I recently got my hands on a Light blaster. The Light Blaster Is a strobe-based image projector. Basically it’s a slide projector. You can select and project still images onto any physical space. They claim “unlimited possibilities for creative freedom“,so I thought I’d take it for a spin.It is seriously one cool piece of kit [...]
The camera strap is oneaccessory that has definitely evolved along with the photography industry. While the default strap that comes with every camera might suit your basic shooting needs, there are plenty of options available with enhanced features (and style). Some help you shoot more ergonomically by better balancing heavy gear across your body, and some just give you the appearance of looking like a more polished professional. This product review is a camera strap that meets both... more
Hi photo lovers, In the pasttwo months, I’ve been doing a market research for my project,Photolemur. I looked for different tools in the area of photo enhancement and photo editing. I spent quite a lot of time on research and gathered quite a lot of feedback from the community on my initial findings. I decided [...]
I think in street photography, there are many different sub-genres. For example, you have the traditional candid street photography, you have street portraits (taking photos of strangers, primarily of their faces), you have photos of urban landscapes, and of just random stuff you might find on the streets. Candid street photography is one of the [...]
Here is a fun little trick that photographerAndrew Tihi(facebook) sent us. If you are looking for a pure white backdrop, why not walk down the street till you stumble upon a bus stop. The light coming from the illuminated sign is (almost) perfect for a quick portrait. The secret is over exposing the sign, until [...]
Do you want to take razor sharp photos? One of the best methods for creating tack sharp images is what I call The 20/20 Technique. It’s a process that combines the editing power of Adobe Lightroom and Nik Efex to sharpen your images.
Lotus Temple, Delhi: Bringing out sharpness in architectural photos can really make them pop. Pete DeMarco
Is sharpness overrated?
The godfather of street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson, once quipped,... more
Raise your hand if you’ve been in this situation before. You are out at night. No camera, just a phone. You want to take a photo of something more than a meter away, and the light is just not there. Even if you turn on the tiny phone light. I know that phones are always [...]
GoPro Karma vs DJI Mavic has been a heated discussion. But I think that this review will end the debate. Forever. YoutuberiPhonedo took the Karma for a test drive. (or rather a crash-test drive). In a 40 minutes review he finds just about every possible bug, blip and glitch with the system. And frankly it [...]
If you are a long time reader of the blog, you know that we are big fans of Magic Lantern. Magic Lantern is a piece of software that you can install on Canon DSLRs to gain extra abilities that the original camera firmware did not have. They have added RAW video, more dynamic range, and [...]
We’ve all been here before. You get home from an afternoon with your kids in the park, at the ball game, or even a formal photo session only to loadyour pictures on the computer and realize that many of them are fuzzy, blurry, or just plain out of focus. It’s a problem that has plagued photographers for years. While new cameras offer all sorts of features like 3D focus tracking and real-time face detectionto help make sure to get the ultimate tack sharp photos, the fact remains... more
