If you’re new to couple portraits, you probably know that it could be a bit tricky. It’s not always easy to get them relaxed and feel comfortable in front of the camera. Rachel and Daniel from Mango Street will give you some quick tips how to take and more natural-looking portraits of couples. In their short and sweet video tutorial, they suggest some pretty awesome techniques with just the right amount of quirkiness....
500px has introduced some changes to its web and mobile platforms. According to the company, it should increase the exposure for photographers, but judging from the comments – the photographers don’t seem to be happy with the redesign. The 500px team writes that “great content should speak for itself,” so they changed the platform to reflect that. The design is “inspired by photobooks,” and it’s cleaner and more contemporary, according to 500px blog....
This one definitely falls under the “No Sh*t Sherlock!” category. According to a Washington Post-Schar School survey, the majority of Americans don’t trust any of the large social media companies such as Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, but are torn because they still wish to access and use their products and services. It’s one of the few things that Americans can agree on: they do not trust the big-tech companies with their data....
A recent photo of Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry with his partner Meghan Markle was published in the media all over the world. But they weren’t taken by a professional photographer or with expensive gear. A fan with an iPhone took a photo with her iPhone and posted it on Twitter. All of a sudden, her photo became so popular that she hopes to fund her daughter’s university fees from selling it worldwide....
Back in 1937, mountaineers Brad Washburn and Robert Bates were exploring the Yukon region in Canada. The weather forced them to immediately find shelter, so they ditched their heavy camera cache and hiked for 100 miles. And now, 83 years later, the cameras have been found with film still in them! Perhaps you’ve heard of this epic story of survival. David Roberts even turned it into a book named Escape from Lucania....
Because of the “fluctuations in foreign exchange rates”, Adobe has announced the increase in fees for Creative Cloud subscribers. For those subscribing monthly, the price increase will take effect from March 6, 2017. Those who pay the yearly subscription will pay the new price when they renew the plan. This is a part of the email Adobe has sent to their subscribers: The change in price depends on the plan, so it’s not the same for all subscribers....
Video is also becoming more beautiful and high res. 4K high resolution display are common. With that much resolution at our fingertips, there’s more room to display our photo’s and video’s. As photographers we’ve always been used to working on high resolution files. But with the possibility of adding motion to our photo’s has sparked Motion Posters and Cinemagraphs, and now Artymates Artymate by Karen Alsop and Sandra Voelker, is a new Photoshop CC version only extension that adds animation to your images....
A few months ago when it was announced that B&H (and other online retailers) had to start collecting sales tax for a whole bunch of states, a lot of people weren’t very happy. Of course, it’s not B&H’s fault, however, they decided to do something about it anyway. Today they’ve just announced a new “B&H Payboo Card“. They’re calling it a “game-changing” credit card, and it’s their solution to sales tax by giving it back to you....
Over the course of 2022, we featured an unusually high number of bear-related stories. So, is there a better way to conclude this year with another story featuring a bear? This one is about bear photography – but it’s the bear who is the photographer. Well, sort of. A chubby bear cub was caught on camera as it was “re-adjusting” it to get a different angle. And the results were pretty darn good, as the camera filmed many wild animals....
It’s one of those things that nature photographers and filmmakers struggle with. When to intervene in the natural course of events. Typically, most don’t intervene, especially when they’re there in a straight documentary capacity. Humankind has interfered with wildlife enough already. Sometimes, though, it just feels like the right thing to do, as this wildlife documentary crew for BBC Dynasties decided. The Guardian reports that the penguins had either been blown or fallen into a gully during a storm and were unable to escape....
Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year has just announced the winners of its 2019 competition. Just like every year, the photos are a real treat for all astronomy and astrophotography geeks. Even if you aren’t one, these amazing photos will make you fall in love with astrophotography. And the winner is… This is the eleventh year of the competition, and this year it received a record number of entries: over 4,600 entries from 90 countries all over the globe....
What’s the first photo that comes to your mind when you think of Hubble Space Telescope? For me, it’s the Hubble Deep Field from 1995. Hubble has definitely given us some of the most iconic photos of space, and it continues to do so. As we are wrapping up 2019, it’s time to see some of the best images taken this year. Hubble has been orbiting the Earth since 1990, so we’ll be celebrating its 30th birthday next year....
In a bold move, Nikon just announced that they will not attend this year’s NAB show due to Coronavirus concerns. Nikon’s announcement comes only two days after AJA, a leading video gear manufacturer pulled out of the show. Things are not looking good for the tradeshow industry, with many conferenced baing canceled. AS a quick recap: Google have announced that they’ve canceled two of their conferences. Microsoft’s MVP Summit in Seattle, Google’s Cloud Next in San Francisco, and Facebook’s F8 have also now been canceled, days after the cancellation of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco....
Broncolor have today announced the Siros 800 L and 400 L, Lithium Ion powered flash units, expanding the Siros family of flash units to let you more easily take them outside of the studio. Available in both 400Ws and 800Ws flavours, the Broncolor Siros L features Broncolor’s ECTC technology, to help ensure consistent colour temperature at different power levels as well as consistent flash durations between shots. The units are also compatible with Broncolor’s bronControl app, available for both iOS and Android, giving you full remote control of multiple units from a smartphone or tablet....
CBS Broadcasting has filed one of the most unusual lawsuits I’ve ever heard of. They are suing photojournalist Jon Tannen for copyright infringement because of the screenshots he posted on social media. The screenshots are from a 1958 episode of the TV series “Gunsmoke,” and CBS seeks $150,000 in damages. The lawsuit from CBS came after Tannen sued them for using his images without permission. So, it looks like a “retaliatory strike,” as Ars Technica describes it....
With the prolific use of flash in photography these days, and the amount of information that is out there, you’d think it would be quite a simple task by now for somebody to figure out a path for their lighting needs. But because there’s so much information out there, newer users can actually find flash quite intimidating. In this four-part video series, photographer Ed Verosky goes through a complete crash course on flash....
Ever since it appeared, Clearview AI has been surrounded by controversy. Privacy groups in Europe recently accused it of breaking privacy laws, and groups from several countries have even taken legal action against the company. Privacy International, Noyb, and other campaigners filed complaints with data watchdogs in Austria, France, Greece, Italy, and the U.K. They claim that Clearview Ai and its practices “have no place in Europe,” and urge the regulators to officially declare it....
This kind of struck me as a little bit weird at first. Mostly because it was something I’d never even considered. Toning, sure, but split toning the shadows and highlights separately on a black and white image that doesn’t actually have any native colour whatsoever? Yeah, kinda weird. But the more I watched this video from photographer Anthony Morganti, the more it intrigued me. It’s an interesting idea, to add colour to a black & white image – and not in the colourising sense, but doing the same kind of shadow and highlight tints we might typically do to a colour image or video sequence....
Since I’ve started to develop Black & White film myself, I haven’t been experiencing much with developers and techniques but that’s changing today! We are going to look at how a developer, dilution and developing time can affect the look of a negative. If you prefer to skip the reading and see me in action, check out the video below. There are many ways to alter the look of a B&W negative....
After Zeiss, Canon also raised the prices of its camera and gear. But unlike Zeiss which announced it upfront, Canon reportedly did it “behind the scenes.” The new, higher prices are already valid for some RF lenses, as well as some cameras. When it comes to cameras, the prices of 5D Mark IV and the PowerShot SX620 have been increased. PetaPixel reports that the 5D Mark IV went from $2,499 to $2,699, and the PowerShot SX620 went from $299 to $319....
