Here comes Thanksgiving, where we thank our significant other for allowing us to spend so much money on Black Friday. Well, we can always justify any purchase by saying that buying on Black Friday is actually not spending money, it’s saving it. This is why we got a list of the best deals on the web. bookmark this page and check before any purchase you make to make sure you get the best deal....
One of the biggest issues any time a new camera system is released, is the lack of lenses. It’s what held back Sony’s first couple of generations, and it’s one of the hesitations amongst buyers towards Canon and Nikon’s mirrorless offerings – especially when the native RF and Z mount lenses are so expensive. Fortunately, both Nikon and Canon have a long history and have released their own lens adapters for the new systems....
Advertisements The recent episode of ABC’s popular show leads us through a photoshoot for Cosmopolitan Magazine. There are a bunch of girls in bikinis, posing with Peter Weber who is apparently the bachelor. Everything goes as a normal photoshoot and as everyday life. There are a few girls around one guy, fighting for his attention. Then the guy kisses one of them while the other ones are watching jealously. One of the girls admits that she doesn’t like sharing Peter with another girl… You know, the regular stuff....
As I said a gazillion times before, we all make mistakes, and that’s totally cool as long as we learn from them. But oftentimes we may not even be aware that we make them, even if we’re already experienced photographers. In this great video, Mads Peter Iversen talks about landscape photography mistakes you may not even be aware of, and you’re still making them at least occasionally. I sure know I do....
Instagram has become one of the major platforms for photographers to share their work. So naturally, you want to build your audience there and get many people to see your work. If you don’t want to buy fake followers from a vending machine, photographer Chris Hau shares some tips for building your audience and growing your business organically. 1. Grid OCD/Feed consistency The first thing Chris points out is the consistency of your feed....
Beginning with your first photography job, when you first start getting photography commissions as a photographer it can be very tempting to just take them all on. I recently wrote about heading to your first photography job, but what happens prior to that? You’re finally reaching that goal you’ve worked so hard towards so it’s too tempting to say yes to all as you’re keen to build a list of clients and also in a way gain professional experience....
It’s hard to imagine someone who doesn’t use at least one social network. If you have your own business, it’s even more difficult to imagine such scenario. In the modern era, most of us use social networks to promote our work. For photographers, this means uploading your photos on several social networks, and each has its specific image sizes and formats. If you want to represent your images the right way, you should know what the best formats are – and the help comes in the form of a comprehensive cheat sheet....
Advertisements According to the official announcement, certain rips and tears in Tim’s ears are edited so that they’re “not being accurately reflected” in Persson’s photo. When looking at the image, you may think “but it’s obviously heavily edited,” considering its style and mood. Africa Geographic writes that the judges noticed it as well, and commented on it. Still, they feel that it’s acceptable because it adds a “mystical dimension to Tim, a sense of fantasy and legend....
Advertisements The 2019 World Press Photo Contest nominees are 43 photographers from 25 countries, whose works have been selected among nearly 80,000 entries from around the globe. Along with the nominees of the 62nd annual Photo Contest, the nominees of the 9th Digital Storytelling Contest have also been announced. Photographers have been nominated in Photo Contest in eight categories: Contemporary issuesEnvironmentGeneral newsLong term projectsNaturePortraitsSportsSpot news Additionally, there are also nominees for the two major awards:...
I’m pretty sure that capturing the Northern lights is on every landscape photographer’s bucket list. Well, it sure is on mine. If you’re looking for inspiration and a reason to finally travel and see the Aurora Borealis in person, the travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has a real treat! The winners of the annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest have just been announced, and we share the top images with you....
It’s something we’ve been hearing in the worlds of both photography and video for years. Ever since digital became a thing, so did “Oh, we’ll fix it in post”. But most of the things that we often choose to fix in post can more easily be fixed in-camera on the day. Sure, it might take an extra 5 or 10 minutes of your time, but it could shave hours off your post production....
In a video production, it’s often the minor touches that have the most impact. They’re easy to miss, and most viewers probably couldn’t spot or pick them out for you. But they’re the things that can mean the difference between a viewer liking your video or finding it a bit amateur or annoying. In this video, Justin Odisho shows us 5 of his simple editing tricks to give your video that extra bit of production value....
Just like Photoshop, Lightroom also has plenty of shortcuts that can be super-useful, speed up your editing process and make it easier. Photographer Toma Bonciu shares seven of these shortcuts and tips, and I’m sure you’ll embrace them instantly. If you’re a newbie, you’ll definitely find this handy. And if you’ve been using Lightroom for a while – well, you may still find something to surprise you (I know I did)....
While most of us aren’t out shooting, now is a perfect time to sit and reflect on the photographic and filmmaking mistakes we’ve made, and how we can stop making them going forward. In this video, Joris Hermans talks about 8 of the dumbest photography and filmmaking mistakes he’s made (and sometimes still makes). They’re mistakes that almost all of us have made at some point. These aren’t the only mistakes that we make, but most of these are definitely ones I’ve done at some point or another before figuring out solutions to them....
Whether simply to give your iPhone or GoPro footage a little more polish or to film your next masterpiece, gimbal camera stabilisers have become a pretty common item in our kit bags lately. But with great 3 axis control comes great responsibility. In this pair of videos from Aputure’s 4 Minute Film School, we’re told of nine vital things we need to know when thinking about working with one....
Chiefly I use filters when I want to: Smooth the water in a waterfallShoot long exposuresBalance the light in a scene How water should look in an image is of course subject to endless discussions and depends on one’s personal preferences. I prefer smooth water…. or water with some textures which demands exposures at around one fourth of a second. Water in motion creates wind which means that foliage close to for instance a waterfall begins to move which again results in blurry exposures....
This is not meant as an in-depth review of the Samsung S10+. The review will chiefly discuss the cell phone’s camera capabilities from a landscape photographer’s standpoint. The first thing I noticed when I began using the Samsung S10+ was how well calibrated the screen is in terms of colors, black point and contrast. What I see on the display is extremely close to what I see on my calibrated computer monitor....
One declared a “top secret” project during the Second World War siege of Leningrad, a one-of-a-kind (as far as we know) Russian GOI FS-3 FotoSniper prototype has been sold at the Leitz Photographica Auction (LPA). With a starting price of €30,000 and an estimated value of €60-70,000, the hammer ended at an eye-watering €144,000 (a hair over $170,000). According to LPA, the lens was reportedly produced at the GOI factory, which continued production and research throughout the war....
ACD Systems has announced its new version of ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2023. As is the trend, it sees the addition of new AI-powered features, including AI Face Edit and AI Actions. It also offers a new Advanced Search feature with enhanced AND/OR logic capabilities as well as tighter integration with Microsoft OneDrive. A new simplified Photomerge feature allows for easy panoramic stitching, HDR and focus stacking. The array of new and improved features is quite large and includes things such as improved ....
Adobe has just published their Black Friday deals and not only are they running some very attractive offers but they’re starting the sale early. As of today, you can get 40% off an Adobe Creative Cloud membership plan containing the entire CC suite of applications for individuals, almost 40% for businesses and almost 70% if you’re a student or teacher. There is, naturally, a caveat. This cost is only good for a year....
