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Calibrating your Epson v700 workflow with a $16,000 Hasselblad Flextight
Lee Johnson
I recently had a few prints made from some medium format negatives. The prints are for a specific purpose so I wanted them to be...
How to trigger your studio flash from a computer using an Arduino
Josh Beckwith
I needed a way to trigger a flash from an Electron app, but there wasn’t anything out there that suited my needs. At first I...
Photography at 200mph – An interview with motorsports photographer Kurt Bradley
Alex Zhu
Kurt Bradley is a former competitive driver turned motorsports photographer. He’s shot top-level international racing events such as Formula 1, MotoGP, and WEC, but also...
My camera died on a photo shoot, so I used my iPhone instead
Aaron Browning
So you turn up to a portrait shoot and meet your model. You’ve scoped out the location, organised outfits and the weather is perfect. Only...
A review of the new Cactus X-TTL cross platform flash trigger firmware with HSS and TTL
Paul Monaghan
One of the reasons I love shooting with Sigma camera bodies is the combination of the Foveon sensor that delivers great color and image detail...
The Falcon has Landed – Working with film from the Apollo 15 Moon mission
Jon C. Haverstick
I recently had the amazing opportunity to work with some very interesting historical media. A retired NASA engineer friend contacted me having found a box...
An extreme weather review of the Leica M-P
Spencer Bentley
With the recent release of the Leica’s new M10 I noticed an interesting commonality amongst the reviews. Almost all of them tested the camera in...
I converted a Rodenstock 50mm f/1.1 X-Ray lens to fit my Micro Four Thirds camera
Anthony Kouttron
One of the shortcomings of smaller image sensors is obtaining adequate exposure in dim lighting situations. Anyone used to sub full-frame cameras or just dull...
Copyright and Censorship on Instagram: Marie Claire stole my photo and blocked me from commenting
James Jollay
Yesterday I found out that one of my photographs was misused, or stolen if you ask me, by a major international publishing company. Sadly this...
These are my five best film scanners under $200
Vincent Moschetti
Scanning film is probably the least attractive part of shooting film but that doesn’t mean you should neglect this stage. Nowadays, we all want to...