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.
We Built Our Own World: Wally Pfister and the Cinematography of Inception
May 17, 2014
Maaz Khan
In 2010, Christopher Nolan released a film he’d been working on for over half a decade, and the premise of it was something not too…
Realism: The Role Photography Plays in CGI on the Big Screen
May 15, 2014
Maaz Khan
A reader brought up an interesting question last Saturday on my weekly cinematography post, this one over Eduardo Serra and his work in Harry Potter…
Nikon’s Big Week for Announcements: Two Mirrorless Cameras and One Big Lens
May 14, 2014
Maaz Khan
Nikon’s been getting pretty busy this week with their announcements. Two new mirrorless cameras are now headed our way, along with a new telephoto lens….
Nikon Releases Major Firmware Upgrades for the D800/D800E
May 14, 2014
Maaz Khan
Nikon’s had a big day for firmware updates today. Along with releasing them for two of their Coolpix cameras and their entire mirrorless line, they…
Parrot Want In On The Photo Market, Has A New Drone: Bebop
May 12, 2014
Maaz Khan
In 2010, Parrot introduced the A.R.Drone, and in 2012, a new iteration of the model was released. For a while now, the company’s been a…
Photographer Splices Movie Stills Into Real Life Using His iPhone
May 12, 2014
Maaz Khan
This is a cool idea I wish I could have come up with myself. Photographer Francois Dourlen has a signature move where he shoots with…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The Cinematography of Eduardo Serra
May 10, 2014
Maaz Khan
It’s not easy to tell a story spanning seven years of adolescence, and a trial like that was almost unprecedented until these films came into…
Photographer Wally McNamee Talks About His Time With John F. Kennedy
May 8, 2014
Maaz Khan
“He would allow people to photograph his most unguarded moments with his family.” Wally McNamee used to work for Newsweek, a job that took him…
Breaking Bad: The Cinematography of Michael Slovis
May 5, 2014
Maaz Khan
When AMC called filmmaker Michael Slovis offering him a job as a cinematographer for a show being filmed in New Mexico, he was quick to…
Photographer finds Developed Kodak Super XX Roll of an Unknown Man’s Life Post-WW2
Apr 28, 2014
Maaz Khan
If you read my last post, I was emphasizing heavily on how important photography is to our time today; it’s become a way for us…