine Art Touch in Post-Processing
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Editor’s Note: This is part a series on macro photography this week. Look for a new one each day. The next newsletter will have them all if you miss any! Macro photography is very popular and you will find lots of images, of all sorts of subjects on the internet. People spend a lot of time taking the photos, planning them, setting them up, and getting all the gear they need to get all the shots they want. Then the photos are loaded onto the computer and minimal processing is done to them. With this tutorial we are going to look at how you can get your macro images from this: To this: There...
How to Make Your Photos More Interesting with a Human Element
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I believe that when someone asks how to improve their composition, that what they’re really asking is how they can make their photos more interesting. The skill of composition is in arranging the elements of the scene in such a way that the resulting image is aesthetically pleasing, and interesting to look at. Composition involves using techniques such as including leading lines, isolating the subject, exploiting tonal contrast, deciding what to leave out of the frame, and so on. But none of this matters much if your subject matter is boring. The most effective way to create interesting...
Augustin Rebetez: Method man
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Augustin Rebetez’s wildly creative approach to image-making – and more – creates an alternative universe that pushes the boundaries of photography
“What is a photographer today?” asks Stefano Stoll, director of the biennial Images: Festival des Arts Visuels de Vevey. “There are plenty of shows and museums that ask this question. Now everybody has a smartphone and is a photographer – compare that to the 1960s when only a few people had a camera and there was no digital. It’s a very different world.” His festival tests the boundaries of this world by showing artists...
Winners of BJP Breakthrough Photography Awards announced
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, May, 2015 |
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural BJP Breakthrough Photography Awards, our search for the world’s most talented students and recent graduates.
German photographer Felix von der Osten scooped the Undergraduate Series Award for his documentary project The Buffalo that could not Dream. Currently studying BA Photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund, this ongoing project began in the summer of 2014 when he spent time living with the community of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. British photographer Adama...
Ona introduces black version of the Leica M edition Berlin ll bag
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, May, 2015 |
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I have a Brixton (in Cognac leather) and it’s wonderful. I carry it every day in all weather, it’s been soaked, snowed on, dusty, and it just keeps getting better and better looking. It’s leather and therefore a bit heavier compared to canvas, but I get a lot of compliments and nobody knows it’s a camera bag. I’m not really a fan of the buckles that they use, when the clasps are open, they clack-clack-clack when you walk, and when closed, the pointy center bit of the buckle sticks out. Luckily you can unbuckle the clasp bit, and remove it, which I did almost...
Oppo launches R7 and R7 Plus
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, May, 2015 |
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Chinese manufacturer Oppo has today launched its new duo of flagship phones, the R7 and R7 Plus. The R7 features a 5-inch 1080p screen while its 6-inch screen with the same resolution places the Plus model firmly into phablet territory. However, screen size is far from the only difference between the two models. In the camera department both smartphones combine a 13MP sensor with an F2.2 lens but the R7 Plus chip is, like the Huawei P8, of the RGBW variant and supported by laser-AF and a dual-LED flash. The R7 comes with a conventional sensor and has to make do without the laser and...
Olympus highlights the issues faced by ‘DSL-Arm’ sufferers, and claims to offer a cure
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, May, 2015 |
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My OM2n with its 35-105mm “kit” style lens weighs as much as any modern APS-C Nikon!! Two of them with the aproppriate lenses in their bag weigh me down, terrible.Never wear a camera bag or camera on one shoulder, though, as most “pros” do, stupid.Every pro knows how bad for you carrying a bag on one shoulder is. Commonly colleagues would wind up at osteopaths, because you need to wear the shoulder bag across your torso, with the bag in front of you .Using a heavy DSLR this way works wel,l as when not actually taking photographs , if you have your optic-pro style...
Canon EOS Rebel T6s/T6i added to studio test scene comparison
Posted by Chris Roubis on 21st, May, 2015 |
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Look at the test details, for example, in the right lower corner, the color tube, for example the cap of the tube, the details are all present and with finer resolution then, for example, the Nikon D7200 (raw, 100 ISO. But increase the iso and the sony a6000 is even performing better. (Not to mention the Fujis, they are a little bit behind, but have a high iso sensitivity and less noise) ). Or take the small test charts in the corner, the sony a6000 is showing the smallest and finest details, in contrast to most of the other APS-Cs, including the Nikon D7200) Ok, resolution is not the whole...
44 Tips to Improve Your Photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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In this article, New York-based photographer Todd Vorenkamp shares 44 helpful tips you can use to improve the quality of your photography.1. Shoot every day Like any skill, the more you do it, the better you can get. The best camera you have is the one in your hand, so if you aren’t out with your full DSLR kit, don’t be afraid to take great photos with your cell phone camera or a point-and-shoot. Photography is photography, make pictures with a camera. Any camera. 2. Always have your camera near Pull up a chair and I can describe two amazing scenes that have been indelibly embedded in...
