Photography Blogs & Tutorials

By now, if you have read my previous posts (which you all should have done, tut tut), you will know that I am inspired greatly by the cinema. I have loved movies since I was a little boy. I would sit for hours on end, watching, and re-watching my favourite movies. If I had to [...]

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I have been using Pixsy for a while now to keep track of copyright infringement of my photography and where possible, pursue payments. Having worked through the system a few times now, I have identified a number of simple steps that photographers can take to protect their copyright and pursue infringement. You may or may [...]

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One of the most important elements of photography is light. So it’s only natural that as photographers, one of the most important skills to have under your belt is the understanding of different kinds of light, and how to SEE it before taking a single shot. Every photographic frame needs some sort of light but the intensity, direction, and quality is always in question.

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While in Bermuda with a group of photographers recently, photographer Peter Hurley managed to land himself a tour of the Oracle Team USA compound while the team is over there training and preparing to defend their America’s Cup title. The tour, arranged throughfriend and Oracle Team USA tactician, Andrew Campbell, turned into a surprise portrait [...]

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Along with all the usual announcements aboutmagical things and Siri, Apple have announced some of the new features coming to the camera and its software in iOS 10. As expected, facial recognition support is coming, which allows the camera to categorise the images you shoot automatically. But the big news is that iOS is finally [...]

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When it comes to gettingconsistent colour with your stills photography, regardless of the lighting conditions, camera model, or even brand, I can’t think of anything I’d rather have with me than the X-Rite ColorChecker Passport(CCP). just works, pretty much flawlessly. Forvideo, though, it’s not quite asuseful. So, when X-Rite announced that they had released two [...]

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Ever since Fujifilm unveiled their debut consumer camera in late 2010, the fixed-lens x100, the brand has become a favoritefor professionals, and enthusiasts who seek an advanced digital camera experience, that still retains much of the look and quality of the classic film era.

Fujifilm’s very first mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, the X-Pro1, was released in March 2012to much praise from critics and users, and was recently replaced with its successor, the X-Pro2. Given... more

Sometimes, you get an idea that seems to beimpossible (or at least very tricky). After you think about things for a while and figure out the logistics of actually getting a wardrobe onto the beach on top of rocks, the solutions seem to present themselves. When you realise that this was the idea ofPhotographerFelix Alejandro [...]

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External dials and gizmos havebeen common in the movie industry for years. Their sole purpose in live isto help speed up workflow and productivity, assisting with things like editing and colour grading. Now, they’re starting to become more popular for the regular desktop and stills editing with Photoshop. BrushKnob, developed by Japanese concept artist, Wataru [...]

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I’ve always been inspired by the night sky. But I always thought that it would be difficult to shoot. And I guess it was not easy way way back, but today’s tech makes it easy twice: new sensors are extremelysensitive to light and are producing great high-iso, low noise results. Thisopened up a whole new [...]

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