We’re rounding up some important news that we haven’t necessarily seen anywhere else into a single long blog post. It’s your briefing on a bunch of stuff you may find interesting. All of these are from photography companies.
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I am a 62-year old male Grandpa and amateur landscape photographer. I would like to try portraits. How can a guy like me find young or even older women to pose, without seeming to be a letch? I don’t have money to pay for models. thephoblographer.com »
2020-01-06 14:00
Landscape photography is an art. That is for sure. It is a way for us to express our emotions when in a location and capture a scene forever. With social media, you could easily be mistaken to think that I good photo is the one with the most likes or comments. Or you may think […] petapixel.com »
2019-12-09 20:55
Talented creator Daniel DeArco—who goes by “Industrial Content Director & Creative Consultant” these days—recently dived into a topic that isn’t often covered for creative business owners, freelancers, or just creators in general: empathy. petapixel.com »
2019-10-22 20:25
Working on set can be challenging in a multitude of ways - from prestigious or demanding clients and having high-profile talent on set/in front of the camera, to tech and equipment doing undesirable or frustrating things. thephoblographer.com »
2019-10-17 07:00
A question that I've been wondering for many years now is just how much dynamic range photographers truly need. We can geek out about it all day and night, but how far does this go before we get into complete negligence of good picture taking methods? Lots of the magic of landscape photography can happen in post unless you have custom profiles on your camera to get it right then and there. thephoblographer.com »
2019-10-14 07:00
My name is Paul Schmit, and today I want to describe to you the journey that led to the time-blended astrolandscape you see above. You might recognize me from my recent marathon endeavor to capture the International Space Station crossing in front of the sun at sunrise. petapixel.com »
2019-09-20 23:37
There is a particular obstacle that stands in the way of almost all travel, documentary and cultural photographers alike and, for some reason, no one seems to be willing to talk about it — so I’m going to. petapixel.com »
2018-12-31 20:35
At some point in your photography career, you've probably come across the phrase 'frame within a frame. ' While it might sound like nonsense, what it's referring to is a composition technique referred to as sub-framing. dpreview.com »
2018-06-15 18:15
Perhaps the most viral photo on the Internet over the past few days has been this shot of President Trump and other world leaders at the G7 Summit between the heads of the world’s 7 largest economies. petapixel.com »
2018-06-11 18:19
Did you shoot with a DIY pinhole camera for the recent Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day? If you were able to make a nice setup, we have something that will make sure you get to shoot with an even more epic one next year (or anytime you feel like some pinhole snaps are in order). thephoblographer.com »
2018-05-07 10:00
New York based artist Justin Bettman creates photo sets in the streets consisting of second-hand furniture. After making a photograph of the set with actors in it, Bettman leaves the set built on the street for strangers to take their own pictures with using the hashtag #SetintheStreet. boredpanda.com »
2018-04-10 20:19
Happy that your photos are safe online hidden behind aggressive watermarking? Maybe it’s time to reconsider. New Google research shows that a lot of watermarks, including those used by major stock websites, can be easily removed automatically by computers. petapixel.com »
2017-08-18 19:28
Gels are bound to scare away most portrait photographers and strobists simply because they don't understand how to really use them. But one of the coolest things that you can do as a photographer is learn how to use gels to tell a different story in your portraits and overall in your photography. thephoblographer.com »
2017-08-07 13:00
I’ve been doing professional portrait and fashion photography for over 3 years now, but from the very beginning I have always considered myself an “aspiring photographer,” because you never stop improving and looking for new challenges. petapixel.com »
2017-06-30 22:05
It goes without saying that lighting is an incredible important aspect to any genre of photography. But in portraiture, light can be used to create, or enhance, emotion in a photo. In this 13-minute video by The Slanted Lens, photographer Jay P. petapixel.com »
2017-06-28 21:53
Photographing glassware on white is a product photography staple; unfortunately, it's also notoriously difficult. So how do you capture clear glass on a white background with all of those glorious specular highlights you see in magazines? This tutorial by photographer Dustin Dolby of workphlo will show you exactly how. dpreview.com »
2017-06-28 21:27
Lots of folks consider themselves hobbyists and amateur photographers--and they always wonder how they can take better pictures. Lucky for those folks, The Project Photography came up with a number of great tips that the advanced photographers will do and consider (because of course they have experience) but that others may not. thephoblographer.com »
2017-06-21 01:00
Leading lines, negative space, rule of thirds, all of these compositional elements are discussed ad nauseam in the world of photography. This short video ignores all that, and instead focuses on a different, but equally powerful element in an image: geometric shapes. petapixel.com »
2016-10-10 21:29
How many famous modern and historical photos are you able to recognize simply by hearing the nickname? Go ahead, read each nickname then try to picture the image in your head. 1. Migrant Mother 2. The Kissing Sailor 3. petapixel.com »
2016-09-01 18:38
As reported by Patrick/Filmmakermag: The film is shot like a POV entirely on a 14mm SONY photo lens with a gimbal. The a9iii is the first full frame global shutter which minimizes artifacts (jello effect) when panning.
TTArtisan announced a new APS-C autofocus lens for the Sony E-mount system. It has a built-in USBC port for future firmware updates and is priced at $168 only. You can preorder the lens here: Amazon US (10% off with code “10POB9YC”) Amazon CA (10% off with code “2LMO4R6W”) Amazon DE (10% off with code “IYGBE5QO”)…
The 200x Excope DT1 has made a ton of sales on Kickstarter. But before you place your preorder read the latest article on PetaPixel. They made a serious investigation into the marketing material they got from the company and discovered that some images were taken on “normal” cameras like the Canon 70D. P.S.: Great work…
You can now preorder them on Indiegogo (Click here). Sirui Optical officially announced that the new Nightcrawler 16mm T1. 2 and 75mm T1. 2 lenses will be released on May 7, with Canon R/Sony E/Fuji X/M43 and L mounts, and are available in black and gun gray colors.
As reported by Patrick/Filmmakermag: The film is shot like a POV entirely on a 14mm SONY photo lens with a gimbal. The a9iii is the first full frame global shutter which minimizes artifacts (jello effect) when panning.
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Preorders at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FotoErhardt, FotoKoch, Calumet, WexUK, Amazon. Better late than never: With 24hours delay Amazon US started to take reorders on the new Sony 16-25mm G (Click here).