Can photo clients tell the difference between a professional photographer and a fake one? Seattle-based photographer Ben Lucas recently decided to do an experiment to find out, and the 5-minute video above shows what happened.
Lucas enlisted the help of a paid actor named Mary, who has zero... more
Jos Francisco Salgado is an Emmy-nominated astronomer, photographer and educator. Driven by a passion to show and explain our universe, Jos Fransiscos work has taken him all over the world, even as his camera lens is aimed far beyond our atmosphere. Jos Fransisco joined us when we took Nikons D810 and D810A down to southern California recently, to capture the stunning desert vistas - and night skies - of the landscapes near Death Valley.
Starting out in studio portraiture and not sure what light modifier to choose to achieve the photo you want? In the post, we’ll take a look at the differences between the main modifiers in order to help you make a good choice.
Beauty bowl, softbox, stripbox, reflector bowl, umbrella of all kinds and sizes, flash ring, etc… It is a bit like choosing a new car — there are many choices, but which one matches your... more
We just found out about a really neat piece of software for Canon DSLRs. Called LooZ, it lets you see and record what you’re light painting as you light paint it, taking the guesswork out of complex light painting creations and letting you share the... more
Instagram has just announced a total redesign of its app. Everything from the logo to the look of the app interface itself has been retooled to put more emphasis on the photos and videos themselves.
First, let’s talk about the new logo, or rather logos since Instagram, Layout, Boomerang, and Hyperlapse are all getting a redesign.
As many already know, the original logo was inspired by the Polaroid OneStep Land Camera:
General consensus seems to be that your smartphone’s flash is mostly useless, but the “Flens” wants to change all that. The tiny magnetic “flash lens” supposedly boosts the power of your smartphone’s flashlight by a full order of magnitude: 10x... more
After leaked photos of Canon’s first EF-M macro lens appeared online yesterday, we told you to “stay tuned” because we’d likely see an official announcement before long. Less than 24 hours later, we have the official announcement!
Say hello to the EF-M 28mm f/3.5 STM macro lens with built-in “Micro Lites.”
Canon has announced a refresh to its compact superzoom lineup in the form of the PowerShot SX620 HS. It offers a 25x optical zoom covering an equivalent 25-625mm range, outdoing the 25-450mm equiv. range of its SX610 predecessor. The SX620 maintains a... more
The Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT updates the manufacturer's top-shelf flash unit with faster continuous firing during high framerate shooting. The unit still offers wireless shooting via radio and optical transmission, but improves continuous flash... more
Canon is introducing the first macro lens for its EF-M mount. The EF-M 28mm F3.5 Macro IS STM provides two user-controllable built-in LED macro lights and offers true 1:1 reproduction along with a 1.2x super macro mode.
