The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) launched a promotional video reportedly funded by a whopping $900,000 of government money. It was launched on June 27 under the “Love the Philippines” campaign, and caused a bunch of netizens to troll them, big time Why, you may wonder? Because some of the shots didn’t show scenes from […]
A couple of months ago, a new Yongnuo Micro Four Thirds camera was being shown off at an event in China. There weren’t a lot of details about it at the time, except for what we could figure out from the images. Now, the Yongnuo YN433 (buy here) has popped up on eBay. The listings […]
A solar storm is coming this week, and you may already know what this means: the northern lights are coming to the south! Aurora Borealis is coming as far south as Oregon, Nebraska, Indiana, and Maryland, starting this Thursday (July 13). So, let’s get you prepared for this event so you can take some shots […]
iFootage has another new gear announcement. This time, it looks like they’re branching out into another new market with their “Beava” line of camera bags (buy here). There are four bags in total. A 35L and 50L backpack, a roller bag, and a satchel handbag. (As a reminder, iFootage also makes grip gear, sliders, and […]
Its Amazons annual Prime Day event again. So, weve been hunting the web for the best deals we can find for photographers and filmmakers. Prime “day” has now evolved into two days, but there are a lot of bargains out there to be had with some decent discounts. Some of these deals might not be […]
Tascam has announced an update to its popular DR-10L (buy here) personal field recorder. The new DR-10L Pro (buy here) is largely identical in features to its non-Pro counterpart but with the addition of 32-Bit float support. That’s not the only new feature, though. It also has timecode support through an optional Bluetooth adapter, increased […]
The Swiss Gymnastics Federation (STV) have announced a ban on what they call suggestive photographs of gymnasts. The organisation claim to want to ‘sensitise the media professionals’ to the issue. Images showing legs spread upwards and focusing on the crotch area will no longer be allowed. The move follows are similar initiative by the German […]
The funny thing about free software is that it still needs to sell itself to us. Sure, there’s no monetary cost, but nobody wants to feel that their time (and hard drive space) is being wasted. Sometimes, though, a free and open-source app comes along that demands and deserves our time. If you shoot video, […]
