On Saturday 1 July, 600 worth of cameras and equipment were stolen from inside my rucksack, itself packed into a larger suitcase, during a Tunisair flight from Tunis to London Heathrow whilst they were checked into the hold of the plane. Like any discerning photographer, or indeed sensible human being, the idea of checking my […]
Privacy is a big deal these days. Whether it’s online or in the real world. And one of the biggest things people seem to be shouting about in the real world lately is drones. Many people are just absolutely paranoid about them. To the point where they’re shooting them out of the sky. But here’s […]
Smartphone cameras are advancing and taking wonderful photos, but of course they arent perfect and make mistakes. One such mistake occurred when Mitchell Flann and Erika Gomos were taking a selfie, and its result made me laugh for fifteen minutes. The couple was trying to take a panorama selfie with Samsung Galaxy S7, for […]
Wacom has announced two Cintiq Pro models, which should replace the current Wacom Cintiq 27QHD. One of them will be their largest pen display so far, with a huge, 32-inch screen.The other model is smaller, with the 24-inch display. Both models are improved over the 27-inch Wacom Cintiq 27QHD. They come with the new Wacom […]
YI is introducing YI Lite, an upgrade to theirfirst generation action camera. Its light and compact, capable of capturing 1080p/60fps videos and 16MP stills. It shoots 4K videos and timelapse as well, with timelapse at 30fps. However, the 4K video is only available at 15fps. Still, YI Lite has some advantages over the original YI […]
Many Lightroom users have been complaining about the software being too slow. It seems that Adobe has heard the complaints, and theyve made their top priority to improve the performance of Lightroom. In a blog post on Adobes website, they call the users to submit their complaints, and Adobe team shall collect the data and […]
Although Im not obsessed with photo gear, I cant withhold from buying knick-knacks I can use for photography somehow. In my rich collection of toys and other crap, there are some items Im not even sure what theyre for. However, it turns out that all of them can be useful for photography, in a few […]
We’ve seen a couple of videos now comparing the DJI Spark, but only using a phone as the controller. This means it has pretty limited range, and the handling isn’t that great. Of course, there is a separate controller available for the Spark, but it’s been “coming soon” since release. So, nobody’s tried it. Until […]
Animals stealing cameras is quite entertaining. They don’t really do it on purpose. They often just mistakeit for something else. Food, usually, or… a mate.Sometimes they arejust curious. This particular footage, though, showsan animal one doesn’t often interactwith. Bald eagles. On this particular occasion, glacial researcher Matt Beedle was in Juneau, Alaska. Photographing the eagles […]
When you start shooting video, there are plenty of things to learn, and one of the first things to master is definitely the frame rate. If youre just starting out, filmmaker Brandon Li has made one of the best video tutorials for all the newbies in video shooting. He explains how and why to choose […]
