The Koldunov Brothers are always coming up with strange ideas. Mostly they’re to replace photographic accessories with, let’s say, less conventional items. This time, it’s something a little different. They’re not just replacing camera accessories. They’re replacing the camera. With a flatbed scanner. It’s actually not a bad idea for experimenting with. A flatbed scanner […]
After two recall notices of Nikon D750, the company is now expanding the recall to include the cameras manufactured in 2016. In July 2015 and with an update in February 2016, Nikon announced that the shutter in some Nikon D750 cameras had malfunctions. This included the cameras manufactured between October 2014 and June 2015. However, […]
Sometimes youll get to photograph objects with different textures, and the light wont be suitable for all of them. Photographer Phillip McCordall shares a couple of useful tricks that will help you in such situations. Glass objects may have unpleasing reflections, and you can easily tone them down using spray deodorant. Mr. McCordall uses a […]
While you can use a drone to take shots and videos (either from the sky or from the ground), there are some alternative uses for it as well. Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta, the couple you may know from the Hydraulic Press Channel, used their DJI Phantom Pro 4 to dry the laundry. On their other […]
Having spent almost a decade making software exclusively for Apple platforms, Macphun is now releasing software for Windows. Launching today, Macphun Luminar for Windows is now available. It’s not quite perfect just yet, though, but it’s not far off. Macphun Luminar makes its Windows debut asa completely free public beta. Luminar is an all-in-one photo […]
So what exactly is white balance and why is it so important to digital photography?
The rudimentary answer is that light (the foundation of photography) has variable color temperatures at different times of the day. Your eyes are much better at processing color than a digital camera. Thus a white object will always... more
A few weeks ago, photographer Colin Smith showed us some useful Photoshop tricks hiding right before our eyes. Now he presents us with seven tricks that will make the workflow faster and more efficient when editing in Lightroom. These features are also practically hiding before our eyes, and they will make you think how come […]
If you’ve been in the photography field for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard it. It’s not the gear, it’s the brains. And good photographers can see potential where others see dullness. Take this Save The Date shoot from Tom Saimon (previously). No clouds, boring skies. Now, many photographers would have just used that […]
There are times in a photographer’s life when reflections in glasses is just a fact of life. Most of the time we can eliminate them in-camera, especially with a posed session. Occasionally, that’s not possible. Perhaps when in very confined space with a huge softbox. There are techniques to help get rid of it in […]
Taking a bit of a break from the weird lenses, French photographer Mathieu Stern has been doing more work with video lately. Experimentingwith a number of different styles and techniques he has come up with 10 great suggestions to help give your video a more cinematic feel. Mathieu recently put together a short travel film, […]
