A new Polaroid-branded LED photo studio color box light has been introduced: a 907g / 2lb lightweight offering with an attachable handgrip, remote control and quiet operation easy-press buttons. Information including the color temperature, brightness and mode, as well as battery life, are displayed on an integrated LCD.
The new color box light is designed to be highly portable with support for both handheld and tripod usage; it can also be connected to other photo boxes for... more
The Beauty Dish is revered by many photographers for having a soft, but contrasty quality of light. The classic design puts the flash tube behind an opaque or translucent tube cover, which helps eliminate a central hot spot. Like umbrellas, beauty dishes are available with white or silver interiors and can be fitted with a sock or grid to control quality and spread of light even more.
But the one universal truth about beauty dishes is that they are a pain to... more
If you love those photographers who will “do anything for the shot,” then you’re really going to enjoy Japanese photographer snowfairy88. When he needs to make a splash with... more
Popping a gel in front of your rim light is a quick, easy way to change the feel of your portraits.
As JP Morgan of The Slanted Lens shows you in this quick tutorial, there are a few things to consider when using gels to augment the look and feel of a portraitfrom your background, to the clothes your subject is wearing, to whether or not you’re using a smoke machine.
The Lenovo Yoga book is a thin and light 2-in-1 laptop with a metal body, watchband-style hinge, 10.1" IPS display, Intel Atom X5 processor, 4GB of memory, 64GB of storage space and Dolby Atmos surround sound. It is available with Windows or running Google's Android mobile OS.
After months of teasing and dropping hints, GoPro has finally revealed that its upcoming Karma camera drone will be officially announced on September 19th, 2016.
The action camera company shared the date through a video posted to... more
Fixed focal length lenses are one of the key limitations of smartphone cameras. So it's no surprise that add-on lenses, which allow you to vary the focal length, are among the most popular smartphone accessories.
We have had the chance to test one of the more extreme variants, the Apexel 8mm fisheye lens, which provides a whopping 238-degree field-of-view. The lens comes with a clip that makes it very easy and quick to attach to most mobile devices Apexel claims it is compatible... more
Chinese manufacturer Huawei has taken IFA 2016 as an opportunity to launch a completely new series of devices. Nominally the Nova and Nova Plus are mid-range smartphones, but considering the premium looks and some of the camera specifications they could easily be mistaken for top-end models.
The Nova's metal body features what Huawei calls a multi-curve design, 2.5D glass screens and diamond cut edges. The back plate comes with a brushed hairline finish and at 1.8mm the bezels of... more