Shooting on a Concert Stage in Front of 115,000 Fans
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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Vintage Trouble recently played their biggest gig in front of 115,000 people as the support act of AC/DCs “Rock or Bust” Tour 2015 at the Red Bull Ring in Zeltweg, Austria. I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to join the band and work with them directly on stage. It was life changing for me and this experience once again showed me that being a concert photographer is the best job in the world! I first got in contact with Vintage Trouble at the Blues Festival in Ottawa, Canada. I was touring with Shantel and the guys from Vintage Trouble had their backstage container next to...
ONDU Unveils Its Mark II Line of Handcrafted Pinhole Cameras with Improvements
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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Back in 2013, a couple of brothers named Elvis and Beni Halilovič used Kickstarter to raise nearly $110,000 to launch ONDU, a new range of simple, handcrafted, elegant, durable, and easy-to-use pinhole cameras. After the success of that initial product line, the Halilovičs are now back with the Mark II version of their camera. Benjamin and Elvis Halilovič The duo has just launched a new Kickstarter campaign for the ONDU Mark II, a product refresh based on user feedback. ONDU Mark II pinhole cameras are crafted out of walnut and maple wood, with a darker design to help the exterior...
I’m So Over The ‘Overly-Retouched’ Argument
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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Ah, “photography”, you loosely defined word that everyone seems to have their own definition of. It’s amazing how polarizing you can be, isn’t it? And one of your most polarizing aspects seems to be exactly how much retouching is considered reasonable. Purists claim no retouching of any kind is allowed (then they usually reference Ansel Adams, which is quite ironic considering the amount of dodging and burning he brought to the field), while others gladly accept Photoshop as a regular part of their photography tool-belt. In general though, there’s a viewpoint around the photography...
Apple Upgrades Its 15-Inch Retina MacBook Pro and Drops Price of 5K Retina iMac
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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Apple today announced a couple of changes to its flagship MacBook and iMac lines. On the laptop side, the company is unveiling an updated 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina that brings it up to speed with its smaller siblings. The new MacBook features Apple’s new Force Touch trackpad, flash storage that’s 2.5 times faster, better graphics, and an extra hour of battery life. It’ll be available starting today for $1,999. $1,999 is the same price for a new 27-inch Retina 5K iMac that was announced today. It’s a low-end version that packs 14.7-million pixels, a 3.3GHz quad-core processor,...
New Appointment of Director, Officers and Auditors
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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May 20, 2015 Nikon Corporation (Kazuo Ushida, President, Tokyo) today announced that the Meeting of its Board of Directors has decided to nominate new Director, Officers and Auditors at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting and the subsequent Meeting of the Board of Directors on June 26, 2015. The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice. Source Article from...
Change of Assignment of Directors and Officers
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May 20, 2015 Nikon Corporation (Kazuo Ushida, President, Tokyo) today announced that it has decided to propose the following change of assignment of its Directors and Officers at the Meeting of the Board of Directors subsequently held after the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting scheduled on June 26, 2015. Change of Assignment (as of June 26, 2015) The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice. Source Article from...
Introduction of Performance-based Stock Remuneration System for the Directors, etc., of the Company
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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CASTING PRINCIPAL NON-UNION VOICE-OVER FOR A COMMERCIAL: Female voice 25-30
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Night Club Promotion Weekly Advertisement
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Female Staff Required to work in Newport on the Northern Beaches
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Get Your Hair Styled for New Hair Video Blog
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London Calling-Miss British Empire East Coast
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Promo staff require in Broadbeach (Gold Coast) May 31st/June 1st
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Wedding Photographer & Enthusiastic
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Photographer Needed for a Student Fashion Shoot
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Seeking Creative Photographer
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Looking for Someone to Help Me Film a Music Clip
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5 Days Left To Enter The May Property Video Contest
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Can Good Real Estate Photos Cause A Quick Sale?
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Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Lens Review
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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Tamron SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Background While I was at WPPI this past year I got to meet our illustrious managing editor Darlene Hildebrandt. We walked the expo floor for a bit and I was introduced to a number of people by Darlene. We talked with some of the people over at Tamron and had some of their snacks and coffee that they offered at their booth. One of the perks of writing for Digital Photography School is gaining access to new equipment and software for review. It was there at WPPI that I got to see the Tamron SP 15-30mm F/2.8 for the first time (to be perfectly honest, I didn’t even know...
Demystifying Shutter Speed
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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One of the most crucial factors of making any photograph is the selection of the shutter speed. It is not always an easy task to decide what shutter speed you should select, to correspond to the aperture or ISO setting you have chosen. It can be a little overwhelming, and sometimes discouraging, to learn how to select the proper shutter speed to produce whatever your desired photo may be. You might still be shooting in full auto just because you can’t seem to have any luck with manually selecting your exposures. Luckily, once you understand the basic concept of shutter speed in relation to...
