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Photographers are familiar with the ring light, which produces a pleasing ring-shaped highlight (or catchlight) in a subjects eyes. Its often used in the fashion industry to create images you see in many magazines. The Square Ring Light is just like that except its a square. I find it makes a unique, almost otherworldly catchlight that really draws attention to the eyes.

Youll need 2 speedlights (electronic flashes) as the light source. The rest of the project the ring... more

We've just added Ricoh's Pentax K-3 II to our studio test scene. An evolution of the K-3, it offers a 24MP stabilized CMOS sensor with a clever Pixel Shift mode that uses the camera's stabilization system to record full color information from a scene. We tested it out on our studio scene - take a look at the results. Read more

A couple of years ago, when I switched careers and moved into photography full time, I did a lot of research on multiple aspects of running a photography business. One of those areas, digital asset management (DAM), deals with, well, managing your digital assets, your image files.

I discovered Adobes open standard Digital Negative Graphics (DNG) file format. There are a number of advantages to converting your proprietary raw files (CR2, NEF, etc.) to DNG files, including file... more

A few days ago, we shared a report on how Panasonic was developing focus-after-you-shoot technology. The company made an official announcement on it today, but it turns out it’s not the light field competitor to... more

Ive shot digital for as long as I can remember, but for a number of years I have been considering delving into film for my street photography work. Every time I became adamant about pursuing it, I talked myself out of it.

“What are you going to do with your negatives? How will you print? Its so expensive! Your hit rate on digital isnt that great…you have more control with RAW anyway…It will be waste of money”

I dont think these concerns were... more

Pluto was first discovered on February 18, 1930, by a 23-year-old man named Clyde Tombaugh, who compared photos captured 6 days apart and discovered the dwarf planet moving between the two shots. Since then, scientists have created numerous photos of Pluto over the years, but none clearer than the ones NASA made over the past week with the New Horizons space probe.

Here’s a look at how mankind’s view of Pluto has gotten sharper over the years as we’ve pointed... more

If you’ve been looking for a way to download, organize, edit, and share your photos and videos on the go without having to use a laptop, GNARBOX is a new product you should look into. It’s a new mobile solution that aims to replace your bulky laptop by putting everything you need inside a small, durable device and a smartphone app.

The goal in designing the device was to pack the power of a 15-inch laptop into a device that looks like a small external hard drive.... more

In addition to the new GX8, Panasonic today also announced the new Lumix FZ300, a superzoom camera that’s capable of 4K video recording.

On the front of the camera is a 24x lens (the equivalent of a 25-600mm in 35mm terms) that boasts a maximum aperture of f/2.8 across the entire zoom range. Paired with the max ISO of 6400, the lens allows users to capture... more

When working with paid subjects in shoots, it’s always important to have written contracts and signed releases to prove that you have permission to do what you wish with what you capture. Here’s what can happen if you rely on verbal agreements…

Last year, a video of a woman being catcalled more than 100 times while walking around NYC for 10 hours went viral online, amassing over 40 million views. Now the woman is suing the creator of the video for $500,000,... more

Panasonic has just announced the new Lumix GX8, a new Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera that boasts a resolution of 20.3 megapixels — a first for a MFT camera. This is up from 16MP in the camera’s predecessor, the GX7.

Inside this new flagship mirrorless camera is also a new Dual I.S. image stabilization system that’s... more

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