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When Photographing Lions, Keep Your Windows Up and Doors Locked
If you ever have the opportunity to photograph lions from the safety of a car on a game preserve, be sure you heed the warnings to keep your windows closed and doors locked — it could save your life. The dangers of having your window open made headlines this past Monday after a 29-year-old American named Katherine Chappell was attacked and killed by a lion she was trying to photograph. Visitors to the popular Lion Park in South Africa are greeted with numerous signs and flyers instructing them to secure their cars. One flier reads:...
read moreThrough the Lens: A New Series on This Generation’s Emerging Photographers
Adorama has launched a new mini documentary series called “Through the Lens,†or TTL for short. It’s a weekly online show that will explore “the evolving aesthetic of photography as seen through this generation’s creator class.†Two episodes have been released in the series so far. Both of them are 5-minute profiles of popular Instagram photographers. It’s a look at who they are and how they work. Episode #1: @insighting — 160,000 followers Giovanni Elao was raised in the Bronx. He graduated from John Jay College with a...
read moreOops: An Epic Drone Shot with a Surprise Ending
Here’s a funny little 30-second blooper reel drone shot by aerial photographer Daniel Peckham. While capturing some beautiful footage of the sun over the Pacific Ocean, Peckham’s “epic†shot came to a surprising and abrupt end. “The sunset was glorious, the flying was buttery smooth (probably my best aerial capture yet)… and then this happened,†he says. Peckham was flying his DJI Phantom 3 around Arch Rock near Little Corona Beach in Newport Beach, California, when he accidentally flew the drone right into the tree...
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read moreREAL FAMILIES WANTED from Mildura for Paid Television Commercial
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read moreLooking for Feature Film Editor
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read moreExperienced Photographer Asap
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read moreFemale Presenter Required for New Sydney Series
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read moreLooking for Photographers for Band upcoming Photoshoot
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read moreNumber of Photographers Required For Event Work
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read more3 Downsides to Scouting New Photography Locations Online
Do you scout for potential photography locations online through sites like Flickr, Panoramio or 500px? Of course you do! It’s easy, you get hundreds of photographs to look at of any given location, and you might even get some great ideas that you hadn’t thought about for subject matter or composition. So why am I asking you this question? Well here’s another question for you… Have you ever thought about the downsides of online photo scouting? I’m going to venture a guess that it probably hasn’t even crossed your mind before...
read more7 Steps to Create Street Photography Silhouettes
For the street photographer, shooting a perfect silhouette is a very gratifying moment. Just like anything else in street photography, not every subject makes for an interesting silhouette photograph. Here are a few tips to help you capture an interesting silhouette on your next photo walk. Some elements, such as bicycles, make for more interesting silhouettes. 1. Set your camera for success To shoot a silhouette you have to take control of your camera first. Your flash needs to be turned off. Ideally your exposure is set for the highlights...
read moreMiggo Agua IPX3 storm-proof camera bags launch on Kickstarter
Miggo, maker of non-traditional camera straps that convert into wraps, announced in April that it would launch its new ‘storm-proof’ camera bag Agua on Kickstarter in early June. That crowd-funding campaign is now live. The Miggo Agua bag has an IPX3-standard rating, which means it can protect gear from pouring rain and similar types of water exposure. The maker says its camera bag differs from competing water-resistant offerings due to its quick-draw design, allowing photographers to protect their camera...
read moreHasselblad returns to roots with new aerial camera series, this time with no moving parts
Hasselblad has announced a new aerial camera that it says provides the ‘ultimate’ in image quality for aerial photographers. The camera, the Hasselblad A5D, has no moving parts and as such avoids unintentional internal mechanical movements that aircraft vibrations can cause. Available in 40MP, 50MP or 60MP sensor options, the camera is said to have ‘unrivaled’ reliability, stability and low weight. With images saved to CF memory cards or transferred directly by FireWire 800, the new bodies accept a...
read moreSony rides wave of US Mirrorless sales surge
Mirrorless sales in the USA are rising, with sales values up 16.5% over the past year, says market researcher NPD Group. Sony highlighted the figures while celebrating its own success: with the success of the a7 series helping it generate 66% more income from mirrorless sales over the last twelve months. NPD Group says DSLR sales values fell 15% over the same period. Sony also points out that the Consumer Electronics Association has recently chosen ‘Mirrorless’ (short for Mirrorless Interchangeble Lens Camera)...
read moreCamera Instructor Offers Free and Interactive Online Photo Courses
If you’re looking to learn to program, there are free interactive online courses such as Codecademy and CodeSchool you can use. Programmer and photographer Cody Meyer wanted to give the photography world a similar kind of resource, so he created Camera Instructor. It’s a new web-based photography school that aims to teach photography skills for free through interactive videos and exercises. Meyer was himself a wedding photographer before graduating school with a degree in computer science and taking a job in the tech industry. When...
read moreUS Finds and Flattens a ISIS HQ Building After ‘Moron’ Shares a Selfie
It appears that a selfie posted by a “moron†ISIS militant may have helped the US Air Force find and flatten an ISIS headquarter building.Defense Tech reports that at a Air Force Association breakfast meeting in Washington DC on Monday, General Hawk Carlisle, the head of Air Combat Command, shared a story of how a careless social media post directly led to an airstrike against ISIS. He says that a photograph was spotted on social media by surveillance and reconnaissance airmen at Hurlburt Field in Florida, who relayed the info over...
read moreIlford Brings Back Harman Direct Positive Fiber Paper for Pinhole Photography
Ilford, a company known for their high quality black and white photographic films, has announced that they will begin to manufacture once again their Harman Direct Positive Fiber Paper. The paper had disappeared from the market in 2013 when the emulsion used to craft the paper had become no longer available due to a sale of one of Ilford’s Switzerland-based factories. The direct positive fiber paper, which is used for pinhole photography, is now back due to demand and being manufactured at the company’s Mobberley plant in England....
read moreJules Decrauzat: The First Swiss Sports Photographer
1,250 glass negatives from between 1910 and 1925 were recently found in the archives of the Swiss photo agency Keystone. After some thorough research work, it was concluded that the photos formed an important chapter of Swiss photographic history: they were shot by photographer Jules Decrauzat, widely considered now to be the first sports photographer and first major photojournalist in the history of Switzerland. Decrauzat was born in the city of Biel in 1879, started out his career as a sculptor in Paris, and there discovered the...
read moreTop 10 Takeaways After Two Years of Exploring Client Perspectives
Greetings, my name is Andy Baker and I’m the Group Creative Director at the National Geographic Channel. For the past two years, I’ve been running a blog called The Client Blog all about the client’s perspective on the creative process — a perspective not often heard or discussed. Here’s a list of the top 10 takeaways I’ve learned over the past two years — a ‘Cliffnotes’ version of what I share on my wesbite. These top 10 takeaways are not necessarily in order of importance, just the things that stand out to me most,...
read moreBridal Photo Shoot – Wednesday 10th June 2015
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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.