Monthly Archives: July 2016

Tips for Processing Landscape Photos – from Basic Edits to Artistic Interpretation

All professional, and many hobbyist photographers, post-process their photos. There are various reasons why you want to edit your photos, besides the fact RAW files need some level of processing, including: To fix minor errors made when you took the … Continue reading

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Adam Savage Visits Stanley Kubrick’s f/0.7 Lens and Other Movie Magic Relics

Gear The custom optic is the thing of lens legends Adam Savage visits Stanley Kubrick’s amazing f/0.7 lens. Popular Photography

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LG has a new Friend in the LG Action Cam LTE

Known to flaunt its Friends with reckless abandon, LG has brought another one to the table with the introduction of the LG Action Cam LTE. As the name would suggest, the latest addition to LG’s range of smartphone accessories (or … Continue reading

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Tamron Patents SP 60mm f/2.8 Di VC USD

According to the Egami Blog, Tamron has patented the optical design for an SP 60mm f/2.8 Di VC USD. Patent Details  Patent Publication No. 2016-126086 Published 2016.7.11 Submitted 2014.12.26 Focus distance 61.79 61.21 56.74 F-number 2.88 2.92 3.16 Field of View … Continue reading

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Breaking Glass At 300,000+ Frames Per Second Looks Absolutely Insane

News The final video turns 5.1 seconds of real-time shooting into 19.5 hours of footage A super-high-speed camera shows us what really high frame rates can truly capture. Popular Photography

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Samyang Introduces XEEN 135mm T2.2 Cinema Lens

A new XEEN lens has appeared on Samyang’s website. The new 135mm T2.2 model joins a lineup that already includes the 14, 24, 35, 50, and 85mm cinema lenses. This is the first of five lenses to be introduced every … Continue reading

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Photographers Sneak into the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Zone

It’s been over five years since tragedy struck the eastern coast of Japan, creating the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. However, the devastation left by the earthquake and tsunami is still prevalent today. On that fateful day in … Continue reading

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7 Tips for Better Marine Wildlife Photography

I’m an ocean girl. To me, there is no better way to spend a summer day than to get out on the water and explore the mystery that is the deep blue sea, and hopefully experience some of the majestic … Continue reading

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Review: Olympus TG-Tracker

Introduction and features The TG-Tracker is Olympus’s first venture into the action camera market, and its camcorder-like design stands in stark contrast to the usual box design favoured by market leaders GoPro and the majority of other action camera makers. … Continue reading

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Buying guide: Best travel tripods: 6 great carbon fibre stands for your camera

Best travel tripods Whether it’s a weekend city break or a longer trip away, if you’re taking your camera, then a tripod is an essential item of kit to take with you. Without one, you won’t be able to capture … Continue reading

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Music Rights for Video Explained

 From the Audio Network YouTube Channel: Want to add music to a film, video or TV production? Don’t know your sync rights from your master rights? Our guide to music rights for video explains all. Canon and Nikon News, Deals and … Continue reading

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5 Tips for Setting the Focus in Your Landscape Photography

In many types of photography the question of where you should set your focus is pretty simple. For example, in portrait photography, there is one simple rule: focus on the eyes. When the eyes aren’t on the same plane of focus, … Continue reading

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