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The Other Art Fair – an alternative to galleries?
A new London-based art fair claims to champion photographers by eliminating the gallery middleman. But is this a unique business model, or a marketing tool? Thomas Cox investigates More than 120 photographers and artists will show their work at The Other Art Fair (TOAF), “a unique platform from which artists can independently showcase their work to gallerists, curators, critics and collectors†which will run from 23 to 26 April at Victoria House in Holborn, London. The selection committee includes artist Gavin Turk and...
read moreLynsey Addario – It’s What I Do
Her new memoir is being made into a film by Steven Spielberg, starring Jennifer Lawrence. But who is the war reporter behind the blockbuster? Lynsey Addario tells Brennavan Sritharan about being kidnapped, the risk of rape, and becoming a mother. Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has been kidnapped and beaten. She has also borne witness to the defining global conflicts of our time. Having received the MacArthur Genius Grant for her previous work, her new memoir, It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War, explores...
read moreMitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2 ‘dream’ portrait lens announced
Zhong Yi Optics has released information about an 85mm f/1.2 lens it intends to make available in May. The Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2, which the company is calling ‘The Dream’, is aimed at still photographers as well as videographers, and has a covering circle suitable for full frame sensors. The manual focus lens is constructed using two Extra-Low dispersion elements and four elements made from what the company describes as high refractive index glass. There are a total of nine elements arranged in six groups,...
read moreNAB 2015 Highlights
I haven’t used it myself, but have been reading all the reviews of it over the last few months from people who have. I think most people were waiting to buy it based on what would come out at NAB, but it seems to be something the manufacturers aren’t jumping on. VERY surprising. I guess they’ll be selling lots of these now that we know nothing new and better is coming out any time soon. I hate to have to dig into replacing the logic board and battery connections, but so be it. Source Article from...
read moreOpinion: Can an Aperture user be happy with Apple’s new ‘Photos’ software?
Can an Aperture user be happy with Apple’s new ‘Photos’ software? After building up a sizable collection of digital photos that I’d taken since 1996, I decided that just dumping them into folders wasn’t going to cut it anymore. Being a Mac user in (around) 2005 didn’t give me a lot of options, so the decision was easy: iPhoto. iPhoto had a friendly interface and made splitting photos into events easy. Getting prints and making photo books (the perfect gift for your parents) was...
read moreThe Sun-Blaster: How to Build a Powerful DIY 1000W-Equivalent LED Light for $40
Want a portable and powerful LED light for illuminating your shots? The “Sun-Blaster†is a 1000 watt equivalent LED flashlight that you can build yourself for around $40. The device is small enough to be used with one hand, has a dimmer for flexible brightness control, and can be powered by either batteries of an AC adapter. The light can be used for all kinds of photographic and filmmaking purposes: Simulating moonlight in a dark, outdoor environment. Adding drama to a nighttime scene Bounced off walls to simulate a giant softbox...
read moreOld Film Roll from eBay Reveals Photos of Korea from Half a Century Ago
Photographer Ben Larsen purchased a lot on eBay that included several old rolls of film, one of which was a roll of Kodak Plus-X Pan black and white 35mm film. Not knowing anything about the roll, Larsen tossed it into a tank while processing his own roll of Kodak Tri-X at home. To his surprise, the film emerged from the developer with a large number of old photos of Seoul, South Korea, from five decades ago. Here are some of the photographs that were found on the roll: After scanning the images into his computer, Larsen was able to...
read moreInstagram Clarifies Its Rules on Copyright and Nudity
Instagram updated its community guidelines today in order to give users a clearer picture of where the service stands on the issues of copyright and nudity. Policies themselves haven’t changed, Instagram says, but the rules have been fleshed out and clarified in response to user questions and various incidents. Having your photos shared on someone’s Instagram account without your permission or knowledge has become a major source of frustration for photographers. Instagram reaffirmed today that these types of copyright violations...
