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LG G4 camera review
Connect smartphone reviews are written with the needs of photographers in mind. We focus on camera features, performance and image quality. The LG G4 follows on last year’s G3, and like its predecessor puts a lot of emphasis on camera specification. The 16MP 1/2.6-inch CMOS sensor is a touch larger than the 1/3-inch sensors in many other phones, and the F1.8 aperture is the fastest among the current crop of high-end mobile devices, even surpassing the Samsung Galaxy S6‘s F1.9 variant. The G4’s improved optical image...
read moreSOOC Studio is a Portable Lighting Studio with Built-In LEDs
There are already a good number of portable lighting studios on the market, but WhiteBison’s SOOC Studio strives to be the best full-featured option. The kit includes a foldable carrying case that transforms into a durable 18x16x12-inch setup with built-in 6,000K LED strips and an easy-to-clean plastic infinity curve. While portable boxes already exist on the market, having to provide additional lighting is less than ideal. With the SOOC Studio you simply unfold the studio, plug in the power adapter and get started. There is no need to...
read morePortbox: A Photographer and Model Networking Site that Pre-Screens Users
Model Mayhem has been leading a successful existence by being one of the web’s most popular destinations for professional models and photographers to connect. Now there’s a new contender, Portbox, and they have their sights dead-set on creating a more professional network where all applicants are pre-screened for quality. In addition to having an ‘invite-only’ system for vetting its members, the service also boasts precision searches and a global network of members. The website’s built-in hassle free booking system allows photographers...
read more13 Exercises for Photographers That Can Help Jump-Start Creativity
Like the world’s tidal waters, photographic creativity ebbs and flows for many of us. Sometimes creativity can use a jump-start, an artificial method to get the photographer to start looking at the world in a new way in order to facilitate, restart, refine, or improve your photography. There are many ideas on how to get yourself to push through an artistic block or inspire you to further expand your boundaries. Not all of them involve the camera. Several websites and books publish a mix of assignments or exercises for the intrepid...
read moreHow to Build a DIY Square Ring Light for Portraits
Photographers are familiar with the ring light, which produces a pleasing ring-shaped highlight (or “catchlight”) in a subject’s eyes. It’s often used in the fashion industry to create images you see in many magazines. The Square Ring Light is just like that — except it’s a square. I find it makes a unique, almost otherworldly catchlight that really draws attention to the eyes. You’ll need 2 speedlights (electronic flashes) as the light source. The rest of the project — the ring light modifier itself — costs just a few bucks. For this...
read moreCokin’s ‘NUANCES’ Neutral Density Filters Promise No Infrared Pollution
This week, Cokin has announced a new lineup of mineral glass natural density (ND) filters to fit within its Creative Filter System for photo and video cameras. Consisting of an adapter ring, filter-holder, and a number of various filters available from the company, the system allows photographers and videographers to modify the color, contrast, and saturation of their images. The new ND filters, called the ‘NUANCES’ range, feature a special new coating process to ensure a uniform result. Cokin’s new coating process applies a nano...
read moreAn Everyday Lens That’s Anything But Ordinary: The AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR Lens Offers Advanced Photographers Powerful Versatility
MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the new AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR lens – an amazingly versatile DX-format lens that is well suited for advanced and enthusiast photographers. The NIKKOR 16-80mm features a combination of the best Nikon lens technologies, some never before seen in a Nikon DX-format lens, including Nikon’s legendary Nano Crystal Coat. The resulting lens gives a wide variety of photographers an all-purpose optic to help take their photography further and tell their story with clarity and precision. ...
read moreCasting Surfers For New TV Series – from the Producers of Ultimate Fighter
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read more1st AC Needed for TVC
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read moreActor Looking to Collaborate With Writers and Film Crew On Some Ideas
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read moreCamera Operator and Editor Needed for Comedy Short
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read moreAre Your Photo Backups Rock Solid?
What would you do if your main computer was stolen, permanently lost, or just completely died? Did you just get shivers up your spine? If not, you probably have some form of a backup system for your data and photos. That’s great! By rust.bucket If you got shivers, then you best start thinking about backing up your images, pronto. Let me suggest Backing Up and Saving Your Images: Part 1 as a place to get started. Even if you are religiously backing up your photos, are you testing those backups? How often? This article is intended to get you...
read moreNatural Versus Artificial Light: Which Do You Prefer Working With?
