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DxO OpticsPro 10.2 adds support for Sony A7 II and Panasonic LX100
DxO OpticsPro 10.2 is now available, joined by DxO ViewPoint 2.5.2 and DxO FilmPack 5.1. With this trio of updates, photographers will find new support for four more camera models: the Lumix DMC-LX100, Pentax K-S1, Sony A7 II, and the Samsung Galaxy S5. New camera and lens combinations have been added, the user interfaces have been improved, and more. Both OpticsPro 10 and ViewPoint 2 have added support for the aforementioned cameras, while FilmPack 5 now has support for all but the Galaxy S5. A total of 291 camera and...
read moreCanon offers EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X firmware updates
Canon has released firmware updates for its EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X DSLRs. Both updates claim to improve the user’s ability to control autofocus in Live View mode when wide angle lenses are used. Firmware 2.0.7 for the 1D X also fixes a couple of issues, including a problem with vertical lines appearing when long exposures are used and some instances when the electronic level indicator didn’t work properly. See full details below. Download Canon 5D Mark III firmware version 1.3.3Â Download Canon EOS-1D X...
read moreSave the date! DPreview PIX2015 Expo May 2-3
DPReview is pleased to announce ‘Photo Interactive Expo, PIX2015′. PIX2015 is a live-streamed photo show which will be taking place on May 2nd and 3rd 2015. A true celebration of photography, the show – which will be live-streamed here on DPReview.com and on our partner sites – will feature inspiring, entertaining, educational and interactive talks and demonstrations by leading photographers and industry experts. Tickets to the live event, which will take place in downtown Seattle WA, will...
read moreCanon’s Q4 earnings report shows camera sales are down
And I know Canon realizes this: A 2006 DSLR is still very good still camera in most situations. They’ve been lazy about introducing any serious mirrorless system. Much of the world’s economy is still a big mess, because of the derivatives fiasco. Better question: Why in 2015, if I were starting from scratch for digital, would I pick a Canon? There are two recent exciting cameras: The 7DII and the G7X–neither is without serious challengers. And the older 5DIII, 6D, and 70D all have serious competition. Fuji, Samsung, Olympus, Sony,...
read morePhotographer sues Nike over rights to Jordan ‘Jumpman’ logo
The Nike ‘Jumpman’ logo in question. Copyright battles are nothing new in the world of freelance photography, but a lawsuit filed in federal court this week by Jacobus Rentmeester against Nike is particularly interesting. Rentmeester claims that Nike ripped off a photo he shot of Michael Jordan back in 1984 for Time Magazine, by reshooting a nearly identical image, after originally licensing his. The new image was then used as the basis for the Nike Jordan ‘Jumpman’ logo, a now billion dollar Nike...
read moreFirst Person View: Covering a Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Game
Photographer Nate Olsen is the Assistant Athletic Photographer for the University of Nebraska’s athletics department, so he covers all of the school’s sporting events. He recently decided to strap a GoPro HERO4 to his head to show what it’s like to cover a Cornhuskers basketball game through his eyes and lens. The video above is what resulted. Here are some of the published photographs that Olsen captured that day: (via DigitalRev) Image credits: Photographs by Nate Olsen/University of Nebraska and used with permission Source...
read morePen, Brush and Camera: A 1998 Documentary on the Life and Work of Henri Cartier-Bresson
Above is a full 50-minute documentary from 1998 about the life and work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, the legendary photographer who’s considered to be the father of photojournalism. It’s titled “Pen, Brush and Camera.†The film was directed by Patricia Wheatley, who interviewed the 90-year-old Cartier-Bresson to learn more about his lifetime of creating art. The photographer actually started off in the world of painting, having enrolled in a private art school in 1927 at the age of 20. He studied under French painter André Lhote,...
read moreThis Group Photo Was Captured by a Satellite Camera 373 Miles Overhead
This past week, 300 employees at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) posed for an unusual group picture to mark Israeli Space Week. They arranged themselves in the shape of giant letters to spell out “IAI†and posed as a satellite camera snapped the shot (shown above). The “space selfie†— we’re not sure why it was called a selfie — was captured by the camera on the Earth Resources Observation Satellite (EROS) B satellite, which IAI designed and manufactured. The group figured out the exact minute at which the satellite...
read moreMonkey Latch: One-Click Changeovers Between Your Camera and Its Accessories
Wilson Tse and Craig Hansen of British Columbia want to make it easier for photographers to switch their cameras between accessories such as straps and tripods. The duo has created a new universal camera mount system called the Monkey Latch that aims to tackle this issue. It’s a quick release system that lets you move your camera from one accessory to another in just seconds with one click. Here’s a quick video showing how easily changeovers become: Monkey Latch works with any camera that has a standard ¼-20 mounting point. The...
