Zhiyun have officially announced the new Zhiyun Crane Plus motorised 3-axis gimbal for mirrorless and DSLR cameras. Technically, this should be called the Crane V3 as it’s being billed as a replacement for the Zhiyun Crane V2, not to be confused with the Crane 2 (review coming soon). Perhaps the new name is to help […]
Adobe Lightroom is full of useful shortcuts that can speed up your workflow. If you still havent created the habit of using them, this video from Lucy Martin might help you do it. Its an easy to remember video with 18 Lightroom shortcuts every photographer should know. Theyll help you work faster and more efficient, […]
Infrared photography can give some unique images with some kind of an unworldly feel. Mathieu Stern wanted to see what it would look like to take portraits with this technique. He converted two cameras to shoot infrared, but they capture different wavelength. With a little help from his friends, he took some portraits with the […]
Hasselblad have just announced the new H6D-400c. A 400MP monster of a camera, but there’s a catch. All is not quite as it initially appears. Yes, it can produce 400MP images, but it’s not a 400MP sensor. It’s still a 100MP sensor, but it uses pixel shifting, taking multiple shots to form a single higher […]
CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, has announced the changes in the standard for beauty photos. They are requiring transparency in all beauty photos they create for stores, online promotion and all types of marketing material. By 2020, the company will implement the new standards and clearly mark all the photos that havent […]
Grunge. Its a great look for gritty, edgy, photos, and you couldnt have it simpler than doing it in Luminar 2018. In this article, youll see how to examine Presets and use elements from those Presets to create your own custom Grunge look. Presets are fantastic, but the best way to improve your processing is through your own creative process. So lets get started.
I remember a thought I read years ago: A scar is a tattoo with a better story. Photographer Sophie Mayanne has created a wonderful personal project that reminded me of this thought. Her models are people with different types of scars, and they share the incredible stories behind them. These beautiful portraits, along with many […]
(Warninglong post ahead.) I have a question. Actually, I have a lot of questions. These are questions that have been simmering on a low heat in the back of my brain. I try to ignore them, and most of the time I can, but now and then the heat gets turned up and the simmer […]
Leica has just announced a pair of APO-Summicron lenses for its full frame mirrorless cameras. Those would be the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f2 ASPH and Leica APO-Summicron-SL 90mm f2 ASPH. While designed for full frame, they will also work on Leica’s crop sensor cameras, too. These lenses aren’t cheap, though. One’s a little under five […]
Photobombs can be the most annoying or the most hilarious thing. I especially love it when animals photobomb humans. This photobomb that interrupted KTVUs weather report is funny as hell and so darn cute! What seems to be huge crow has photobombed the camera in the middle of the report and made the TV crew […]
