Most consumer drones top out at a maximum speed of around 50 MPH, give or take a dozen. While impressive, these drones dont hold a torch to Gemo Copter, the drone with the fastest lift-off time in the world, breaking the Guiness World Record by climbing 326 feet in 3.87 seconds. Designed by a team [...]
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has launched an investigation after it was revealed that scandalous photos of a known glamour model were captured at Craigievar Castle in Scotland. According to reports, the NTS is looking into legal action in regards to whether or not the photographers and model were given permission to shoot at [...]
There are many things involved in post-processing an image, that might seem a little bit daunting at first. That doesn’t mean that they are difficult to learn, or hard to understand. The HSL panel in Adobe Lightroom (or similar editing software that uses Adobe Camera Raw), tends to bring about feelings of anxiety, when it comes to making sense of all those sliders. Some photographers choose to pretend it doesn’t even exist, just because it looks a little complicated.... more
Three years ago, DJI introduced the world to its Phantom drone. Since then, DJI has become a brand synonymous with drones, both amateur and professional, for those wanting to take their photography and cinematography to the sky. Today, the Chinese UAV manufacturer unveils its fourth and latest iteration of its Phantom drone, the Phantom 4. [...]
Our friends at MagMod are launching their 3rd Kickstarter campaign for a new lighting modifier and if you use speedlites, it’s something to get excited about! Its called the MagBeam and its based on the refractive Fresnel lens used in Hollywood style constant lights, spotlights, and even lighthouses! The MagBeams special refractive lenses focuses the [...]
Nikon USA have announced that they are expandingtheir recall of Nikon D750 bodies to cover thosemanufacturered over a significantly longer period of time. Since the silent recall of the D750 in January of last year, Nikon announced an official recall in June covering cameras produced in October and November of 2014, warning that they “may [...]
I recently cameacross the work of Italian photographerManuel Cafini over on Facebook, and I was instantly blown away. His Chronophotography project particularly intrigued me, as it’s a lookI’ve attempted and failed to create myself a number oftimes. Chronophotography is defined as “an antique photographic technique from the Victorian era (beginning about 1867-68), which captures movement [...]
Before I switched to Fujifilm I was a Canon EOS user. My favorite camera was the EOS 5D Mark II and my favorite lens the 85mm f/1.8. I liked that lens because it was ideal for portraits, and for close-ups revealing details.
When I switched to Fujifilm I expected the Fujinon 56mm f/1.2 lens, the closest equivalent (on an APS-C crop sensor camera) to the 85mm, to become my new favorite. It... more
I converted an IKEA lamp to a beauty dish a while ago and I was surprised of the result. I found a description when I was looking for other things and got curious if that really would work. I decided to try and I bought one at a visit to IKEA. But the one I [...]
Photographer Manuel Cafini recently posted agreat series of imageson how he built up his own SLA based battery packs for his speedlightsto help improve recycle times and give hima bit more power. The tools and constructionisfairly basic if you’re confident with a soldering iron, but you’re still dealing with electricity here, so if you try [...]
