A short while back, I wrote a pair of pieces about giving and responding to critiques of photography with a certain level of decorum. As many of you already know, criticism is best given when actually asked for. While having the confidence and self-awareness to seek feedback in and of itself is commendable, not all […]
If the people behind DragGAN have their way, we may say goodbye to what photo editing looks like. We have featured many photoshop tutorials in the past. Many of them focus on taking out the complex “photoshopping” part and providing a recipe to the editing process. But this new editing workflow from DragGAN (available via […]
The new owners of Outdoor PhotographerMagazine have just laid off all its staff. The magazine and website are now up for sale after only acquiring the magazine in February 2023. After months of mismanagement and not paying contributors, the owners have decided to pull the plug. The June/July issue will be the final issue, according […]
Saramonic recently announced the new Saramonic BlinkMe (buy here) wireless microphone system. Like many small wireless microphone systems before it, it operates on public 2.4 GHz frequencies, and is designed to attach to clothing to pick up your voice and send it to a camera or other recording device. Saramonic BlinkMe has a trick or […]
Preface: Id like to start by saying that I feel the word criticism is interpreted by some as inherently negative, but that doesnt have to be the case. Throughout this write-up, and in part 1, Ive used the words critique, criticism’, and feedback, interchangeably, because I consider them to be more or less the same […]
“A Celestial and Botanical Wonder” – As an avid photographer and nature enthusiast, I had the opportunity to visit Socotra Island on my latest photography tour. Socotra is a remote island off the coast of Yemen, where I captured some breathtaking images. Those include the island’s unique flora and fauna, including its famous bottle trees […]
Notices of shortages and delays come from camera and lens manufacturers with alarming regularity these days. This time, it’s Fuji’s turn. Fuji has a history of this that started long before the pandemic. The Fujifilm X-T2 caused the company to be surprised by “overwhelming demand”, and it’s happening again with Fujifilm X-T5 (buy here). It […]
Canon has released firmware updates for three of their DSLRs. Now, don’t get too excited, as there are no new major features. The new firmware updates simply enhance security when sending images from your camera to image.canon. The updates come as changes being applied to the service in July 2023 that would cause an error […]
For now, you might want to take this one with at least a little pinch of salt, but specs have been posted online for an alleged Sigma 14mm f/1.4 lens. Yes, that’s an extremely wide aperture for such an ultra-wide-angle lens. This is why I suggested that pinch of salt. If such a lens were […]
