If you’re a filmmaker and look up to Martin Scorsese, you’ll love this video. StudioBinder brings you five key elements of Scorsese’s directing in a fun video showing excerpts from his movies and various interviews. It’s a great source of inspiration and an opportunity to learn some tricks from a directing master. Scorsese uses different cinematic techniques, and he always uses them with a purpose. He wants to make an emotional and psychological point and to tell a story to his viewers....

With sanctions placed on Huawei around the world, it’s no surprise that companies that once had allegiances with them are now looking elsewhere for collaborations and marketing. One such company is Leica, whose name was famously branded onto the Hauwei P9 back in 2016 (even if the promo images were shot on Canon) and many of Huawei’s phones since then. Now, though, it looks like Leica’s batting for another team, as the new Sharp Aquos R6 smartphone – with a huge 1″ camera sensor – has just been announced in Japan, bearing the Leica name around its lens....

It doesn’t seem so long ago when dual camera technology appeared and brought a revolution to mobile photography. Then Huawei P20 Plus came, with its triple camera. It was only a matter of time when someone will try to add more cameras to a phone, and according to the latest rumors: it’s gonna be LG. Their next phone will reportedly have not two, not three, but five cameras squeezed into a single smartphone....

If you live in a city, photographing night skies is a challenge, to say the least. Light pollution affects our photos and makes the sky suck, coming from the ground and even from the sky. Even though we can’t lower light pollution on a global level, at least we can do something to minimize its impact in our photos. In this video from B&H, astrophotographer Jess Santos will tell you how....

Last month, Adobe shared a sneak peek of the new color grading wheels that were about to come to Lightroom and Camera Raw. The feature is coming to Lightroom Classic version 10.0, which is to go live today. But other than the video-style color grading, there are a few more improvements, so let’s see what’s new. Okay, as I mentioned, Lightroom Classic now has video-style color grading wheels. It allows you to control the colors in your image’s midtones, shadows, and highlights or adjust the overall color of your image....

Advertisements When you use this feature on your smartphone, it automatically scans the scene to determine the ideal exposure before you take the photo. Then, it takes three photos in Adobe’s DNG RAW format. But instead of leaving them to edit and merge them in the editing software on your PC, everything’s done on the smart device. Lightroom Mobile applies the algorithm that does all the aligning, tone mapping, deghosting, and merging, and then creates a 16-bit image in RAW format....

I was shooting a family formal portrait after a wedding ceremony at a church in Arcadia, California. My backpack was placed 3 rows from the front of the pew, to the side, along with my assistant’s camera bag. An outsider came into the church and then knocked over a flower vase that was filled with water. Everyone, including the bride and groom, myself and my assistant watched the commotion after hearing glass shatter....

Recently retired Mötley Crüe are being sued by legendary rock photographers Barry Levine and Neil Zlozower. Their work was slapped on all kinds of merchandise including stickers, flags, and even baby onesies. Their claim is that the band did not have the rights to use images that were on merchandise being sold during their farewell tour. Levine and Zlozower produce some of the most iconic imagery of the band. Specifically, Levine shot the album cover for Shout At the Devil....

Advertisements Equipment I made a couple of prototypes until I came up with this idea. I printed it from black PETG because it needs to be a little bit flexible! You will also need 4x small wood screws (d2.2 x 4.5mm DIN798). Don’t use stainless steel, they need to be magnetic. You will also need some self-adhesive foam rubber and aluminium foil tape for the interior of the gel holder....

This is an old one, but a good one. In the days where we’ve got so many camera stabilisation options it’ll make your head spin, sometimes it’s nice to get things back down to the bare basics with a project you can make yourself for virtually no money at all. Especially when it produces the kinds of results we’re happy with. In this short 3-part series, the folks at CineFix show us how we can build our own DIY camera rig along with some tips and techniques for how to use it effectively....

The mass shooting at a Florida high school last week shook up the USA as well as the rest of the world. A man from Texarkana, Texas apparently tried making a cruel joke out of it, and it sent him straight to jail. 24 years old Ricky Rankin posted a photo of an AR-15 assault rifle to his Instagram page, the same type of rifle used in the Florida high school shooting....

I’m sure you’ve heard of Vivian Maier and the incredible story how her photos were discovered. A similar story happened when an American tourist, Tom Sponheim, bought a stack of negatives in 2001. He got them for $3.5 in a flea market in Barcelona, and they turn out to be way more valuable. After developing the negatives, Tom ended up with something wonderful. There was a bunch of photos of an artist who was unknown, but obviously very talented....

I thought the wave of stupid selfie deaths had ended, although it seems you’re still more likely to die from a selfie than a shark attack. The latest in the long line of no-longer-with-us selfie shooters is Prabhu Bhatara. The Independent report that after stopping to go to the toilet on his way home from a wedding, Bhataru spotted an injured bear in the Nabarangpur district of Odisha in India....

Manfrotto have just launched a new range of entry level carbon fibre tripods aimed at enthusiast travel photographers. The new Element Carbon range currently features two tripods, Big and Small, which pack up pretty small for easy packing. The Small model handles loads up to 4KG (8.8lbs) while the Big can take a whopping 8KG (17.6lbs). Each of the carbon fibre legs locks into three positions, and features twist locks to adjust the length....

Macro is one of the more difficult subjects that many photographers choose to shoot, especially when we’re travelling. Often, there’s not enough light to go handheld to get the depth of field we need when we’re close to a subject, or our tripods just don’t allow us to get the camera into a good position. Well, Manfrotto offers up a solution to this problem with the new Befree GT XPRO....

When it comes to photography, Photoshop, and all things related, I tend to lean towards the stylised work. Not just my own, but in people whose work I admire. So I am pleased to bring you the work of Mark Rodriguez a.k.a Godriguez. I always hear people complain that they don’t know how to find inspiration, or can’t find it. Well Mark must have stolen their share, because it feels like every other day a new image is released on his social media....

Only a few days after launching the low-budget AF 85mm f/1.8 lens for Nikon F-mount, Meike now introduces an even cheaper lens for Nikon Z. The Meike 25mm f/1.8 is a manual prime for Nikon Z cameras, and it costs only $75. If this lens sounds familiar, that’s because the Meike 25mm f/1.8 already exists in Canon EF-M, Fuji X, MFT and Sony E mounts. But there’s now one for Nikon Z APS-C cameras, giving you 37....

German company Meyer-Optik Goerlitz just announced the Nocturnus 75mm. F0.95 lens, which they claim is the fastest in the world. It will be available for Leica M, Sony E, and Fujifilm X. With such a wide aperture, you might expect your images to look like screenshots from the movie Barry Lyndon. However, the company promises that its lens will retain its sharpness even when used wide open. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have any samples to prove its claim, so I decided to look at some photos taken by its 50mm....

This article might raise a few eyebrows. I am just wondering: do we need the spectacularization of pain? Film production company Duck Rabbit just published an article on their blog criticizing Magnum Photo and Lens Culture for advertising a photo contest using an image of an underage sex worker having sex with a client. She is recognizable, he is not. Sure the impact is strong, but do we really need that picture?...

As the #MeToo movement is gaining momentum, we’re hearing more and more stories from the people who underwent sexual harassment. Some photographers were accused, or even banned from working because of the accusations of sexual misconduct. As an attempt to fight and prevent sexual harassment, three Canadian models have started a closed Facebook group. Here, both female and male models can submit the information about Canadian photographers. This way, they can warn each other and point out to the photographers who should be avoided....