Last Sunday (30th April) was World Pinhole Day. So I decided early on that my photo story this week would be about pinhole photography. Initially, Id planned to take and show some pinhole photographs. But as I played with the idea, I realised that the more interesting story was about the making of the pinhole […]
I did not plan on writing a dedicated article on RAW vs JPEG. Why? I thought this ship had sailed long ago and the time of heated debates over which format is better was well into the past. But, what I realized in teaching photography is that this topic is still confusing and unclear for […]
The cinematic look is definitely something we talk a lot about, both in terms of photography and cinematography. There are many tutorials for achieving this look, and yet, the definition is quite vague. It seems all of us have a different perception of what makes an image or a video cinematic. Is it the lens, […]
I believe taking good nightlife shots isnt easy. You need to capture the atmosphere, but at the same time remain discrete and not be pushy. Photographer Roy Bridgewood did a great job photographing an A-list Cirque le Soir party. He captured great moments, flamboyant costumes and burlesque atmosphere with a dash of creepiness. And he […]
Hitting the news recently has been the story about the YouTube family “DaddyoFive” losing custody of two of their children due to an ongoing series of prank videos. I haven’t watched any of the DaddyoFive videos, nor do I intend to, so I am not going to comment on that particular situation, but as a […]
On Thursday, March 4, police detained professional photographer Eddie Mitchell for taking photos of Hove town hall in Sussex. The officers approached him and searched him under section 43 of the Terrorism Act, which gives officers the power to stop and search anyone they reasonably suspects to be a terrorist. As the police confirm, they […]
I was sitting in my dorm room at Arizona State University. To my left I had my Xbox on (as it was pretty much 24/7) with some racing game on pause. In front of me I had my future, for I was entering a photographycompetitionthat I believed would make me famous and rich beyond my […]
Sonymakes excellent cameras. In the last few years, they launched a completely new full frame camera system that has pushed the bounds of digital photography.Iswitched entirely to Sony gear after first seeing the tremendous low-light capability of their a7S and have enjoyed manyoutings shooting astrophotography on many different Sonycamera bodies since. I have previouslyrecommended Sony […]
