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.
Godzilla: The Cinematography of Seamus McGarvey
May 23, 2014
Maaz Khan
“I think people just see cinematography as being about photography and innovative shots and beautiful lighting. We all want our movies to look great visually,…
NASA Releases Massive 3.2-Gigabyte Mosaic of Earth, Made Entirely from Selfies
May 23, 2014
Maaz Khan
Last month on the 22nd – NASA marked Earth Day by asking readers around the world to submit a selfie, answering where exactly they were…
Linkin Park Reaches Out to Live Photographers, Launches Contest to Shoot for Their Tour
May 23, 2014
Maaz Khan
A while back there was some pretty bad news circulating the blogosphere involving live photographers – specifically in music. I thought it’d be cool to…
A Reminder: Meteor Shower for North America Tonight Friday-Saturday
May 23, 2014
Maaz Khan
While we’re usually given a fairly early warning on when to expect an eclipse in the sky, or a meteor shower in the middle of…
Walmart’s Latest Classless Move: Suing a Photographer’s Widowed Wife
May 21, 2014
Maaz Khan
It’s amazing how perfect the narrative of this story is; Americans love suing, and who not better to be the plaintiff than one of our…
This Ten-Year Timelapse of the 9/11 Memorial Gives Us a Powerful Reminder
May 19, 2014
Maaz Khan
I was born and raised a Muslim in America, and nine years old when New York lost its Twin Towers. The next week, I started…
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…
Sony’s New Announcements: Pricing for the a7S, and a New Compact Camera
May 16, 2014
Maaz Khan
Sony’s announced the pricing and availability for the a7S, a camera recently unveiled at last month’s NAB Show. The flagship camera is now available for…
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….