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Sigma promises firmware fix for Pentax mount 17-70mm f/2.8-4 lens
Sigma has acknowledged that Pentax users are suffering from blurred images when the company’s 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro HSM Contemporary lens is used on Pentax DSLR bodies with in-camera image stabilization activated. To rectify the issue, the lens manufacturer has promised a firmware update for the lens, but it hasn’t specified when it will be released. Owners of the Sigma USB Dock will be able to update the firmware themselves via Sigma Optimization Pro 1.2, but those without the dock will need to take their lens to...
read moreTamron announces SP 15-30mm F/2.8 release date and $1200 price point
Tamron has announced availability and pricing for its much-anticipated 15-30mm F/2.8 stabilized wide angle zoom. Set for availability on January 30th in Canon and Nikon mounts with Sony to follow later, the lens will retail for $1199. It’s an attractive price for a fast, wide-angle zoom for full-frame, especially given its inclusion of Tamron’s VC image stabilization. The lens comprises 18 elements in 13 groups and uses a unique double lens hood design. See our Photokina 2014 hands-on with the Tamron SP...
read moreSports Illustrated lays off last remaining staff photographers
On the eve of the Super Bowl, legendary US-based sports publication ‘Sports Illustrated’ has laid off its remaining six full-time staff photographers. According to Sports Illustrated director of photography Brad Smith, speaking to News Photographer Magazine, the decision was made due to ‘economic circumstances’. The cover of the current issue of Sports Illustrated, which today fired all six of its remaining staff photographers. NPM quotes Smith as saying that the plan is ‘to re-evaluate...
read moreSamsung NX1 firmware v1.2 now available
Samsung has released a major firmware update for the NX1. Announced earlier this month, firmware v1.2 bring additional features, increased customization and several menu refinements. DPReview was one of the organizations that provided Samsung with feedback on the camera and shooting with the new firmware over the past couple of weeks has shown us that several of the requests we made have been incorporated. Movie shooters are be the biggest beneficiaries of the update, with two gamma curves being added, along with...
read more2014 Readers’ Polls: The results are in!
Valid point. I don’t own any of the specific items listed to vote for, and I can only go by the reviews, or comments by those who own them, and item specifications. But, based on such reviews, comments, and specifications, is how I make many of the decisions of whether I will most likely seriously consider buying that item, if I’m in the market for such an item. So I’m not sure if you can call it a popularity contest, but more of what a person would subjectively purchase based on a combination of those specifications,...
read moreSpace Awaits! Shooting a Photo of Young Astronauts in Their Backyard Space Program
“Space Awaits!†is a personal project I did. I came up with the idea of a photo shoot featuring young astronauts. My inspiration was retro futurism as a fashion style and the era of human excitement about space travel. The story is about two kids sneaking out of their house before everyone is awake, probably to try out the lunar lander parked in their backyard. I started with a sketch because I wanted to find the best composition. The idea was to have a house and a moon lander in the background. After completing the challenging...
read moreAnimated GIFs Showing the Photo Composite Work of Richard Roberts
Richard Roberts is a freelance creative retoucher and digital artist based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Over the past decade, he has worked on advertisements and promotional materials for clients that include Fox, HBO, Mountain Dew, Under Armor, Kelloggs, and Gillette. For most of his projects, Roberts will capture snapshots of the image at various stages of compositing — glimpses are later combined into animated GIFs that show how the various images were made. Here is a selection of his work, with each finished image followed by the...
read moreAn Outdoor Photo Exhibition Built Into a Giant Snow Camera and Film Sculpture
Finnish photography student Tomi Rantanen contacted us to tell us about a unique exhibition that he participated in last week. His photography school, Kuusamo College, partnered up with students from the University of Lapland to create an outdoor exhibition out of snow and ice. Over the course of five days, roughly 10 students built large sculptures together, including a bear, a husky, a capercaillie, and a drink station for serving refreshments to exhibition attendees. The main attraction was a giant 9×12-foot camera, 10-foot-tall...
read moreDisabled Photographer Petitioning Canon to Make a DSLR for Left-Handed People
Throughout the history of photography, cameras have mostly been designed with right handed people in mind. For DSLRs in particular, the shutter button and camera controls are usually on the right side of the camera, making it difficult to operate without using your right hand. Florida-based photographer Sylvia Cacciatore is on a mission to change that: she’s currently petitioning Canon to consider developing a camera that’s designed specifically for left-handed people. Sylvia Cacciatore Cacciatore suffered from a brachial plexus...
read moreChinese Couples Flocking to South Korea for $4,000 TV Set Engagement Photos
China’s CCTV is reporting that more and more couples in Asia are flocking to South Korea in order to have their engagement photos captured on the sets of Korean drama TV shows. These shoots can cost upwards of $4,000 — at least four times more than the shoots would cost in other countries. The couple featured in the segment above traveled to South Korea to do their shoot on the set of the popular fantasy romance TV show My Love From the Star: A still frame from My Love From the Star (above) and one couple’s recreation of the shot...
