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Shark Diving Photography
By Steven Anderson Over the last decade, underwater photography has been graced with new technology, equipment. and (most of all) spirit. Today, a person without any real knowledge of cameras and general photography can take a decent photo underwater. The real challenge comes when you decide to make one of the ocean’s largest apex predators the subject of that photograph. This article aims to give helpful tips and techniques for photographing sharks...
read moreA Brief Guide to Lightroom Mobile and Lightroom Web
As you are aware, there are two ways to buy Lightroom. The first is to buy a perpetual license, which means that you pay a set one-off fee to use the software for as long as you want. The second way is to subscribe to Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography plan. With this, you pay a monthly fee that allows you to use Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, Lightroom mobile and Lightroom web for as long as you keep up the subscription. The subscription plan is somewhat controversial, and I know from comments on previous articles that some of you don’t like...
read moreThe Essence of a Great Portrait
If you find portrait photography difficult, then you’re not alone. Interacting with another person at the same time as using a complex camera, and combining the two activities to make a pleasing image isn’t easy. There’s a lot to think about, even if you’re already familiar with your camera and have put in some good preparation time. Aside from the lighting, the background, the composition, the pose and the expression, there is also the question of what even makes a pleasing image. Will the subject like the way they look, which is their best...
read moreAll 7 Photography Deals are Back – But only until Friday!
It’s been another huge dPS mid year sale and we hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we have sharing it with you. Over 7 days, 7 amazing photography deals were released, 24 hours at a time. But did you miss a deal you’d love to have? Well, we’d like to give you one last chance before they’re gone for good (it’s about helping you with your photography, after all). So until Friday, all 7 deals are back! Deal #1: Living & Loving Landscapes ebooks – $10 each Deal #2: 60% OFF Photography Concentrate’s Incredibly Important Composition Skills Deal...
read moreLensbaby launches Creative Mobile Kit
Lensbaby, the maker of a range of ‘creative lenses’ and mobile accessories has launched the Creative Mobile Kit. It consists of a mounting device and kickstand for your smartphone and two lenses, the LM-20 and LM-30. The former captures a large sweet spot of focus surrounded by gradually increasing blur, and the latter produces images that have a sharp center surrounded by reflections. According to Lensbaby the kit is compatible with Apple’s iPhone 5 series, the iPhones 6 and 6 Plus and all Android phones running...
read morePanasonic looks to reassure G7 owners with rubbed-off serial numbers
Right. People get G7s for gifts all the time. Uh Huh. The only camera I ever got as a gift was the cardboard one on the table at a wedding reception. Also, if someone can’t store the original box, packing, paperwork, accessories, and a photocopy of the purchase receipt for a camera in this price range, maybe they should be watching Martha Steward organizational videos. Source Article from...
read moreCanon PIXMA MG3620 can print photos directly from social networks
Canon has introduced a new printer that can print images directly from Instagram and other social networks. The PIXMA MG3620 Wireless Inkjet all-in-one printer works with the Canon PRINT app for iOS and Android to both access and print from Instagram accounts, as well as other social and online services like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, OneDrive, Evernote, Google Drive, Photobucket, Creative Park, and Dropbox. The printer and app combo can also be used to scan images and documents to several online services. Canon says it...
read moreRicoh drops GR II price $100 three weeks after announcement
Yes the old model had been discounted as it was, wait for it, old. At launch the GR was $800 so now this is $100 cheaper than the old version. Doesn’t add that much, sure, but neither do lots of updates. The RAW preview thing would be enough to upgrade and if the WiFi is decent is a nice addition. Not amazing, but heck the original GR has already had significant updates via FW over the course of its life that made it quite a bit better again. The extra raw buffer etc is welcome and not so different from say: D4 to D4SM to M-PX-A1 to...
read moreFeature film shot on iPhone 5 coming to cinemas
Tangerine is filmmaker Sean Baker’s latest movie, and was on show earlier this year at the renowned Sundance independent film festival in Utah. It is about two transgender prostitutes who meet in a Doughnut-shop in LA when one of them finds out that her boyfriend had been cheating on her while she was in jail. However, not only does the storyline sound intriguing, but the movie is also interesting from a technology point of view. Tangerine was entirely shot on the iPhone 5. Initially the decision was made in order to keep the...
