Photographer explains how to create and shoot wet plate photography

John Aldred

In the modern digital world, what is it that fascinates us about photography techniques that died out maybe a hundred years or more ago? Whatever it is, you can satisfy your desires a little bit with this video featuring wet plate photographer David Rambow, who walks us through his thoughts and process when working in this […]

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Corel AfterShot Pro 3

Zoltan Arva-Toth

Corel have released AfterShot Pro 3, which adds an all-new highlight recovery algorithm, comprehensive watermarking, layer-based blemish correction, as well as dynamic update abilities.
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When it Comes to Video, It’s All About Project Management

Richard Harrington

Video is a multi-headed beast that’s constantly screaming to be fed and nourished. You’ve got people in front of the lens, people behind the cameras, and even more behind the scenes. Video projects are complex with multiple stages of approval along the way.  You need to control things and have a plan (and even another…

Full Time vs Fake Photographer, can you spot the difference?

John Aldred

In this very non-scientific exercise by Seattle based portrait photographer Ben Lucas, we see if subjects can tell the difference between photograph created by a full time working pro vs a paid actor. The camera, lighting and setup is identical for each “photographer”, to try and illustrate that creating a portrait is about more than just the […]

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Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Review

Amy Davies

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The Canon EOS 1D X Mark II is a brand new flagship DSLR camera for professionals. Aimed at sports, press and nature photographers, the 20 megapixel 1DX Mark II builds on the success of the previous 1D X camera with a wealth of improvements, including 4K video recording, a new 20.2 megapixel sensor, 16fps continuous shooting and an expanded ISO range. Can the Canon EOS 1D X Mark II justify its £5,199.99 / $5,999.95 price-tag? Find out by reading our in-depth Canon EOS 1D X Mark II review…

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Historically-inaccurate drone speared out of the sky by renaissance festival actor

John Aldred

As if eagles and nets weren’t already enough for drone users to worry about, now we have to deal with javelins, too. The eagle eyed amongst you might’ve noticed the historically-inaccurate porta-potties in the background of the image above, but it seems they managed to escape the wrath of participants at a renaissance festival in Russia recently, unlike this […]

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Photographer of The Day: Murray Fox

Doug Daulton

Category: Nature Photographer: Murray Fox Title: A Fresh Winter’s Morning Too often, when we think of nature photography, we think only of wild places. Here Fox captures a wonderful, early morning, pastoral scene of horses in a pasture. Normally, I prefer off-center composition, but this is the perfect arrangement for this image. And, the color!…

Canon announces a new top of the line speedlight and confirms macro lens rumours

John Aldred

Canon have officially announced both the EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM lens confirming earlier rumours, as well as a new Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT flash. The Canon 600EX II-RT replaces Canon’s former flagship Speedlite 600EX-RT offering a huge boost in recycle times up to 2x faster than its predecessor.  The 28mm Macro flash is […]

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Problem Solving | Photofocus Podcast | May 10th, 2016

Pamela Ann Berry

Problem Solving | Photofocus Podcast | May 10th, 2016 A brand new podcast featuring Pepper and Scott Bourne. This new episode discusses all about 360 photography and tips to shoot and post process moon images. Who is Pepper and what does he do? How to capture 360 degrees? What gear? Do you need to use…