John S. Payne is a professional photographer who has been running a studio since 1985. He has also spent decades collecting Nikon gear, amassing an arsenal of cameras and lenses worth over $100,000.... more
For better or worse, copyright law hasn’t changed much in the United States even as technology has made it far easier for people to steal or “appropriate” your work. But a new service called... more
Do you lie awake at night wondering how big the world's largest contact print is? Wonder no more. It turns out Branco Ottico, an Italian photography group, created the largest contact print in the world during Phototrace Florence in September 2015. The project involved a 24 square meter (about 258 square feet) photo negative stitched onto an equally large sheet of canvas, and enlisted the help of strangers... more
Light painting has been a basic technique in my photography ever since I learned how to really play with it. I started by just doing the usual of writing names and doing swirls but then I learned how to use it for my professional work.
Light painting has some trial and error, but that doesn’t mean you have to guess everything that you do. There are also some rules and technical things that make it easier for you to do it rather than just guessing... more
Between Flickr, 500px, and other major photo sharing sites that post EXIF data alongside photos, there’s a wealth of information online about the cameras, lenses, and settings photographers are using.... more
A home security camera has captured the cringe-inducing way a $500 camera lens was delivered to an Amazon customer in Indiana. As you can see in the 30-second video above, the delivery man couldn’t be bothered to take a few extra steps and bend over.
So, he decided to treat the precious package like a rolled up newspaper and toss it to the front door like a paperboy.
We’ve shared a few very bright lights in the past that can turn night into dayeven a crazy 1000W DIY version you can build yourselfbut this 20,000W incandescent lightbulb makes all of those look like the pen light on your keychain. At full power, it can turn night into blinding white.
