The SD card market seems to be hotting up, and getting pretty competitive (and fast!). With Lexar seemingly back, ProGrade taking square aim at the high-end market, and SanDisk & Sony releasing new cards boasting big numbers like there’s no tomorrow, who really is the fastest these days? That’s what the folks at Camera Memory […]
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Wildlife photographers put in a lot of effort. Their work doesn’t even stop during the night while they rest. The following image by Roy Rimmer is a great example of a nature photographer’s patience paying off:
“Perfect Owl Swoop” by Splucer (Via Reddit. Click image to see full size.)
The photographer used bait and a trigger release to get this well-planned shot of an owl swooping in. The composition is spot on, as the bright white owl takes flight with the dark night sky in the background. Further, the foliage on the ground perfectly frames the owl, giving a great sense of frame within a frame.
Another interesting aspect of the image is how the owl is looking directly at the camera.
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Holga has launched a mechanical Instax printer so you can print without power.
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Well, here we go again with a major news organization not getting permission to use a photograph. This time, they asked first and then ignored the answer. This time, it involves Fox News and a photograph of bombing suspect Cesar Sayoc"s van.
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The winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2018 competition have been announced and they are awe-inspiring, beautiful images of our world and way beyond.
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French photographer and YouTuber Mathieu Stern is known for his look at rare, vintage glass, but his latest lens might just top it all. While on Iceland's famous "iceberg beach," Stern fulfilled his dream of shooting photos and videos with a lens made of ice.
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"Shooting photos using an ice lens [has been] my dream for almost 2 years. After some research I saw that almost no one ever tried this crazy idea, mainly because it's hard as hell to find pure ice, and even harder to get a clear image," says Stern in the video's description. "So I had the choice to give up on my idea because it was too hard, or to just level up in the craziness [...] If it's hard to find pure ice in my city, maybe I should go where I could find some 10 000 year old pure ice — Iceland's famous iceberg beach."
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The night before Stern and his friends were supposed to go to the beach, a "huge" storm went through and took all of the icebergs away from shore. So, they waited a few days and eventually went back three days later at 5am in the morning to get a chunk from one of the icebergs that had made its way to shore.
Stern says it took nearly six hours to create a single working ice lens, after four of them had broken inside of the housing. Every iteration, each of which took 45 minutes to make, was done so with the help of a Japanese cocktail ice ball maker, which Stern had hacked to form the piece of iceberg into a half-sphere.
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The housing of the lens he created was 3D-printed, which held the continuously-melting piece of ice in place in front of Stern's camera. As you could imagine, shooting with the lens was less than ideal. The lens lasted only a minute or so after it was completed and trying to focus as it was melting proved to be a challenge.
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According to Stern, no cameras were harmed in the making of the video. As to whether or not he was happy with the result, Stern says "This project is a scientific, artistic and poetic project — I never imagined the result would look like the photos that comes from an ultra modern lens, but I was amazed by the strange beauty of the images I made with the first ever 10,000 year old lens."
You can read Stern's detailed account on the creation of the lens and see more of his work on his website.
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Don"t worry this hack won"t invalidate the warranty on your phone and takes minimal technical skill to do. The end result is a dramatic change in how you and the camera see the world.
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An unknown couple shared a moment of joy when one of them dropped to one knee to propose atop Taft Point in Yosemite National Park on October 6. Photographer Matthew Dippel serendipitously captured the big moment in the gloaming, and now the search is on to find the mystery couple.
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Toy manufacturer Tomy has announced the KiiPix, a battery-free smartphone printer that"sremarkably similar to the one Holga has been promoting through its Kickstarter campaign. The biggest difference between the two is that you can get the KiiPix today, rather than having to wait for a
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Today, VSCO introduced Preset Views, an interface change within its mobile application that makes it easier to see how presets look on your photos.
The new feature provides three new viewing options when adding presets to your photos. In addition to the standard view, VSCO now lets you see previews of each preset in various sizes, from small thumbnail to full-width photos.
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"The feature is designed to help creators continue to evolve their creativity by encouraging them to step outside of their comfort zones and experiment with different presets," says VSCO.
VSCO also added a new grouping function that makes it easier to see what presets work best with certain types of photo. Until now, presets were only grouped in the various collections VSCO introduced. You could rearrange them as your needs desired, but it's a time-consuming process. And you still have to know what presets work best for various types of photos.
