Author: John Aldred

This film student shows Adidas how their commercials should be made

John Aldred

German student director Eugen Merher has produced a commercial which really shows the pros how it’s done. Without the fancy CG and special effects of most modern sports commercials, Eugen tells a beautiful story. A former marathon runner, stuck in a retirement home. After finding a pair of old running shoes, he starts to run […]

The post This film student shows Adidas how their commercials should be made appeared first on DIY Photography.

Steadicam’s new Volt electronic smartphone stabiliser keeps working even when the batteries die

John Aldred

Steadicam, the devices famous for stabilising Hollywood’s footage for decades, are refocusing their efforts towards phones. Tiffen, Steadicam’s owners, have just announced the Steadicam Volt. Taking square aim at the influx of motorised handheld gimbals launched recently, the Volt works a little differently. It also offers advantages over those motorised gimbals we’ve come to know. […]

The post Steadicam’s new Volt electronic smartphone stabiliser keeps working even when the batteries die appeared first on DIY Photography.

Godox launches new 200Ws hotshoe strobe thingy without a hotshoe

John Aldred

I’ve become a big fan of Godox (Pixapro, Flashpoint, etc) over the last couple of years. They sprang out of nowhere, and in no time at all built up a solid following. They are the first company to offer a complete self contained solution that covers everything from speedlights to studio strobes. But their latest […]

The post Godox launches new 200Ws hotshoe strobe thingy without a hotshoe appeared first on DIY Photography.

This is the story behind Robert Capa’s D-Day photos on Normandy Beach

John Aldred

Every iconic photograph through history has a story to go with it. Sometimes, the picture tells the story all by itself. Robert Capa’s photographs of the D-Day landings on Normandy beach are a prime example. But there are other stories, too. The photographs themselves takes on a life of their own. Studying them infers things […]

The post This is the story behind Robert Capa’s D-Day photos on Normandy Beach appeared first on DIY Photography.

The Blue Room is an epic Speedride through a natural ice tunnel

John Aldred

Speed riding is a terrifying combination of freestyle skiing and paragliding. Described by those who participate as “staggeringly difficult and dangerous as hell“, it’s very impressive to watch. When Swiss speedriding pioneer and Olympic snowboarding medalist, Ueli Kestenholz discovered a massive natural ice tunnel, he knew he had to go through it. So, he contacted photographer Marc […]

The post The Blue Room is an epic Speedride through a natural ice tunnel appeared first on DIY Photography.

This Chrome plugin shows you how Facebook sees what’s in your photos

John Aldred

There’s been a lot of buzz lately around AI, “deep learning”, computer vision. It’s all to do with image recognition. Apple and Google have also been implementing it with their mobile operating systems to help categorise your shots. Facebook also does this, too, although it rarely makes itself obvious. It’ll often see faces, and ask […]

The post This Chrome plugin shows you how Facebook sees what’s in your photos appeared first on DIY Photography.

Canon’s new G9 X Mark II 8.2fps RAW burst mode, dual lens and sensor stabilisation

John Aldred

Canon have updated their popular G9X compact camera with a couple of new additions. While it remains largely unchanged from its Mark I predecessor, it does feature a couple of pretty significant changes. The two biggest two being the massive speed increase from a 1fps Raw “burst” to 8.2fps as well as a new dual […]

The post Canon’s new G9 X Mark II 8.2fps RAW burst mode, dual lens and sensor stabilisation appeared first on DIY Photography.

Panasonic’s new Lumix GH5 shoots 4K@60fps without cropping and 4:2:2 10Bit footage

John Aldred

This is the one that many Panasonic video shooters have been waiting for. And it seems to have many of the features they’ve been asking for, too. The Panasonic GH5 has a new 20.3MP sensor with no low-pass filter, new processor, dual SD card slots, and in-body stabilisation. It boasts the highest ISO capabilities of […]

The post Panasonic’s new Lumix GH5 shoots 4K@60fps without cropping and 4:2:2 10Bit footage appeared first on DIY Photography.

Nikon finally launches the D5600 in the USA along with a couple of compacts

John Aldred

Nikon’s D5600 entry level DSLR has been available in some parts of the world for a couple of months now. At first it wasn’t looking like it was going to be released in the USA at all. Today, however, Nikon have officially announced the Nikon D5600 in the USA. It’s a minor update to the […]

The post Nikon finally launches the D5600 in the USA along with a couple of compacts appeared first on DIY Photography.