Professional ring lights can cost absurd amounts of money. This makes for a prime opportunity for DIY versions. Weve shared a handful of DIY ring lights before, but this one might just take the cake in affordability and simplicity. Created by The Angry Photographer on YouTube, this $2 ring light takes less than an hour [...]
Amazon has become the go-to place for holiday shopping. This year was no exception, with the Seattle-based web retailer raking in record numbers of Prime subscriptions, hardware purchases and, most importantly, overall revenue. One of the most interesting tidbits in Amazons annual holiday sales report is the product that takes the top spot in the [...]
Travel and photography often go hand in hand. We get bored shooting in our own neighborhood, city or even country, and we’re more likely to shoot more photos when we head out to a new place. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence right?
Get ready. Smartphone cameras are about to get a whole lot faster. Today, OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced its latest imaging sensor, a 16-megapixel 1/2.4-inch module capable of capturing full resolution photos at a blazing 45 frames per second. The new sensor, officially called OV16860, is the first image sensor built on OmniVisions new PureCel [...]
A few days ago we shared a cool way to mount a strobe to a tree using a 3D printed “dog bone” and a strap. It used a cool housing for the strobe that placed the strobe 100% on axis which was very cool. We actually got some mails about thatflash mount fromthevideo sowe askedChris [...]
Thinking back over this past year, there’s one thing that stands out for me as something that was immensely enjoyable, fulfilling and really helped me to forget about the day to day grind of running a photography business…I went on a photography vacation. For one week in July I clocked over 3000 miles on a [...]
So there a great debate out there: which method is faster? Using the mouse or using keyboard shortcuts? I was sure that keyboard would be the fastest but test results are inconclusive[pdf] (some even suggest the complete opposite).One thing that stands out on research is that if one is very proficient with keyboard shortcuts, then [...]
As flawless as we might present our photographylives to be on social media, there are times when being a photographer isnt nearly as glorious as it sounds. To demonstrate just a few of these instances, DigitalRev has taken it upon themselves to share a collection of Struggles Only Photographers Will Understand. In the three minute [...]