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read morePromo Team to Handout Flyers on Oxford Street
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read moreTips for Better Composition of Seascape Photographs
A Post By: Francesco Gola I do not believe that in photography there are absolute rules of composition, but it is undeniable that certain compositions work better than others. Why? Probably because our brain is the result of millions of years of evolution, and as in two dots and a line we recognize a face (you don’t believe me? Have a look here.), in the same way we recognize some images as more pleasant to look at than others. So let’s look at a few tricks to keep in mind during your next visit to the seaside. Start following rules...
read moreA Beginner’s Guide to Working With Flash Off-Camera
A Post By: Gina Milicia I spent the first three years of my photography career avoiding the use of speedlights off-camera because I couldn’t wrap my head around the concepts and science behind them. I tried to cover it up saying things like “I’m a natural light photographer.†or “I really don’t like the aesthetics of flash photography.†But then, I reluctantly invested in a flash for my first Nikon. This was the 90s, pre-digital, pre-autofocus, and pre-TTL. I had to calculate how much flash to use via a chart on the top of the...
read more2014 Readers’ Polls: The results are in!
7DII can make pictures that no other cameras in the list can do ..7DII can make any pictures that other cameras in the list can do Numbers of AF points are something nearly secondary .. so many cameras offers dozen of AF points and are just not able to shoot correctly action/sport like a 7DII can do. AF system is a whole concept not just AF points .. 1Dx has no real compétitors in action/sport photography for years now (D4s is back again bur not really same level as 1Dx), 7DII makes a 1Dx’AF system more affordable => that’s...
read moreAdobe details OS support for next version of Lightroom
Karlwunsch, try Raw Therapee – it’s a way good RAW Editor for Linux you’d get – and OpenSource, so free, too. GUI is close to Lightroom, but without that catalogue feature. http://rawtherapee.com Another great one is Dark Table, DT in short – which is only avialable for Linux, not for Windows, but also for OSX. RT in fact is avialable for Linux, OSX and Windows. Dark Table 1.6 is current, and RT 4.2.1 at stable status…it’s quite good, if not better than RT….well, it depends what you’d...
read moreLight and Motion launches Sidekick companion light for GoPro on Kickstarter
Light & Motion has introduced a new GoPro companion light called the Sidekick, and it is seeking funding for its production on Kickstarter. The Sidekick is designed to attach directly to the GoPro’s existing mount, eliminating the need to tote around an external light, though it retains some flexibility via an optional armature for positioning the light. Sidekick is a rectangular companion light that provides a wide 600 lumen beam, while a secondary model, the Sidekick Duo, also offers a 400 lumen spot beam...
read moreInteractive 3D Photos from NFC Championship Game Shot with the Lytro Illum
When the Green Back Packers played the Seattle Seahawks this past weekend in the NFC Championship Game, Seattle-based photographer Mike Sternoff was there documenting the action from the sidelines with a Lytro Illum light field camera. As you might know, the camera captures light field data rather than ordinary photos, allowing the images to be explored and refocused afterward through Lytro software and through special online interactive photos. Here’s a selection of the photographs he captured: Image credits: Photographs by Mike...
read moreUncomfortable Photographs of Sunbathers Sleeping Comfortably on a Beach
For his project “Comfort Zone,†Lithuanian photographer Tadao Cern visited a public beach and shot photographs of the people sleeping comfortably on the sandy beach. The images were not staged, and none of the subjects were aware that a photograph was being made. Cern says he was interested in the fact that the act of sleeping on a beach seems to make people more genuine. “During our everyday life we attempt to hide our deficiencies, both physical and psychological,†he writes. “However, once we find ourselves on a beach –...
read moreTaking Artsy Photos is 7th in List of Sexiest Creative Behaviors, Scientists Find
Taking artistic photographs is one of the sexiest forms of creativity — at least that’s what scientists are reporting. The activity ranked 7th on a list of most desirable qualities in a partner according to a new research paper that was published recently. Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman of the University of Pennsylvania carried out the study with a number of colleagues by creating a “Creative Behavior Mating Preferences Checklist†that featured 43 popular creative behaviors — things like playing sports, performing in plays,...
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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.