Japanese company creates world’s first spherical drone display

Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. has developed a drone that displays spherical images during flight, the first of this kind in the world. In the experimental flight, it displayed spherical images of the Earth or the company’s logo. The drone has a frame with eight LED-embedded supports. They revolve around the frame’s axis […]

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A review of the new Cactus X-TTL cross platform flash trigger firmware with HSS and TTL

One of the reasons I love shooting with Sigma camera bodies is the combination of the Foveon sensor that delivers great color and image detail with high quality and large aperture lenses like the Sigma 50-100mm f1.8 “Art.” that let me isolate a subject while turning the background into dreamy bokeh-filled canvas like this shot […]

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Post-Processing Milky Way Photography: 7 Settings You Must Use (+Free Presets)

Forget everything you know about how to process a photograph, because when it comes to post-processing Milky Way photography, nothing is the same. You’ll make adjustments to sliders that you would never dream of making when editing a regular landscape photograph, but don’t worry, with Milky Way processing, it’s 100% acceptable. The

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How to photograph wine bottles with speedlights and a kit lens

If you’re looking to get into product photography, one of the things you’ll probably need to learn how to shoot is a bottle. Whether you’re photographing drinks products or not, glass is a subject you need to know how to work with. What better way to learn than with a bottle of wine? After all, […]

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Sigma officially releases five new prime cinema lenses

  It’s been a while since Sigma announced their entrance into the world of cinema. After releasing the two announced zoom lenses, now their full-frame cinema primes are also available for preorders. There will be five lenses in the FF High-Speed Prime line: 20mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm. All of the lenses have T1.5 […]

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Panasonic Teases a New Cinema Camera Above the GH5

Off to the side of Panasonic’s booth at NAB 2017, a display showcased Panasonic’s cinema camera lineup from the high end Varicam Pure down to the GH5. But there was a new mystery camera in between the GH5 and Varicam LT. The camera is covered under a white cloth and you can see the camera sillouhette […]

Photographer of the Day: Carlos Quijano Jr

Category: Outdoors Photographer: Carlos Quijano Jr “Jefferson Sunrise (II)” The cherry blossoms blooming in Washington D.C. are a sight worth seeing. I’ve only been lucky enough to witness it once. Inspired by our photographer of the day, Carlos Quijano Jr, I hope to get back there again. There are many angles and times of day to…

How to setup a simple home studio combining natural and continuous light

Setting up a home studio in a small space isn’t always easy. That’s especially true if you need to use it as a regular room, too. You need something that’s easy to setup and break down. But, if you have a space with a nice window or access to continuous light sources, it’s pretty straight […]

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