Venus Optics, which recently made headlines with its 2:1 60mm f/2.8 macro lens with infinity focus, is back with another unusual. This time its the manual focus Laowa 15mm f/4 wide-angle macro lens – an extremely interesting full-frame lens capable of creating highly unusual images. Below are some of the Laowa 15mms specs: 110 degrees [...]
Taylor Swifts open letter to Apple, claiming artists shouldnt be asked to work for free, gained tremendous attention and lead to a change in the companys policy. It wasnt long before concert photographer Jason Sheldon sent the singer a letter of his own calling her a hypocrite for pretending to stand up for artists rights, [...]
Photographic technology keeps getting better and better while society keeps getting dumber and dumber. But, perhaps we’ll hash out some of thosespecifics at a later date and time. That being said, the new influx of giant gigapixel images is fascinating, whether it’s exploring nature or cities. Now these images are being brought onto a more [...]
PhotographerTraer Scott, probably best known for her work with animals,has an impressiveresume. In addition to authoring five books, her work has been featured in numerous magazines, including National Geographic, Vogue, People, Life, and others; shehas been therecipient of the Rhode Island State Council for the Arts Photography Fellowship Grant and the Helen Woodward Humane Award [...]
We’ve all at one point been enamoured by the effects produced by tilt-shift or PC (perspective control) lenses.
Even in wide-angle shots, the extremely narrow field of focus transforms the scene into a surreal miniature world. It can be hard to decipher whether it’s actually a close-up of a tiny model scene, or the result of the visual trickery that a tilt-shift lens can produce.
The tilt-shift effect can be used on more than city street scenes... more
Adobe only just released Photoshop CC 2015 and it looks like they have what we used to call a show stopper when I was in the software industry. One of the changed Adobe made was to make the Healing Brush work faster, but it looks like that change has some crucial negative impact. Luce fromLuce [...]
Histograms have become an invaluable tool when assessing exposure. Combined with the ability to pick at a photo you just took, they have replaced the use of a light meter for many photographers. This is true for video as well as stills. Photographer and videographerCdric Hautevillestarted a new web series and his first episode deals [...]
Wedding Photographers are a breed apart. But did you know that there are many sub-species within this group, all with their own distinctive habits? Even wildlife presenter David Attenborough would be fascinated to study these strange, wild creatures out in the field. Selecting the right type of wedding Photographer is an important decision. Youll be [...]
The time has come for more rumors regarding Nikon next flagship DSLR, the D5, and boy are they exciting! Reaffirming the previously rumored 173 autofocus points and 20MP sensor, the latest rumor mentions 4K video, a crazy 15 frames per second and an ISO improvement twice that of previous upgrades. The mighty D3s had a [...]
If you’ve never taken the time to slow down and take a good, close look in your own backyard, you could be missing out on a whole new world of beautiful and vibrantcreatures. Take for example, Samuel Jaffe–a New England based photographer who specializes in shooting caterpillars.The photos, which are part of Jaffe’s The Caterpillar [...]
