People have been creating statues to celebrate the the real and fictional charactersthey have admired for at least the last 35,000 years. Washington has Lincoln, Philadelphia has Rocky, and Sugar Land, Texas has… two ladies shooting a selfie. Described by one Facebook commentator as the reason “why people hate the young generation!”, opinions seem pretty [...]
Finding your personal photographic style is something of a holy grail to photographers, yet seldom an overnight occurrence. Nor would you want it to be, as developing a style that is uniquely yours is one of the most exciting and rewarding aspects ofphotography. For a lot ofphotographers, it is anongoing, ever-evolvingprocess, influenced by many factors. Some photographers finda single style that works for them, whichthey stick to and hone, while others might developtwo or more dominant... more
Photographing your children as they grow and blossom into the young adults they will become is common to almost all parents. Some parents, however, like to think a little differently. Commercial photographer Grace Chon is one of those people. With assistance fromthe family’s 7 year old rescue dog, Zoey, Grace created an adorable series of [...]
In this blog post, I would like to share some insights with you regarding the connection of aperture and inverse-square law of light as well as their effects on light fall-off. I’m going to be using Set.a.Light 3D to demo some of the things, but light behaves exactly the same in the real world. Let [...]
Here is one thing you don’t want happening to you if you are covering the HockeyStanley Cup Finals. One of the journalists covering the event dropped his lens onto the ice in the early stage of the game. I mean, forget the fact that this lens can easily cost a grand or two (anyone identifies [...]
HDR (High Dynamic Range) photographyhas been around for quite a few years now. It is a technique that allows you as a photographer to use bracketed images, to capture as much of the dynamic range in a given scene as possible. Dynamic range is the measurable difference between the brightest highlights, and darkest shadows, in a scene that you are photographing.
Reaching into five counties, and seeing more than 10 million visitors each year, the Peak District offers some of the most amazing views of the English countryside. So, with around 27,000 people a day visiting the area it’s no surprise that some will occasionally become lost. After wandering from the footpath to explore areas less [...]
I know how hard it is to find a good set of backplates for your composites. If you don’t travel the world, your options are kinda limited. Well, we got someone to travel the world for you. And shetravels with an 80 mega pixels Mamia Cred medium format camera. Rebecca Bathory travels to exotic locations [...]
Over the last handful of years, working with photographers of all types, I have come to learn that there are many commonly accepted thoughts about photography that just aren’t true.
Here is my attempt to dispel some of the most common misunderstandings that many photographers have, and to explain why they are a bit misguided.
1. You need to use as low an ISO as possible
Fuji X100 at ISO 3200
Back in the early and mid-2000s, mainstream... more
I’d love nothing more than to be able to slap a digital sensor into my old mechanical film bodiesand wander off doing some street photography. So, I’m trying really really hard to get excited about this one, but the lessons of the past have taught us to not get our hopes up. The PSEUDO Film [...]
