Photoshoot and Beyond
We’ve got a great speaker lineup for Thursday at Photo Plus Expo. In addition to our own Vanelli, Richard Harrington, and Levi Sim, we’re honored to have George Redhawk, Troy Plota, and Sascha Scheider joining us, and they’re going to show you how to make photographs that’ll make your work stand out from the crowd. Win…
First, let’s be clear. Bulletproof is not Fail Safe. In the real world of shooting with guns, bulletproof doesn’t exist. The term is “bullet resistant.” The idea behind the “bulletproof” vest is to give the person wearing it a chance to survive what would be an otherwise fatal encounter. Photographs and the rest of our…
If you are doing a still image and want to add some burning skins effects, this video will show you a quick 10 minutes way to do so. You start with a “black face”, we chose a model on a white background, but any face will do. To get the scorched texture we used a […]
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If you want to have really fluffy clouds in your photos, you basically have three options: The most time consuming option is probably shooting on a day where the weather fits. Your second option would be to compose some clouds in (there is quite a wide…
It’s time for our weekly roundup of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, leave a compliment or connect with the photographer. As always, thanks for being a part of Photography Bay and sharing your […]
GoPro’s Karma drone raised some eyebrows after it was announced last month. Then, DJI came along a few days later and dropped the Mavic drone on everyone and raised even more eyebrows. Now, we have a pair of impressive, compact drones from which to choose. Some of the specs look better for one drone over the […]
The Sony a6300 was one of the most promising cameras that Sony ever released. A 4K crop-sensor mirrorless for less than $1000. Promising, but not delivering if you tried to shoot 4K for over 13 minutes. Then the camera would overheat and shu itself down. If there was one single issue that kept haunting this […]
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If you were the world’s most famous portrait photographer, what camera would you take on a job? If you’re Annie Leibovitz the answer is probably all. Annie shot a “roadtrip” commercial for Lincoln Continental featuring quite a few celebs “going on a roadtrip”. Most of the movie is filled with Nikon and Hasselblads (I have no idea […]
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Category: Street. Photograph: “Somewhere in time” by Fabio Morbec (username “Fabio Morbec” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Street photography can also be practiced in public places indoors such as museums, airports or train stations and not only on the street outdoors. This image by Fabio Morbec was…
Photo Plus Expo opens Thursday in New York City (October 20-22, 2016), and I think you should be there. This is the largest photography conference in North America, and it opens every October. You can come see the latest from every camera manufacturer, discover accessories you couldn’t imagine living without, and pick up loads of…