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An advertising agency recently approached me about shooting photos for a transportation industry company. They had the idea of forming different modes of transportation (e.g. car, boat, motorcycle and truck) out of the bodies of the workers.

To get the best images out of the idea, I had to modify the idea and work with professional dancers instead of the actual company workers.

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Camera: Medium format, digital, with a 80mm lens set on a tripod 12... more (link is external)

Heads up: if you fly a camera drone commercially, the FAA’s new rules just went into effect. Announced back in June 2016 (link is external), the rules govern how small commercial drones must be operated.

A small drone is any unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that weighs under 55 pounds. Here’s a summary of some of the main rules:

To fly and... more (link is external)

Hello, photographers. For the last two months, I’ve been doing market research for my project Photolemur (link is external) and looking for different tools in the area of photo enhancement and photo editing. I... more (link is external)

Crabs with Beach Trash Homes (link is external) is a series I am currently working on. I photograph Blueberry hermit crabs (Coenobita purpureus) on local... more (link is external)

Sony today announced its new Sony FE 50mm f/2.8 Macro (link is external) full frame lens. It’s a light and... more (link is external)

In 2015, light-field camera startup Lytro did a huge pivot (link is external), redirecting its focus from consumer light-field cameras (the original (link is external) and... more (link is external)

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Sony has announced the FE 50mm F2.8 Macro, a full-frame lens with true 1:1 macro magnification. It provides a minimum focus distance of 16cm/6.3in and is resistant to dust and moisture. Its design includes 8 elements in 7 groups and a rounded 7-blade... more (link is external)

The majority of “photos” you see these days when you flip through an IKEA catalog are actually purely computer generated images (link is external), but some of the shots are still done in a photo studio. To promote its 2017 catalog, IKEA released this humorous 2-minute tongue-in-cheek video that offers a glimpse into the minds of a few of the models involved in the photo shoots... more (link is external)

What’s the best deal you’ve ever gotten in a photo gear trade? Whatever it is, it’s probably not better than British photographer John Swannell (link is external)‘s best trade. He managed... more (link is external)

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Recently we have seen several camera bags that look like anything but camera bags, and Wandrd's new Prvke 21 is the latest example for this trend. With its roll-top and rugged style it looks like a cross between a bike messenger bag and a mountaineering backpack. The Prvke 21 is made from ballistic nylon, water-resistant Tarpaulin and rugged... more (link is external)

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