Is 4K Video Even Worth It? These Test Results May Surprise You

A trending topic right now across the photography world is 4K video and the amazing quality that cameras such as the Sony A7s II and Panasonic GH4 can produce.  But, along with this, many people seem to be giving off the vibe that anything less than 4K is simply amateurish.  So, is 4K video all it’s […]

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Learn The Three Basic Principles Of Light In Less Than 5 Minutes

It’s hard to make it any more simple than the way Lindsay Adler breaks down the basic principles of light in this quick YouTube clip she made in collaboration with CreativeLive. Join the professional photographer as she discusses three of the most fundamental aspects of lighting: direction, quality, and intensity. Obviously, you can’t learn everything […]

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Case Logic KDB-101 Kontrast Pro-DSLR Backpack – Mini Review

You might recognize the brand Case Logic because if you’ve ever been to almost any electronics store, you’ll see their bags for computers, cell phones, & other gadgets on display. But Case Logic also makes camera bags. And they’re pretty serious about these bags. The Case Logic claim to fame is two-fold. One: The bags […]

How Benjamin von Wong Shot This Self Portrait With His Girlfriend Under The Mobius Arch

A while back I saw that one of my favorite photographers, mr. Benjamin von Wong changed his profile picture into this great portrait with his girlfriend, Anna Tenne. I thought it was a great photo so I asked Ben how it was taken. Ben took this photos with the Sony A7r at night but some tweaks were […]

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One Photographer’s Perspective on Moving From Canon To Sony

The battle between was never that fierce and it seems that the action is not over yet. In the blue corner we have the heavy weight champions, Canon and Nikon with their old-yet-proven DSLR lines and on the red corner we have Fuji and Sony with their slick-and-fast mirrorless lines. Moving from Canon to Nikon […]

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Acquiring Images for Photoshop with a Digital Camera [UP8]

Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated.  It is a college-level course in plain English for free at Photofocus.  To learn more see this article. Don’t Skip Column 7 Some of the core tasks of processing digital images with Photoshop involve  sizing, manipulation, and processing. […]