German photographer Michael Quack has created a helpful resource for photographers getting started with portrait lighting equipment. It’s a look at 111 lights and modifiers and the... more
“Would you buy a photograph without seeing it first?” That’s the question Canon Australia asked recently through its experiment titled, “Sight Unseen.” The company held a blind photo auction to sell photos by some of Australia’s best photographers.
What happened is documented in the 2-minute video above.
The photographers involved were Toby Burrows, Stephen Dupont, Simon Harsent, Gary Heery, Ted O’Donnell and Vicki Lee, Anna... more
If you’d like to see how your photos are being used across the Web, there’s a new free browser extension that lets you do so with one click. It’s called PhotoTracker Lite... more
Just how well does the $2,500 DJI Ronin 3-axis handheld gimbal work to stabilize cameras? Just check out this short clip of Israeli photographer... more
The Xperia XZ is the top-of-the-line model in Sony's Xperia X series and comes with some of the latest technologies implemented in its camera module. A Sony IMX300 1/2.3 23MP image sensor with on-sensor phase detection is accompanied by a laser that... more
Sony’s latest E-mount mirrorless cameras have wowed photographers with their low light and high ISO capabilities. Now it looks like its latest A-mount SLT, the new Sony a99 II, will do the same. Above is a 2-minute video showing its performance at ISOs up to 25600 in a room lit only by two candles.
After generating a considerable amount of hype, Chronos has landed on Kickstarter, and the dream of a 21,500fps high-speed camera at a price point of $2,500 is catching on like wildfire. The campaign reached its funding goal of ~$48,000 in about 5 hours after going live.
Instagram took another big step this week in competing more directly with Snapchat. The Facebook-owned company has launched live video and disappearing photos.
The live video feature is found in Instagram Stories, which was released back in August. To use it, swipe right from your feed to open your camera, and tap the “Start... more
OK Go just released this 4-minute music video for their song, “The One Moment.” What’s notable about this project is that most of the 4-minute video is a super-slow-motion shot captured over just 4 seconds of real time.
“The song ‘The One Moment’ is a celebration of (and a prayer for) those moments in life when we are most alive,” says director Damian Kulash, Jr. “For the video, we tried to represent this idea literally we shot it... more