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Now, you can get a better feel for what filters work best for portraits compared to those more suited for landscapes or urban environments. It also includes groupings of filters such as "monochrome" or "vibrant" for images that would look better as black and white or those that could use a little saturation.
The new features should be live across VSCO for both Android and iOS smartphones. If you don't have VSCO, you can download it for free for both Android and iOS.
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Last year, Adobe shook up its Lightroom ecosystem - and quite a lot of its longtime customers - by announcing Lightroom CC 1.0, a completely new desktop photo management and editing app focused on Creative Cloud integration. The previous version lost its name to the upstart and was rebranded
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Looking for an easy way to collect and share photographs with others? Whether you"re centralizing image assets for an organization, a public event, a family reunion, or a social gathering among friends, check out this quick how-to using a built-in and highly underrated feature ofSmugMug.
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Dear friend, Some personal life goals which has helped give me more direction and purpose in life; Seek truth, knowledge, and beauty! 1. Truth There is no objective truth; all wisdom is subjective in one shape or form. However this is our focus: Seek and discover what is truth to us; a truth
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It looks like Panasonic isn’t the only company not giving up on their previous range of mirrorless cameras despite bringing a new one out. Despite the recent EOS R announcement, Canon Rumors reports that Canon is planning to release two new EOS M mirrorless cameras next year. And, no, I doubt any of them will […]
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If you look at the work of the best studio photographers, you'll probably notice most of them use multiple lights to achieve their final results. And while there's certainly nothing wrong with that, you might be amazed at what you can accomplish with just one light, and this great video will show you every step in the process.
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Landscape photographers are crazy about lighting, patiently waiting for the right moment to capture scenery in all its full glory. Award winning landscape photographer Albert Dros captured this amazing image of the mountains in Kyrgyzstan, where the lighting was just splendid:
“Glowing Ala-Archa mountains in Kyrgyzstan” by Albert Dros (Via Reddit. Click image to see full size.)
While the lighting amidst the mountains and clouds is beautiful, the eagle circling the rugged peaks adds further interest to the photo. The giant bird of prey provides scale that demonstrates the majesty of the mountains.
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A popular "Instagram Photograph of the Year 2018" competition has announced its overall winners.
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Ralph Gibson is an acclaimed photographer who has over six decades of experience in photography. He started photography when he was in the Navy and has won dozens of prestigious awards. In this brief interview with COOPH he discusses the principles on which he built his career:
The first advice that Gibson gives to photographers is to have a point of departure. It means to always have a specific concept or a project in mind and to take images that are in cohesion with the idea of your project. Getting out and shoot anything you might find interesting won’t help you in developing your style as a photographer.
Photography is more about the photographer’s relationship to the subject than a technical thing. Make an effort to interact more with your subject and get them comfortable with you. This will allow you to capture genuine emotions and expressions and make your photography stronger.
With the convenience of digital photography, it’s not about how to photograph but more about what to photograph.
“If I go out today to do some architecture photography, I’ll say to myself, ‘Is it the who or the what I’m photographing in this architecture? What is it I’m looking for in this architecture?'”
Like with a point of departure, you need a concept to photograph. Be clear on what you want to shoot for the concept and decide accordingly.
Every famous photographer has a unique visual signature of their own. Everyone has a different way of looking at things. And they portray what they perceive through their photographs.
“In order to have a visual signature I believe it’s important that the photographer wants one very badly. He or she must want their pictures to look different from everybody else’s.”
So make an effort to visualize things in a unique way and capture them. This is easier said than done but will yield the greatest results.
There is a reason or a story behind every photo that you take. You know why you took the photo and when others critique the image they are going to tell you what they think of the photo but will have no idea why you took it.
“I know what I think of the picture before I release it, because if you listen to what other people say, you’re not going to really know very much about your own work.”
As an artist, it is essential that you keep yourself inspired. In photography, when it is easy, it is as easy as just releasing the shutter. But always make an effort to keep yourself inspired.
“I had learned a lot about how film describes things in 55 years in the darkroom and now I’m learning how digital describes things, and I enjoy that very much—the language of digital.”
Gibson’s words are deep and meaningful. His insight is sure to inspire and guide you through the realms of art and photography.
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