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In a patent, Canon explains how it intends to translate its Eye-Control Autofocus (AF) technology into a camera with an electronic viewfinder (EVF). The technology was originally developed for the EOS 5 SLR, and as such needed updating. petapixel.com »
Shooting in natural light can be quite difficult. In fact, many photographers gravitate towards studio photography to avoid natural light completely. However, natural light can be manipulated in a way that will produce great work. petapixel.com »
Landscape photographers dread the feeling of standing in front of an incredible scene only to look up to find blue skies filled with harsh sunlight and no clouds. On a recent photography trip to Death Valley National Park, Michael Shainblum decided to use the harsh conditions to experiment. When Shainblum arrived in the dry California […] petapixel.com »
Of the many questions I receive from my students and from viewers of my photographs, “How was it shot?” is perhaps the most frequent. But is it the right one? “How did you shoot it?” “How did you do that?” Together with “What camera do you use?” are perhaps the questions I get most frequently […] petapixel.com »
Cinematographer and YouTuber Caleb Pike, of DSLR Video Shooter, has a whole collection of videos wherein he shows off how to create turnkey solutions for filmmaking. For his latest episode, Caleb shows how he turned a Pelican case, a few camera bits and a little elbow grease into the ultimate all-in-one studio case that’s simple enough to set up and start shooting in under a minute. dpreview.com »
I am a professional wedding, portrait, and fashion photographer, and have almost three decades of experience photographing couples. I created this video to provide lighting, posing and location tips and tricks in a few different scenarios to give photographers some inspiration on how to photograph couples. petapixel.com »
The Hubble Space Telescope has an incredible camera system in its own right, but thanks to a phenomenon called gravitational lensing it can capture images far beyond what human technology and optical science currently allow. petapixel.com »
I wanted to see how Luminar AI works when compared to Lightroom in 2021, and to do so I took one image — a photo of a lavender field in the south of France — and processed it in both. First, let’s start with Lightroom. I chose to do some basic development to get the […] petapixel.com »
When it comes to photography, trends might come and go, but model-released images of real people will always be in demand. The post How the 500px digital model release simplifies your Licensing workflow appeared first on 500px. iso.500px.com »
Fashion photography is expensive. Even a small test shoot has some costs associated with it. What is more expensive is good fashion photography. Cameras, lights, modifiers, crew, retouching, locations all add up to some ghastly sums. petapixel.com »
Sending files online should be really easy. We do it all the time. We send over work assignments, share photos and videos, exchange software — and so much more. And it is quite easy to send over a file — but only if it’s not too big. There are lots of things you can send […] petapixel.com »
Any writer worth their salt knows that a good story is comprised of three primary components: Character, Setting, and Plot. The same can be said of visual storytelling, regardless of the medium. As a commercial photographer, my goal is to tell a brand’s story as succinctly as possible, sometimes in as little as a single […] petapixel.com »
I’m often told that being a professional concert photographer is the coolest job in the world. In order to dispel some myths surrounding what I do and also support others who want to get into the profession, I’m going to peel back the curtain of the entire process from preparation to editing. Concert photography is […] petapixel.com »
Photographer Michael Shainblum is has shared multiple videos and tutorials about landscape photography and in two recent uploads, he juxtaposes what can be done with two different perspectives — wide-angle versus telephoto — in a very familiar environment. petapixel.com »
The key movements that define our contemporary culture have a significant influence on the world of visual brand marketing. The post How props can make or break your Licensing submissions appeared first on 500px. iso.500px.com »
There are units, and then there are absolute units. Even if you don't know what the former is, you'd immediately recognize the latter. The post 50 "Absolute Unit" Posts That Show Just How Big Things Can Get (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
In October 2020, the family trip to the local zoo was interrupted by an unexpected telephone call – I had won the 2020 Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, a feat I had never imagined in my wildest dreams. petapixel.com »
If you've been following this site for a while, you know about my gripes on Instagram. In fact, they're my gripes on social media. We were partially built on it, but I abhor it. It's still a sizeable part of our traffic. thephoblographer.com »
Aloha, and welcome back to my astrophotography tutorial write-ups. I wrote an article last month on the basics of photographing the Milky Way core season. Today I am going to continue this series and tell you about a game-changing technique that you have probably may have already heard about: image stacking. The idea is to […] petapixel.com »
To many photographers, getting your work printed in a magazine is the holy grail, especially if you manage to make the front cover. Sure, posting on Instagram or Facebook is great but actually seeing your work in print… to me, there is no better feeling. petapixel.com »
When starting out, you will inevitably stumble upon someone telling you to use a three-light setup for portraits and a beauty dish for fashion photography. I think that’s a whole bunch of nonsense. Lighting setups don’t teach you light — they only confuse you and derail you from progressing. I remember buying my first light […] petapixel.com »
I am not brand loyal. I merely see a camera as a piece of technology that enables me to push my creative process. However, that being said, it doesn’t mean that all cameras are the same. Each system from the various companies out there brings with them both pros and cons against one another and […] petapixel.com »
I took up photography before the birth of my son in 2005 and moved to Marblehead, Massachusetts from Washington, D. C. in 2008. In D. C. , I had no limits on famous landmarks to photograph. When I moved to this town of 4. petapixel.com »
For years now, industrial super-fast lenses have been on the back of my mind. But one thing always held me back, and that was the fact that most images I could find were frankly uninspiring, boring, fuzzy macro shots at best. petapixel.com »
