5 Thoughts And Tips To Consider With Professional Product Photography

As the digital marketplace grows, the demand for good content and eye-catching media increases with it. More and more brands and entrepreneurs are taking the photography in-house to keep up with demand, while keeping production costs down. So, as a product photographer recognizing the need for assistance, I wanted to take the time to share 5 key thoughts and tips that could be useful. 1. Product photography tells a story, but are you telling the right story?...

January 17, 2023 · 6 min · 1216 words · Anthony Solomon

A Photo Of Annular Solar Eclipse In Tibet Wins 2021 Astronomy Photographer Of The Year

Advertisements Astronomy Photographer of the Year is run by Royal Observatory Greenwich in association with BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Now in its thirteenth year, the competition received over 4,500 entries from 75 countries around the world. Chinese photographer Shuchang Dong is this year’s overall winner with his image The Golden Ring. In addition, this photo earned him the winning title in the Our Sun category. I love how simple, yet striking this image is....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 411 words · Kevin Justice

Adobe Focus On Productivity And Workflow Efficiency With Photoshop Cc 2017

Adobe have today announced the release of Adobe Photoshop CC 2017. This update comes along with new versions of Premiere Pro, After Effects and other software in the Creative Cloud package. One of the key themes coming through in each of the new announcements is productivity. But there’s a whole host of other new features, too. This goal of improving workflow efficiency is obvious in Photoshop with the addition of new document templates to help you get started more quickly....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 399 words · Crystal Davis

After 70 Years Nikon Is Ending Its Camera Production In Japan

AERAdot Asahi reports that Nikon is ending the production of camera bodies in Japan where it has been building cameras for over 70 years. Camera production at the Sendai Nikon plant in the Miyagi Prefecture in Japan will be transitioned to the Nikon Thailand NTC plant. The move is said to be being made in order to save costs. Word of the struggling company’s impending transfer is not new, but now we have a timescale....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 248 words · Beulah Obrien

All These 1966 April Fools Photography Jokes Turned Out To Be Real By 2018

In 1966. Tony Karp, a guy who knows his gear* put togetheran extensive Aprils Fools piece for Modern Photography. This included a tilt lens, screen guides, large format reflex, a camera that will give you an electric shock if you screw up, and a few other gadgets. Here is the amazing thing. Many of those gadgets are now actual products. The Flexagon is very similar to a Lensbaby composer, EVFs can do composition overlays (see this crazy one from the Sony A7III if you drool over EVFs)....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 168 words · Lon Wingfield

Aputure Launches Amaran Mx And F7 Compact Lightweight Powerful And Affordable Lights

Aputure is launching two new lights that put a whole lot of power in a small and lightweight package. One is Amaran MX, and Aputure showed off its prototype back in September 2017. The other is the Amaran F7, a long-awaited upgrade to one of their oldest products, the Amaran 198. Amaran MX The Amaran MX is a “younger brother” of the Amaran M9. It boasts over 1,200 lux at 0....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 383 words · Michael Allen

Are You Making These Seven Common Food Photography Mistakes

I always say that making mistakes is a part of learning. But, it doesn’t always have to be your mistakes, you can also learn from those that other people make. Karl Taylor noticed that there are seven mistakes that food photographers make regularly. So, if you’re into food photography, read on, watch the video and take notes so you don’t have to make them too. 1.The hero isn’t clear When photographing a dish, it’s the “hero” of your shot....

January 17, 2023 · 4 min · 651 words · Mary Banks

Artist Takes Months And Thousands Of Photos To Make These Stunning Stop Motion Animations

Creating stop-motion animations requires a lot of patience, and of course – creativity and skill. We’ve featured quite a lot of them, in short films and music videos. And now, I’ve stumbled upon a great collection from Swedish artist Alexander Unger. Alex is a sculptor, but he creates stop motion animations in his free time. He combines his sculpting skills with photography and creativity to create fun and really interesting short stop-motion films....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 250 words · Harold Hargraves

Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Shares Stunning 2022 Shortlists

Astronomy Photographer of the Year has a real treat for all astrophotography fans. The 2022 contest has just announced its shortlists, and just as always, there are so many stunning photos in the selection. The Harvest Moon rising behind Glastonbury Tor in the United Kingdom, the Milky Way mirrored by the highest national highway in the world in Tibet, a partial solar eclipse over Italy, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy captured exactly 270 years after its discovery… You’ll see all of that and more among this year’s shortlists!...

January 17, 2023 · 3 min · 445 words · Lacy Self

Atomos Shinobi Goes Head To Head With Smallhd Focus 5 At 75 Less

For me, the separation between SmallHD and Atomos was pretty clear. Atomos made recording monitors (mostly) and SmallHD made monitors that do not record. This is changing with Atomos latest Announcement, the Atomos Shinobi. The Atomos Shinobi is a 5.2″ on camera monitor that has (give or take) all the fancy features that the Atomos Ninja V has, sans internal recording and $300. Before we jump into that comparison, here is Kai’s endorsement of the monitor:...

