Box cameras are one of the most unique and fascinating types of cameras you can play with if you’re into analogue. Also referred to as Afghan Box Cameras, they’ve been around for over a hundred years, and there are still some in daily use today. Building one from scratch, though, can be quite daunting. While […]
Since you’re here, we already assume that you love photography. But if you’re also a fan of trippy visuals and dreamy, non-violent video games, then you’ll love Alekon. It’s a cute fantasy video game made for photographers and photographers-to-be. Originally released on Steam in 2021, Alekon is getting its Nintendo Switch version on April 6, […]
There are quite literally thousands of lighting modifiers on the market today, but which ones are good, which ones should you avoid and… can you make some of them yourself? In this article I want to discuss: what a scrim is, what a scrim does, and how you can make a very simple scrim for […]
These days, with the digital technology we have available, measuring time is a fairly simple affair. Even for most of us at home, we can get a suitably fast (and very cheap) microcontroller like an Arduino or ESP32 and measure times down to tens of thousandths of a second. But how did they do it […]
PhotoTrend sat down to have a chat with Nikon’s head of UX Planning, Keiji Oishi, at CP+ 2023 to talk about Nikon Corp’s imaging division. There are a number of topics touched on in the interview, but of particular interest are hints that a full-frame version of the Nikon Z fc – essentially a mirrorless […]
The Aurora Borealis has been particularly spectacular this week, with sightings seen as far south as at the Stone Henge monument in the UK. Not to be left out, astronauts on board the International Space Station also captured some stunning images from a different perspective. Astronaut Josh Cassada recently shared an image of Earth enjoying […]
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No matter how self-aware you are, it’s unpleasant to know that someone dislikes you or your work. But if you want to be authentic, recognizable, and get the most out of your creativity, allowing yourself to be disliked is one of the best things you can do. In this inspirational video, Sean Tucker discusses this […]
Aputure has announced its new INFINIBAR Pixel Bar series of LED sticks. These are the company’s first RGBWW full-colour LED pixel bars that can be connected to create various shapes. They’re available in 1ft, 2ft and 4ft options, with a number of connectors to configure your shapes. Each of the three INFINIBAR models has a […]
