If you are doing a lot of run and gun, you may be recording sound directly to your camera. Now, without going into the question if this is a good practice or not, most DSLRs will limit you to one stereo channel with a 3.5mm mic plug. But, there is a way around it, and [...]
Adding a texture overlay to your images is an amazing creative tool. It adds another dimension of depth in the image; it makes it dreamy and adds a painting flavor. It also creates a timeless feeling, especially useful when you want to give a vintage look to your pictures.
You will really love this effect, it can be used in your personal work, and also sometimes in your... more
So, this article is for stylish-or-so (mostly wedding) photographers on a budget; if you were looking fora DIYhoneycomb speedlight grid that is sleek, easy to mount and efficient, to use on your strobes during balls, parties and any low light dynamic situations that you might face during your events, you might be interested in this [...]
Nobody enjoys carrying a heavy tripod around all day. Whether its in a busy city, or on a long arduous hike, tripods can be a real inconvenience, and yet they are one of the most essential pieces of equipment for any travel or landscape photographer.
Here are 7 reasons why a tripod is a travel photographers best friend:
If you wonder what composition really means, it is basically what elements you choose to put in a photograph, and where you decide to place them in the frame.
When composing a photograph you need to consider several things:
What is the story you are trying to tell? In other words, what do you want the viewer to see or feel when they look at your photograph?
When her work isnt being shown in the Saatchi Gallery within the Louvre or in an advertisement for Adobe, Flra Borsi is behind the camera or computer, capturing and compositing fine art images to share with the world. In one of her more recent series, Animeyed, the Hungarian photographer brought together animals and self portraits [...]
Nicolas Vuignier is a professional skier from Switzerland. He also happens to be quite fond of creating and uploading impressive YouTube videos. In his latest video, appropriately titled Centriphone, he shows how a piece of string and an iPhone can be used to create incredible video footage through the clever use of centripital force. After [...]
Korean optics manufacturer Samyang has announced two new video lenses: the XEEN 14mm T3.1 and XEEN 35mm T1.5. Available in five different mounts PL, EF, F, E, and MFT the XEEN lenses are the two latest pieces of glass in Samyangs growing collection of filmmaking glass designed with 4K video capture in mind. [...]
Major cities and famous landmarks often make for awesome shots, and thats probably what Sean Nivin Riddle was after when he went filming with his drone around New York Citys Empire State Building last night. Unfortunately for the 27-year-old his drone crashed into the 40th floor of the skyscraper, leading to local and federal security [...]
