Light-painting photographer Denis Smith is perhaps best known for creating giant spheres of light in photos. For his latest series, titled “Liquid Light,” Smith brought his light tools into waist-deep water for beautiful photos of light bursting forth from the surface.
“For the past 2 summers I have been spending time in the water with […]. petapixel.com
Underwater photographers and cameras have to deal with less than ideal conditions. Light levels are low, water can be murky and add color casts to your images. Underwater modes on rugged cameras and (waterproof) smartphones are not new but now a patent application filed by Apple suggests mobile users could soon benefit from a more sophisticated version and achieve better underwater imaging results in the future if the system is ever implemented. dpreview.com »
2019-03-28 23:48
Cinematographer Matthew Rosen has revealed three new tricks for shooting table top effects in a recent commercial that makes use of only practical effects. Shooting with a high speed camera, Rosen comments that he was able to bypass annoying camera flicker woes by using a D/C battery to light the shot instead and avoid common cycling issues presented by an A/C battery. digitalrev.com »
2016-12-16 03:00
Conceptual photographer Alexandre Watanabe uses the science of refraction in his colourful water refraction series to portray the bending of light through a wine glass. While images seen through water droplets create upside down refractions, a wine glass filled with water will horizontally flip whatever is in the background as light rays bend their way through the shape glass. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-24 03:00
V-Flat World announced the Aqua Tray, a shallow and transparent acrylic tray that lets studio photographers easily use water as a prop. It is, basically, a shallow plastic bucket, but it does take the guesswork out of trying to build a custom solution. [Read More]
A wildlife photographer lost $11,000 worth of camera equipment and very nearly his life after falling into a river while shooting wildlife photos. [Read More]
Commercial photographer Andrei Duman aims to highlight the effects of climate change through a new personal project, Lake Powell: A 40-Year Visual Story of Water Crisis. [Read More]
I think that even in the hearts of the saddest folks, some part of them finds a smile when looking at images of Holi. I grew up knowing it as Phagwah, but Holi makes it, in my opinion, much more marketable.
Inspired by the quietness displayed in Japanese ikebana arrangements, photographer Robert Peek's images display a calm, mystic, and lively radiance that captivates viewers' attention and curiosities. [Read More]
If you're a landscape photographer that carries around tons of ND filters with you, you probably are already aware of photographer rave about the OM SYSTEM series of cameras. But OM SYSTEM has a feature that makes photographing the sunset even better.
For nearly 13 years, photographer Jordan Godly captured his surf photography with a DSLR. But in 2020, that changed and he ditched digital in order to go back to film. [Read More]