Tonight, the Lyrid meteor shower will be taking place. They might not be as powerful as the Perseids or Quadrantids, but the Lyrids always have the potential to put on a show for astrophotographers of all experience levels. According to the American Meteor Society, the Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good [...]
In my career as a photographer I’ve covered many genres from studio product photography, editorial, industrial, food photography, weddings, portraits, fine art, and travel – but through all of that, I’m primarily a people photographer. I like to photograph people.
Shoe repair man in Nicaragua – By Darlene Hildebrandt
Twenty years ago, Nikon released a very special camera; The Nikon F3H (“H” for “High Speed”). Designed specifically for super fast burst shooting, it keeps up well with many of today’s modern DSLRs. Capable of shooting at 13fps, this rare modification based off the Nikon F3 and MD-4 motordrive manages to stand up against any [...]
People have a diverse range of emotions, styles, and looks and capturing that with a camera is the photographer’s job. From posed studio portraits, to street photography or candid shots, getting the character and essence of a person in an image is the goal. Let’s see how these photographers did with people photography:
With reports coming throughthat the D500 has now started shipping in the USA, those who have received them have been keen to start showing them off. Amongst the fanfare of abilities like 10fps shooting, and ISO performance never before seen in a crop body, one little mentionedfeature of both the Nikon D500 and D5 is [...]
Ever so often it happens. You dont call it, it comes to you. You feel like its no use, you think your photography sucks and you feel discouraged. Ive been there and still get there many times myself, heres 10 tips to overcome photographic discouragement 1) You are not alone Heres the first thing: Everybody [...]
Virtual reality might be the buzz of the town, but a new company called Scandy wants the world to know that the world of 360 content isnt destined only for headsets. Today, the company announced its raised one million dollars to start mass production on their Scandy Spheres, a ball-shaped object that has a 360 [...]
When I put my hand up to write an article about photographing men, it didn’t occur to me (until I sat down in front of a blank screen) just how big a topic it actually is. While much could be written about photographing men, from lighting ratios to posing, post-processing and more, there seems to bea drastic imbalance in theamount of material devoted solely to photographing men,ascompared to women.
A guide tohow lighting ratios can differ for men, women and children are covered... more
As cameras get smaller, the medium upon which the imagery is stored on must also get smaller. It is for this reason that the go-to storage format for many action cams and compact cameras are MicroSD cards. Usually, when it comes time to offload these images onto a computer or mobile device, a converter is [...]
After three years with my current camera setup, I know every nook and cranny of my DSLR and accompanying lenses. Despite this, there has always been one component that took longer than I care to admit to properly understand. The diopter. Here to share what a diopter does and what purpose it serves in your [...]
