Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time
Some might argue that retouching photos is part of the jobs. Others would say that it’s an entirely different trade altogether.
Whatever your opinion on the matter is, it appears the art of retouching has officially made its way to the online marketplace of eBay. [Read More…]
When I started to use artificial lighting, The Inverse Square Law was my nemesis. Not only it is not intuitive, but it is also not linear, and visualizing how a strobe distance from a subject will impact the photo is not trivial to say the least.
Photographer Derrick Bias shared a few priceless photos that show the exact impact that moving a strobe away fro ma subject has.
One trivial effect, of course it the fact that less light hits the model, but light fall off, background to model illumination ratio and overall contrast also play a part in this game. While I encourage everyone to take the time to learn The Inverse Square Law, and its impact on your photos these photos will provide an instant reference point if you are just starting out.
Chinese lens adapter manufacturer Kipon has officially released a new Canon EF to Sony E-mount autofocus adapter with a neat little feature up its sleeve.[Read More…]
If you are doing a lot of run and gun, you may be recording sound directly to your camera. Now, without going into the question if this is a good practice or not, most DSLRs will limit you to one stereo channel with a 3.5mm mic plug.
But, there is a way around it, and it will not break your wallet (though some will say that it will double your in-camera-audio-recording penalty). But if you are absolutely in a pinch and need an extra channel on your DSLR, you can use a mini-mixer to separate the left and the right into 2 different devices. This one, your right channel will be used by one device and the left channel by another.
Why would you want that? Getting the feed from a wireless mic on one channel and a room mic on the other.
There are several mini-mixers in the market starting from about $50 for a Saramonic SR-AX100 or a $85 for a Beachtek Mcc-2 which sit on the hotshoe and also double as tripling the hot shoe for lights, mics and others. I am not sure I will put a lot of weight on that small connector though.
The plus on those devices, vs making your own DIY channel splitter (which would be quite easy) is the fact that you can control each channel separately.
Is this the best option? Maybe if you are frugal. If you can afford it, I would probably invest a bit more and buy a Zoom H4N or a TASCAM DR-60D which provide many many more features, as well as recording. But this is where we started, no :) ?
Cindy Crawford in without a doubt one of the most famous and photographed models of the past 30 years. In the 80’s, Cindy along with Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington and Kate Moss became known as the original “Supermodels”. I think it’s a safe bet to say that she’s worked with the best of the best photographers over that time.
Nikon’s highly-anticipated and recently-announced flagship DX DSLR is just days away from being officially launched in the US, but the Japanese headquarters informed customers that it will take a while longer until they’re able to take a D500 home with them.
Initially scheduled to be available as of March, along with the D5, Nikon Japan has said that the release date of the camera and its accessories will be pushed back due to failure to meet the high demand.
If that sounds strange to you, you’re not alone, and I can’t help but wonder if Nikon is trying to avoid another D600 or D750-style fiasco.
Geppetto’s Workshop is a precious image to me because it features my own father and my son acting the part of Geppetto and Pinocchio. When Child Photo Competition launched their ‘Father and Child’ theme for January, I knew this image was a perfect fit.
I was just awarded the winner of the competition with my fairytale themed photo and I’m thrilled! In this post I’d love to share some behind the scenes of the creation of the image.
If you live anywhere near Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, you might want to think twice before taking your drone for a flight this weekend.
That’s because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that the stadium and a radius upwards to 36 miles has been declared a ‘no drone zone’ and could very likely result in authorities shooting down your drone.[Read More…]
So, you want to take your Leica on some underwater adventures? Well, now you can, all while keeping the same German aesthetic that likely tempted you to buy your camera in the first place.
What you’re looking at is a new Leica M underwater camera housing from underwater photography specialists Subal.[Read More…]
Everyone loves a good look. Lightroom makes it really easy to apply looks with presets, but if you want your look inside Photoshop, you are looking at one of two options: Apply a look in lightroom after the final export or take the time and effort to apply the look in Photoshop. Sadly, what only takes a click or two in Lightroom is world of pain in Photoshop.*
But Photoshop as a very powerful tool call Look Up Tables (or LUT for short – here is our collection) that you can apply as an adjustment layer. Those LUTs are similar to presets in the sense that they apply a look. But they are far stronger because unlike presets, they almost cause no quality loss.
You can find out more about John on his website and follow his adventures on YouTube.
His videos have over a hundred million views, have been extensively published by news outlets, and has even received recognition from a few film festivals, such as International Ocean Festival
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