Think 10 stops of ND is a lot? How about 17 hour exposures with Lee Filters’ new 15 stop Super Stopper

John Aldred

Announced today via Lee Filters UK distributor, Linhof Studio, a new member joins the Stopper family, adding to the 10 stop Big Stopper and 6 stop Little Stopper. That new member, the Super Stopper, blocks a massive 15 stops of light, reducing the incoming light hitting your sensor to 1/32,000th of its original intensity! The Super Stopper is designed […]

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The SkyWall 100 is a carbon fiber bazooka designed to take down drones with a net

Gannon Burgett

No, what you see above isn’t a clever and well-done Halo cosplay. It’s a SkyWall 100, the latest tool used to bring down drones when they’re flying in unauthorized areas. Looking like a futuristic RPG launcher, the SkyWall 100 fires off a canister at distances upwards of 100 meters away. Inside the canister is a […]

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Lightroom Mobile 2.2

Kevin Ames

The Honda Odyssey above was boldly going up Peachtree Boulevard smartly dressed as a shuttle from the StarShip Enterprise. That look into the future reminded me that everyday gets better thanks to updates to our technology. Adobe did just that today when it pushed an update to iOS users for Lightroom Mobile on March 2. […]

Ballin’ on a budget: AquaTech reveals sub–$1000 underwater housing for popular DSLRs

Gannon Burgett

Shooting underwater can make for incredible images—just ask Benjamin Von Wong. The problem is, many times, you can end up shelling out more for the underwater housing than your actual camera gear cost you. That might not be the case much longer though. AquaTech, a company long known for its quality underwater housing equipment, has […]

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The ultimate Lightroom film look presets comparison

John Aldred

When it comes to getting the look of film, or something even vaguely resembling film, I’m one of those who would sooner just pick up an old Nikkormat, load a roll, and go shoot it, than to try and recreate the effect in post. That being said, the speed, cost and convenience of shooting digital undoubtedly gives […]

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Pentax K1 sample images have been released showing off the Pixel Shift Resolution

John Aldred

Ricoh have today released a set of sample images for the recently announced full frame Pentax K1 DSLR. I have to admit, I was a little underwhelmed with the images, until I saw what the Pixel Shift Resolution feature can do. Having thought about things for a little while, I might have been a little harsh in […]

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Photographers – Don’t Wait For Permission

scottbourne

I was talking with a young photographer who I admire the other day, and I advised her to be bold – to move forward – and to do it now. Don’t wait for permission from someone else to take the next step in your career because permission is rarely given. If you wait on permission […]

53 Free Wings for Compositing

Udi Tirosh

More great news today, we are trying something new with the store: Splash packages We are still running our 30% off sale and we are doing our first splash package. This is a FREE wings for compositing package available for 24 hours only. Then we take i…