The V-flat is a common tool used by portrait photographers, but it has historically been a do-it-yourself product everyone builds for themselves. A new company called... more
Film is on the resurgence as of late. Transparency film is another option from your regular negative film, but what is it exactly? When would you use transparency instead? How does it compare to C-41 or print film? And what is the dynamic range of transparency film? In this article, we’ll answer those questions and more.
Note: You can download the RAW files of the photos in this article... more
It is the hottest time of the day during the hottest month of the year in Montana, but two hundred feet above me a pair of nighthawks sense a change. They dive and twist with a grace somewhere between fighter pilot and falling leaf, air buzzing through their wingtips, raspy calls beckoning night, commanding the sun to set. The single, sand-rock knob that I sit on here in the prairie while I watch their aerial display will hold the heat I feel through my jeans well into darkness.
US-based night vision tech company SiOnyx has introduced an action cam that it claims can shoot color footage and stills in the dark as well as in normal daylight conditions. The Aurora uses infrared technology and a specially developed sensor with large pixels to shoot in conditions as dim as 0.001lux.
SiOnyx says the cameras performance compares to night vision... more
The New York Daily News slashed its editorial staff in half this week, and among the casualties of the layoffs was the entire team of photographers. The paper, which called itself “New York’s Picture Newspaper” for over 70 years, now has zero staff photographers.
Only a few days ago Sony announced its latest smartphone sensor, a 1/2" stacked 48MP beast with Quad-Bayer design for improved low light performance at 12MP output size. And if rumors turn out to be... more
Often it is the backstory and the small stories behind a set of pictures that brings it all together. I posted the above picture back in 2011, photographed on film and included in... more
Vancouver-based camera harness manufacturer Cotton Carrier has launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund a new chest-style camera mounting system called SKOUT.
The design, which looks like a lightweight version of Cotton Carrier's current offerings, is a one-size-fits all solution that's said to be 'the worlds most comfortable, secure, and accessible, Sling-Style camera [harness].'
The standout feature of the SKOUT is its patented '... more
@insta_repeat is a new Instagram account that reveals the “visual sameness” of photos being posted to Instagram. Each collage shows photos by unrelated photographers that look remarkably... more
People ask me all the time how I get my night shots with the stars, so I made a video on the subject. Here are my 7 tips for crushing night photography.
Tip #1: Get away from the city. The less light pollution the better!
