Still don't have the camera of your dreams? Saving up for it is the usual route, but definitely not the only route. You might want to follow the example of photographer and cinematographer Casey Cavanaugh, who took matters to his own hands and built his own Hasselblad X-Pan.
If that sounds amazingly cool, we assure you that it definitely is!. thephoblographer.com
For the months leading up to our wedding, we had periodic discussions about what we would do for engagement pictures. We talked about locations, photographers, props. I don't think either of us were particularly excited about the concept of being in front of the camera. boredpanda.com »
2018-08-09 23:32
Photographer Markus Hofstaetter often gets asked about how he acquires the plates he uses for wet plate collodion photography. To answer that question, Hofstaetter made this 7-minute video showing how he has them custom cut on a 75-year-old machine. petapixel.com »
2018-05-16 21:02
You probably know the story by now: Sal Cincotta, owner of the site Behind the Shutter and its associated ShutterFest conference, entered and won his own photography competition. Not surprisingly, many people are upset about this, and have said so on the internet. dpreview.com »
2017-05-02 10:01
Plenty of photographers these days try their hands at making their own cameras, but Swedish photographer, inventor, and camera maker Mats Wernersson recently did something a little more unusual: he made his own 90mm f/2. petapixel.com »
2017-04-27 20:43
Photographer Dale Sharpe is a determined guy. It took two rings and two trips to the arctic circle, but he finally got engaged to the one person he loves, capturing the epic moment on camera while the northern lights danced above their heads. petapixel.com »
2017-03-13 22:11
In 2015, Hugo Cardoso embarked on an interesting experiment: built a 35mm slit-scan film camera. That experiment was a big success, which left Cardoso only one choice going forward… go bigger! So he hunkered down at his work bench and set about creating a medium format version. petapixel.com »
2016-12-09 20:48
Photographer and filmmaker, Majd Khatib, has released an easy-to-follow tutorial that shows you how to make your own DIY theft proof camera strap. After having his own camera stolen, Khatib knew he needed to come up with a solution to prevent theft in the future. thephoblographer.com »
2016-11-10 01:25
There is not enough grey matter in all the skulls in all of the world to deduce why this Florida felon decided his wanted posted would make a good profile picture. On August 29th, Stuart Police Department in Martin County, Florida responded to a battery complaint where they found suspect Mack Yearwood, 41, had fled […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-05 21:11