Back in August, Instagram made a lot of photographers very happy by announcing that it will no longer force all photos into a square aspect ratio — by allowing rectangular images, photographers can now share their photos in their original form.
This is less the story of a DPReview.com editor professing his favorite piece of gear from the year, and more the story of a photographer and system owner holding out several years for the perfect camera. This isn't about Nikon vs Canon or Sony or mirrorless vs DSLR. It's about investing in a system, expectations, and the joy of photography.
Nikon D750 - What I love:
24MP Full-frame sensor offers excellent high ISO performance and great dynamic range
For the past several years, a guy in Seattle named Florin Mehedinti has been pranking his wife, Gracie, with “The Forever Pose.” Florin will pretend to take a photograph of Gracie posing, but instead he’ll actually be shooting a short video clip. The 2-minute video above is a compilation of all of these “forever” poses (note: there’s some strong language).
Back in April 2014, Dropbox announced Carousel, a photo app for archiving and sharing personal memories via a Dropbox account. Now, less than two years later, Dropbox... more
Field Test: Kiliii Fish and the Canon EOS Rebel T6i in AlaskaIn this field test we follow photographer Kiliii Fish to the Arctic - specifically, the tiny fishing village of Barrow, Alaska. Using the Canon EOS Rebel T6i - Canon's 24MP entry-level DSLR - Kiliii has come... more
According to a report from the Nikkei Asian Review, Panasonic has decided to resume image sensor development in order to speed up the drive for 8K video. The company suspended its development program a few years ago, the report says, but now Panasonic is preparing to invest 10bn/$80.8m to get its R&D back up to speed.
The renewed effort is said to be aimed at producing... more
It seems like just yesterday that we were trying to come up with a sensible name for mirrorless cameras but 2016 will mark the eighth anniversary of the first Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera. In that time they've gone from being an interesting new development to an credible alternative to APS-C and full-frame DSLRs.
Mirrorless cameras are interchangeable lens cameras that... more
This is incredible: German photographer Lukas Fritz wanted an easier way to process his film at home, so he spent a year creating the Filmomat, a fully automatic film processor that can handle everything from B&W 35mm film to 5×7-inch color slides.
In October, Adobe released Lightroom 2.0 for iOS which, unlike previous versions, can be used as a stand-alone app on your Apple mobile device, without a paid subscription to the company's Creative Cloud services. Apparently customer response to the move has been very positive and Adobe has decided to do the same with the Android version of the app. Read more
If you want to play around with shadows and add depth to your lighting, this simple technique is perfect for you. And you only need minimal gear to do it.
What You’ll Need
1. A camera with a hotshoe 2. Speedlight 3. Wireless flash trigger 4. Mirror
Step 1
The first step is to set your camera on a tripod and also put your speedlight on a lightstand. You can use a sync cord or a wireless flash trigger to control your speedlight off-camera.
