Monthly Archives: April 2018
SmugMug Announces Intent to Acquire Flickr
SmugMug and Flickr Unite to Form the World’s Most Influential Photography Community MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – (April 20, 2018) – SmugMug, the largest, most comprehensive, independent photo management platform in the world, today announced it has agreed to purchase … Continue reading
Hahnel ProCube 2
The ProCube 2 comes in five different versions – Canon, Nikon, Panasonic/Fujifilm combined, Olympus and Sony. Each one will charge between two and four different battery types, and it accommodates different sizes with a removable battery plate that clips into … Continue reading
DJI launches Zenmuse XT2: The drone camera that saves lives
Ever wondered how a drone could save someones life? DJI invited us to Space 53 in Holland to check out the new Zenmuse XT2, a thermal imaging drone camera created in partnership with FLIR. Designed with public safety professionals in … Continue reading
Creative Macro Photography – A Guide to Freelensing
Freelensing is one of the strongest and most underutilized tricks in the macro photographer’s toolkit. It can add diversity to a portfolio, and—when used carefully—generates some truly stunning effects. In this article, I will cover the basics of freelensing, and … Continue reading
Running Red Fox Kits – Anticipation Gets the Shot
I had been watching this pair of red fox kits (what baby fox are called and not to be confused with the kit fox species) at a relatively close distance, within photo range, for perhaps an hour with essentially no … Continue reading
How to use Photoshop Droplets and Actions to Automate Your Workflow
Most photographers who do any kind of event photography (including corporate or weddings) need to find ways to automate aspects of their photographic workflow. This is because events usually generate a lot of images. There are many ways to automate … Continue reading
Manfrotto Pro Light FastTrack-8 Sling Bag
Finding the right kind of camera bag for travel or street photography – or generally just walking around snapping – is really difficult. A shoulder bag gives you easy access, but it swings about too much when you’re leaping on … Continue reading
The winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2018 are revealed
The winners of the 2018 World Photography Awards, the largest photo competition in the world with over 320,000 entries from over 200 countries, have been revealed. The World Photography Awards is now in its eleventh year, and continues its long-standing … Continue reading
5 No-Nonsense Ways to Keep Your Photos Sharp
Modern DSLR cameras can produce very sharp images with plenty of detail. However, the chief limiting factor to the sharpness of an image is the quality of the lens being employed. If you use a basic kit lens, you will … Continue reading
Panning and Tips for Adding Motion to Your Street Photography
One of the things I teach people on my photography workshops and tours is how to do panning. It’s a great technique to add to your skillset for shooting great street photography. Panning helps to isolate a moving subject and … Continue reading
The A to Z of Photography: Raw
Raw files are unprocessed image files captured straight from your camera’s sensor. They have been called the equivalent of a ‘digital negative’, but it would be equally accurate to think of them as the ‘undeveloped’ digital image. So what’s the … Continue reading
Weekly Photography Challenge – Panning
Panning is a great way to add a feeling of motion and movement to your images. It works well with street photography to isolate your subject and add a little drama. Need more help? Read these dPS articles: Panning and … Continue reading