Weve curated and shared our 2015 gift guides for cameras, lenses, lighting and accessories. Now, were on to our last collection,camera bags. You know the thing that you buy at the begging of each new year when you make the resolution to not buy any other piece of gear this year other than THAT bag. [...]
Sometimes I feel cursed. Like any parent I want to take pictures of my kids doing their activities. However, I have a daughter who is a gymnast. For a photographer, that is a toxic combination of very fast action with generally poor light. But then it gets worse. My other daughter is very involved withher school’s theatre program. That means I’m trying to take pictures of her acting, singing, and dancing in the worst light imaginable.
BuzzFeeds Zach Kornfeld turned to the online world in order to find a date, but his profile photo just wasnt getting the job done. In need of a few pointers on how to take sexy photos of himself, Zach met up with Instagram’s sexiest man, Brock OHurn. With over 2.2 million followers on Instagram and [...]
The time has come. Drones owners will soon have to register and mark their unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Today, months after designating a task force to address the problem of rogue drones, the FAA hasannounced that drone owners 13 years or older will need to register any UAVs weighing [...]
Studio strobes have plenty of interesting light modifiers, sadly, hot shoe strobes (or OCF – off camera flash) do not fit in those due to the different form factor.But! hot shoe strobescan be adapted to fit studio strobe mounts using appropriate adapter/holder. This configuration allows to use a cheap and light strobes on location without [...]
Ill admit that the inside of my camera bag can yield some interesting surprises. Sometimes they are slightly less interesting objects, like half eaten apples and business cards for people I dont remember.
More often, however, the items are far more practical (I guess apples can be considered practical) such as colored gels, diffusers, and waterproof camera covers. Another handy little gadget I often roll around with is a small... more
High end retoucher Pratik Naik showed me this application yesterday. It is a selfie retouching app that does wonders to your face. That led to usjoking about how retouchers like him will soon be replaced with apps. While, this may be a bit far-fetched, I am not entirely sure that it is impossible. At least [...]
As the saying goes – when it rains, it pours. The first leaked photos of the D5 appeared less than two days ago and additional photos have already surfaced, shedding more light on Nikons next flagship DSLR camera. The sensors megapixel count was one of the two major unknowns about the camera and the latest [...]
The long-anticipated Nikon D5 flagship camera has finally shown itself in the first leaked photos, posted by Nikon Rumors. Since most of the recent rumored specs are very similar to the originally rumored specs, the most interesting aspect of the photos might be the fact that attached to it a Sigma lens. Its one thing [...]
