I ran across yet another case of Holy Cow Look At These Russian Photos, in which the photographs of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky were showcased. In 1902, Prokudin-Gorsky learned the method of shooting three negatives (color separations) and then projecting them in registration through filters to produce projected color images.
Samsung’s smartphones may not be randomly bursting into flames now, but a strange and creepy new problem has appeared: some users are having photos randomly and... more
Do you ever shoot with older lenses that aren't capable of transmitting metadata to the camera when you shoot? If so, you might want to try out NameThatLens, a cross-platform program that simplifies the process of adding lens information to photo files.
Photography workshops are often marketed as “boot camps,” but what would they be like if they were actually like military training boot camps? Photographer Matt Granger made this lightheartedly... more
Steve Brazill ofThis Week in Photographycalled KelbyOnes photography education the standard by which all online training is judged. Tens of thousands of dedicated members in over 120... more
The Tamron 70-210mm F4 Di VC USD is a lightweight telephoto zoom lens for DSLR cameras that comes in at an MSRP of $799 / 699 / 1049, undercutting its Nikon and Canon competitors significantly. Despite the wallet-friendly price tag, the... more
Lens manufacturer Cosina has provided more specification for the Macro APO-Lanthar 100mm F2.5 lens that it first announced at CP+ in March. The E-mount lens is due to begin shipping in August 2018, and is quoted on the Japanese website as having a price of 148,000 approximately $1350/1050 before tax.
The new manual focus lens offers 1:1 macro and a closest focusing... more
In 2015, Light burst onto the photography scene with the introduction of the L16, a portable camera that promised 'DSLR quality' photos in a pint-sized package thanks to a unique design that featured 16 different lenses and sensors.
A Virginia federal court has made a decision that photographers won’t be happy to hear: the court ruled that finding a photo on the Internet and then using it without permission on a commercial website can be considered fair use.
The Backstory
The copyright battle started when photographer Russell Brammer found one of his long-exposure photos of a Washington, D.C. neighborhood cropped and used by the website for the... more
