I’ve already used thoseDIYreflectors in a couple of my articles but I’ve never actually did a full post explaining how they are built and used. I want to show you how easy it isto make this reflector and how useful it can be. Definitely a good use for $1.5. It actually takes around 5 minutes [...]
David Johnson's photo series of long exposure fireworks with a focus pull technique have gone viral around the web. Many people have been asking about the exact technique and settings, so I thought Id construct a quick tutorial of how to produce photos like these. This is a How I Took It Contest entry.
What could be more exciting than metadata? Okay, so pretty much everything else. If you need to find an image later however, to win that big photo contest or finish that assignment, metadata could be invaluable.
What is metadata?
Simply put it is; data that describes other data. Meta is a prefix that in most information technology usages means “an underlying definition or description”. Metadata summarizes basic information about data, which can make finding and working with... more
I’ve read the latest article by JP Danko about why smartphone photography stinks. I disagree, and here is my response. I do hate the term tog. I cringe every time I see or hear it. Your definition of real camera does sound little bit pretentious to my ears as it leaves out pretty much all [...]
Google apparently is not the most politically-correct mind on the planet. As a recent incident with the Google Photos app illustrates, the artificial intelligence engine is still learning…and making giant mistakes along the way. Computer programmer and hobbyist photographer Jacky Alcinrecently tweeted, “Google Photos, y’all f@#ked up. My friend’s not a gorilla,” along with a [...]
DIY is where we started, and we love to return to it whenever possible…especially for tutorials like this. Columbus, Ohio-based photographer Nick Fancherbelieves that you can “studio” anywhere, turning the most ordinary locations into quality pseudo-studios. In this video (after the jump), Nick shows us how he constructed a simple and portable v-flat lighting configuration [...]
