Slow motion sequences can add a lot to your videos if you know when and how to use them. Nowadays you can pull it off with almost any camera, so you may even be tempted to overuse it. In this video from Filmora, you’ll hear five do’s and don’ts of shooting in slow motion that will help you create better and more meaningful visual stories. The DON’TS 1.Overcranking If you shoot in slo-mo, you probably know that the higher your frame rate is, the slower your footage will be....

No matter which editing program you use, there are plenty of helpful tutorials that will help you improve your knowledge about them. But there are some tools that appear in all programs, and they’re essential for proper image editing. In this video, Ted Forbes brings you five of these editing tools you’ll find in software apps like Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, or Luminar. They’re tools you need to have a grasp on in order to better understand light and color, and therefore to become better at editing....

While doing photography as a hobby or a job, you have probably encountered many comments and opinions that made you feel bad. Perhaps you’ve even expressed some of them without realizing how toxic they are. In this video, Miguel Quiles warns you about five harmful and toxic photography opinions that no one likes to hear… And no one should tell others. 1. “You can’t take a bad photo of a beautiful person” Well, first of all – yes you can....

When taking wildlife photos, we don’t want to just end up with some gorgeous shots. It’s important to respect animals and their habitat and do them no harm. In this video from B&H, photographer David Wilder shares five tips that will help you stay respectful and ethical and still take some stunning wildlife photos. Personally, I’ve never shot wildlife photography, so I can’t really share my experience. But I do spend a lot of time in nature and all these tips sound reasonable, keeping both humans and animals safe....

Using telephoto lenses handheld can be quite challenging and it may not be easy to get a sharp photo without a tripod. They’re also bulky and heavy, so it can be difficult to even hold them for extended periods of time. But there are ways to make your life easier and your photos sharper even if you don’t want to use a tripod. And in this video, Leigh TheSnapChick will share them with you....

Fujifilm has just announced its latest GF lens, the Fujinon GF 100-200mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR. It’s made for medium-format GFX system. The lens offers 5-stop optical image stabilization. It’s designed particularly with nature and landscape photographers in mind, but I believe portrait photographers could find it useful as well. Let’s dive into specs and see what you can expect from the latest Fujifilm’s telephoto zoom. The lens consists of 20 elements in 13 groups....

According to “new sources”, Fuji Rumors are reporting that Fuji are starting to take a serious interest in video. They say that Fujifilm will launch lenses with clickless apertures sometime in 2017. These lenses will be designed for users of the Fuji X system who primarily use their cameras for video. The fast & accurate AF of the recently released Fujifilm X-T2 as well as outstanding image quality, it has fast become a favourite for some video shooters....

We already knew it was coming, thanks to Nokishita, but now Fuji’s made it official and announced their new Fujifilm X-S10 mid-range APS-C mirrorless camera. And it’s pretty much exactly as the leaked specs and photos said it would be. Essentially, it’s a low budget X-T4 with much of the same (or close) capability. It packs many of the still-shooting features of Fuji’s X-T4 into a smaller and more affordable body ($1,699 vs $999)....

I’m loving these weird and wonderful lenses that have been coming out over the last few years. It’s great to see the kinds of things companies are trying out, just to see how they’re received. Laowa’s Probe lens and the just announced AstrHori probe are two such examples of new weird lenses that have popped up. Funleader’s Caplens is another. And now they’ve updated their 18mm f/8 with a new “Pro” version....

The last time California had a super bloom was in 2019, and it appeared that everyone went a little bit crazy over it. Of course, this was pre-pandemic, so it feels like a lifetime ago rather than just 4 years. These super bloom events are relatively rare and usually only happen once every ten years. However, experts are saying that spring 2023 could be another super bloom year in Southern California....

If you ever needed proof that police photo composites could be pretty accurate, this is it. In an advert recently put out by Getty, they use facial compositing techniques to make up the faces of religious leaders, politicians and royalty using parts of random people from the millions of images in their archive. I would imagine Getty used slightly more advanced Photoshop techniques than you might see at your local police station when describing a perp, but it’s a great use of a technique that’s been around for a quite a while now....

Google have now announced the availability of the final Developer Preview of Android 8.1. While the finalised version won’t roll out until December, the new preview features “near-final” system images. The new preview actives the Pixel Visual Core chipset in both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2XL. Essentially, this is an 8 core system on chip (SOC) which can run three trillion operations per second. Android Central reports that Google’s HDR+ routines will be five times faster using less than a tenth of the energy over using the standard image processor....

Google Street View lets you take a virtual walk through almost any corner of the world, and beyond. You can even take photos (sort of) as if you’re really traveling. But did you know you can also hide your home from curious virtual “visitors?” If you want, you can request from Google to blur your home from public view. Google Street View automatically blurs out faces and license plates, as well as inappropriate content such as nudity or violence....

Although GoPro had their difficulties, they don’t give up from staying in the market. They have announced Fusion, a new spherical camera that captures photos, regular video and VR video at 5.2K resolution. GoPro plans to put the camera in sales this fall, but you can already apply for their pilot program which they will introduce this summer. If you’re impatient to see what it provides, they have released the video to show off Fusion’s capabilities....

The hähnel Modus 600RT speedlight for Canon, Nikon, Sony and Fuji has proven to be fairly popular. Not quite as popular as Godox, perhaps, but popular enough that hähnel have seen fit to release one for Olympus and Panasonic Micro Four Thirds systems, too. As is the trend these days, the Modus 600RT is a lithium-ion battery powered flash. And as such, it boasts longer life and faster recycle times than traditional AA powered speedlights....

Advertisements Hasselblad X1D features a “cropped” medium-format 50Mp 43.8 x 32.9mm CMOS sensor. It’s smaller than the traditional 6 x 4.5 medium-format frame size, but as Dxo writes, Hasselblad’s digital medium format offers a significantly bigger surface area compared to full-frame sensors. DxO has compared the quality of several highly-rated cameras, both full frame and medium format. Judging from the tests, Hasselblad X1D excels in all three categories: color depth (Portrait score), dynamic range (Landscape score) and low-light ISO (Sports score)....

You probably already know that a single light can give you several different looks. You can make five, six, ten different setups? Actually, you can get as many as 21 different setups with a single studio light. In this video, Dima Metkin will show you how. Of course, you can start with the classic setup with a diffused light at the 45-degree angle above and on one side of the model....

Why would you want a super-fast lens if you can’t shoot at the maximum aperture, right? Well, that’s not really the case. No matter how tempting that shallow depth of field might be, you probably don’t want to use your lens at its widest aperture. In this video, Matt Granger gives you three big reasons why it’s generally a good idea to stop down your lens even just a bit....

The position of light in relation with your subject can significantly affect the atmosphere of your shots. Depending on where you place the lighting, you can completely change the mood of the scene. In this video, Mark Wallace of Adorama teaches you the basics and gives you a quick preview of how the placement of light affects your portraits. If you’re new to portrait photography, you’ll find this especially useful....

Wireless transmission systems. They aren’t probably something you usually get excited over, but they are an integral part of most people’s audio recording workflow. And when they aren’t working as they should, it can be incredibly frustrating. That’s why Hollyland have made it their mission to provide their users with not just great quality microphones, but also with an incredibly easy-to-use interface and reliable equipment for when it matters most....