Nikon begins 100th Anniversary celebrations with new website and video

Although Nikon’s official 100th birthday isn’t until July 25th, they’re starting the celebration early. And why not? 100 years is nothing to sniff at, so why limit it to just one day? Nikon Corporation, founded in 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (Japan Optical Industries Corporation) was founded when three leading optical manufacturers merged to form […]

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The world’s largest wet plate camera captures heart warming personal stories

After building his amazing truck camera, Ian Ruhter went traveling across the US, taking huge wet plate photos. During the filming of a documentary about the residents in Slab City, Ian was attempting to make the world’s largest ambrotype. Actor Gary Oldman joined Ian on set and documented his process, as a colleague and a […]

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Kodak are “investigating” the possibility of bringing back Kodachrome

The film so famous that Paul Simon wrote a song about it may be coming back. Kodak’s Kodachrome was the choice of both hobbyist and professional photographers for years. It was first released in 1935, and production ran all the way until 2009. Despite digital already having taken a firm grasp on the world of […]

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Make a DIY Big Dome Port Underwater Housing for your DSLR for less than $50

If you’ve done research into underwater housing (and their cost), you’ll know how expensive they can be. In some instances, they cost more than the camera. Certainly, when you pay the premium price you’re also purchasing assurance, functionality, size, etc. However, rebel that I am, I didn’t want to pay the premium, so I built […]

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Portrait Photography: can you capture what lies behind the social mask?

I focus my lens not on the forms but on the life that animates them. That’s what attracts me. If this triggers something in you, read on. On December 20, 2011, exactly five years ago, I shot the first picture of my lucky series “Portraits In Silence”. At the time, I wasn’t completely aware of […]

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Photographer of the Day – Stephanie Stafford

Hello Photofocus community, Kristina Sherk from Shark Pixel here. Happy Monday!! I’m thrilled to be able to share with you another Portrait Photographer of the Week! This week, we are featuring Stephanie Stafford based on her image “Little Model”. And what a talented little model she has there! As a DC portrait photographer myself, I…

Bellus3D will launch a fast and cheap 3D face scanning camera for mobile devices

At the end of 2016, Bellus3D announced taking a selfie game to a new level. They planned to do it with a 3D face scanning camera for mobile devices, which should enable users quick, high-quality and cheap 3D face scanning. At CES 2017, they demonstrated it. It’s the camera that makes extremely accurate 3D face models on […]

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BBC takes hidden cameras to new levels putting them inside in animatronic animals

Using hidden cameras to capture video and photographs of wildlife has been going on for years. There’s been a change over the last few years, though. Moving cameras capture more interest. As does being able to get right into the thick of it with the animals, rather than simply hoping they walk by your camera. […]

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