12 Steps to Successfully Promote your Photography on Instagram
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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If you’re reading this and are interested in digital photography, chances are you’re a user of Instagram, the current goliath of social media in photography. Instagram has become home to over 300 million users in the four years it’s been around, and it seems ready to only get bigger. 300 million is a big, big number. It can seem overwhelming, but it’s a great tool to not only create community, but also to become a better photographer. So how do you create a presence for yourself in all that noise? There are a lot of websites claiming to offer you the fastest way to Instagram success, but...
What happens to Mexico’s sex workers when they grow old?
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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Casa Xochiquetzal – named after the Aztec goddess of sexual love – is the first shelter for ageing sex workers in Latin America. For her book The Toughest Lovers, Bénédicte Desrus photographed the women that live and die there.
For The Toughest Lovers (Las Amorosas Más Bravas), Bénédicte Desrus created a photography story about Casa Xochiquetzal, a sparse building in a rundown neighbourhood near Mexico City’s historic quarter – the only shelter for elderly sex workers in the world’s most populous city. There, in relative peace and quiet, 26 elderly women live out...
James Hyman on André Kertész in Europe
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James Hyman, owner of the famous gallery, talks about his exhibition of André Kertész’s never before seen and intimately revealing photography
On the third floor of a small building nestled amid bespoke tailors and the nearby Royal Academy of Arts, the James Hyman gallery hosts a rare exhibition of unseen work from the influential André Kertész displayed until the 13th of June. The Hungarian born photographer struggled to gain success and recognition during his career. Unlike his friend and compatriot Brassaï, he was a poor self-publicist and turned down many...
Sigma announces price and release date for its 21mm dp0 Quattro compact camera
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Sigma UK has said that the company’s latest compact camera from the Quattro line will cost £899.99 and will be available from the end of June. First announced at the CP+ show in February this year, the dp0 Quattro is the fourth of the unusually designed Quattro range and features a 14mm F4 lens. With the 23.5×15.7mm Foveon image sensor this focal length delivers a similar angle of view as a 21mm lens would on a full frame system. The unique three-layered Foveon sensor used in this model outputs Raw images that measure 5424×3616 pixels, but the camera also...
Fujifilm XF 16mm F1.4 R WR real-world sample gallery posted
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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The Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR is a weather-sealed prime, equivalent to a 24mm field of view on Fujifiilm’s X-mount cameras. With a close focus distance of just 0.15m/6in. and a fast F1.4 aperture, this lens is super versatile. In our sample testing we found it to be sharp, and to offer pleasing bokeh. Please note: Our gallery is a mix of images shot with both a beta and final version of this lens. We have indicated which images are which in the caption info. However, from our experience with both, we saw no truly discernible difference between the final and...
Canon EOS Rebel T6s/T6i real-world sample galleries posted
Posted by Chris Roubis on 20th, May, 2015 |
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toni2Yes, get personal now. Everyone is narrow minded and cannot see beyond their noses, only you are bright but the only thing you people can do is complain and moan.So DSLR’s can’t even focus now? That’s funny. I bet if next month Canon would come up with a 1DX in a rebel body for 500$ half of the people here would still complain. Everybody likes to get new features and more extras for their money, that’s not the point. I’m not defending any brand, i owned Pentax, Panasonic, Canon and Nikon also.I just hate the attitude of most people on these websites and...
Dear Canon and Nikon, I Have Some Suggestions
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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Dear Canon and Nikon, Last November, a spacecraft which had traveled 6.4 billion miles over ten years successfully landed on a comet. A COMET. This means we can now do ANYTHING, which is why I am writing you today with a list of suggestions, nay, improvements that I hope you will consider implementing in future DSLRs. None of the suggestions are as daunting as landing on a comet, I assure you. Let’s get the idea machine started! Warmed Hand Grips Let’s face it, shooting while wearing gloves is the pits. Those little dials and buttons with which we change camera settings do not respond...
Long-Exposure Portraits Lit by Glowing Plankton
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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Photographer Eric Paré has built much of his career around the concept of light painting, but a recent photo shoot he did involved a very different source of lighting: the bioluminescence of glowing plankton. “Basically, those little creatures can emit light when activated. So we simply ran into the ocean like crazy and it started to glow,” Paré tells PetaPixel. Specific types of plankton have the ability to glow when startled in order to distract or confuse predators. The light helps attract bigger predators that eat the plankton’s predators. There are a number of well-known beaches...
