Canon 1D X Mark II Image Corruption with SanDisk CFast Cards

Canon USA has issued a product advisory for the Canon 1D X Mark II. In a specific set of circumstances, certain SanDisk CFast 2.0 cards can cause corrupted images with the Canon 1D X Mark II.  Canon says this is a problem with the SanDisk cards; however, Canon is considering releasing a firmware update to […]

Being limited by my landlocked location, I bought 1,500 pounds of sand for a “beach” photo shoot, and got a single photo out of it

I bought a stack of foreign Vogue magazines for inspiration, and inside of Vogue Italia I saw an amazing photo of Alessandra Ambrosio on a beach at night (the image at the bottom of this page). I tucked it away in a manila envelope labeled “Possible Shoots”. For a year and a half, every time I […]

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Photographer of the Day: Alex Robson

Category: Fashion Photographer: Alex Robson “Black Dress” Photofocus photographer of the day, Alex Robson draws inspiration from classic Chanel to portray this full length black dress. The single black glove with bracelet matches her necklace. The hair and makeup by Mandy of Strawberry Blonde evokes the mid twentieth century. Robson honors the aesthetic of past…

Canon: Using some Sandisk CFast cards can destroy photos on a 1D X Mark II

CFast is the industry’s answer to Sony’s XQD card (in a neverending standard war), but looks like this card is not without its issues. Canon just released an advisory asking photographers to avoid using some of Sandisk’s CFast cards on 1DXmkII‘s because it may corrupt images stored on the card (which is kinda funny considering Amazon is offering CFast cards […]

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Photographer reimagines superheroes in 17th Century style portraits

Photographing superheroes has become quite popular lately.  Some use human subjects, while others use toy action figures, but this take on the superhero genre is very unique and fun. French photographer Sacha Goldberger asked some questions and, as a result, plunged some of the most iconic characters of recent memory into the 17th century with […]

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Firework photography tips and tricks for 4th July

The 4th of July is rapidly approaching, and some of our American readers may be getting ready to have a go at some fireworks photography. Fireworks aren’t difficult to photograph, but they aren’t something you want to go into blind. In this video from photographer David Bergman at AdoramaTV we get some great advice for photographing fireworks effectively […]

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