Today marks 10 years since I attended a photography walk that would change the course of my life. If you’d have told me at the time that this would lead me to photograph Arnold Schwarzenegger from just meters away, spend an evening alone drinking cocktails in a bar where the drink chooses you (before then […] petapixel.com »
It’s no secret that most photographers want the pro stuff. Indeed, perhaps your favorite YouTuber has a Canon R5 or the latest expensive L lens. Pro gear beats amateur gear in most areas, even if it’s 10 years older. petapixel.com »
I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve lost a shot because I didn’t think through the basics well enough. I would of course have my composition and exposure settings dialed in and with that determined, you would think that I have what I needed to get the shot. But, in some cases, […] petapixel.com »
Beauty might be a 511 billion-dollar industry, but there’s no putting a price tag on goofing off in front of the camera. The post 40 Women With A Sense Of Humor Who Showed How Different The Same Person Can Be In A Photo (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
Many of us enjoy quality. Be it a car or a lens, there’s a pleasure in using quality things. And in the case of lenses, how perceivable is the quality of the images captured? The research for this article was prompted by my “lust” for the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 Apo Lanthar. Phillip Reeve has written […] petapixel.com »
There was a time when I would always shoot wide open, and it hurt my progress. The kit lens that came with my camera had a slow aperture, so getting blurry or creamy background was quite unusual unless the subject was close. petapixel.com »
A few weeks ago, I was speaking with a good friend — who is also a heck of a photographer — about the pros and cons of using creative profiles and presets as part of your photo editing workflow. petapixel.com »
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to shoot product photos like those seen in Apple advertisements, here’s a short 4-minute tutorial by photographer Karl Taylor that you can do at home with just a couple of speedlights and homemade modifiers. petapixel.com »
Unstable. Criminal. Impoverished. Absentee fathers. Neglectful mothers. “A tangle of pathology,” as the Moynihan Report, a 1965 study on Black poverty, put it. For decades, the Black family has been denigrated as dysfunctional. petapixel.com »
Thermal cameras are expensive. They can cost anywhere between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars to buy and can cost $50 a day to rent. So why not just build one for around $100? As published on the Raspberry Pi blog, DIY-er Tom Shaffner wanted to check his house with an infrared camera […] petapixel.com »
Recently a squirrel noticed our nut box that was waiting to be raided for almost a year now. But as our squirrels here are a bit skittish, I needed to come up with a way to get in close to take nice pictures of them. petapixel.com »
Ten years ago, I began making a series of images using a nylon bodystocking. The stretchy fabric created a dreamy space around the bodies of the models when they pushed out against it from inside. We played many variations; one model in the cocoon, two models, smearing body paint or mud on the fabric to […] petapixel.com »
When the AVA AI Robot videographer hit Kickstarter, it confirmed a lot of what I'd thought was already possible. A few camera manufacturers are working on improving their AI algorithms. Canon and Sony do a great job already. thephoblographer.com »
Instagram means different things to different photographers, whether that’s the place to search and be found for new work opportunities, the go-to spot for becoming inspired, or where to post photos and get feedback from the largest photography community on the Internet. petapixel.com »
These days people love photo booths and once you have set it up it works — and pays — for itself. I found various plans and tutorials, but in my opinion, none of them had a good purchase list or a really good manual. So I decided to make my own. What I outline below […] petapixel.com »
At the beginning of 2020, I had a diary full of weddings booked in for the coming year and beyond. By the middle of April, most of them had either been canceled or postponed due to the worsening pandemic. boredpanda.com »
Shooting in the midday sun is challenging for a few reasons, including hard shadows, blown-out highlights, and uneven lighting. The post How to take gorgeous photos in harsh, midday sun appeared first on 500px. iso.500px.com »
If you’ve heard of Fresnel lenses in photography before but have no idea what they are or how they work, here’s a fantastic short primer. In this 3.5-minute video, physicist David G. Willey (AKA the Mad Scientist) explains the science behind the lens style using a simple and easy-to-understand model on a blackboard. Willey is […] petapixel.com »
Germany has a long history of producing some of the best cameras and lenses ever to appear in the history of photography, but German brand names can be a bit tricky to pronounce. In this 8.5-minute video, photographer Maximilian Heinrich of Analog Insights shares the native German speaker’s pronunciation of some well-known brands. Heinrich says […] petapixel.com »
The COVID pandemic has stricken all the layers of our societies, from culture to economy, family life to social events. Nevertheless, this unique situation has also offered unique pictures of places usually crowded and suddenly totally empty, taken by photo reporters. petapixel.com »
The new Leica 35mm f2 APO Summicron was announced. It costs over $8,000. But why? Well, it's got 11 aperture blades just like a Sony G Master lens. It can also focus as close as around 11 inches away. thephoblographer.com »
There are many places where drones are banned and many laws restricting how, when, and where you can fly, but what if you absolutely must capture some drone shots in one of these off-limits locations? Well, you can just fake it! San Francisco-based viral video wiz Karen X. Cheng has put together some fun ideas […] petapixel.com »
How bright should your images be? How should the luminosity levels in your image be balanced? And how do you make sure you get the right exposure to allow you to have the best chance of creating an edit that you love? Luminosity levels in an image are so important but as photographers, we often […] petapixel.com »
Milky Way core season is right around the corner. I wrote this quickie guide on how to photograph our galaxy for anyone interested in going out to do some astrophotography this season! So first a little bit about myself. petapixel.com »
As a photographer, I work from my home base in Istanbul, completing assignments for places like The New York Times. But, just like everywhere else, COVID-19 has put a damper on normal human interactions in Turkey. petapixel.com »
Frederick Douglass is perhaps best known as an abolitionist and intellectual. But he was also the most photographed American of the 19th century. And he encouraged the use of photography to promote social change for Black equality. petapixel.com »