Here’s a Trick for Adjusting Past +/- 100 in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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In this post, I’ll share a trick I use to get some adjustments “beyond” +100 or -100 in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. In the screenshot above, I like how most of the image looks — the bird and the branches are well exposed, at least. But the blue sky got blown out to almost pure white. I already moved the Highlights slider down to -100 and it’s still pretty white. I want to go past -100. So grab the graduated filter tool — the G key or the button that looks like a vertical gradient in the row of buttons along the top. The sliders on the right change to the various things your filter...
Camyam Connects Photographers with Photography Workshops Around the Globe
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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Camyam is a new photography marketplace website that allows professional photographers to market their workshops around the globe. If you’ve ever felt like it has been difficult to find an engaging workshop, then Camyam just may be the solution you have been looking for all this time. The creators of Camyam explain that the site was created to resolve two problems. First was the inability, as you may have experienced, to quickly find workshops around the globe. On the flip side, was the second issue, allowing artists to easily “create, advertise, and sell a workshop” to those who may...
I Wrestled with Death Twice To Live For Photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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This is the story of how I wrestled with death twice to live for photography. Before I wrote this article, I told a couple of people about it since it means so much to me. Although some didn’t understand how I could talk so openly about this topic, I decided that it’s my duty to generate awareness and help others even if it means that I’m revealing my biggest struggle in front of the world. Ever since I could think, I loved being creative. I drew a lot of pictures when I was younger and not one day passed where I didn’t build something new with Lego or something else. When I was a...
Wait Staff
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Ladies, with & without Partners for Advertising and Library Images
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Looking for Video Editor Asap
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Producer Needed for a 20 minute Short Film
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Assistant Directors Needed
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Crew Needed for an Ambitious Sci-Fi/War Feature
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NOW CASTING: Los Angeles builders, designers and creators wanted!
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Photographer With Promo Experience Wanted in Broadbeach May 31st/June 1st
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Models and Photographer Required for a Charity Launch Party Event
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Two Roles Student Videographer and Photographer for Live Music Content
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Looking For Theatre Photographer For Romeo & Juliet @ Factory Theatre
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Videographer Wanted for Promo Music Video
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Should Real Estate Photographers Charge For Extra Photoshop Work?
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12 Steps to Successly Promote your Photography on Instagram
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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If you’re reading this and are interested in digital photography, chances are you’re a user of Instagram, the current goliath of social media in photography. Instagram has become home to over 300 million users in the four years it’s been around, and it seems ready to only get bigger. 300 million is a big, big number. It can seem overwhelming, but it’s a great tool to not only create community, but also to become a better photographer. So how do you create a presence for yourself in all that noise? There are a lot of websites claiming to offer you the fastest way to Instagram success, but...
Seeing in Depth of Field: A Simple Understanding of Aperture
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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Photography can be simply defined as: painting with light. When you are painting with light, you are creating a story in a split second. That’s what photography is all about. Technically, your camera is measuring the light in the scene, and you are telling it how much of that light you want to use to create a properly exposed image. This becomes your story. There are three main settings used to control that light; Shutter Speed, ISO and my favorite, Aperture. Each of these settings has its own individual way of measuring light. When all three are balanced correctly, you create a proper...
Samsung releases NX1 firmware update, with improvements for both photo and video
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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The NX1 is Samsung’s flagship mirrorless camera. Samsung has announced yet another firmware update for its flagship NX1 mirrorless camera. The company has been good about providing useful updates for the NX1, and firmware version 1.30 continues this trend. It includes numerous enhancements for still photos, video, and even Wi-Fi connectivity. Notable features include improved autofocus performance (including low light performance) and several usability improvements when shooting video. The full list of updates appears below. Still Photo Enhancements: Enhanced AF...
Hands-on with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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As my DSLR FF is too bulky, for the sake of portability, I recently got the GM1 with 12-32 kit lens and was quite satisfied with the IQ it produces (especially when shooting RAW). It seems the G7 is employing the same sensor (well, no new sensor!) of other family members (GX7/GF7/GM5/GM1) but with a newer/more powerful processing engine, I believe the IQ should be even better. While the support of 4K video is for sure a future proof feature, the introduction of diffraction compensation is nice to have (or it’s just a kind of gimmick, just dunno). For instance, my 12-32 suffers from...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 offers 4K video
Posted by Chris Roubis on 19th, May, 2015 |
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Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-G7, updating its mid-range mirrorless line with 4K (30p/24p) video and still recording and some slight spec upgrades across the board. It offers a built-in 2,360k-dot OLED viewfinder, fully articulated 3″ 1,040k-dot LCD, improved autofocus performance, 8 fps burst shooting (6 fps with continuous AF) as well as Wi-Fi connectivity. An updated 4K Photo Mode provides three new functions – 4K Burst Shooting, 4K Burst Start/Stop and 4K Pre-burst. 4K Burst mode shoots 30fps as long as your finger is on the shutter button,...
