When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited US President Barack Obama at the White House today, one Canadian photographer had the chance to document the historic meeting thanks to a simple online application.
That photographer is Taylor Jones, the founder of the popular photo project... more
My name is Chris McCann, and I’m a photographer based in San Francisco. In this post, I’m sharing a list of photography videos I’ve found that have been helpful to me.
I have watched all the videos on my list on multiple occasions and have gone back and... more
A recent update for the DxO ONE has introduced framing assistance via the camera's built-in OLED when the device is used in standalone shooting mode. A monochrome live image preview is displayed on the camera's small, rear screen to improve the experience of using the camera without connection to an iPhone. The camera is also offered at a lower $499 price point, without software bundled.
Firmware 1.3 also introduces a motion blur alert feature, as well as a modified... more
Facebook is spending dough to battle Snapchat on the casual photography front: the company just acquired MSQRD, a face-swapping camera app that has been exploding in popularity among smartphone users.
MSQRD, pronounced Masquerade, allows users to shoot silly selfies with their faces... more
Okay, so the title was a little click-baity… but it’s true. Posting to social media outlets where family members and friends can all admire your work can stifle your creativity and prevent you from getting truly constructive feedback that you can develop from.
Let’s face it: your mom is always going to like your photos (even when she really doesn’t). So hearing that from her doesn’t help you see where they can actually... more
A massive thunderstorm over Dubai was recently captured in super slow motion at 1977 frames per second.
The footage was posted to the Instagram account of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, popularly known as Fazza, the Crown Prince of Dubai. It shows... more
The US and EU both have regulations that prevent you from flying your drone above ~500 feet. Someone in the Netherlands decided to ignore the law and fly their camera to 11,000 feet.
The anonymous drone owner originally posted his footage to YouTube, saying that they were trying to break a world record with his DJI Phantom 2 drone. That video was soon taken offline, but it has resurfaced on vidme. You can watch it here:
We knew Sony's FE 85mm F1.4 G Master lens was sharp. After all, we had the chance to shoot with it briefly back in February at the Sony a6300 launch event in New York City. But last week we got better acquainted with the lens, putting it through its paces in different shooting scenarios... more