read moreDJI Mandatory Firmware Update Will Disable Camera Drones in Washington DC’s No Fly Zone
Yesterday we reported that a DJI Phantom quadcopter operator had accidentally crashed his camera drone onto the lawn of the White House at 3 in the morning, causing a security panic among those tasked with ensuring the President’s safety (later reports suggest the man was drunk). DJI wants to make sure this type of incident never happens again: the company is issuing a mandatory firmware update that will disable its camera drones in Washington DC’s no fly zone. The new firmware will prevent Phantom 2 drones from flying anywhere...
read moreIndian Film Festival presents Western Union ShortFilm Competition
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read moreUK CO-PRODUCER NEEDED FOR CANADIAN TV SERIES
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read moreWanted Camera Person/Gaff to Help With Video Clip Creation
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read moreCrew Required For Web Series
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read moreGaffer/ Lighting Tech Wanted
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read moreHandiwork: How to Pose Hands
A Post By: Gina Milicia “Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best that you can do. It does not matter what others think, it is of prime importance, however, what you think about you. You can never do your best, which should always be your trademark, if you are cutting corners and shirking responsibilities. You are special. Act it. Never neglect the little things.†– Og Mandino All images copyright Gina Milicia What...
read more5 Tips for Getting Fresh Ideas for Macro Photography
A Post By: Bruce Lovelace Are you seeking some inspiration for getting creative with some new macro photographs? Perhaps you’ve grown tired of taking close-ups of typical macro subjects like flowers and insects. Help is on the way. There is a whole world of macro photography available to you that doesn’t involve the typical subject matter so often associated with close-up photography. There are some amazing images of insects and flowers to enjoy on the web, but what about going in a different direction? Here are some ideas to get your...
read morePhotographer sues Nike over rights to Jordan ‘Jumpman’ logo
The Nike ‘Jumpman’ logo in question. Copyright battles are nothing new in the world of freelance photography, but a lawsuit filed in federal court this week by Jacobus Rentmeester against Nike is particularly interesting. Rentmeester claims that Nike ripped off a photo he shot of Michael Jordan back in 1984 for Time Magazine, by reshooting a nearly identical image, after originally licensing his. The new image was then used as the basis for the Nike Jordan ‘Jumpman’ logo, a now billion dollar Nike...
read morePrint tattoos of your Instagram photos with INK361’s Picattoo service
Instagram Web interface provider INK361 has introduced a new service for Instagram photographers that allows them to create temporary tattoos from their pictures. Once logged in to Instagram via the Picattoo website, users can select up to 12 of their own images to have made into 3x3cm square format prints on sheets of transfer material. The images can then be applied to skin for a tattoo effect that the company claims will last for about a week. A spokesperson for Picattoo told DPR “Our advice for the best looking...
read moreLittle, Improved: Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 review posted
HowAboutRAWplease consume less of your stuff, whatever you’re using – it’s kinda joke, m43 is in no way competive to normal APS-C Sony sensors: http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare/Side-by-side/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-GM5-versus-Sony-A5100-versus-Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-GM1___979_967_920 At everything, DR, Lowlight Score, ColorDepth, ISO performance…m43 looses with flying colors. 😉 The only great thing about m43: many good native lenses, compared to the current E mount lineup, and smaller lenses, bodies – in all other...
read moreMoment phone case brings two-stage shutter button to iPhone 6
Moment, a Seattle-based company that is known for its high-quality smartphone accessory lenses has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its latest product idea, the Moment case. The Moment case is a case for the Apple iPhone 6 that offers a two-stage shutter button, of the sort used in most conventional cameras. Using the shutter button you can half-press to lock focus and exposure and press and hold for burst mode. Currently only very few smartphones with a dedicated shutter button, such as some Microsoft Lumia Models or the Sony...
read moreStudy Finds that Professionally Captured Photos Are More Memorable Than Amateur Ones
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) recently conducted a study that compares public perception of professional photographs versus amateur ones. The main conclusion was that, yes, people can tell the difference between the two, and that professional photographs are generally more memorable than their counterparts. The study involved 52 subjects and 200 photographs — 100 captured by a professional photographer and 100 amateur “crowdsourced†photos that were published by various news organizations. The order of the...
read moreIllusion of Lights: A Time-Lapse of the Night Sky Above the Western United States
In 2013, photographer Brad Goldpaint and his wife Marci quit their day jobs, sold all of their possessions, and began living out of a motorhome while traveling through the Western United States. Their new career was teaching photography workshops while educating the public about the damaging effects of light pollution. As the duo moved from place to place through some of the nation’s most pristine wilderness areas, Goldpaint spent countless nights out in the dark, capturing long exposure photos over many hours with his camera gear....
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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.