Nikon Made a Doggy Camera Mount That’s Triggered by Heart Rate
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Interview: Jeffrey Goldstein On Why He’s Suing Vivian Maier’s Estate
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How NOT to Do Slow Motion for an Advertisement
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Behind the Scenes Photographer Needed for Shoot End of May
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Photographer Needed for a Behind the Scenes Shoot for a Promo/Commercial
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Videographer Needed for a Wedding Venue
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Photographer Needed for Student Fashion Blog
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Buying Gray Market Cameras: What You Need To Know
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Get Excited About the New Adobe Lightroom CC
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, May, 2015 |
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The day is upon us, my friends; Lightroom CC is here. The latest update to Adobe’s excellent photo management tool has arrived, and as cliche as it sounds, it really does offer something for everyone. While the updates won’t necessarily satisfy hardcore Aperture users (who are still licking their proverbial wounds), Lightroom 4/5 users can easily justify this upgrade as a satisfying mix of under the hood, and hands-on improvements. First and foremost, you’ll be ecstatic to learn that Adobe has released an independent version of the software in the form of Lightroom 6, available as a physical...
Fashion Photography – Tips for Making Something out of Nothing
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, May, 2015 |
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Recently, I found myself in a conversation with a mentoring client who was feeling creatively stunted. I asked her where she wanted her portfolio to go and she said, “I want images like yours! But you live in California, and everything is pretty there!” I literally laughed out loud when she said that because California, while pretty, is filled with more urban yuck, specifically Los Angeles, than one can even imagine. I only wish I had infinity pools available to me, palm trees for as far as the eye can see, and no traffic to have to clone out! Even a green lawn, would be nice. But, alas, I’m...
Fujifilm X-T10 First Impressions & Image Samples
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, May, 2015 |
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Confusing lineup. This is a X-E series with the EVF at the center instead of the corner so is it a step up from X-E or runs alongside it? It seems Fiji is running two lines of APS-C mirrorless/EVIL cameras: X-Pro, X-E, X-M and X-T1, X-T10, X-A Source Article from http://www.dpreview.com/articles/7494662711/fujifilm-x-t10-first-impressions-review-posted
Fujifilm X-T10 cuts X-T1 features down to size
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, May, 2015 |
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Fujifilm has announced the X-T10 – a smaller, beginner-friendlier version of its flagship X-T1. Offering the same 16MP APS-C X-Trans image sensor as its big brother, the X-T10 is equipped with new subject tracking AF modes introduced via firmware to the X-T1. Other specs include a 3″ 920k-dot tilting LCD, built-in 2.36M-dot OLED viewfinder, front and rear control dials, built-in flash and 8 fps continuous shooting. For beginners, or advanced photographers handing their camera to a beginner, Fuji has added an Auto mode on/off switch on the top panel. The...
Palm-sized: Hands-on with new Fujifilm X-T10
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, May, 2015 |
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It is a nice 1930s camera. We live in 2015. I saw no mention of the public SDK and app system. Sure such camera will appeal to die hard retired people. Can Fuji and the other Japanese companies please enter into the 21st century. Wrist watches nowadays offer more like GPS, App support, gyro like, accelerometer (minolta had this 10 years ago), Bluetooth 4? How will this camera operate on a drone? How will it fit a film right? Really DPreview include some more modern criteria. Could 19th century knows and dials is not the modern enthusiast needs. Build in intervalometer is nice but today we...
Fujifilm makes XF 90mm F2 R LM WR official
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, May, 2015 |
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Fujifilm has formally announced the 90mm F2 R LM WR, a lens we saw in prototype at this year’s CP+ show in Japan. It gives a 137mm equivalent view on Fuji’s APS-C camera bodies, a popular focal length with portrait and event photographers. The lens uses 11 elements in 8 groups and offers a new Quad Linear Motor with four magnets for higher torque in autofocus. Its WR designation means it’s resistant to inclement weather and can be used down to 14° F / something -10° C. It will be available in July for $949.95 USD / $1099 CAD. Press release: FUJIFILM...
10 competitions to keep your photography inspired
Posted by Chris Roubis on 18th, May, 2015 |
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I don’t just think it’s about “being adults” which is a fine point in and of itself – we should all read T&Cs before entering competitions. However, perhaps it would be best if DPR only listed competitions which don’t take all your rights or have insane indemnity clauses in them. There are so many competitions out there, even if you take out the dodgy ones there are still plenty to enter. Also, but listing them, it ‘slightly’ gives the impression DPR approve of them, especially when they’re listed under this headline. Source Article...
How to Survive as a Photographer in Today’s Industry
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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There was a time in which anyone who could light a photo well was of value, but those people are of no value anymore, says artist rep Maren Levinson. In the 5-minute interview above, Levinson offers some great insights into how the photography industry has changed over the past several years and what photographers need to do to stay relevant and needed. “The only reason to hire a professional and pay the rates that allow them to make a living is if they can offer something that you can’t get somewhere,” Levinson says. “And the only way they can offer something that you can’t get...
