A few days ago we wrote about the Helium Core Kickstarter project which aims to turn your iPhone into a full-blown imaging rig with a large number of accessory ports and mounting options. The Padcaster VERSE is the subject of another Kickstarter project and presents... more
June 21, 2011. “You want to shoot Prince’s European Tour? Need to know ASAP.”
January 28, 1985. I had snuck my 12″ Sampro B/W television that my grandparents had given me into my room because I knew Prince was going to perform, and I figured it was going to happen way past my bedtime. Prince was never one to go onstage early.
“Adventure only comes to those who are willing to be daring and take chances,”... more
ON1, an Oregon-based photography software developer, has announced a combination non-destructive photo editor and Raw processor: ON1 Photo RAW. The application has been built from the ground up to work with modern computers and high-resolution camera systems. The software can open 50MP images 'in a fraction of a second on a standard PC or Mac' according to its maker and performs edits without lag.
The future of wearable camera technology is a contact lens. At least, that’s what Google, Samsung, and now Sony seem to think. All three have patented their own contact lens cams in the last 2 years.
Sony is the most recent company to join the fray, as sonyalpharumors... more
German camera manufacturer Leica has announced a new M digital rangefinder that has no LCD panel. The Leica M-D (Typ 262) will be almost exactly the same as the existing M (Typ 262) but without a rear screen for reviewing images and working the menu. The... more
If you’ve heard a single camera sales summary sometime in the last decade, you know camera companies have been struggling. But while Canon’s Q1 2016 financial statement did show a dip, the camera company’s ILC sales performed better... more
The subject of German photographer Stephan Zirwes‘ series Pools is self-explanatory. But while any straight-down, aerial images of pools captured from a helicopter might make for an interesting photo subject, Zirwes’ surreal twist to the... more
Copyright infringement isn’t just perpetrated by evil corporations and people knowingly breaking the law, laughing as they do. Even the Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery messes up once in a while, as photographer Lynn Goldsmith is pointing out.
Shutter speed is one of the first elements of photography that you learn as a beginner. Learning how to control your cameras shutter speed to make sure your images are sharp and well exposed is Photography 101. Learning how to use shutter speed creatively to manipulate the look and feel of an image is something else entirely, and something that I continue to experiment with a lot.
No doubt you have heard of and seen long exposure techniques used to create... more