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 378 words · Bertha Bubert

Auction For Andy Warhol S Polaroid Camera Scores 13 750

We’ve seen plenty of interesting photo items on auctions over the past few years. One that was recently sold was Andy Warhol’s personal Polaroid camera. He used it in the 1970s, and 50 years later it reached the price of $13,750. Warhol’s Polaroid SX-70 was sold at Heritage Auctions. He likely used it a lot, but HA describes it as being in “overall very good condition with some signs of wear....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 217 words · James Garcia

Australian Hotel Offers Guests To Pose For Nude Portraits Nsfw

The Art Series Hotel Group from Australia offers their visitors quite a unique package. From May 1 to June 15, all the guests will be able to get nude, strike a pose and have a team of artists turn them into a masterpiece. The “No Robe package,” as they call it, allows guests to pose in front of the artists who will capture their beauty on canvas. But for the shy ones who can’t stand the thought of posing nude in front of the strangers, there’s another solution – the camera....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 417 words · Beth Deleon

Autel Evo Nano Drone Is It Really A Dji Mini 2 Killer

This review of the Autel Evo Nano has taken a little longer than I’d anticipated to complete due to the abysmal weather we’ve been having here in this part of Scotland over the last few weeks. But I think this has turned out to be a bit of a blessing in disguise. You see, when the Autel Evo Nano first came to me, there were quite a few features missing or not fully working....

January 17, 2023 · 23 min · 4796 words · James Jackson

B H Is Fighting For Your Money Before Prime Day With Discounts Up To 1 000 On Sony Nikon Canon And Panasonic

Sony Sony A7RIII & 24-105mm lens – $4,396 $3,696Sony A9 & Storage Kit – $4,540 $3,498Sony A7RIII Body Only – $2,998 $2,498Sony A7RII & 28-70mm lens – $2,196 $1,896Sony A7RII & Storage Kit – $1,798 $1,498Sony A7II & 28-70mm lens – $1,598 $998Sony A7II Body Only – $1,398 $898Sony A6000, 16-50mm & 55-210mm lenses – $998 $698Sony A5100, 16-50mm & 55-210mm lenses – $897 $596 Nikon Nikon Z7 & 24-70mm lens – $3,996 $3,596Nikon Z7 Body Only – $3,396 $2,996Nikon D850 Body Only – $3,296 $2,996Nikon Z6 & 24-70mm lens – $2,596 $2,396Nikon D500 & 16-80mm lens $2,766 $2,096Nikon D810 Body Only – $2,996 $1,996Nikon D750 & 24-120mm lens – $2,796 $1,996Nikon Z6 Body Only – $1,996 $1,796Nikon D750 Body Only – $1,696 $1,496Nikon D5600, 18-55mm & 70-300mm lenses – $1,146 $796...

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 320 words · Patrick Kennelly

Black Plus Size Model S Campaign Forces Instagram To Change Its Nudity Policy

Back in June, Instagram censored an image of a Black, plus-size model Nyome Nicholas – Williams holding an arm across her breasts. This caused a lot of controversies and even started a movement and a petition for Instagram to “stop censoring fat black women.” And they did. After the whole controversy and Nyome’s campaign, Instagram has changed its nudity policy. Back in June, Nyome posted a topless photo of herself with her arm covering her breasts and Instagram deleted it....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 394 words · Michael Schiller

Building My New Video Home Studio To Maximise Space For Multiple Cameras

I shoot video quite often these days. For reviews here on DIYP, vlogs, tutorials, live streams and various other content. Recently, I moved to Scotland, and I was determined to have an area permanently set aside for filming at my new place. I’ve had a few people ask me about the new setup since I started getting it all together. I posted out a few images to Instagram Stories, a couple of clips to Facebook, and done a short live stream....

January 17, 2023 · 13 min · 2598 words · Patricia Ryland

Building Your Own Camera You Can Buy Canon S 120Mp Aps H Sensor

If you’re building a camera that requires some serious resolution, then you’re in luck. Canon is now selling their 120MP APS-H sensor to third-party camera builders, including you. If you’re wondering how powerful this sensor is, let’s just say it has 60 times the resolution of full HD. It’s pretty impressive for a small chip a tad bit bigger than a quarter. The 120MXS CMOS sensor has 13,280 x 9,184 effective pixels and is equivalent to a 29....

January 17, 2023 · 3 min · 464 words · Alice Nichols

Canon Dslr Destroyed By Leafcutter Ants In Overnight Wildlife Shoot In The Amazon Rainforest

As it turns out, the local leafcutter ant population had very different ideas. After chewing up much of their protection measures, the ultimate demise of the electronic equipment was caused by the weather. The video, posted to the Jungled Diaries YouTube channel back in February, just goes to show that even if you have shot wildlife for years, and produced work for the likes of National Geographic and Discovery Channel, as Jeff has, nature always presents us with new challenges that we must overcome....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 323 words · Louis Slater

Canon Eos 5D Mk Iv Is The Best Of Canons But Still Behind Sony And Nikon Dxomark Says

You know that you were waiting for this. After trashing the Canon 5Dmk4 no clean HDMI output for 4K, Rolling shutter issues and lack of many video features, finally there is something nice to say about the camera. The final score is 91, which is better than any camera in the Canon line up. But, according to DxO, it is not just an overall score thing, the 5dmk4 beats the Canon gang on every single aspect (aside sports on the 1Dx mkII)....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 252 words · Ben Hamilton

Canon Explains Why Rf Mount Lenses Are Better Than Ef Mount Ones

The pursuit of ultimate optical clarity has been the goal of lens manufacturers for decades. When you look back on the lenses of old, they have vignetting, sharpness issues, weird bokeh, chromatic aberration and all kinds of “problems” (some people refer to this as “character” and is exactly the reason why they like those old lenses). But Canon’s RF mount takes a step closer to that optical precision that they strive for....

January 17, 2023 · 3 min · 615 words · Keith Kisner