Idea: Use a Long Exposure at Night to Shoot a Starry Double Image
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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Abstract Macro Photos of Menstrual Blood Capture the Beauty of Life
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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Top 5 Tips for Lighting a Wedding by Photographer Ryan Brenizer
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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Here’s a 10-minute video in which well-known wedding photographer Ryan Brenizer shares 5 of his top tips for lighting in wedding photography. He covers bouncing the light, backlighting, turning a flash into a “light grenade,” moving light closer, and continuous lighting. (via B&H via ISO 1200) Source Article from...
Shooting Simple Product Photos with Printer Paper and a Window
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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Female Model Required for Editorial Shoot in Bournemouth
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NYC Model Management Searching for Models
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Four Models Required, Fashion/Creative Makeup Photo Shoot
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Male and Females wanted for a 3-day Outdoor Photo Shoot for Sunglasses.
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Looking for Models For Various shoots
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VFX Artist + Filming Assistant
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Sound Recordist and DOP needed for two Short Festival Films
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Experienced Second Photographer Required for Wedding
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PFRE Still Photographer Of Month Contest Ready For Judging – Check It Out
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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10 Tips for Better Cityscape Photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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This article is based on the new eBook: Landscapes, Cityscapes & Photography Tricks – 50% off for a limited time only. Photography is escapism. We want to see what we can’t with our own eyes; towering skyscrapers, endless skylines, the people of faraway cultures. We long for the distant, so it makes sense that cityscape photos are so popular and marketable. I hope these 10 tips will help you take better cityscape photography, and inspire you to explore faraway cultures. 1. Right After Sunset is a Fantastic Time for Cityscape Shots After the golden hour settles, the sky grows darker,...
How to Protect Your Camera in Extreme Weather
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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If you love to photograph nature, you surely know how unpredictable, and often hostile the elements can be. While we may get a sniffle or a chill from bad weather, the electronics inside our cameras are much more sensitive. A little water, some sand, or extreme temperatures can cause your camera to temporarily malfunction or even suffer permanent damage. When the storm clouds roll in, it’s important to know how to take good care of, and protect your camera gear. Moisture Whether it’s full-on rain or just intense humidity, moist conditions are your camera’s number one enemy. Not only can the...
Microsoft launches its Hyperlapse app
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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In August 2014, Microsoft introduced its hyperlapse algorithm for stabilizing camera footage into smooth timelapses. Now, the technology comes to life as the company has released the product as an app for Windows Phone, and as a beta app for Android devices as well as other Microsoft platforms. The problem Microsoft Hyperlapse (not to be confused with Instagram’s Hyperlapse) tries to solve is that long first-person videos are boring to watch. Speeding them up makes them more entertaining, but doing this amplifies the jostles and bumps in the footage, making it difficult to...
The week in review: Coming into focus
Posted by Chris Roubis on 17th, May, 2015 |
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This past week was one of lens announcements, sample galleries and updates to our existing content for one of the year’s most notable new cameras – the Canon EOS 5DS R. And if that wasn’t enough, we went and added a second installment of our series exploring the source of noise. Catch up on any photography news you may have missed over the busy week, here and elsewhere.
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Please Reply #yes to Give Us Unlimited Rights to Your Photo
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, May, 2015 |
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How to Turn a Photo Into a Painting with Photoshop
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Chili’s is the Latest Restaurant to Tweak Its Dishes to Look Better on Instagram
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Hacking a Vintage 1950s Lens for a Modern Mirrorless Camera
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The First 21 Days of a Bee’s Life Seen in 60 Seconds
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Real Couple To Feature In Bridal Shoot
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Elegant Beauty
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Crew Needed for Crime Miniseries. Film Production.
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Soundtrack Needed for Heist Film
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Can you Film, Edit and Take Amazing Photographs? We Want to Hear From You!
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Production Team Required for East London TV
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Camera Operator For St Kilda Film Festival
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Weekly Photography Challenge – Roads and Pathways
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, May, 2015 |
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In this earlier post from this morning I share: 28 Wondrous Images of Long and Winding Roads By Trey Ratcliff Roads and paths are easy to find – whether you live in the city in an urban area, or in the country – there are roads. A dirt track, a walkway, a sidewalk, or a highway – find a road or path and start shooting. Use the lines of the road to create an interesting and powerful composition. Lead the viewer into the image and tell a story. Like this images: By nate2b By paojus alquiza By Oleg Zaytsev By Tommy Clark By Andi Campbell-Jones Share your images here: Simply upload your shot...