read moreA First-Person Shooter Called Street Photography
In my early teenage years I loved nothing more than gaming and going to LAN parties every weekend. Unreal Tournament, Battlefield 1942 and Counter-Strike were my favorites back then. Although I also liked strategy games like Warcraft 3, I spent most of my time playing Counter-Strike with my friends till early in the morning. I’m not much of a gamer anymore besides an occasional SNES night, but recently a crazy thought crossed my mind. If street photography were a game, it would definitely be a first-person shooter. Aim and Reaction...
read moreA Portrait in a Portrait in a Portrait in a Portrait…
Check out this trippy portrait of the sketch comedy duo Hello Generic. It’s a portrait of a portrait of a portrait… 18 levels deep. Here’s a 100% crop of the high-resolution version that shows how detailed the image actually is (this crop only starts at level 3): The photographer, who goes by hmnig on Reddit, tells us that he has had this idea for the group’s YouTube channel banner for a while, and recently they did the photo shoot to turn it into reality. The duo posed for over a hundred photos that night using props they had...
read moreNikon’s New DX-Format D7200 DSLR Will Help Passionate Photographers Conquer Their Next Challenge with Incredible Speed and Image Quality
MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. introduced the Nikon D7200, a powerful DX-format DSLR built for enthusiasts ready to conquer the next challenge in their photographic journey. Featuring a 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor with no optical low-pass filter (OLPF) and the EXPEED 4 image processing system, the D7200 is capable of incredibly fast performance and capturing phenomenally detailed, sharp images and HD video. Nikon’s newest lightweight DSLR also adds increased buffer capacity compared to the D7100, includes new Picture Controls and offers...
read moreCouples Needed for Portrait/Couple/Family/Engagement Shoot
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read moreTwo Models Required for Fashion Accessories Shoot
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read moreLingerie Photo Model , Paid Position
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read moreZoo and Inked Magazine Photo Submission
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read moreFemale Beauty Models Required for Photoshoot
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read moreFilm and TV Teacher Wanted
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read moreBollywood Teacher Required
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read moreHow to Select the Right Camera Memory Card
In today’s market if you want to buy a camera memory card, you may find it challenging to select the right one. A card comes with the following criteria; type, speed, price, capacity. If you want to buy a high capacity card with low price it might come with a low transfer speed. If you wish to buy a high transfer speed with high capacity card it may come with a really high price. If you want to strike a balance between both, you really have to compromise on quality. By Paul Hudson What is a memory card? A small removable memory medium which...
read moreDo Visual Push-Ups Everyday to Grow as a Photographer
Please note that I do not know who originally coined the phrase “visual push-upsâ€. I have heard it used many times and find it very suitable to describe what we should all be practicing as often as possible with our camera. There is no better time to practice your photography than here and now. Don’t wait for the best light, the exotic vacation, or a new lens. Let’s be honest, the only way you’re going to become a better photographer, is by doing visual push-ups every day, and by challenging yourself continuously for as many years...
read moreApple buys camera-technology company LinX
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has acquired camera technology company LinX Computational Imaging Ltd. for approximately $20 million. LinX is a small company based in Israel and specializes in very small camera modules that are suitable for implementation in smartphone cameras. On the very basic company website a series of multi-lens modules is shown which can be used for 2D and 3D capture and, according to LinX, are capable of a range of special effects such as the ability to refocus an image after it has been captured,...
read more[UPDATED] Nikon announces new firmware for 300mm F4 VR to fix blur at certain shutter speeds
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Nikon has announced a firmware update for its new AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4E PF ED VR, to fix an issue where at certain shutter speeds on D800-series cameras, images can exhibit ‘noticeable blur’. According to Nikon, the problem can occur at around 1/125sec with the lens’s VR function enabled in either ‘Normal’ or ‘Sport’ modes. Users of affected units (those with serial numbers lower than 205101) are encouraged to return their lenses to Nikon where the update will be applied free of...
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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.