Epic pre-wedding photo shoot turns a couple into characters from Diablo III

Dunja Djudjic

If you and your significant other are huge fans of Diablo and you even met in-game, what would be better than a Diablo-themed pre-wedding photo shoot? Singaporean photographer Mezame Shashin-ka created a fantastic photo series that turned Alvin Lau and Alexis Loo into characters from Diablo III. It took some time and it was challenging. […]

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A lawyer rewrites Instagram’s Terms and Conditions so the children can understand them

Dunja Djudjic

Did you read Instagram’s Terms and Conditions carefully before signing up? Be honest. If you didn’t do it, I won’t judge. The sentences are so complicated, that I’m not sure any of us read them with full attention and understanding. Now, imagine children who use Instagram. More than a half of teenagers and almost a […]

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Photographer of the Day: H. Severin | Street Photographer

Susan Kanfer

Category: Travel Photographer: H.Severin|Street Photographer “Untitled” The stories of the streets are so much a part of travel photography. In this image Photographer of the Day, H. Severin|Street Photographer sets a mood that draws me in. The rich blacks contrast against the clouds of white steam as the man emerges, looking aimlessly into space, alone but surrounded…

What’s more important in a model, beauty or skill?

Joseph Parry

What is a model? A set of skills? A beautiful aesthetic? A combination of both? Is there a bias in either direction? Is that bias shifted by our personal preference of what we believe to be a “beautiful subject”? We’re taking photo’s because of first and foremost the subject matter. Take a bowl of fruit […]

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If I want to print a photo, what size does it need to be?

Daniela Bowker

I took the photo just down there from the deck of the ferry that took me from Auckland to the Coromandel Peninsular in New Zealand. My camera was in my lap and in one split second, everything came together to create that image. It looks almost as if I’ve shopped in the cruise liner, doesn’t […]

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Long Exposure Noise Reduction (I’m Eating Crow)

Levi Sim

If you look at your interchangeable-lens camera’s menu, you’ll probably find a setting for Long Exposure Noise Reduction. In fact, many cameras have this activated by default. It’s a cool tool, and here’s a simple explanation of how it works and when you might not want to use it. What’s it for? When you do…

Why is the Canon AE-1 Program one of the best film cameras and why you should get one today

Udi Tirosh

The Canon AE-1 was a landmark in the SLR history (this is right, no ‘D’ there). It was introduced back in 1976 and if you are holding any SLR/DSLR from Canon, there are probably traces of the AE-1 design in it. Why is it so good? And why you should get one today? hit the jump […]

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This hello kitty gimbal is probably the cutest gimbal in the world

Udi Tirosh

Looks like stabilizing gimbals are moving from being categorised as pro gear and are being commoditized. And a prime example of this would be this Hello Kitty camera phone gimbal. I am not sure what is the motivation behind this but if I had to take a wild guess, I would say that the marketing director […]

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Fuji’s New Graphite Editions of the X-T2 and X-Pro2

Eric Reagan

Fuji unveiled a pair of new graphite editions of existing camera models this past week at CES 2017 – the Graphite X-T2 and Graphite X-Pro2. Both camera models maintains the specs of what is already on the market. The X-Pro2 is packaged as a kit with the XF23mm f/2 R WR lens and lens hood […]

Photographer of the day: Luis Alvarez Marra

Marco Larousse

Category: Street. Photograph: “The Thinker” by Luis Alvarez Marra (username “Luis Alvarez Marra” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image:  This image is a fantastic example of great composition, symmetry and the addition of a human element to a street photo. On static street photos like this, you have…