Many people would agree that this years presidential contest is one of the most polarized and combative in living memory. For that reason, it felt particularly important to me this year to be in Cleveland and Philadelphia capturing the people and events that would surround the candidates and conventions.
Sales of photographic film have been steadily rising over the last few years, with professionals and amateurs alike rediscovering the artistic control offered by manual processes and the creative satisfaction of a physical end product.
In the early 2000s, the world of photography changed forever. Though digital cameras had been widespread since the mid-1990s, the technology did not produce sufficiently high-quality results for professional and serious amateur... more
It's a bit of a shame the K-70 didn't arrive in the middle of winter. The weather-resistant design would have made it the perfect companion for braving the inevitable Northwest rain, and the famed in body "Shake Reduction" would have helped in overcast light conditions, as well. Nevertheless, when it arrived we took the refined 24MP DSLR out in the hot summer sun for a bit of a sample shakedown.
Nothing is “confirmed” before the manufacturer says so, but a new Apple leak is being hailed as “confirmation” that Apple is going to put Optical Image Stabilization into the 4.7-inch iPhone 7, something the smaller iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s both lack.
Previously, if you wanted Optical Image Stabilization in your iPhone camera, you had to pony up for the iPhone 6/s Plus phablet, something a lot of people didn’t want to do. That, it... more
Oops. The upcoming Hollywood blockbuster “Arrival” starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner is getting some unwanted attention this week. Nobody is talking about the plot or the CGI or the actors, instead they’re talking about the big fat Photoshop fail they made in one of their movie posters.
The posterwhich has since been removed and replaced with a corrected versionshowed a big flying almond thing descending on Hong Kong… well, not... more
I took this flower photo without a camera. It was my first experiment in scanner photography.
I have worked in a variety of photographic media — everything from 16mm film, to 4×5 film, right up to collodion wet plate! Yet, digital photography had always been something I’ve done with a DSLR or mirrorless camera. My experimentation with alternative or obscure processes had remained in the analog realm for the longest time – still,... more
Photographer Karl Taylor made this 7-minute walkthrough video after people asked about his lighting setup for a commercial studio portrait he shot and posted to Facebook.
Sony has released a firmware update for its a7R II full-frame mirrorless camera which improves camera stability while adding support for the company's new radio controlled lighting system.
The official list of improvements in version 3.30 include:
Support for Radio Controlled Lighting System
Improved stability in picture shooting mode (by optimizing temperature control)
Allows for HDMI output while using Remote Camera Control software
