How’s this for a bizarre short film? Speed Motion Films decided to take a DJI Phantom camera drone and see how it performs as a food blender. They tossed various foods at the spinning propellers and filmed the carnage at 1,500 frames per second using a $60,000... more
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that new photo gear soon would be there.
The photographers were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of great light danced in their heads. Dreaming of new images that they would soon make, great pictures of wildlife, field, forest, and lake.
If you’re a Mac user and are annoyed that OS X automatically launches Apple Photos every time you connect a device or insert a memory card, there’s good news for you: you can disable the program from launching for all devices with a single command.
Melbourne-based photographer Ben Fon tells... more
DCinematic of Hong Kong shot this 2-minute-long dance short film, titled “LUNA,” using only the light of the moon for illumination. It was shot in 4K using... more
60 Minutes just aired a fascinating segment on Apple this past weekend, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the secretive and dominant company. Here’s one of the crazy facts that was mentioned: Apple has 800 employees whose work is... more
The Sony Cyber-shot RX1R II is a 42MP full-frame compact camera, with one of the best AF systems of any non-DSLR camera on the market. And I want one.
Photo: Sam Spencer.
I'm a sucker for 35mm. I reckon that 90% of the pictures I like to take could be (or are) taken at this focal length. That's why I have a Sigma 35mm F1.4 Art almost permanently attached to my DSLR, and why... more
Composition can make or break a photograph. This is why it’s important to understand it and know how to effectively and creatively use it. In essence, composition describes the position of relative elements in a photograph. A strong composition will tend to have leading lines that draw attention to your subject: these can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines depending on the placement of your subject in the frame.
Have a look at the following images and see how I... more
The anti-theft gear registry LensTag just provided us with this new look at how camera gear was stolen over the past year. As you can see from the pie chart above, car and home break ins are still the biggest way thieves are targeting cameras and lenses: they accounted for over half of all thefts... more
Since its birth a decade ago in 2006, the Chinese company DJI has rapidly grown into the world’s leader in consumer camera drones. Now the company is soaring to new heights with the opening of its first shiny retail location where consumers can get their hands on the drones in person, directly from the company.
The flagship store is 800 square meters in size (~8611 square feet) and is located in Shenzhen, China, the same city as the company’s headquarters. It’s... more
