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Most still shooters use a ball head mount on their tripod, but photographer Hudson Henry wants you to reconsider. As he explains in the video above, using a fluid head built primarily for videographers will give you a lot more versatility. petapixel.com »
Vincent Moschetti of One Year with Film Only has developed a fun little “tool” that will help film beginners find their perfect 35mm match. It’s called “Film Dating,” and it’s basically a 5-step questionnaire that tries to narrow down the qualities you like in a film stock and suggest the best option for you. The […] petapixel.com »
These Library of Congress images from the early 20th Century would feel right at home under Instagram's urban exploration hashtag. thephoblographer.com »
It looks like another film is being announced today too! Film Ferrania just announced FERRANIA P30 ALPHA, an 80 ISO Black and White Film. thephoblographer.com »
I’ve been really into Spartan culture lately. I’m impressed with their physical fortitude, their obedience and duty to the state and their frugal lifestyle, and I find myself wondering what kind of Spartan attributes we could apply to photography. petapixel.com »
For over ten years, I have been travelling around the world with my camera shooting people and places. In the process of total immersion in the culture of every region or country I discover, I try to portray the Human in my photographic works, through photographs which tend to open a dialogue, arouse emotions and questions. boredpanda.com »
4V Design prides itself on merging their love of contemporary Italian design and high-quality materials with their love of photography and creating highly functional yet stylish products for photographers. thephoblographer.com »
So in a day with filled with major announcements regarding the GFX and X100 series cameras, Fujifilm has also dropped their latest X-T line camera and more details about the previously named 50mm F/2. thephoblographer.com »
In a year of big tech stories, undoubtedly one of the fieriest tales of 2016 was how Samsung simply couldn't figure out why their Note 7 flagship phones kept imploding. Months and months of work by hundreds of engineers has yielded little, although now Reuters is reporting that an internal Samsung investigation has finally concluded that the Galaxy Note 7's flaws weren't related to hardware or software, but rather by the batteries. digitalrev.com »
Almost every photographer on Instagram relies heavily on VSCO filters, which emulate film stocks, yet the company evidently has problems converting all those users into paying customers. VSCO recently confirmed that it has shut down its New York office, and was forced to lay off all their employees working in that location. digitalrev.com »
Very recently, Freestyle Photographic sent out an email to their customers letting them know about some really super deals on Rollei film. In fact, the prices are better than anything I've been able to find on both Amazon and B&H Photo. So whenever I can, I'm all for supporting the little guy. thephoblographer.com »
The ferocious dogfights that have long threatened to crowd out the skies and the personal drone market have been temporarily quelled as another competitor drops out of the market. Unlike GoPro's Karma drone (which actually managed to get off the ground, despite having problems staying afloat), Lily Robotics never managed to get their product off the factory lines. digitalrev.com »
Plenty of photographers have the words 'travel more' at the top of their list of New Year's resolutions. In fact, when we asked our readers what their photo-related resolutions were, more than a quarter responded that travel was a priority. dpreview.com »
What’s your computer’s favorite photo? It seems like a ridiculous question, but EyeEm recently asked their AI something similar. Since no single human could possibly go through the millions of images uploaded to their service last year, EyeEm let their special EyeEm Vision AI pick the Top Photos of 2016. “EyeEm Vision imitates the curation […] petapixel.com »
Photographer Andy Seliverstoff over St. Petersburg, Russia, has been working on a heartwarming photo project that will put a smile on your face, particularly if you’re a dog lover. It’s titled, “Little Kids and Their Big Dogs. petapixel.com »
Following up our recent posting on the development of Konost recently, Konost has revamped their website and provided a latest update on their latest situation. They have missed their originally targeted deadline of taking pre-orders by end of 2016 with delivery in 2017 and the founder Bob Lian has written a long explanation about the delay and challenges they were facing and how they planned to move forward. thephoblographer.com »
Now that it is the winter and Wedding photographers are in their off-season across much of the northern hemisphere, many are taking stock of their current kits. This is the time to look at what else is on the market, look into buying new gear, and trying out the latest technological achievements. thephoblographer.com »
Everybody has a public and a private persona, and celebrities are no exception. You might think you know something about them because of all the films you've seen them in, but it's only once they're out of the spotlight that their true selves are revealed. boredpanda.com »
In November 2016, wildfires broke out near Great Smoky Mountains National Park and devastated the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, claiming 14 lives and over 2,000 homes and businesses. Nashville-based photographer Jeremy Cowart recently decided to use his camera to help bring healing and awareness to the area’s victims. For his project Voices of Gatlinburg, Cowart […] petapixel.com »
Back in early 2015, we have covered a promising start up project, Konost that aimed to create a full frame digital rangefinder (read here). Konost has been silent with their development status ever since with intermittent social media posting. thephoblographer.com »
30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography Rangefinder magazine has announced selections for its fifth annual 30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography for 2016, based on submissions by photographers from over 200 countries. dpreview.com »
We had the opportunity to shoot the Nikkor AF-S 105mm F1. 4E ED a few months back and everyone here was very impressed with its performance. DxO just published their review, and their analysis of the lens' performance backs up what we saw in the field: it's one of the sharpest lenses that Nikon currently produces. dpreview.com »
Father and son team, Charles and Jake Riddel, have developed a unique new tripod head. The Hitch Hiker is a “balanced-motion” tripod head designed to provide smooth two-axis panning, precise control, and accurate photo composition. thephoblographer.com »
It's sad to believe that there are very few slide films left in the world. Their beauty when worked with correctly is absolutely stunning--but the processes to develop some of them combined with just how careful you need to be with them lead to their decline. thephoblographer.com »
"Little Kids and Their Big Dogs" is a heartwarming photography project by Andy Seliverstoff that focuses on the unbreakable bond between little children and their supersized dogs. boredpanda.com »
In 1946, high school sweethearts Ferris and Margaret Romaire tied the knot. Unfortunately, no one had a camera, so they didn't get to capture any of their sweet wedding moments. Now, 70 years later, their granddaughter Amanda Kleckley planned a photo shoot reenacting the wedding pictures they didn't get to take. boredpanda.com »
When Japan and South Korea signed a pact on military intelligence sharing last week, authorities decided to do the signing in private, closing off the ceremony to the press. Unhappy about this decision, photojournalists decided to protest the media blackout by laying down their cameras. petapixel.com »
The brainchild of publisher Pierre Le Govic, Out of the Phone aims to be the world’s first print-on-demand book platform for mobile photographers. Le Govic takes his years of experience in publishing and encourages mobile photographers to print their work and not allow it to simply rest on their phones or end up lost before the images are backed up. thephoblographer.com »
The iPhone 7 is being universally celebrated for having one of the best smartphone cameras available on the market. But if rumours are to believed, Apple is already planning innovations for the camera of the next model they’ll produce. digitalrev.com »
Headshot photographer Peter Hurley has previously shared popular portrait tips for achieving slimmer figures, sharper jawlines, and photogenic eyes. His latest quick tip is all about adjusting height in portraits. petapixel.com »
Fujifilm UK have announced they are doubling the cashback on their winter promotion for the Black Friday weekend.