read moreReporters Left Out of Canadian PM Photo Op, Told Phones Aren’t Cameras
Should smartphone cameras be considered “real cameras” when used by journalists? It appears Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s staff members don’t think so. Despite having press credentials, a handful of reporters were denied entry to a photo op between Harper and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley yesterday because they only had smartphones and not non-phone cameras. Reporter Justin Giovannetti of the Globe and Mail was one: Despite getting credentials, eight print reporters told they can’t take photos of PM Harper and Notley...
read moreGoogle Researchers Turn 2D Street View Photos Into Smooth 3D Tours
A group of Google researchers have created a new system called DeepStereo that can predict views of scenery it has never seen before. The technology allows a collection of images to be turned into a three-dimensional walkthrough using sophisticated algorithms to fill in areas that were absent from the photographs — interpolating missing frames for a smooth experience. The 2-minute video above shows some examples of what the system can create using Street View-style still photos. DeepStereo works by taking input photos and extracting...
read moreLensbaby Launches the Creative Mobile Kit with Two ‘Reality Bending’ Lenses
Lensbaby is known for their creative art lenses and mobile accessories including the Composer Pro, LM-10, and Velvet 56. Today, the company has announced their latest addition to their product lineup aimed at smartphone photographers. The new ‘Creative Mobile Kit’ includes two lenses: the LM-20 and the LM-30, a mobile mounting mechanism, and a kickstand for long exposures. The first lens, the LM-20, features Lensbaby’s famous ‘center sweet spot of focus’ with a sharp drop-off into blur. The second lens, the LM-30, takes a sharply...
read moreConcert Photographer, Where Did Your Integrity Go?
Over the last couple of weeks, the matter of photo contracts has once again been debated. First came Jason Sheldon’s blog post, calling Taylor Swift out on her hypocrisy when attacking Apple for demanding musicians give away their music for free while doing the exact same thing to concert photographers in her photo contracts. If you’re reading this, you’re probably well aware of that whole ordeal, so there’s no need to get into it further other than to say that I fully support Sheldon’s views. His post made some waves, the latest being...
read moreAn Online Archive of Leica Photography Magazines Dating Back to 1949
Some photographers find that shooting with a Leica camera provides an experience unlike any other. If you happen to be one of those photographers, or possibly a curious individual, we have quite a bit of exciting news. Photography enthusiast Daniel Neal has uploaded a large collection of Leica Photography magazines to the web for public viewing. Neal writes that he has been a camera enthusiast for years and wanted to help share his collection of Leica Photography Magazines. All of the magazines have been digitally uploaded to Google...
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. ...
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read moreFemale and Male Models Required for Catwalk Runway Shoot for RAW Brisbane
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read moreExamples of Perspective Change for More Dynamic Images
There’s a line in Return of the Jedi that has always struck me as particularly insightful, especially considering its inclusion in a movie filled with a two-ton slug-shaped bounty hunter and a planet full of fighting teddy bears. In a conversation with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, newly-minted Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker asks his sensei if Darth Vader is indeed his father. When Obi-Wan confirms the awful truth, Luke asks why his teacher had formerly lied to him, telling him instead that Darth Vader “betrayed and murdered your father.”...
read moreAdding an Off-Camera Flash to Create a Winning Image
This image, titled “Star Gazers”, won Grand Prizes at the 2015 Shoot the Hills photo competition. Held in the Hocking Hills region near Logan, Ohio, this competition takes place the 3rd weekend every April. 160 photographers from several states participated this year. I initially came up with the idea for this shot over a year earlier, but my first attempt at the image failed miserably. (see below) What mistakes did I make? If I had checked the histogram I would have noticed that the image was extremely under-exposed with all the data pushed...
read moreDeal: Portraits eBooks $7 Each [or $21 for the Whole Set of 5 eBooks]
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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.