Some of you might remember a bizarre virtual camera we featured recently. It was a 3D virtual camera, constructed in Blender, that used models of real optics to focus the light and add some imperfection into your otherwise flawless renders. Well, its creator, sirrandalot, has now released the file – after improving one or two […]
Zeiss has acquired UK-based Ncam Technologies Ltd. Founded in 2012, Ncam is a developer of camera tracking systems. These are used for things like motion control, visual effects and virtual production. Zeiss appears to want to move into the camera tracking space, hence the acquisition. What makes Ncam special is that its a system you […]
There are many words we learned by reading which often results in us pronouncing them wrong. Have you ever thought about what photography terms are among the most commonly mispronounced ones? Yeah, “bokeh” certainly is one of them, but people at SimpleGhar did fun research to discover more terms that people often pronounce incorrectly. […]
It’s not easy to start earning money as a beginner photographer. it all seems a little overwhelming, and it’s difficult to know where to start. Sadly, you can’t monetize all those times people have asked you, “When will you start making some money from your photos” or “Why don’t you shoot weddings?” But thankfully, there […]
Lets fix it in post. Its a problematic phrase heard whenever a production crew is unable to get it right on set. Its also a sentence that elevates those people in post to the rank of miracle workers, and perhaps they are. [Related reading: The importance of retouchers in post-production of photos] What is Video […]
Every new technology merely brings better ways of creating cat videos. Or at least, that’s what it seems like sometimes. When the Insta360 Go 3 (buy here) was announced recently, you had to know that someone was going to make an epic cat video with it. And here we are. The three guys from Corridor […]
Desktop consoles have become very popular over the last few years. We’ve seen a number of them from companies like Loupedeck, Elgato and TourBox. Well, now there’s a new player in town. DaptKey. Currently running on Kickstarer, DaptKey takes some of the best features from each and incorporates them into a new unit that features […]
DJI has posted a teaser for an upcoming new product launch. The launch is set for July 25th, and nothing has been posted so far except for a short video, an image and the slogan “Double Up”. Could it be the DJI Air 3? There have been a lot of rumours lately about a new […]
At first sight, sand dunes may seem too vast and maybe even too dull to photograph. But that’s far from the truth. Michael Shainblum takes us on a remarkable journey into the heart of Death Valley National Park. His quest is not merely to chase the dunes but to seize the ever-changing conditions on the […]
When it comes to macro, they say that you can never get too close. Many macro photographers push their lenses to the limit to get things as magnified as possible to take a peek into the tiny world around us. True macro lenses typically have a reproduction ratio of 1:1. A handful of them go […]