We’ve Made Some Improvements To The Enfuse Video Series
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, May, 2015 |
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28 Wondrous Images of Long and Winding Roads
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, May, 2015 |
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Leading lines are a powerful element in composition. Nothing makes better lines in photos than roads and pathways. leading Let’s take a look at a few images using these to create strong compositions. Keep in mind light is also important so it all comes together. A ribbon of light by Dino Marsango on 500px The road of kings by Jorge Maia on 500px Road To The Heavens by Tristan O’Tierney on 500px VIP Bridge #2 by Marek Kijevský on 500px Road to… by Aydin Palabiyikoglu on 500px Fairy Castle Walkway by Paul O’ Hanlon on 500px Wooden catwalk by Roberto D’Antoni on 500px Road to Cave Point by...
Lee Thatcher: A life less ordinary
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, May, 2015 |
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Lee Thatcher on his shrouded, unnerving, black-and-white portraits of urban existence
“I don’t really think too much about the digital revolution,” says Lee Thatcher. “I wasn’t into photography before digital. What was more important to me was the mobile revolution. If it hadn’t been for having a camera on my phone that was easy and fun to use, I probably wouldn’t have started photography.” Lee Thatcher is a relatively late starter in the photography world – his interest began at the age of 36, but four years on he has established himself as a street photographer of...
UPDATED: Canon EOS 5DS R real world sample gallery posted
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, May, 2015 |
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jnd, Um not really, starting with a jpeg those adjustments are much much more constrained than if you can start with a raw. iPhones shoot to jpeg, not really good jpegs either unlike the Fuji XT1. Nor do iPhones shoot directly to tiff, but wait only a few Nikons do that. So no, raw shooting, combined with good raw extraction software, is how to have much better control of the following: noise, WB, exposure, tint, optical compensation. Direct capture to jpeg allows for little adjustment to any of those things, before things go really wrong. Source Article from...
Leica’s Red Dot Forum warns of crash risk with Monochrom Raw files in Apple’s Photos App
Posted by Chris Roubis on 16th, May, 2015 |
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Users of the new Leica Monochrom (typ 246) risk wiping out their Apple Photos library if they try to use it to store the DNG Raw files created by the camera. This comes from a statement published by Red Dot Forum, a website operated by folks who run the Miami Leica store. Mac computer owners running OS X Yosemite will find the files cause the library to crash, which Leica says could lead to all images saved in the library being destroyed. Leica says it is working with Apple to resolve the issue, and expects the fix to appear in Apple’s next Photos update, but until...
Photographer Reshoots Some of the Oldest Surviving Photos of New York
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, May, 2015 |
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Be Careful When a Big Brand Asks for Your Photo
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, May, 2015 |
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Microsoft Launches Hyperlapse to Turn First-Person Videos Into Stabilized Time-Lapses
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Canon 50mm f/1.8 STM Focus and Sound Comparison with the Old ‘Nifty Fifty’
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, May, 2015 |
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This week Canon announced its new 50mm f/1.8 STM, a followup to the popular and cheap “Nifty Fifty” 50mm f/1.8 II. Aside from a better build quality and a metal mount, the new lens also features Stepping Motor (STM) technology for smooth and silent autofocusing. If you’d like to see how the focusing sound and smoothness compares between the new lens and its predecessor, check out the comparison video above. The 1.5-minute clip was published today by Latvian gadget site CTRL.lv, which was invited to a Canon event to play with pre-production copies of the new 50mm f/1.8 STM. “The...
Panasonic G7 Photos and Specs Leaked
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Fresh Food Sampling Promotion.
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TFP Session in Ordinary Environment with Ordinary People
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Models Wanted for Portrait Project Shot After Dark
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Two Ladies and a Baby Required for Commercial Photo Shoot
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Director of Photography With Gear
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Separate Crew Jobs! Crew Wanted for Short Festival Film
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Aboriginal Model Management Australia – Seeking Photographers & H/MUA’s
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DoP Wanted For a Short Feature Film
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Actors /Actress and MUA Wanted for Video Collabortion
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Aboriginal Model Management Australia – Seeking Photographers & H/MUA’s
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Somebody with Photoshop Experience Required for Indie Film Promo Material
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Model and Photographer Need for Nature Inspired Editorial Style Photo Shoot
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Professional Movie Posters Needed for Feature Length Documentary
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Street Promoters and Social Network For Parties & Single Events
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Congratulations To Peggy Taylor And The FastPix Team In Tampa Bay!
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, May, 2015 |
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6 Reasons to Become a Nature Photographer
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, May, 2015 |
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#1 An Ever-Changing Subject Nature photography never gets boring. Whether it be wildlife or landscape photography you are interested in, there is always a new angle you can introduce to your photos. For landscape photography, the weather is never exactly the same – clouds make unique formations, and the way sun rays cast over the scene in front of you are always very special. If you take photos of wildlife, then you will be forever capturing moments that will never be repeated. Take the example of two birds fighting on a branch: you will never get a photo of the exact same birds, with the...
