I write this annual articleto help photographers with one of the toughest parts of their job, pricing their work. Inthe 2016 version, Im going to add some new elements such as a little advise for photography buyers (found after the state of the industry). Another sectionIm most excited about is the question and answer portion [...]
Smartphone photography might seem straightforward. But the truth of the matter is there are plenty of people out there who could benefit from learning at least the basics involved in capturing quality images with a smartphone. Here to break down those basics is MacRumors in a four minute video aptly titled, How to take Better [...]
If youre anything like me (and the rest of the internet) its safe to say you have hundreds, if not thousands of photos of your four-legged child, Fido. Its not at all uncommon to take photos of your pet, either for the sake of sharing them with the world or archiving them so you can [...]
Yesterday, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo announced it has developed a SmartSensor, a smartphone sensor Oppo claims contains the worlds smallest optical image stabilization technology. Teaming up with smartphone camera innovators MEMS Drive, Oppo has created a 3-axis sensor-based image stabilization system. Much like the systems found in Olympus and Sony mirrorless cameras, the SmartSensor compensates [...]
According to Israeli company,Corephotonics, while mobile sensor resolution increases, the effective resolution and image quality of cameras in mobile devicesremains relatively low. Althoughthe technology is improving with each new generation of smartphones that gets released, as well as other oddities, things like motion blur, lack of optical zoom, low light performance and focus issues still [...]
If you’ve been following the blog, you know that we are quite cheap when it comes to promoting deals. We just don’t. But this bundle from 5DaysDeal is just too good to pass on. The shot of it is that it packs over $1,900 worth of products into a $87 price. And this is good [...]
Getting credentials to any Foruma 1 event is a notable achievement. Thus, when presented with the opportunity, its best to act in a professional manner and not get in the way of the teams and drivers when theyre going about their business. During this weeks pre-season testing in Barcelona, it appears one photographer didnt [...]
If you’re a photographer on the move, you’re probably in a constant state of battery anxiety. Many of us carry a couple of USB battery packs with us, but with the new generation of USB-C computers coming to market, it’s possible to charge all of your gadgets – including your laptop -on the go using [...]
Over the last few years I have worked with enough budding new street photography enthusiasts, to notice a common thread of early mistakes that many of them make. A lot of these are verysimple tendencies and changes, that can make a vast difference to the final output. It’s for this reason that I try to teach these 7 tips from the very start. Follow along so you can avoid the seven common mistakes that newbie street photographers make:
Nest Cam got a lot of things right when they created their home security camera series. It showssuch incredible promise as a powerful timelapse camera, but by screwing up the software, they shot themselves in the foot in what could have been the easiest-to-use high-quality timelapse camera out there. Here’s how they got things wrong, [...]
