Search Results for: node/Joe Edelman

If you can only get one backdrop for your studio, grey is what you want and here’s why

Jun 15, 2016 John Aldred

When setting up a studio, one of the more difficult decisions that a newer studio shooter must make is which backdrop to get.  More often…



Your Opinion of Steve McCurry Doesn’t Matter

May 19, 2016 Allen Murabayashi

On April 3, The New York Times Magazine photography critic Teju Cole penned a piece largely dismissing the work of renown photographer Steve McCurry. The piece…



How to choose the best lens for portraits and headshots

May 18, 2016 John Aldred

One question that I see coming up daily in various photography groups on Facebook is “What’s the best portrait lens?”, and the simple truth is…



Full Time vs Fake Photographer, can you spot the difference?

May 12, 2016 John Aldred

In this very non-scientific exercise by Seattle based portrait photographer Ben Lucas, we see if subjects can tell the difference between photograph created by a full time…



GoPro and Google officially launch Omni, their smaller, cheaper 6-camera VR rig

Apr 7, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Last September, Google teamed up with GoPro to launch its 16-camera VR device, Odyssey. At $15,000, it was far from a consumer-grade device and even…



Make your own 3D printed speedlight grids

Apr 1, 2016 John Aldred

As somebody who owns what some would describe as a ludicrous amount of speedlights (although, nowhere near as bad as Joe McNally), and regularly grids some of…



Joe McNally offers an insightful behind the scenes look at a garage photo shoot

Mar 8, 2016 John Aldred

Joe McNally is one of the photographers I first started stalking following when I decided to start shooting portraits, and his books, The Hot Shoe Diaries…



TIME photojournalist appears to be slammed, arrested by Secret Service at Trump rally in Virginia

Feb 29, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Today, at Donald Trump’s rally at Radford University, in Virginia, a photojournalist was seen being taken down by a Secret Service agent while capturing the…



What Actually Happens When You Stop Down a Lens

Jan 27, 2016 Roger Cicala

I got an email the other day that got me thinking. A guy simply asked “How far do I have to stop down a lens…



Autonomous Lily drone delayed: or, why pre-ordering undeveloped tech isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Dec 18, 2015 Gannon Burgett

Earlier this week, we shared with you how Peak Design became Kickstarter ninjas, crowdfunding numerous products and – so far – delivering on every last…