They say that a camera’s shutter life expectancy is only a guide. Chances are your shutter will die either long before that expectancy, or long after. At least, that’s been my experience. Most dead shutters I’ve heard of have been nowhere near the life expectancy. And I have a couple of bodies myself that are […]
You may have heard that photography is also referred to as “painting with light”. However, would you consider yourself a light painter so far? If not, let’s change that real quick to massively improve your street photography composition! The difference between photographers and painters is that paintersadd elementsand photographersreduce them. When you hit the streets, […]
Remember we tried to guess whether RED is working on their first smartphone? Well, we guessed correctly. After the vague announcement from last week, RED has now officially released Hydrogen One, their very first smartphone. Hydrogen One is an Android smartphone, a full holographic device that features 2D and 3D virtual and augmented reality. Whats […]
The whole “one light” thing always seems to be a popular topic. And it’s not really surprising. Every day new people are getting into flash. Buying just a single light and learning to master it is the usual recommendation. And it’s a great way to start. The next logical step before buying more lights is […]
As more and more people take up digital photography and want to get started editing, many are asking the question, are Adobes Lightroom and Photoshop my only options? At ACD Systems, they have their own editing software called ACDSee Ultimate 10, which allows you to do many of the same functions as the former.
Adobes subscription modelmembership and monthly paymentsis a big turn off... more
Have you ever received a beautiful bunch of flowers and wondered howthey might look frozen solid? No? Well, me neither! Actually, up until recently, I was more interested in keeping flowers in a good old conventional vase. But photographers are a mighty creative bunch. Provided with some of nature’s most basic ingredients, we put our heads together and discovered an amazing way to create such wonderfully abstractphotographs of frozen flowers. Andwith such beautiful results, I wish I... more
Filters have largely gone the way of the dinosaur with digital photography. Lens filters, that is. The simple fact of the matter is that they’re just not needed now. We used to need a whole array of filters when we shot film. Solid colours to shift the contrast on black & white film. Variously coloured […]
On June 24, a man flew a drone over a forest fire in Prescott, Arizona. This caused eight fire-combating aircrafts to land, due to the increased risk for the pilots and the firefighters. Right after the incident, the investigation took place, and the authorities have now published that theyve arrested the man. According to AZ […]
I like experimenting with different setups, especially forwide angle close-ups. Last year, I took my wife’sSony A7for a couple of field trips and paired it with theVoigtlnder Super Wide-Heliar 15mm f/4.5with extension tubes for some wide angle macro photography, and the results were pretty cool! Compared to my usual DSLR setup, the lens was much […]
Abstract: When complementary-gelled lights are falling on the same plane, they can easily rob each other of color. So it is important to make sure your lights are hitting different areas, with minimal overlap.
Above is a two-speedlight portrait against a white wall. White walls are the natural enemy of a gel, and practically... more
