Howard Ashton-Jones has often spoken about the importance of personal workoutside ofhis main work as the official photographer for Scottish Gymnastics. Personal work allows us to explore new techniques, new genres, new styles. It helps us to learn and develop as photographers, broadening our experiences and givesus valuable information that we can take back and [...]
Benro is introducing a new line of tripods –System Go Plus. It is a tripod system that finally adds a shifting center column to the Benro kits. At TPS 2016 we had a chat withMark Hoskins – Brand Manager for Benro to see this new tripod in action. The System Go Plus set is made [...]
There is a lot of hype about photography, it’s a booming hobby practicedby huge numbers of people around the world. With the prevalence of high quality imagesfrom our phones, and widely available, inexpensive dedicated cameras, it’s no wonder the art isso popular. But it isn’t all roses, and there are some uncomfortable things it’s best just to understand from the beginning.
There is no nice way of saying it. 3 Legged Thing is killing Brian. But we have some good news, a new tripod series is coming out:Equinox. We caught up with 3 Legged Thing Founder and CEODanny Lenihan at the UK Photography show and had a chat about their new range of tripods. Evo 3 [...]
Among the most essential parts of a photographer’s lighting kit, is a sturdy light stand. While there are a wide variety of options that definitely fall into the sturdy category, many of these light stands are also heavy, bulky, and difficult to travel with. One light stand that is pretty much the complete opposite of every other option out there, isthe... more
Nothing like a good visit to the beach right? Some dips in the water, some laying in the sand and some visitors from planet Jakku. Wait what? Singaporean photographer Mezame Shashin-ka used his time at the beach to recreate the desert planet Jakku. It really does not take much more than a good imagination, a [...]
Holi is a spring festival in India and Nepal, also known as the festival of colours or the festival of sharing love. It’s a wonderful festival for participants but presents photographers with an amazing opportunity.
The festival happened in the last week so we thought we’d put together a collection of images from it (and previous... more
Photoshop contender, Affinity Photo,made a big splash about two weeks ago when they announced that they are rolling outa windows Beta, effectively more than doubling their potential market. We caught up with Affinity managing director Ashley Hewson at the UK Photography show (full TPS report here) to talk about Affinity’s future plans, their Windows Beta [...]
One of the big things that inspires me in photography, life, and technology is the ability to democratize, to add access, and to make things affordable to the masses. For a little bit of personal background; I grew up lower-working class (my mom was more or less a single mom, working 3-part time jobs, and [...]
The word “testing” can have a variety of different meanings in the industry. But it always refers to creatives sharing their time to create something as a team. In commercial photography the test is done to see if the model is suitable for a commercial shoot, since models cost a lot of money and bad [...]
