In the span of just a few short years, Seattle-based photographer Nate Gowdy went from shooting weddings, headshots, and commercial images to shooting striking photos of politicians campaigning to... more
In a recent interview with Marc Silber of Advancing Your Photography, Ansel Adams' son Michael gives a tour of his father's darkroom.
The basics are all there, but by and large, they were designed by Adams for the space he was in. Sure, the dodge-and-burn stick is literally a stick with some cardboard taped to it, but the enlarger and wall mount are both on a custom-built track, and can be moved independently toward or... more
“Master of Photography” is a new TV show that aims to do for photography what American Idol did for singing. Created by Sky Arts, it’s the first TV talent show in Europe... more
As a professional photographer Im always looking for ways to showcase my work and convey a feeling. Recently Ive been working hard on a photography showreel to highlight my portfolio. Id like to share with you some of the lessons I learned, and explain how you too can create a showreel of your own.
Why a photography showreel can be a great addition to your portfolio
Whats great about showing your photos in a video is that viewers will know how long watching the... more
Cameras are often pitted each other in the area of image quality, but long exposure sensor noise generally isn’t something that you can easily compare online. So photographer Brendan... more
Lighting and accessories manufacturer Phottix has launched a new light modifier for studio heads and hotshoe guns that can be used as a beauty dish as well as an octa softbox. The Spartan is collapsible, uses flexible rods for its assembly and comes in 20" and 28" sizes. The central metal diffuser of the beauty dish configuration can be removed and users just have to attach the front diffuser panel to switch it to a softbox. A set of clasps along the rod housings allow a second diffuser to... more
Samsung has announced that it intends to produce the first removable versions of a new format of memory cards designed, it says, to replace the microSD card in portable electronic devices such as cameras, drones and phones.
The Universal Flash Storage cards are as small as microSD cards but boast enhanced read/write speeds, with the company claiming that... more
If you ever find a lost GoPro, there’s a decent chance you’ll find footage of the camera’s last moments with its owner on the memory card as long as it hasn’t been destroyed. That’s exactly what one fisherman just found in England.
Francis Darracott and his family were fishing from a pier at a lake in Hamworthy, Poole, when their fishing rod unexpectedly pulled up a GoPro camera with the first cast of the night.
