Polaroid has devolved from one of the most commanding photography companies in the world to a label that gets slapped on third party accessories in an attempt to sell at least something. Proving this further is the release of a brand new portable Polaroid Panorama Eyeball Head, designed to simplify the process of taking panoramic [...]
Sigma have just announced a new top dog in their flash line up in the form of theEF-630 Electronic Flash. This unit adds to the previous model, the EF-610, by offering more power, covering a wider zoom range of 24-200mm that tapsout at17mm with the built-in Wide Panel, and automatic zoom when mounted on top [...]
This shortdocumentary, “Jimmy on the Run”, introduces us to fashion and street photographer Huang Jianmin a.k.a. Jimmy. In it, hetalks about his passion for photography, his lifestyle, his past in China,and his struggle with family expectations. Born in village on the outskirts of Taishan, China, andhaving been raised mostly by his mother since he was [...]
So you’ve done the research, read the articles, browsed through your photos, and decided it’s time to make the leap from shooting in JPG to shooting in RAW, in order to get the most quality possible out of your photos. Congratulations, and welcome to the fold!
Things are nice over here in RAW land, we have cookies too. Now that you’ve firmly decided once and... more
While a lot of our recent articles lately have gone into manipulating photos in Photoshop, some are still doing it the old fashion way, in camera. The photo above, as well as the photos below, were taken in camera, using knowledge and ingenuity. We reached out to Felix Alejandro Hernndez Rodrguez to ask him how [...]
Here are 42 photographs taken from a recent bridal collection shoot. Ive shared them to show how I process my monochrome images using the new Acros film simulation from Fujifilm. Please feel free to read or just browse the pictures for ideas and inspiration. Acros film simulation showing wonderful tonal gradation The shoot: A commercial [...]
I have some amazing news today! We are releasing not one, but two new back-plate packages in our decay archives. Those are not regular packages though. They were taken at Prypjat – a city only 4km away from the nuclear planet of Chernobyl. Sadly, the radiation never quite went away and the city was never [...]
DIY Drones are wonderful and powerful tools designed with some of the best gimbal systems around. While the gimbals are obviously useful when flying throughout the skies, its equally good on landso long as you can somehow hold your drone. Enter the DIY 3D-printed handle for DJIs Phantom 3 drone. Created by Thingiverse user Zoti [...]
Tripods are, quite literally, a solid foundation upon which you can create your photography, but have you ever wondered how they’re made? Assuming you’re not using a fancy carbon fiber tripod, it was probably something like this. In this video, the Science Channel takes us through the workflow of the Manfrotto assembly line to demonstrate [...]
In addition to the lenses Sigma revealed earlier today, the Japanese electronics company also announced two new mirrorless cameras and a dedicated speedlight. Taking inspiration from the companys DP Quattro cameras, the sd Quattro and sd Quattro H drop the fixed lens for a Sigma SA mount, all while keeping Sigmas signature Foveon Quattro sensor [...]
