Posts by Author: Maaz Khan
Maaz Khan started off teaching himself photography with a disposable Kodak camera he got for his 7th birthday. His main weapons of choice are now the 5D Mark II, and an LG G2 when mobility calls.
Truth in Advertising Act: A Bill That Wants to Regulate Photoshop in Advertisements
Apr 19, 2014
Maaz Khan
H.R. 4341, also known as the Truth in Advertising Act, is a bill being introduced to Congress. Sponsored by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Lois Capps…
Sigma’s 50mm f/1.4 Art Lens Comes in Second Only to Zeiss in DxOMark Tests
Apr 18, 2014
Maaz Khan
Back in February, we posted about Xitek’s testing of the highly anticipated Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens. Against the $4000 55mm Zeiss Otus, Sigma came…
Baltimore Agrees to Pay $250K for Police Seizing and Deleting a Citizen’s Cell Phone Videos
Apr 18, 2014
Maaz Khan
This isn’t the kind of crime you’ll find in The Wire, but it’s pretty big for the photography community. The City of Baltimore has just…
Blade Runner: The Cinematography of Jordan Cronenweth
Apr 17, 2014
Maaz Khan
Last Friday, I did my second entry in a weekly feature I started on the work of cinematographers. That entry covered Jeff Cronenweth, who is…
Restoring and Digitizing Old Photos Using a Smartphone
Apr 16, 2014
Maaz Khan
I was going through some old photos of my family overseas. My dad’s kept them in a hard brown briefcase since before I was born,…
NASA’s Video Of The Lunar Eclipse Will Make Sure You Wont Miss The One In October
Apr 16, 2014
Maaz Khan
Last night, a lunar eclipse came into fruition above us and the moon took the color of Mars. Living in Dallas, Texas, I was lucky…
Google Obtains Patents for the Development of Contact Lens Cameras
Apr 15, 2014
Maaz Khan
Google Glass is on public sale today for one day only. And by that, I mean that the development model with software specifications assigned two…
Pentax 645Z Announced – It’s a Beast!
Apr 15, 2014
Maaz Khan
Pentax is one of the only few camera companies out there that still produces and manufactures medium-format cameras. Today they they’re announcing their newest medium-format…
Tyler Hicks and Josh Haner of The New York Times Awarded Pulitzer Prizes in Photography
Apr 15, 2014
Maaz Khan
The recipients of the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes have officially been announced, and taking over both photography awards is the New York Times- specifically, Tyler Hicks…
Wrapping Up the 2014 NAB Show: Innovation with Affordability
Apr 12, 2014
Maaz Khan
In case life took over and you haven’t been aggressively checking up on what’s new in the photography world every day, you probably missed quite…