With the number of people making the shift from more traditional DSLRs to Sony mirrorless systems, adapters are often a way of life. I have a big stack of adapters myself for mounting lenses from half a dozen different systems onto four different types of camera body.It’s simply a question of versatility and providing more […]
When Indian photographer (and Strobist reader) Nayan Khanolkar first graced the halls of Lighting 101 as a newb in 2010, he hardly could have known what just the next few years would have in store for him.
Fast forward to 2016, when he finds himself setting... more
It’s not the first time Kylie Jenner’s been accused of stealing other peoples ideas. She’s been accused of copyinglipstick formulas form other companies. She’s also been accused of stealing a makeup artist’s eyeshadow palette for her “KyShadows”, as well as imagery from LA make-up artist Vlada Haggerty. You might remember Vlada. We featured a post […]
British insurance company Direct Line is getting into the drone business. More specifically, they’re getting into the “mounting lights on drones” business. Ok, so this isn’t entirely photography related but it does hold some cool potential for photographers. Direct Line have teamed up with a bunch of drone experts to come up with what they’re […]
Circular lines are a great way to draw your viewer into the photo. The animation artists knew what they were doing with the Looney Tunes design. A similar effect is possible in photography through a process known as kinetic light painting. This technique involves moving the camera around in front of stationary lights, creating a pattern in your photo. If you use camera rotation you can create circular light lines.
This photograph in Hong Kong has been taken many... more
I feel that there’s a word missing from our vocabulary, and this essay is the culmination of an effort to find such a word, to define it usefully, and to work through some of what it might mean. Consider these two pictures: The first one I shot specifically to test a camera-clubby sort of online […]
When Nikon put a couple of SB-5000 speedlights on a drone for their launch of the D500, I was pretty impressed. I was also a little jealous. It was something I’d wanted to try myself, but didn’t have access to the kind of drones I’d need to lift them. Now, photographer David Robinson has upped […]
Its fair to say that the majority of the time taking photos you aren’t going to have any problems. As long as you are mindful of who or what you are photographing, and are courteous and careful you will have no problems. But at some point in your photography journey, you might find that you do get into trouble. The good news is that in the majority of cases it wont be more than a telling off, but sometimes things can escalate. The best plan is to avoid this situation in the first place... more
For those of you who haven’t been paying much attention for the last couple of weeks,there’s been a bit of anInstagram stalking thing going on. At least, that’s the story beingportrayed. Instagrammer Lauren Bullen has a very large following. She travels the world and documents her adventures. “Diana Alexa” is, apparently, following in her footsteps. […]
With travel photography, one of the issues is prioritising equipment. You simply cant carry everything you could possibly want to bring. If you do then it often hampers the overall travel experience as youre weighed down by equipment and have to constantly look after it. For me, on my current trip that meant I couldnt […]
