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Projectionist Captures Gorgeous Time Lapse of 70mm Film Reel Playing The Hateful Eight

Jan 16, 2016 Liron Samuels

The latest Star Wars movie and Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight played a major role in the recent comeback of 70mm film and its gorgeous…

Jan 11, 2016 Alex Zatsepin

Many times it is the set where you shoot that sets the tone for the photo. I think I demonstrated that pretty well when I…

Jan 8, 2016 Udi Tirosh

A lot of the time when we look at a well executed image we think about how it was lit. And a lot of times,…

Dec 29, 2015 Guest Author

Here is a great tip if you are using a studio and don’t pack a bunch of backdrops. Of course, not owning many backdrops does not…

Dec 21, 2015 Liron Samuels

The release of Apple’s iPhone 6s including quite a few upgrades to the device’s cameras, and part of the reason behind that was revealed during…

Dec 19, 2015 Zatsepin Alex

Short answer: Some Latex, A hat, cardboard and smoke. Hit the jump for the long answer. Be aware that it is mildly NSFW.

Dec 15, 2015 Gannon Burgett

Over the past week we’ve rounded up some of our favorite products this year, all of which make great gifts for the photographer in your…

Dec 14, 2015 Uldis Plinte

Studio strobes have plenty of interesting light modifiers, sadly, hot shoe strobes (or OCF – off camera flash) do not fit in those due to…

Dec 10, 2015 Liron Samuels

USA Today’s Bob Deutsch talks about the ‘Ying and Yang’ of assignments that were part of covering Pope Francis’ recent visit to the U.S. From…

Dec 10, 2015 Gannon Burgett

So far, we’ve shared our Gift Guides for cameras and lenses. Now, we’re on to the next tool any photographer needs in his/her arsenal –…