Photoshoot and Beyond
I think that if someone did a survey, Usain Bolt would be one of the most loved athletes in the world (actually, I am pretty sure there is such a poll somewhere). You just have to love this man, and here is another reason why. Usain Bolt insists that anyone who wants to shoot him for […]
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The internet is slowly (and painfully) discovering that security is a hard mistress. I mean fingerprints have been hacked, and passwords have not been delivering for a long time. Next step was having a camera look at your face to see if you are really you. Of course, the early systems could be hacked with a […]
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We always talk about how light hits a portrait in a certain way, but we never actually see how the light hits a portrait, one second its dark and then in the next second it’s lit. There is no hitting. Well, here is how light actually hits a portrait. Of course you can not actually film how light […]
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Every story has two sides. Here is one side of one story. This story is about Amir Zakeri and his Sony A7SII. Amir uploaded a video to YouTube where he is complaining about how Sony’s treating him (and his camera). Here is the story according to Amir: According to Amir, he bought a Sony A7Sii from B&H […]
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If you are reading this site for any amount of time, you you know that we are big fans of adding movement to time lapses. And while there are some small and nifty devices out there, nothing beats a full rig. And the Genie Pan Track Kit is one of our favorite. Guess what? We’re giving […]
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The YI 4K made a huge buzz when it was launched. I mean $249 for the 4k YI vs. the $450 of the GoPro Hero 4 Black? Take my money. We have a full review coming coming soon, and so far we like it. Till then we took a few still and crops from our […]
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If you are still not on the Adobe subscription model maybe this is the deal that will flip you. Adobe usually bundles Photoshop CC + Lightroom in what they call a “Photography Plan”. This plan usually sells for $9.99/month (or 119.88/year). Even if you are a student, the price stays the same. Now Amazon has a […]
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Raise your hand if you ever lost/bricked/killed an iPhone or an Android*. Raise your other hand if that phone has lots of photos that you will never see again. That could be quite sad, and I have a friend who lost their iPhone today, so instead of going all “I told you so” on him, […]
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Stabilization gimbals are a big thing now (My guess is that they be the most commoditized item at the upcoming photokina show). I mean you can get a decent gimbal for as low as $200 for an action cam/phone or $700 for a mirrorless camera. Those used to cost thousands just 3 or four years ago. […]
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Here is a nice concept for product photography. If you are familiar with table-top, you will love this table-bottom concept. This one is coming from Caleb Pike of DSLR Video Shooter, and is extremely clever. Unlike the usual light tents which use a cut out box, Caleb uses the space under a simple, $8 IKEA LACK table. The […]
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