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Wild Things: Marsel van Oosten’s landscape and wildlife photography
Whoever said it first doesn’t matter. It’s nothing special, it is in fact something quite logical esp. in engineering where you want a design as small, simple as possible but not simpler., or even travelling where you want to take the least amount of gear with you, the selection is also a minimalisation optimisation. Less is more, Goethe’s “sorry for this long letter, I didn’t have enough time it write it shorter” etc. are all examples, nothing special about any of them except that to optimise is...
read moreA Closer Look at Nikon’s New Phase Fresnel (PF) Lens Technology
Weighing just 1.66 pounds, Nikon’s newly announced 300mm f/4 is the world’s lightest 300mm full frame prime autofocus lens. It’s also the first Nikon DSLR lens to feature the company’s new Phase Fresnel (PF) technology, which is the main reason the lens can be so small and lightweight.The lens is 1.5 pounds lighter and 30% shorter than its predecessor. The PF in the lens name indicates that the lens contains a new Phase Fresnel lens element as one of the lens elements. Here’s a diagram of the new 300mm (the green element is...
read moreA Short and Sweet Video Tutorial on How to Capture a Night Sky Time-Lapse with Your DSLR
UK-based videographer Cal Thomson recently got into astrophotography and creating time-lapses of the starry night sky. After receiving good responses from viewers, Thomson decided to create the short and to-the-point video tutorial above on how you can create a night sky timelapse using your DSLR. Thomson shot his images with a Canon 6D and Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 lens in RAW so that the images could be pushed further in post with Lightroom 5. “I think the effects are quite astounding for a first try,†he says. (via Cal Thomson via...
read moreThe First Leaked Pictures of the Upcoming Rokinon 135mm f/2 Lens
Rokinon, the lens brand owned by South Korea’s Samyang, has been teasing a new “three digit†lens for weeks now. The first images of the lens were leaked onto the Web today. As many commentators suggested, it will be a 135mm f/2 lens. The lens was spotted by the folks over at Personal View in new listings for the lens that popped up on eBay. The listing is for a full frame aspherical Canon EF mount version that costs about $570. The Canon 135mm f/2 lens costs $1,050. Here are some other views of the lens: Here are a couple of the...
read moreStudy Finds that Men Who Share Selfies Online Show More Psychopathic Tendencies
Men who share selfies online are more likely to exhibit psychopathic tendencies. That’s what researchers are saying after conducting a lengthy study on the link between selfie-taking and certain personality traits. The research project was led by Ohio State University communication professor Jesse Fox, who also found that men who edit their selfies prior to uploading score even higher in narcissism and self-objectification. “It’s not surprising that men who post a lot of selfies and spend more time editing them are more...
read moreGiant Fantasy Scenes Created by Photographing Kids on the Floor with Everyday Things
German photographer Jan von Holleben is known for creating imaginative scenes by having kids lie on the ground and carefully arranging everyday objects around them. One of his first viral projects that featured this style was “Dreams of Flying“. His latest one is the most ambitious and elaborate of them all. Titled “Konrad Wimmel is in Town,†the series features gigantic scenes that took a year to create. Von Holleben recruited kids ranging from 3 to 13 years of age and photographed them in groups of 15 to 25 kids. He shot the...
read moreTwo Lead Females for Music Video
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read moreModels Wanted for eCommerce Photoshoots and Catwalks / Women / Men
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read morePhotographer Required for Premier Kids’ Photography Studio
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read moreSetting up Lightroom Mobile for First Time Users
A Post By: Peter West Carey I laughed at Lightroom Mobile the first time I saw it. “Why would I ever want to use that stripped down gadget on a small screen?†And now, here I am about help you install and use it. Why is this? It’s because I have found how totally useful the app is in sorting through hundreds or thousands of images from the world of “any time, any whereâ€. Most notably, in a comfy chair with good light or on a weekly airplane flight. iPads also became lighter and iPhone screens larger. Let’s start with how to set up...
read moreHow to Break Into the Photography Business with dPS Writer Gina Milicia
A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt Our very own dPS writer Gina Milicia was recently interviewed and asked about her thoughts on how to break into the photography business. She talks openly about how she got her break in the business and some of her struggles. I can totally relate to what she says about just wanting to do the thing you enjoy, no matter if you you get rich or make a living from it or not. Watch the video and see if you can relate to what she says too: “Just keep showing up every day and do something.†– Gina Milicia In this...
read moreQuick Look: The art of the unforeground
‘It’s all about the foreground’. Generations of landscape photographers learn this principle the moment they first pick up a camera. Indeed, in classic landscape photography the foreground element is usually the dominant component of an image, and serves it in many forms. The foreground connects us to the photographer’s immediate environment by attracting the viewer to look at it. This eye-drawing quality stems from the fact that the foreground element is usually preferred to be massive (and is...
read moreNASA Recreates the Iconic ‘Pillars of Creation’ Hubble Photo 20 Years Later
On April 1st, 1995, the Hubble Telescope captured a photograph that became one of the most iconic space photos ever captured. Titled, “Pillars of Creation,†the image shows the gigantic columns of interstellar gas and dust of the Eagle Nebula 6,000 light years away. Now, 20 years after that image was created, scientists have recreated that image using the same space telescope (shown above). Here’s what the original 1995 version looked like: The new photograph at the top is actually a cropped version. Here’s the full one: In...
read moreOpinion: When It Comes to the ‘Ansel Adams Act,’ the Devil is in the Details
The world is going to pieces and people like [Ansel] Adams and [Edward] Weston are photographing rocks! – Henri Cartier-Bresson What better way to conjure up a longing for freedom than to evoke the name of that avuncular figure of American photography Ansel Adams. It’s a name synonymous with photography, with stunning landscapes that leave one with an unbounded sense of liberty. So why not use Ansel’s name to grace a bill that sets forth to “restore the first amendment rights of photographers?†After all, “in recent years,...
read moreThe Most Popular Cameras on Flickr in 2014
What are the most popular cameras used in the Flickr community? Now that 2014 is in the past, the photo sharing service has done some serious crunching on EXIF data to figure out which cameras were the most popular among its users over the course of the year. Here’s a look into the findings. Top Camera Brand: Canon (13.4%) Runner ups: Apple (9.6%), Nikon (9.3%), Samsung (5.6%), Sony (4.2%) Canon is still the top dog when it comes to camera brands being used by Flickr users. It’s share actually increased from 13% the year before....
read moreCanon to Return Camera Production to Japan as Yen Value Tumbles
The value of the Japanese yen has tumbled in recent months, and that could mean changes to where Japanese camera companies choose to manufacture their products. Canon is one company that is making changes in response to the changing economic landscape: it says it plans to bring more of its camera manufacturing back to Japan. The yen has dropped roughly 8 percent since October 2014, and roughly 33% since late 2012. Reuters reports that Canon and other Japanese electronics brands are aiming to reverse the trend of outsourcing their...
read moreYongnuo Products Are Now Carried by B&H, Including a Canon Lens Clone
Yongnuo has taken another big step towards legitimacy as a third party brand for camera gear. The Chinese company’s wares are now being carried by B&H, the largest non-chain camera store in the United States and one of the largest gear retailers in the world. A quick search for “yongnuo†over at B&H currently brings up 42 different products that include flash accessories, flashes, and a single lens (the Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 clone of the Canon “Nifty Fiftyâ€). Much of this gear was only available through places like eBay...
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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.