Photographers, of all people, should know that the world is not black and white. There are many shades of grey between black and white, between good and bad, and between right and wrong. Its all a matter of perspective and circumstance. Yet photography is full of blanket statements about what you should and shouldnt do. In this article, I expose (pun intended!) a few of the most common photography myths every photographer should know.
Bumping the Milvus family of lenses up to 11, Zeiss have announced the Zeiss Milvis 1.4/25. As the name suggests, a 25mm f/1.4 wide angle lens. The wide angle and super fast aperture makes it ideally suited to both location portrait as well as astrophotography. Not to mention landscape and architectural photography. Designed for full […]
So, the accidental leak from Adobe a couple of months ago over “Nimbus” is now here. And it seems that rather than being a cloud companion to Lightroom, it is a Lightroom replacement. Adobe have today announced that Lightroom CC is now an entirely cloud based application. The desktop based Lightroom that we’ve come to […]
Each of us has different habits and routines in our daily lives. Milwaukee-based photographer Lois Bielefeld captured these routines in a fantastic photo series named Weeknight Dinners. The people in her photos are just like you and me: everyday folks eating their usual dinner on a weeknight. Two years and 78 portraits later, Lois presented […]
Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 announcement yesterday comes Hewlett Packard. The Surface Book 2 looked pretty impressive 24 hours ago. Now, though it’s looking a little weaker by comparison. It comes with up to 32GB RAM, vs the 16GB limit on the Surface Book 2, and up to 2TB internal SSD […]
I’ve photographed countless sessions in the past nine years. Weddings, families, children, newborns, seniors, huge extended family groups, community events, products for companies, bike races, fine art, birth stories. . . You name it, I have probably photographed it. Knowing that you might be a little bit surprised when I tell you what equipment I have in my bag:
Do megapixels really matter? Well, of course they do, but they dont take the first place when it comes to the importance. According to photographer Manny Ortiz, a good dynamic range is what you should look for in a camera. In his latest video, he shares why both are important but also why dynamic […]
Ever since I first got my hands on an iPad, I haven’t touched my laptop. It’s sat in a box under the bed for about the past 6 or 7 years. I do all my serious work on desktops. I have considered picking up a tablet/laptop hybrid type deal a couple of times, though. But […]
If youre a portrait photographer, its useful to know how to make your models smile naturally. And when you are the person in front of the lens, youll see how difficult it is to make your smile look unforced. Mathieu Stern shares seven tips that will help the models smile. And of course, theyre also […]
How would you like to take digital photos with your old 35mm camera? Im Back is a device that promises to bring back to life the feel of vintage cameras, but in the digital form. With Im Back, you can use your old film camera, but with the focusing screen in the place of the […]
