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Tips for Getting Proper Exposure for Night Photography
Exposure settings for this shot: Shutter speed of 4 seconds; aperture at f/5.6; ISO 400. Night photography can be much more rewarding than photography during the day. Because everything looks different at night, you don’t need to go somewhere exotic to get great pictures. Bridges, attractions, and buildings are usually brightly lit at night, and places that might seem rather pedestrian during the day – can make stellar photography subjects at night. Further, you can take your time when photographing at night, more so than during the day....
read moreKid criminals: tagged, tracked and cast off by society
America’s iniquitous criminal justice system targets young disenfranchised black men in disproportionate numbers, setting them up for a lifetime of ostracisation. In his series Corrections, Zora Murff considers how images of the juvenile penal system define young offenders deemed to be criminals. “My dad left us when I was four or five, and I’ve been estranged from him ever since. Things were rough for my mum trying to raise two boys on her own,” says 28-year-old Zora Murff, whose series Corrections is informed in no...
read moreCristina de Middel, Benedicte Kurzen and Robin Maddock show different sides of Nigeria
Shine Ur Eye, a photography collaboration between Cristina de Middel, Benedicte Kurzen and Robin Maddock, brings together and explores their recent response to living in Lagos, Nigeria, while contrasting each photographers’ dramatically different photographic process. It isn’t often a group photography show can boast the names of Cristina de Middel, Benedicte Kurzen and Robin Maddock. This collaboration, titled Shine Ur Eye, brings together and explores their recent response to living in Lagos, Nigeria, while...
read moreSamsung NX500 firmware upgrade improves autofocus and enhances video features
Samsung has a released a firmware update for its NX500 mirrorless camera that contains some significant improvements related to autofocus and video. The manufacturer says that autofocus performance has been improved across the board: in low light, face detection, and movie mode. A new Zone AF mode has been added, and there are now five AF area sizes to choose from. The face detection area of the sensor has also been enlarged. On the video front Samsung has added a new ‘Pro’ mode that increases the bit rate for...
read moreAdobe renews free trials of Creative Cloud 2015 to preview new features
Adobe recently updated its Creative Cloud suite of software, and to give users a chance to test the new features it has reset its product trials. This includes trial versions of Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, and Photoshop CC. Users, even those who have previously taken advantage of Adobe’s 30-day free trial, can start a new trial by opening the software application and clicking ‘Update’. Creative Cloud 2015 brought with it new features and updates, as well as new mobile apps and the recently launched...
read moreA commerical photographer accuses Taylor Swift of being a hypocrite, Swift’s management company responds
In case you missed it, Taylor Swift, one of the most successful commercial pop stars of all time, recently penned an angry Tumblr post aimed at the soon-to-be-launched streaming service Apple Music. Her post was in reference to the launch of the service, which she said would take advantage of recording artists, especially up-and-comers. When Apple Music launches on June 30th, users will be able to sign up for a three month free trial. The flip side, and what has compelled Swift to react, is the fact that recording artists...
read moreInstagram updates Explore page and search
Instagram has launched a major update to its Android and iOS mobile apps that comes with a redesigned Explore page and search function. The former will offer trending tags and places, the latter makes it easier to find people, places, and tags. It appears the idea behind the improvements is to make it easier to follow events as they happen, like Twitter does. On the Explore page, trending topics and places are now displayed in real time. This allows you to follow events as they happen through the lens of Instagram users at a particular...
read moreProduction Canon EOS 5DS and 5DS R added to studio test scene
I suspect the 24-70 2.8 L II would be fine, the 85mm 1.2L stopped down should be good. the 24,28, 35mm IS USM’s should be good. the 40mm STM.. hmmm. 135L? could be tense.. it’s getting pretty old. of course anything over 180mm will be fine (200/2, 200-400, 300,400,500,600, 100-400). a good place to get an idea would be to go to lenscores wihch is sensor agnostic – would give you a relative performance idea on where things stand. Source Article from...
read moreInstagram Revamps Explore and Search to Help You See Events and Places
Instagram wants to be more of a pulse of what’s going on in the world, so today the service announced overhauls of two major sections: Explore and Search. The changes are meant to help connect people to things in the world as they happen. Explore The Explore page now surfaces trending topics as they happen in real time through Trending Tags and Trending Places. If someone big is happening somewhere on Earth, it’s likely that the tag will rise to the top, giving you an easy way to follow along through the eyes of Instagram users at the...
read moreNikon D5 Rumored to Pack 4K and a Native Max ISO of 102,400
The Nikon D4s‘ first birthday was only a few months ago, but rumors are already emerging about an upcoming D5 DSLR that’ll succeed it. Some of the specs being discussed are intriguing: the D5 will supposedly offer 4K video recording and an impressive native max ISO of 102,400.Nikon Rumors reported these rumored details yesterday after hearing them from sources. If they turn out to be correct, then the D5 would be the first Nikon DSLR to offer 4K video recording capabilities. 4K “kind of” appeared in the Nikon 1 J5 mirrorless camera...
read moreCourt Dismisses Photog’s Copyright Lawsuit Against Nike Over Jumpman Photo
A federal court has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Nike by photographer Jacobus Rentmeester, who claimed that the sports juggernaut had ripped off his 1984 photo of Michael Jordan for its own photo and its iconic Jumpman logo.PDNPulse writes that the decision was based on the fact that copyright law protects expression of ideas rather than the ideas themselves. The court concluded that Nike’s photo and logo weren’t “substantially similar” to Rentmeester’s original photo, so no copyright infringement had...
read moreThe Venus Laowa 15mm f/4 is the World’s Widest 1:1 Macro Lens
The Chinese lens manufacturer Venus Optics made quite a splash back in January by announcing the new Venus 60mm f/2.8, the world’s first 2:1 macro lens with infinity focus. The lens has gotten some pretty positive reviews since then. Now Venus is back with another groundbreaking lens. Today the company unveiled its new Laowa 15mm f/4 lens, the world’s widest 1:1 macro lens. This new lens is the “first 1:1 macro lens with a 110° angle of view,” Venus says. It’s allows photographers to dip their toes in the world of wide angle macro...
read moreHow To: A Primer on Reducing Noise in Photos Using Adobe Lightroom
Nothing can be more frustrating than taking a beautiful photograph only to later find out that it is riddled with digital noise. While digital image sensors have advanced the field of photography, they have also introduced new problems to tackle. Luckily, programs such as Adobe Lightroom can reduce the amount of noise within a photograph caused by high ISO settings or long exposures. Today, we are going to learn how to tackle noise reduction in Lightroom CC. The Explanation Behind Digital Noise A modern digital image sensor Before we...
read moreIce Ice Baby (WA)
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read moreHow to Avoid Loss of Your Digital Photos
By Mariam S Nowadays almost all photos are taken using various digital devices. In the era of paper photos, the main photo destructors were natural disasters like fires, and also such a phenomenon as discolouration. Modern digital photos face mainly the same dangers – fires, floods, and so on. Surprisingly, digital photos also have some equivalent to discoloration – degradation of a photo storage device over time. However, apart from these dangers inherited from paper predecessors, digital photos are subject to new specific dangers, for...
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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.