Gear

$99 Light Blaster™ Goes Against the $3,552 Broncolor Optical Spot For Jewels Photography

Nov 8, 2014 Udi Tirosh

Alex Koloskov Of Photigy.com shared a comparison between two optical projectors, the $99-speedlight powered Light Blaster and the $3,550 Broncolor Optical spot beast. Well, it was not exactly a…



The Case for Field Monitors

Nov 8, 2014 Hugh Brownstone

I’m a convert. Not to any particular religion, but instead to the idea that a field monitor is the most important piece of equipment you…



Is Depth Of Field Affected By Focal Length? A Practical Test

Nov 6, 2014 Paul Faecks

The fact that the depth of field varies depending on focal length seems pretty straightforward, doesn’t it? Matt Granger however says that wide angle lenses…



The Westcott Eyelighter Will Give Wonderful Eyes. In Camera

Nov 5, 2014 Udi Tirosh

One of the holy grails of beauty retouching is perfect eyes. Actually, getting good lighting on the eyes would probably be one of the first things you would…



“COOPH Apparel”: Clothing That’s specifically designed For Photographers

Nov 5, 2014 Paul Faecks

There are many photography- related products and accessories out there but what COOPH announced today is something special that hasn’t been there before (at least…



Accepted Model Release Mobile Apps for Stock Photography

Oct 31, 2014 JP Danko

If you are a stock photography shooter, or if you are currently building your collection with the intention of getting into stock photography – model…



Elinchrom’s New ELC Pro HD Strobes (And Richard Terborg Getting Poked)

Oct 20, 2014 Udi Tirosh

We saw many new flashes in Photokina, one of the units that we thought was worth mentioning are the new ELC Pro HD units. We talked with…



How Many Hot-Shoe Strobes Are In A Monoblock?

Oct 19, 2014 Udi Tirosh

This is an interesting question. On the Red corner we have hot shoe strobes: they are (relatively) cheap, small and portable and recycle pretty fast,…



Apple’s New iMac Has A 5K Retina Display – Is This A New MegaPixel Race?

Oct 17, 2014 Stefan Kohler

Here it is. The new iMac. With a gorgeous Display. Well. At least with a high resolution display. First, I have to say: I love…



Yongnuo’s YN600EX-RT Now Selling, Looks Remarkably Similar To Canon’s 600EX-RT Flagship

Oct 16, 2014 Udi Tirosh

Earlier in august this year Hong-Kong based company YongNuo announced that they are releasing the YN600EX-RT – A Canon compatible strobe. Some Canonistas, especially off camera flashers…