Cameras

I Combined Digital Photography with a 174-Year-Old Hand-Printing Process

I Combined Digital Photography with a 174-Year-Old Hand-Printing Process

I entered the world of photography when digital cameras where already on the rise, and as a result, I learned photography on digital. That being said, I am a sucker for anything analog… the sensation of using real organic materials to produce photographs excites me. While I was exploring alternative processes (Collodion Wetplates and such), […]

Ep. 130: Two RAW Photo Editors Get Even Better & more!

Ep. 130: Two RAW Photo Editors Get Even Better & more!

Apple, we had a good run… Through the many iPads, iPhones, MacBooks, Mac Pros, heck, even the Apple Watch, it was a good run indeed. However, times have changed, and that beauty that was once your innovation has now been covered up with the makeup that is nice marketing. Not satisfied with the massive glass […]

Review: WD My Cloud Pro Series Gives Your Photo Studio a Private Cloud

Review: WD My Cloud Pro Series Gives Your Photo Studio a Private Cloud

If you’d like to back up your photos and collaborate on them locally, then creating a private cloud with a network attached storage (NAS) server is one way to go. One option on the market these days is Western Digital’s My Cloud Pro Series line. We reviewed the WD My Cloud Pro Series PR2100 to […]

This Guy Turned a Russian Truck Into a Massive Camera for Glass Plate Photos

This Guy Turned a Russian Truck Into a Massive Camera for Glass Plate Photos

When Japan and South Korea signed a pact on military intelligence sharing last week, authorities decided to do the signing in private, closing off the ceremony to the press. Unhappy about this decision, photojournalists decided to protest the media blackout by laying down their cameras. After our first visit to Yosemite National Park, my girlfriend […]

The Reality Behind Photos of National Park Landmarks

The Reality Behind Photos of National Park Landmarks

After our first visit to Yosemite National Park, my girlfriend and I have made it our goal to try to visit as many National Parks as possible. It’s partly because of how beautiful and varied the parks are from one another, and partly because of the escape from the everyday noises that we find while […]

Select and Mask vs Refine Edge, or: Why Select and Mask Kind of Sucks

Select and Mask vs Refine Edge, or: Why Select and Mask Kind of Sucks

Adobe is dedicated to updating Photoshop consistently, but those updates don’t always go so well. A lot of people have rolled back their healing brush tool, and ever since Select and Mask replaced Refine Edge this summer, people have been complaining. Meanwhile, Nate Dodson over at Tutvid has been desperately trying to make this new […]

Why You Should Always Set the Profile in Lightroom Before You Start Editing

Why You Should Always Set the Profile in Lightroom Before You Start Editing

Now that I have used Lightroom for many years, processing photos from two different camera systems (Canon EOS and Fujifilm X-series), I have realized that the most important setting in the Develop module is Profile in the Camera Calibration panel. Profile is always the first thing that I set, as it determines the contrast and […]

The Cokin Riviera Classic is a Retro Tripod that Matches Your Retro Camera

The Cokin Riviera Classic is a Retro Tripod that Matches Your Retro Camera

“You should’ve seen it! I was that close to the dude’s teeth!” No doubt there was some pretty excited talk going around a South African seal colony recently, after a young pup narrowly escaped a shark attack by balancing on the great white’s nose. Irish wildlife photographer David “Baz” Jenkins captured the decisive moment in […]

Ep. 128: A New Nikon to Sony Adapter Brings AF and Other Useful Features & more!

Ep. 128: A New Nikon to Sony Adapter Brings AF and Other Useful Features & more!

German photographer Michael Quack has created a helpful resource for photographers getting started with portrait lighting equipment. It’s a look at 111 lights and modifiers and the different looks you get using them. President-elect Donald Trump held an off-the-record meeting with about 25 media executives and anchors in Trump Tower on Monday. At the gathering, […]

VLC Media Player Can Now Do 360-Degree Photos and Videos

VLC Media Player Can Now Do 360-Degree Photos and Videos

German photographer Michael Quack has created a helpful resource for photographers getting started with portrait lighting equipment. It’s a look at 111 lights and modifiers and the different looks you get using them. Photographer Mathieu Stern has based his YouTube channel on reviewing cheap and unusual lenses, but for his latest experiment he went a […]