Our friends at MagMod are launching their 3rd Kickstarter campaign for a new lighting modifier and if you use speedlites, it’s something to get excited about! Its called the MagBeam and its based on the refractive Fresnel lens used in Hollywood style constant lights, spotlights, and even lighthouses! The MagBeams special refractive lenses focuses the [...]
Nikon USA have announced that they are expandingtheir recall of Nikon D750 bodies to cover thosemanufacturered over a significantly longer period of time. Since the silent recall of the D750 in January of last year, Nikon announced an official recall in June covering cameras produced in October and November of 2014, warning that they “may [...]
I recently cameacross the work of Italian photographerManuel Cafini over on Facebook, and I was instantly blown away. His Chronophotography project particularly intrigued me, as it’s a lookI’ve attempted and failed to create myself a number oftimes. Chronophotography is defined as “an antique photographic technique from the Victorian era (beginning about 1867-68), which captures movement [...]
Before I switched to Fujifilm I was a Canon EOS user. My favorite camera was the EOS 5D Mark II and my favorite lens the 85mm f/1.8. I liked that lens because it was ideal for portraits, and for close-ups revealing details.
When I switched to Fujifilm I expected the Fujinon 56mm f/1.2 lens, the closest equivalent (on an APS-C crop sensor camera) to the 85mm, to become my new favorite. It... more
I converted an IKEA lamp to a beauty dish a while ago and I was surprised of the result. I found a description when I was looking for other things and got curious if that really would work. I decided to try and I bought one at a visit to IKEA. But the one I [...]
Photographer Manuel Cafini recently posted agreat series of imageson how he built up his own SLA based battery packs for his speedlightsto help improve recycle times and give hima bit more power. The tools and constructionisfairly basic if you’re confident with a soldering iron, but you’re still dealing with electricity here, so if you try [...]
A few weeks ago, we shared a video from professional skier Nicolas Vuignier wherein he used a clever DIY setup to capture bullet-time video using only his iPhone. The resulting footage was both incredibly unique and absolutely mesmerizing. Today, we get an inside look at how Vuignier created the rig that holds his iPhone in [...]
Flash photography is harmless more often than not. But there are times when the powerful flash of cameras can do damage to things, both living and inanimate. One of the latest examples detailing how flash photography can harm a living creature is shared in a recent PSA given by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation [...]
You may be a photographer, but are you an artist? That is the question rhetorically asked in COOPHs latest video wherein world-renowned artist Roger Ballen shares seven thoughts on the matter. The video itself comes in at just under three minutes and has an eerie, almost circus feel to it. Visuals aside though, the insights [...]
Today, at Donald Trumps rally at Radford University, in Virginia, a photojournalist was seen being taken down by a Secret Service agent while capturing the activists protesting the rally. In a video posted by reporter Joe Perticone, TIME photojournalistChris Morris can be seen being taken down by a a Secret Service agent. Secret Service agent [...]
