This lovely video from photographer Thomas Heaton sees him heading out in to the wilderness with his tent and an Intrepid 4×5 to try large format photography for the first time. The joy and the difficulty inherent in shooting large format is evident as Heaton scouts out his location, seeking the perfect composition over the […]
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Austrian wet plate and wedding photographer Markus Hofstaetter has always been our go-to guy when it comes to all things cool about large format photography, especially wet plate photography. Aside from taking impressive, one-of-a-kind snaps, he's also quite the handyman with his cameras and often makes modifications and DIY parts required by his projects. thephoblographer.com »
2020-01-03 14:00
Medium Format and Large Format camera users could certainly have something to look forward in the coming months. Kodak Alaris recently went on record to say that following the successful launch of Ektachrome E100 35mm film late last year, the company has decided to bring Ektachrome E100 to Medium Format 120 film, and Large Format sheets, and that it hit could be ready for sale within the next few of months! Join us after the break for more info. thephoblographer.com »
2019-01-28 02:00
After shooting 35mm for a number of years I was always intrigued by the higher resolution, richer images produced by medium format cameras. I was a sucker for that ratio you get from a 6x7 negative too but after seeing Joel Meyerowitz’ book Between the Dog and Wolf, my intrigue in larger formats began to build instead. thephoblographer.com »
2017-10-17 13:00
Here’s an 8-minute video by photographer Irene Rudnyk with a behind-the-scenes look at her first experience in shooting portraits using a large format camera. Rudnyk used two large format monorail cameras: the Combo SCII RS 4×5 and the Eastman View 8×10. petapixel.com »
2017-10-16 20:14
Continuing our series featuring and highlighting photographers who shoot analog and have fantastic work, photographer Pete Rezac is amongst the bunches who submitted to our analog photography zine and that have incredible photos. thephoblographer.com »
2017-04-20 13:02
When I started working in photography, digital already ruled the industry. I never got the chance to perform controlled photography (don’t wanna use the term “professional”) using film. petapixel.com »
2017-01-28 20:35
MELVILLE, N.Y., January 23, 2017 – Demonstrating the high quality of its capture-to-print solution, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced that it will be in attendance for the 18th Annual West Coast Art and Frame Expo and National Conference, held at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Read more... canonrumors.com »
2017-01-24 00:31
Legendary landscape photographer Clyde Butcher is well known for his absolutely beautiful landscapes. So to understand how his creative mind works, he featured a video on how he goes about using his large format camera and developing in the darkroom. thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-12 20:02
For his project “The Spirit of Iron Man,” photographer Dan Votjech visited the world’s hardest triathlon, the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, and shot portraits of the competitors using a large format Polaroid camera. petapixel.com »
2016-11-11 22:55
While the world now revolves around digital photography with the Megapickles race running rampant, there is still a movement of going back to and enjoying traditional approach in photography. Cahute is a portrait studio based in Finland that specializes in 8x10 large format camera on direct positive paper. thephoblographer.com »
2016-10-20 15:49
I recently built a Trash Cam out of a trash can, large format lens, and Sony a7S II. The project was an attempt to find an inexpensive housing for a large format lens. My friend Andy Romanoff and I have been on a quest to work with large format lenses in a digital media. The […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-15 22:06
While the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) has made significant progress in recent years with Content Credentials and C2PA standards for still images, video has remained a slightly more challenging beast.
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that major social media and video streaming have been engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ including of children. [Read More]
MySpace, once the biggest social network on Earth, faded into obscurity after Facebook took the world by storm. That's the widely held belief, anyway. But according to CEO Tim Vanderhook of Viant, the company that bought MySpace in 2011, that's not what happened at all. [Read More]
A 17-year-old in Nebraska has been charged with two felony counts of criminal mischief after allegedly causing a train crash and filming it. [Read More]
If we recommended the Sony ZV-E10 II for many beginner creators last week, why wouldn't we do the same for the Panasonic S9? At first glance, it looks like an incongruous set of opinions. [Read More]
Last month, YouTube quietly updated its privacy policy to allow people to request the removal of AI-generated deepfake versions of themselves. [Read More]
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake give their insight into camera press trips and whether or not they believe they allow for ethical evaluation of equipment. [Read More]