In the pursuit of timeless landscape photography, its easy to miss the forest for the trees. That is, to miss the moment for the photo.
Too often, photographersmyself includedfocus on tiny imperfections in their images, yet miss the grandeur of the scene before their eyes. We can scrutinize over every pixel, while neglecting the people who... more
Want a remote motion-activated wildlife camera without shelling out big bucks? You can build one yourself using Raspberry Pi. PiBat recently built a pint-sized one, and it works quite... more
My names is Mario Zorzi, and I’m a 33-year-old amateur film photographer living in Verona, Italy. I’m currently working on a project about my dad’s struggle with... more
Large format, for me, has always been the dream. Not for its ridiculously high resolutionsthe 12 megapixels of my Sony a7S are more than plenty for mebut for its unique depth rendering. There is an enchanting quality to the depth of field produced by a huge chunk of vintage 8x10 glass that is near impossible to replicate on a smaller format, mostly thanks to the ridiculous equivalent aperture that would be required.
My longing for large format without the expense and and hassle of... more
After Hurricane Harvey slammed Texas, there was a group of high school students who partnered with volunteer organizations to help rescure family photos damaged in the disaster. Here’s a 4-minute film by... more
Google's latest generation Pixel 2 smartphones come with the built-in Visual Core dedicated imaging processor that powers the HDR+ mode's sophisticated multi-frame-stacking computational imaging functions and other camera features.... more
Announced late last year, the Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 gives Micro Four Thirds shooters looking for a high performance stills-oriented camera another option. Previously, the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II was more or less alone in its class, and remained unchallenged for over a year (unless you count the video-focused GH5 as a direct competitor). Even considering its age, the E-... more
For two weeks every February, Yosemite's Horsetail Fall appears to be composed of flowing lava rather than water when illuminated by the setting sun. This beautiful illusion is referred to as a "firefall," and... more
With dual-cameras pretty much a standard-feature on high-end smartphones these days, it was only a matter of time before the first manufacturer would announce a mobile device with three (or even more) camera modules per side. If rumors are true, it looks as if this manufacturer will be China's Huawei.
Unlike in previous years, the Chinese device-... more
