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How to build your own overhead camera rig

Apr 20, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Whether on Youtube or elsewhere, we’ve all seen the overhead camera shot. While it might seem fairly straightforward, the process is actually quite a doozy…



Take full control of your camera with Blackmagic’s new 3G-SDI Arduino Shield

Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

Well, this sure is a surprise announcement, at least for me.  Blackmagic Design have today announced their 3G-SDI Arduino Shield, allowing you to control your…



A photographer tries to buy a print of his own image from the person who stole it

Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

It’s a fact of life these days for photographers that our work may be stolen if we post it online.  No matter what level of photography…



How to take ghosted portraits using a mix of gelled lights and strobes

Apr 19, 2016 Udi Tirosh

Some people prefer to use continuous light and some prefer strobes, but if you combine the two you get a certain kind of magic. The…



This photographer is capturing childhood at its simplest, sheltered from TV and electronic devices

Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

There’s no way around it, our world is dominated by electronic devices.  In these days of the super computers in our pockets we call cellphones,…



Fun With Color – Photography Gels and RGB Additive Color

Apr 19, 2016 JP Danko

I was recently at an interactive installation that had three theater lights – red green and blue shining on a white wall. The kids were…



In Favor of “P” (Program mode) in Photography

Apr 18, 2016 Eric Kim

Many of us started photography quite innocently— with small compact point-and-shoots, a smartphone, or a disposable film camera. The main advantage was that we didn’t…



How I created wings from light

Apr 18, 2016 Robert Cornelius

Okay let’s just start right off by saying this image is not just my baby. Anyone who has ever heard of the light painting extraordinaire…



This photographer brings Lego characters to life with these movie inspired and humorous scenes

Apr 18, 2016 John Aldred

With influences ranging from The Avengers and X-Men to Star Wars and The Martian, French photographer Sofiane Samial (AKA Samsofy) spends his days making amazing…



This is what star trails look like when shot from the International Space Station

Apr 18, 2016 John Aldred

Star trails have become a very popular photography subject, especially with the high ISO performance offered by some cameras over the last few years, but…