Stock footage and stills are used for more purposes than we can imagine, but they are often used in political campaign ads, even if the message they send is sometimes a little confused. In Marco Rubio’s case, it sends the message that his editing team aren’t very good at proofing the footage they license. In [...]
You might remember that World Press Photo announced new guidelineslast year after controversy that saw around 20% of entries disqualified, but that doesn’t seem to have slowed down the entries. From a pool of82.951 photos made by 5,775 photographers from 128 different countries, the contenders for the59th annual World Press Photo Awards have been whittled [...]
The perfect camera doesnt exist, but if I were a camera designer, I know exactly what sort of camera I would make for myself, and how Id improve on the one that Ive already got. Im not asking for the impossible either all these ideas could be implemented using current technology. Really, what I would do is take the camera I already own the Fujifilm X-T1 and add the best bits from other cameras, to... more
I’m sure almost everybodywould loveto have the opportunity to photograph the likes of Will Smith for a high profile magazine like Sports Illustrated. I know I sure would. For the vast majority of us that will almost certainly never happen, but award winning Director and Photographer Michael Grecco recently did exactly that. What’s the next [...]
Less than 48 hours ago, we shared leaked photos of Canons then-upcoming camera, the 80D. Now, the 80D has officially been announced, alongside the also-leaked EF-S 18135mm f/3.55.6 and PZ-E1 Power Zoom Adapter. Canon EOS 80D Starting off with the camera, the 80D improves upon its three-year-old predecessor with a new 24.2-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor [...]
After many rumored specs and leaked images, Ricoh has officially announced the Pentax K1, a full-frame flagship DSLR that packs in a unique set of features for Pentax users. At the heart of the camera is a 36.4-megapixel CMOS sensor, which lacks the traditional anti-aliasing filter to improve sharpness. To counteract the moir that sometimes [...]
Having recently stumbled across the workof Scientist and Fine Art PhotographerDr Eran GilatI immediately fell in love with it. Some may find his subject matter a little bit weird or creepy, but it definitely hits the spot for me from both aesthetic and technical standpoints. Perhaps that’sbecause it’s a little bit weird and creepy, but [...]
Color is something that’s on my mind a lot throughout the shoot process. It’s something to consider whenplanning,shooting ordoing post work. This video from motion graphics artistRhea Lelina Manglapusdoes a decent job at making color theory both fun to watch and pretty easy to grasp. Starting with the basics, Rhea takes us on a journey [...]
Did you ever think that you could build a motorized camera slider from the junk laying around in your garage? Well, the folks at Make: have you covered. We’ve covered some very cheap DIY camera sliders builds in the past, but if a $50 DIY slideror even a $20 DIY slider is still beyond your [...]
Every once in a while we will see an epic photoshop fail making its way into the front page. Heck, evenVictorias Secret had a Photoshop bloop a while back. Now, Snickers is building on those fails in a new adfeatured in Sport Illustrated. Sports Illustrated back cover does not target the general public, they do [...]
