Whether you’re aware of the correct terminology or not, you have likely experienced color contamination happening in your photographs already. Put simply, color contamination is when one color is affected by the presence of another color in close proximity. For example, if you’re photographing two friends side by side, one of them is wearing a […]
Not content with creating low-light monsters in the world of interchangeable lens cameras, Sony has created a new smartphone dual camera that can shoot photos at a whopping ISO 51200 and videos at ISO 12800. The technology is being showcased at the 2018 Mobile World Congress, which kicked off yesterday. “At Sony, we know how […]
Sony has just announced the a7 III, a feature-filled 24-megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera combines many of Sony’s latest technologies (things found in the new a9 and a7R III) into a compact body. At the core of the a7 III is a new 24.2-megapixel back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS Sensor. It has an ISO range of 100 […]
Canon has announced the new 470EX-AI, a flash with a new “revolutionary” technology called Auto Intelligent (AI) Bounce. It can figure out the optimal bounce angle for lighting your subject. It’s “a revolutionary new flash system designed with entry-level and enthusiast photographers in mind,” Canon says. “The Speedlite 470EX-AI Flash could help alleviate the stigma […]
A popular YouTube personality with over 780,000 subscribers has caused a stir by claiming that he ordered a $6,000 DSLR from Amazon but received a camera box filled with rocks instead. And when he was sent a replacement from Amazon, the second box was filled with bricks. Warning: There’s some strong language in the video. […]
Tiffen, parent company of Steadicam, has just announced the Steadicam Air. It’s a “revolutionary” new pneumatic monopod for photographers that does height adjustments using gas lift. The carbon fiber monopod features a rubberized foot on the bottom that provides non-slip operation. When you’d like to adjust the height, instead of having to deal with leg […]
It’s an age-old question: why do people shoot on film? Can you tell the difference between film and digital? Is it enough of a difference to warrant the high cost of shooting film? Or is it just a fad? We are here today to hopefully answer some of these and more! Who is Shooting Film? […]
The new Pentax K-1 Mark II is identical in many of its core features and specs to its predecessor, the original K-1. The two cameras are so similar that Ricoh can actually upgrade your K-1 into a K-1 Mark II for a fee. Ricoh has just announced that existing Pentax K-1 owners can use a […]
My name is Brady Kenniston, and I’m a portrait and wedding photographer from a small town in Michigan, nowhere near the rocket haven that is Kennedy Space Center. Occasionally I shoot high school sports and cover events for our small town, but it’s hard to prepare yourself and equipment to capture 5 million pounds of […]
Photographer Reuben Wu was at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona last week shooting photos for his gorgeous Lux Noctis project (landscapes at night illuminated by drone-mounted LEDs) when he captured something unexpected: the exhaust plume of SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket that launched during the day. “I managed to capture the dissipating exhaust plume of […]