Here’s some exciting potential for the astrophotography and/or science enthusiasts out there. NASA has announced they have been experimenting with different types of Schlieren based photography techniques to help them photograph things we typically can’t see, such as air density gradients and, in this case, supersonic schockwaves left behind by a moving aircarft. “Researchers at [...]
An Illinois woman, who was arrested and charges were filed against her after she recorded police officers on her friends property without their consent, decided to fight back and stand up for her rights. Ironically enough the officers themselves were not given permission to enter the property in the first place. Additionally, the Illinois Eavesdropping [...]
Lightrooms Book module lets you create photo books to publish using Blurbs print on demand printing service.
Since the first version was released over eight years ago,Lightroom has become the go-to software for many photographers, both hobbyist and professional. But if youre new to Lightroom... more
Have you ever wondered how you compare to other news photographers? Perhaps youve felt that youre earning less than your colleagues or that your occupation is especially dangerous? A new study on the state of photojournalistic practice, conducted by the University of Stirling and the University of Oxfords Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism [...]
As a small business owner, you probably already use Dropbox as part of your daily workflow. However, in this post I am going to share five tips to use Dropbox for small business that you might not have already thought of. Dropbox Options for Small Business In case you don’t already use Dropbox, Dropbox works [...]
We’ve been reporting on GoPro’s advance into the virtual reality market in the past. First with their acquisition of Kolor, the 360 content editing software and then again when the popular action camera manufacturer announced they were working on a drone and aa 6 six camera sphericalmountwhich was gearedtowards the VR/AR crowd. It certainly looks [...]
This funky little “lens” is actually not a lens, but a specialty camera vacuumcalled the Fujin Mark II. The device uses anelectric fan which the manufacturer says, “can easily remove the type of dust, dirt, and sand that could not be removed before.” All you have to do is mount the lens on your camera, [...]
When I first started out in photography I had a tough time wrapping my head around one of its most fundamental concepts: exposure. I learned everything I could about things like aperture, light, shutter speed, highlights, shadows and dynamic range, but all these wereplanets orbiting a central sun calledexposure and I couldn’t nail down exactly what that meant. I heard terms like “expose for the highlights” and “try to get a good exposure” sandwiched... more
About a week ago, Sony announced that the A7RII and the A7SII will gain theability to record uncompressed14-bit RAW still images. This is a change vs. the previous ability to record only compressed RAW files at 14 bits. DPreview did a thorough analysis on the difference between those two options and sure enough there are [...]
