Shooting on location is fraught with all kinds of challenges. Often, the biggest one is the weather. We hope the forecasts are correct, but occasionally they get thingsa little wrong. It’s often just down to chance. Even somewhere warm and sunny like Florida has its share of random rain. Which is exactly what came during […]
Weve all repeated it many times its not the gear that makes good photos, its the photographer. Guys from Mango Street put this claim to the test in an interesting video. In one corner, there are professional photographers with cheap cameras and lenses. In the other corner, theres an amateur photographer with an expensive […]
The race for online popularity and approval is everlasting, and there are plenty of methods people use to get it. But in one Russian mall, theres a pretty unusual method of buying Instagram likes and followers: at a vending machine. And its not a joke, it really exists and works. You have to admit, this […]
Travel photography can be a real pain if you’re not prepared and organized. Besides your essential camera gear, there are a few thing you might want to pack that may not be immediately obvious – but the best part is you can pick these items up for relatively low cost. Based on a few of […]
Flexible LED lightshave a number of uses and benefits. They are lightweight, provide good light, and, well theyre flexible. One negative side is that they can cost hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, so not everyone can afford them. Caleb Pike from DSLR Video Shooter presents you with four flexible LED light panels that […]
The timelapse movies don’t seem to have come as thick and fast as they did last year. There’s been a few good ones, showing rare events and unusual techniques. But still not in the quantities that 2016 brought. One person we can always rely on to give us some timelapse and hyperlapse eye-candy, though, is […]
When it was announced that Triggertrap would be winding down its business, many users expressed concern. What would happen to the apps? Will they be updated? Or will the hardware they’ve bought and paid for suddenly become useless? The common suggestion was to make it open source. Acouple of weeks ago we reported that the […]
I find myself shooting from within cars, trains and other forms of transport quite regularly. When it comes to a car, you’ll be thankful to know I’m not the one doing the driving. And I wouldn’t suggest you try and of these things while you’re behind the wheel, either. Well, except perhaps hyperlapse where you […]
Searching for camera gear on flea markets and online auctions is like a treasure hunt. And from time to time, some photographers get to find real gems. Photographer Mathieu Stern was the lucky winner this time, and he found his treasure in quite a nasty place. Covered with poop, in a box full of other […]
It was a while ago now that I posted about using a single light to create a stunning beauty setup with only an additional reflector. At the time that article was shared and posted everywhere including all the big photo sites. In fact it seemed so popular at the time that the link I shared […]
