The massively popular photo blog Humans of New York is getting a 30-minute episodic TV series on Facebook’s recently launched “Facebook Watch” platform. Brandon Stanton, the creator of HoNY, announced the deal on Facebook, saying that he has been filming content for the past 4 years with the help of cinematographer Michael Crommett. Over that […]
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Founder of popular photo blog Humans of New York Brandon Stanton has called out an Indian version of his page Humans of Bombay amid a copyright row -- accusing it of appropriating his own work first. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-09-26 19:25
Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind the wildly successful website-turned Facebook page-turned Best Selling Book "Humans of New York" surprised everyone today with a bombshell announcement. dpreview.com »
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The BBC has announced its plan to air a Great British Bake-Off-inspired photography show, hosted by Rankin, where see six amateur photographers will compete for the winner’s title. The four-part photography challenge-themed television series titled “The Great British Photography Challenge” will be hosted by British photographer Rankin as he sets challenges and provides feedback to […]
Now and then, it just so happens that I find a show or movie that visually amazes me. I was blown away by the colors of Grand Hotel Budapest and by the cinematography of Birdman. The hit Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit is one of those surprises that I have discovered recently. Steven Meizler, the […]
When HBO’s Lovecraft Country premiered last weekend, sci-fi and photo nerds reveled at the detailed homage to several photos taken by the legendary photographer, director and author Gordon Parks. While best known for “American Gothic,” much of Parks’ work throughout his lifetime touched upon the U.
As photo/video production crews and their high-end equipment are locked down in the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are getting creative with getting the shots they need. Supermodel Naomi Campbell recently shot her own portrait for a magazine cover with an iPhone, and now it has come to light that American Idol has gone that same route. […]
If you’ve ever worked in retail at a camera store, perhaps this sketch will tickle your funny bone… or bring back bad memories. At 5:30 in this episode of the comedy show Rostered On is an interaction between a store employee and a customer asking to return a “broken” camera. “It doesn’t take good pictures,” […]
There’s a new anime series coming out in Japan that may have the most accurately depicted cameras of all time. The reason is because Canon was recruited a consultant for ensuring that all the cameras and photography in the show are realistic.
Here’s a 2-minute video that offers a look at how the HBO series ‘Insecure’ makes its black actors look so good on camera. What is it that makes everyone “pop” so much on screen? “When I was in film school, no one ever talked about lighting nonwhite people,” Insecure’s Director of Photography, Ava Berkofsky, tells […]