In March 2018, Huawei is bringing something new to the world of smartphone cameras. The Chinese company is launching the world’s first smartphone with three rear cameras. The triple-cam technology will offer a total resolution of 40 MP and 5x hybrid (optical and digital) zoom. It doesnt seem so long ago that we discussed dual-camera […]
From 12 to 26 February, visitors of Yosemite National Park will be able to see and capture the magnificent firefall phenomenon. Due to its increasing popularity, this years event will require parking reservations and permits for everyone who wants to attend. According to CBS, the annual firefall event attracts over a thousand sightseers every year. […]
Photography in it’s truest sense is a form of art. I am quite sure most people would be aware of this. And what exactly is art? According to the Oxford English Dictionary the term “art” means – “The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting […]
As far as camera owners go, nothing is better than a bag. And a darn good bag at that! Cozyspeed camera bags are some of my favorites bags (see reviews here and here). This makes me very happy to be giving two of those away to two lucky winners. Cozyspeed has been generous enough […]
Your development as a photographer can be seen as progressing through three stages: initial interest in taking photographs, development of skill, and mastery of the medium. As part of the third stage, photographic projects build your portfolio because they make you think in bigger terms. They force you to create images that flesh out a concept or theme in a way that creates a collection and a body of work.
These types of projects move you from making standalone images to creating a... more
I’ve followed my friends Eric and Kim for some time, often marveled at their creativity and the tech side of things, too. Watching people that make art like they do, well, it makes you want to try it out! I can’t dance, and I don’t really have access to the locations those guys do, but I still wanted to try it out. Jump forward and I’m offered a review unit... more
Many of us love taking photos with our smartphones and the cameras on phones are getting better and better. Ive been super impressed with the cameras on the iPhone X. In fact, other than the fact that I am one of those people who always wants to get the latest tech, the cameras are the […]
Next in our Photographer Spotlightseries is Sara Wager. Sara is a British astrophotographer currently based in Spain. She creates fascinating photographs of Deep-Sky Objects from our universe, including galaxies, areas of nebulosity and planetary nebulas. Her work has been featured numerous times by NASA, the BBC, multiple astrophotography magazines and websites and she was the […]
Back in university, in an early morning class, a lecturer held up a large photograph and asked, “What could be wrong with this image?” We craned our necks to have a good look and a student said brightly “It’s underexposed!”
“Nope” the lecturer shook his head. Another student piped up, “It’s the perspective that’s wrong!” Nope, it wasn’t that either. Perplexed, a final student called from the front row, “It... more
You might not know it, but even if youve never heard of tilt-shift photography you have probably seen a photograph that was captured in just such a way. A few years ago tilt-shift photos exploded into the mainstream with oddly miniaturized images of cities, cars, and even landscapes going completely viral seemingly overnight.
