Israel-based lighting company, Spiffy Gear has announced that they have been acquired by Tether Tools parent company, Imaging Brands. This sees Spiffy Gear teaming up with brands like the aforementioned Tether Tools, Frio – also acquired just last year – and the Smart Shooter tethering software. Imaging Brands says that “the Spiffy Gear acquisition is part of Imaging Brands’ strategic growth plants for the professional photo and video markets” and that Spiffy Gear’s team and product line will help them keep their commitment to “improving the experience of image creation for professionals and enthusiasts”....

It looks like the photography world is starting to get a little sick of AI-generated imagery. Or at least, much of it is sick of it being classed as “photography”. Last week, UK-based model and photographer website PurplePort AI-generated images on its website and now it seems that so have Getty Images/iStock and the “free” stock image website Unsplash. Both platforms have made announcements in the past few hours stating in no uncertain terms that AI-generated images are banned from their platforms....

There is more than one way for cleaning your camera sensor. However, it can easily happen that you make some mistakes when cleaning it, which can do your sensor harm in the long run. In this video, Michael The Maven talks about some of the most common mistakes people make. He also teaches you how to fix them, and proposes some effective methods for sensor cleaning. Before cleaning The number one mistake you might be making comes even before cleaning your sensor....

Well, this is sad news. film company Street Candy Film, founded in 2018 by Vincent Moschetti is calling it a day. In a post to their Facebook page, the company announced that while they had great hope for the future, rising costs from their suppliers have given them no choice. They say the manufacturer who produces their product “decide[d] to triple the price of film overnight” there was nothing left for them to do....

Social media have definitely reshaped our lives and our views of the world and ourselves. Therefore, there have been more and more studies researching how social networks affect us and what they tell about us. In a recent study, researchers at Arizona State University examined what our Instagram profiles tell about our relationships, and their findings may surprise you. For the study, the researchers surveyed 178 heterosexual couples, all of them in the USA....

Everyone needs to photograph products once in a while. Whether it’s for an etsy shop, ecommerce retail, eBay, a Shopify store or just for the occasional Craigslist sale; it’s really handy to be able to do your own high quality product photography. In this article, I will show you a super easy, low cost, product photography setup that anyone can use to create very high-end looking DIY product photography....

Recently Canon Watch reported that Canon will be announcing two new EOS R models in 2019. It had also been suggested that at least one full frame DSLR model had been shelved in favour of a mirrorless option. It was speculated that this model might be the EOS 5DS/5DSR. Now, new word via Canon Rumors seems to back up this fact.Advertisements Canon Rumors has received word from multiple sources that a new very high resolution “more than 75-megapixel” EOS R model is in development....

Adidas has started a new campaign that centers around authenticity. Their “Icons of Tomorrow” promote the brand, and these are the people who are “using their creativity to motivate a better tomorrow.” Among these icons who promote diversity is a Swedish photographer Arvida Byström, who caused a lot of stir because of, believe it or not – hairy legs. After releasing her photo for the Adidas campaign, she received plenty of negative comments because of the unshaved legs....

In video and film production, timecode is the glue that binds all your footage and audio together. It means that in multicam shoots all cameras shoot the same moment in time for each frame. It also means that audio syncs perfectly with every camera. And it makes editing a whole lot easier, too. With many DSLRs, mirrorless and action cameras, timecode just isn’t a part of their vocabulary. But it’s a much desired feature....

For most of us, no matter how much fancy kit we buy, no matter how good we think we’ve got it, something comes along that just makes us feel totally inadequate. The iconic dolly crane from Saturday Night live is such a thing. And it makes the cranes that most of us might use in our own productions look like toys. The Chapman Electra Crane has been used on SNL for so long that it’s practically one of the cast, providing a big chunk of the show’s “personality” through its consistent use in the SNL studio over the past several decades....

No matter if you’re a wedding photographer or videographer, you can use a drone to create some unforgettable shots of the bride and groom. Alina and Stewart of Drone Film Guide share with you 12 helpful tips that will raise your drone wedding photos and videos to a new level and help you make the best out of them. 1. Add value with your shots Your job as a wedding photographer or videographer is to tell the story of the couple, and you need to make sure to do it....

Adele might disagree with this one, but a team of researchers at the American Psychological Association have published a study reporting that taking photographs of an experience can actually increase the enjoyment of that experience. With several lab and field studies conducted, each of the over 2,000 participants were either banned from using or allowed to use a camera while on safari, at a concert, museum or restaurant. The paper begins…...

There have been rumours and leaks floating around about this lens for a while now, and the development announcement was way back in October, but Tamron has finally officially announced their new 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens for full-frame Sony E mount cameras. And it’s even less expensive than previously thought, listed at a mere $1,199. The lens is expected to be available in the USA on May 14th, but with Tamron’s usual “we didn’t anticipate this high demand” combined with COVID-19 supply chain and manufacturing issues, we can probably expect delays and limited availability for a while....

After the initially leaked image and specs, Tamron has now officially announced the new zoom lens for Sony E-mount. The Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD is in the works, but it looks like we won’t have it in our hands for a while longer, as the company has only announced the development of the lens for now. The 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD will be “the world’s smallest and lightweight telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount....

After the University of Houston used a photo by Jim Olive without permission, the photographer decided to sue. However, Texas appeals court has now ruled out that the University doesn’t have to pay the photographer for the use of his image. As a public institution, the university claims that it has sovereign immunity, so it can’t be sued. The story goes two years back. Olive performed an online image search only to find one of his aerial photos on the University of Houston’s website....

Call me cranky, but I don’t like the latest photography trends. I love simple, classic portraiture, and I admire legendary photographers like Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, and Albert Watson. Now, one big thing that’s been missing from this site is a real statement about who we are and what we believe in. I want people to visit and know right away whether this is the place for them. That’s why I put together the 10 Commandments of Portrait Photography....

When you say “branding” to most photographers and filmmakers, all they think about is how their logo looks. Branding, however, is so much more than a pretty logo. It’s what you want people to feel when they hear your name or see your work. Branding sets up a level of expectation to potential clients and customers. It’s what separates you from your competitors. But how do you even begin to think about how you brand yourself and your work?...

Amongst the various types of microphone that are available, a good shotgun microphone is probably my favourite. It’s certainly the type of microphone I use most often. Their design allows them to pick out very specific directional sounds while ignoring the rest of the world around them – at least, that’s the theory. You might remember that a while ago, lighting company Aputure decided to get into the microphone business with their new “Deity” microphones....

It’s official, the leaks were legit, and the DJI Mavic Air is here. But now we have the final specs and details, and it looks pretty impressive. It’s almost like DJI actually listened to the collective sigh of disappointment when the Spark was rumoured last year and decided to give people exactly what they wanted. Update: If you missed the DJI live stream, it’s at the bottom of this post....

The ethics of photography is certainly a topic worth discussing. Are there times when we should just put our cameras down for the sake of being ethical? Or is it photographers’ job to document human suffering, pain, and accidents? This is the topic that Sean McCrossan, of When Will I Learn?, discusses in this video. So, when is it time to put your camera down?Advertisements Sean starts with an example from his own life....