The 4 Ps – Tips for Improving Your Wildlife Photography
Posted by Chris Roubis on 15th, May, 2015 |
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Taking photographs of wildlife can be one of the most exhilarating photographic experiences you can try. Spotting an animal in the wild can be thrilling, and being able to record that moment can be highly rewarding. However, wild animals can be a particularly challenging subject matter, so wildlife photography can often prove frustrating. To help you get the most out of this compelling type of images, here are some tips to improve your wildlife photography. #1 PREPARATION No matter what type of wildlife you have chosen to photograph you will need to spend time getting to know its behaviour,...
SHOWstudio – Nick Knight’s digital fashion concept
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“It’s a way of capturing an image for where we live now, for how we live now, and how we work now,” says Nick Knight of live-streaming fashion shows.
Digital fashion started in earnest in 2000, when photographer Nick Knight launched SHOWstudio.com. The site hosted the first-ever live fashion show the following year – a project called Sleep, in which nine models, dressed by stylists, retired to separate rooms in the Metropolitan Hotel in London for a night’s sleep. At midnight, SHOWstudio.com viewers started logging in to watch the models on webcams as they tossed and...
Olivia Rose’s Boy London
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Olivia Rose, fearless portrait photographer and self-confessed roaming sociologist, lights up the fashion world via London’s backstreets
“This is one of my good friends Dapper,” Olivia Rose points out, as we pore over the many strikingly wistful close-ups that fill her portfolio. “He was arrested for carrying a corkscrew, for which he was going to open a bottle of wine. He went to prison for that! Oh, and this is Terry. Look at his double grill. His son’s name is Terry, and his dad’s name is Terry; he’s such a sweetheart, you know. He likes dancing to Haim.” Rose is...
Shutterdial offers Flickr searches based on EXIF
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Despite the service’s recent major update, Flickr doesn’t yet offer a way for users to search content based on camera settings. Shutterdial, a website from photographer Tianhe Yang, fills that void by using the Flickr API to offer photo searches based on four criteria: subject, focal length, shutter speed and aperture. Using this, photographers can search out photos taken with specific settings for inspiration or how-to help. Shutterdial uses a simple interface with four possible settings. After selecting these settings, clicking ‘Make Me a Contact...
The Long Journey of ‘The Long Night’: Tim Matsui’s work to document underage sex trafficking in the US
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\n \n The documentary explores the topic from several perspectives; the police, caseworkers and families as well as the girls themselves, and many of the characters in the film are shockingly open with Matsui’s camera. \n The Long Night was completed as a feature more than a year ago, but Matsui continues to devote his energies to getting the project seen and raising awareness of the twin problems of teenage runaways and sex trafficking. The film has already won several accolades including First Place Long Form...
Photographing the 2013 Opening of Leica Store LA
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Shooting Weddings with a $20 CCTV Lens
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This is a Real Photo of Food Cut Into Perfect Cubes
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Yikes: Leica Monochrom DNG Bug Can Wipe Out Your Apple Photos Library
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Shutterdial Lets You Search Through Flickr Photos by Camera Settings
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The Year ended March 2015 Financial Results/Financial and Business Data
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Seeking Feature Film Script
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Cartoon Video Animator Required for Comedy Pop Video
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Camera Operator – Sports Team Promo
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Graphic Designer for Short Film Poster
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Production Designer Required for Black Comedy Short Film
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Two Models and One Photographer for TFP Bridal Shoot
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Video Editor/ Web Designer Needed for a Charity Project – TV
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Photographer/Videographer Required For Wedding
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Three H&MUA and Photographer for Charity Shoot, Newcastle
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Designer’s Look Book Shoot
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Shore Diving Underwater Photography
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What Kind Of Hardware Do You Need For Professional Real Estate Photography?
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7 Travel Photography Tips Your Tour Guide Won’t Tell You
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This article is sponsored by the New York Institute of Photography. NYIP offers high-quality online photography courses that are affordable, convenient, and accredited. Beauty is hiding in plain sight, but only for those who learn to see beyond the obvious. To capture the heart of a region through your lens, you must connect with a place on a deeper level. This often involves slowing down and immersing yourself in the culture of those who call it home. By doing so, you become more than just a tourist with a camera, but a participant searching for truth and understanding. Every corner of this...
Building Cultural Friendships with Photography
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As a photographer you’re probably always looking for ways to expand your subject range, or trying to find new ways to shoot your favorite genre with a twist. That means your neighborhood has been thoroughly explored, your family has seen less of you in person, and more of you behind a lens and any event, big or small, is an opportunity. One great solution is to travel! But translating your passion from your local environment that you know so well, to a place that you have never been, much less don’t speak the language or have any idea about their culture, can be intimidating to say the...
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.