Author: John Aldred

Full Time vs Fake Photographer, can you spot the difference?

John Aldred

In this very non-scientific exercise by Seattle based portrait photographer Ben Lucas, we see if subjects can tell the difference between photograph created by a full time working pro vs a paid actor. The camera, lighting and setup is identical for each “photographer”, to try and illustrate that creating a portrait is about more than just the […]

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Historically-inaccurate drone speared out of the sky by renaissance festival actor

John Aldred

As if eagles and nets weren’t already enough for drone users to worry about, now we have to deal with javelins, too. The eagle eyed amongst you might’ve noticed the historically-inaccurate porta-potties in the background of the image above, but it seems they managed to escape the wrath of participants at a renaissance festival in Russia recently, unlike this […]

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Canon announces a new top of the line speedlight and confirms macro lens rumours

John Aldred

Canon have officially announced both the EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM lens confirming earlier rumours, as well as a new Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT flash. The Canon 600EX II-RT replaces Canon’s former flagship Speedlite 600EX-RT offering a huge boost in recycle times up to 2x faster than its predecessor.  The 28mm Macro flash is […]

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Instagram ditches retro hipster camera icon for a bold new colorful rebrand

John Aldred

Today, Instagram have introduced a new look.  While a little more flashy than the previous polaroidesque icon, they state that the new one represents a simpler camera with the familiar rainbow living on in gradient form. While the icon itself seems to have gotten more outgoing, the app has been cleaned down to a more […]

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19 year old girl banned from social media for posting nude photos of another woman

John Aldred

19 year old Courtney Marie Mulkentine from Gympie, Queensland, posted photos of her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend to Facebook and removed them after Mulkentine received a phone call from the victim, but by then it was too late. After pleading guilty to “using an electronic carriage service to harass or offend”, the Australian teenager has been banned from using social […]

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Canon’s new 28mm macro lens for mirrorless features a built in ringlight

John Aldred

Macro ring flashes can be expensive, but trying to shoot macro without external lighting of some kind can be extremely difficult.  Canon are hoping to do something about this with a new EF-M f/3.5 28mm STM macro lens for Canon Mirrorless cameras, if these leaked photos are true. Bearing a plastic mount, it seems that this […]

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Nikon call an early end to the current rebate programme due to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

John Aldred

Earlier this month Nikon announced a free battery grip offer for the Nikon D610, D750 and D810 cameras initially set to last until the end of the month.  As a result of the earthquakes in Kumamoto, this has been cut short, with the offer now expiring on May 14th. A couple of days ago, all […]

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The Pentax K-1’s Pixel Shift challenges the dynamic range of medium format

John Aldred

It’s clear that the Pentax K-1 is out to impress and if the sharpness increase with its Pixel Shift technology weren’t enough for you already, the dynamic range boost it provides will definitely do the trick. DPReview have had the K-1 for a little while now, running it through a battery of tests, and in the current […]

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US Marine photographer recreates iconic war photography with Star Wars action figures

John Aldred

We just posted about Felix’s Sandtroopers project yesterday, but is it too soon to post another Star Wars miniature related project?  We don’t think so, so here’s a behind the scenes look into photographer Matthew Callahan’s essay, Galactic Warfighters. As a US Marine, Matthew serves as a combat correspondent, giving him special insight into war photography that many of us […]

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