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photographyblog.com »Content marketing solutions provider, Later, has introduced a new way to manage and schedule your Instagram Posts. Visual Planner and AutoSchedule for Instagram are Later’s newest software solutions for those looking to organize their Instagram feeds as well as improve their workflow. thephoblographer.com »
Freckles are often found on people with fair complexions, such as people with red hair. Why? Because people with paler skin generally have less melanin, which is the pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. boredpanda.com »
The popular online image sharing platform 500px is continuing their expansion into marketing the work of their vast photographer user base to businesses. It started with their stock photo offerings, and now it is continuing with what is essentially on-demand photo work for businesses, something they are calling 500px for Business. thephoblographer.com »
2016 Holiday Gift Guide: up to $100 Shopping for photographers is hard. In fact, shopping in general is hard. We'd like to help everyone involved out a little bit, whether you're shopping for a photographer or taking a break from the stress of holiday shopping to #treatyoself. dpreview.com »
When photographer Yulia Taits posted her hypnotizing photo series that capture the beauty of Albino people, it inspired us to look further and find more people with Albinism. boredpanda.com »
This week Google announced the release of its all-new PhotoScan app, a mobile app aimed at helping users digitize and archive their old photos. Available on both iOS and Android devices, Google touts the apps ease-of-use and scan quality as key features of the software. thephoblographer.com »
Alamy, home to the world’s largest stock photo collection, has just released an infographic highlighting the most popular hashtags on Instagram. Photographers looking to keep their photography on trend on the popular social media app may find some of the hashtags useful and wish to integrate them into their current marketing. thephoblographer.com »
SAR reader “Slavic” noticed that Sony removed the Zeiss 85mm f/1. 4 A-mount lens from their official Sony A-mount lens list (Click here). Usually some kind of changes do happen there if new lenses are about to be announced soon. sonyalpharumors.com »
What do we mean by Semi-Pro? Within this category, you'll find some of the most capable cameras the industry has to offer. The Semi-Pro name doesn't indicate that they're below the consideration of professionals, though. dpreview.com »
What do we mean by Semi-Pro? Within this category, you'll find some of the most capable cameras the industry has to offer. The Semi-Pro name doesn't indicate that they're below the consideration of professionals, though. dpreview.com »
Even the casual observer should be able to surmise that dark days are surely upon GoPro after their recent announcement that will finally succumb to the indignity of making their first scripted television advertisement. digitalrev.com »
This week Nikon released their reports for the first half of their financial year, showing that while sales were down overall, profits increased by a remarkable 54% and their operating income rose 23. digitalrev.com »
Social Media Week reports that Instagram is currently experimenting with “shoppable photos” hoping to make a stronger push towards e-commerce for the app. Currently a limited number of iOS users are testing out the ability to tap on photos that provide info and links about the items pictured. thephoblographer.com »
On Wednesday, after 108 years of trying, the Chicago Cubs finally seized victory with a historic win at baseball’s World Series. Two separate Chicago newspapers rushed to plan front page spreads that would immortalise this event in the annals of sports history. digitalrev.com »
I wanted to show an extraordinary life of ordinary spiders. boredpanda.com »
Instagram, the world’s largest photo sharing platform, has long since dropped the pretense of being a purely creative part of the public sphere, and is swiftly becoming one of the world’s largest ad platforms. digitalrev.com »
For many years the Chinese manufacturer Yongnuo has been focusing on making some very decent lighting equipment, along with a small line of budget, knock-off Canon lenses. We’ve previously reviewed both their 50mm f/1. digitalrev.com »
It's not uncommon for someone to see loads of people on their phones trying to get work done, perusing Facebook/Instagram, etc. --and that's what photographer Enrico De Conti is trying to put forward in his project So Connected Yet So Lonely. thephoblographer.com »
The fall colors here in Ohio are at their peak right now, and for most photographers that means it’s time for wide angle photography. Sigma just so happened to send us their new 12-24mm f/4 Art to try out—what great timing. petapixel.com »