Many photographers at one point or another are faced with this question; is it better to use natural or artificial light when taking photos? There is definitely not a right or wrong answer, although as a photographer, you’re sure to have your own strong opinions. In this article, we’ll review the key differences between natural and artificial lighting sources, as well as the pros and cons of using them. Defining Natural and Artificial Light To begin, let’s clarify the definitions of natural and artificial lighting. To keep things simple,...
read moreThe big beast: hands on with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8
Guiseppe – “what makes concrete difference between a camera and an other one, is only the sensor” So there’s no difference between a Nikon F1 and a Canon EOS-3 because they both use the same film? Once sensors reach a certain performance level, ergonomics, handling, speed, metering, size, weight, reliability, lens availability, and user interface become critical differentiating factors, as far as I’m concerned. If I can’t get a camera to do what I want instantly, easily and comfortably, it doesn’t...
read morePentax K-3 II added to studio test scene comparison
Amazingly well sorted / balanced camera for the money. Pentax K-3II is under $1,000 on BH and Amazon etc. Think for a minute about the value you get with its build and construction, FPS, IBS and Pixel Shift, 4K timelapse video, resolution and noise performance. A decade ago this was pro level gear costing 5 to 8 times as much. http://www.cnet.com/news/state-of-the-art-digital-cameras-in-1995/ We are so lucky and spoiled to have competition between brands fighting for our dollars. You can make a living with any brand these days, Pentax, Sony,...
read moreFast Zoom: What you need to know about Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-FZ300
Is this manufacturer out of touch with reality? This is 2015 after all. Not 1995, not 2005, but really 2015! I just don’t know what question to ask: Why are we here talking about, reading about 1/2″ sensor cameras? Why is a Walmart camera being featured here? Why do they even make this camera with a 1/2″ sensor? Why are you all so enthused about tiny-sensor cameras, still, in 2015, when we know better? If they were so good, they wouldn’t have lost half their marketshare to smartphones. 1/2″ sensor cameras...
read morePanasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 makes leap to 20MP
Panasonic has unveiled the splash and dustproof Lumix DMC-GX8, and with it, some new advancements for the Micro Four Thirds format. It’s the first Micro Four Thirds camera to break the 20MP barrier, and also has a ‘Dual IS’ feature that uses both sensor-shift and lens-shift IS (when available) for more effective shake reduction. The updated Venus Engine processor allows the GX8 to top out at ISO 25,600, shoot at up to 8 fps, and record 4K/UHD video. Autofocus sees a significant boost, using DFD (Depth...
read morePanasonic introduces Lumix DMC-FZ300 splash and dustproof FZ200 successor
Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-FZ300, a 24X superzoom equipped with 4K video that’s designed to withstand a little bit of bad weather. This successor to the FZ200 keeps that camera’s 25-600mm equivalent F2.8 zoom lens and 12MP Live MOS sensor, while adding a newer version of its Venus Engine image processor. The autofocus system has been updated with Panasonic’s DFD (Depth from Defocus) technology which the company says reduces focus times to just 0.09 secs, and also improves its tracking focus...
read moreInterview: Lytro CEO Jason Rosenthal on the Future of Light Field Technology
Lytro’s research into the world of light field technology has produced two consumer devices. Their first camera was released in 2012 and introduced photographers to the concept of being able to refocus images after they had been taken. Then in 2014, Lytro released their flagship: the ILLUM. Armed with an integrated 30-250mm f/2.0 lens, a 40 megaray sensor, and upgraded software, Lytro was ready to show the world that their technology wasn’t just a gimmick. To learn more about the current state of Lytro and where the company is headed,...
read moreLightroom Dashboard Can Help You Visualize Your Photography Habits
Lightroom Dashboard is a new browser-based app that helps you visualize your Lightroom catalog data and surface interesting details about your personal photography habits. To get started in using the service, all you need to do is drag and drop your catalog into your browser. The catalog is read by your browser without being uploaded to any server. It’s all 100% free, and there’s no software to download and no plugins to install. Once Lightroom Dashboard has examined your catalog and crunched the data, it turns the data into useful...
read more20 Years Digital: A Migrant’s Story
It occurred to me last night that 2015 marks my twentieth year as a digital photographer. I suspect that many of you geezers reading this (i.e. those of you over 40) are approaching or have already passed a similar milestone. You’ll probably agree with me that it’s been quite a roller coaster ride, one that my younger readers might not fully appreciate. So like any other two bit amusement of questionable soundness, I feel it’s my responsibility to post the following notice right up front: YOU MUST BE AT LEAST THIS TALL TO ENTER! If...
read moreHave a Flash-Based Photo Website? Now is the Time to Switch
Heads up: if you have a photography website powered by Adobe Flash, you should make plans now to switch to something other than Flash. Flash-based photo sites have long been the source of frustration due to usability issues (and auto-playing music), but now major Internet forces are rallying to kill off the technology. Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome both blocked Flash yesterday in response to news that hackers were exploiting known security bugs to target computers. The Wall Street Journal reports that the decision was made by...
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Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.