Sunflares can make an otherwise dull image, look pretty dramatic. It’s very tricky to get good images of a sunflare in-camera, especially when using natural light only, as the contrast between the light and dark parts of the image is often too great that no amount of Active-D lighting can fix. Thankfully, we have Photoshop and many special effects like sunflares can be magically created, added, or enhanced, using this software’s mind-blowing functionality.
According to DigitalRev, a new Canon 5D is on the horizon; thecamera will not be a 5Dmk4, but a 5Dx, and it will shoot 4K. if DR is correct, they are sharing quite a bit of information. Including an impressive set of features, and an announcement date. If this is not good enough for you, [...]
Adventure photography has continuously become more and more popular for outdoor photographers, thanks to new technology in cameras, and the outlets of social media platforms like Instagram, that are very photography-friendly. You may have seen some posts that are routinely labeled as “epic” and want to know how to create the same awe-inspiring feeling in your own photographs.
The good news is you can! But, just like in other fields of photography, composition is extremely... more
If you go through Flickr galleries and popular photo, model mayhemor Facebook photography groups, some photographs keep popping up. You see them again and again to the point you just want to scream. Not necessarily because they are bad, but rather because they are lacking any clear photographic idea. As deeper you dive into the [...]
Of course this is more of an attitude than a literal truth. Point being, you’re the only one responsible for your business. I worked in two projects recently and both clients went out of their way to thank me for my cooperation and good attitude, that got me thinking… How is everyone else working? Why [...]
In photography books, magazines, and websites, references to reflectors are often and many. They’re a quintessential tool for modifying light in just about every genre, and they’re an indispensable part of many photographers’ toolkits.
If you’re new to the idea of using reflectors, or new to photography in general, the problem with reflectors is that, although they... more
Today, YouTube unveiled a new custom blurring tool to its online video editing platform Creator Studio. This new tool lets you select an object to blur and keep it blurred throughout the entirety of the video. The new tool is located under the Enhancements portion of Creator Studio. Simply choose the custom blurring option, let [...]
1. They leave the drama to HBO. You will get sucked down faster than a cold beer on a hot day when you engage in the dramatic dealings of certain people. Im not naming names; you know who they are. Everyone knows who they are. Heck, THEY know who they are. Its just not worth [...]
While watching a drone buzz through the sky might still be an impressive act to watch, I dont think any of us could be as excited to see a drone fly as these schoolchildren from rural Uganda. Shot by Mark Brandon Smith, a gentleman who was working in northwestern Uganda with non-profit IMOutreach.org, the one [...]
In 2012, the Impossible Project launched the Instant Lab, a contraption that turns your iPhone snapshots into Impossible instant prints. While awesome on its own, analog aficionados SUPERSENSE decided to further improve the usefulness of the Impossible Instant Lab by creating the Lab2Cam Conversion Kit, a manual Polaroid SX70 lens lens attached to a mounting [...]
