Monthly Archives: August 2016
Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Ultrawide-Angle Lens Promises ‘Close-to-Zero’ Distortion
Gear The widest rectilinear f/2.8 lens in the land Using clever optical design, the Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens offers 122-degrees of coverage with very little distortion. Popular Photography
Street Photography Tips and Techniques
When you’re getting started the challenge is overcoming the fear of taking pictures of strangers. Since telephoto lenses are not normally used in street photography, how can you stand a few feet from your subject, put the camera to your … Continue reading
CPN Presents: The Magic of the Games – Photography by Laci Perényi
From the Canon Professional Network: As Laci Perényi prepares for his tenth summer Olympic Games, CPN writer Mark Alexander spoke with the celebrated sports photographer and Canon Explorer about his relationship with one of the greatest shows on earth… Laci Perényi’s … Continue reading
Lighting 102: Side Effects
Let's jump off this train for a minute and think about our different lighting controls in context with each other. More specifically, let's look at size and distance.Read more » Strobist
Refurb. Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM for $99.99 (And Other Deals) at the Canon Store
The Canon Store has select refurbished DSLR cameras and lenses on sale. A few of the deals that stood out to me: Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM – $ 99.99 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM – $ 129.99 Canon EF-S … Continue reading
Povie is a Lanyard-Style Mount for Smartphone Cameras
Gear Your time-lapse, Facebook recipe videos will never be the same. Povie is a wearable smartphone camera mount that you wear around your neck. Popular Photography
7 Tips to Help You Learn Photography Better
Photography is an incredibly rewarding and enjoyable hobby or profession to get into. But when you’re starting out it can seem daunting. There are so many things to learn, decisions to make, not to mention software to master as well. … Continue reading
Ready for Rio: Canon shows off its massive camera hoard for the Olympics
It’s not just the athletes are getting ready for the Olympics this month, with Canon setting up a huge depot within the Media Operation Centre, located inside the BARRA Olympic Park, stockpiled with an eye-watering amount of kit. The amount … Continue reading
$200.00 Price Drop: DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter
The DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter – which debuted at $ 1,399.00 – is now $ 1,199.00 with free expedited shipping. Product Highlights Gimbal-Stabilized 4K / 12MP Camera Visual Sensor for Obstacle Avoidance Streamlined Shell / Magnesium Unibody Top Speed of … Continue reading
Tips to Help Newbies Find Success in the Photography Business
Many dream about becoming a professional photographer, but unfortunately it can be difficult to last longer than two years in business, if you don’t have the right plan. People fail every day. They question themselves, wonder if their work isn’t as good … Continue reading
Light Painting Photography Tools
Light painting is a creative way to explore photography when you’ve gotten bored with taking all those standard or cliché photos and have gotten to grips with the features of your sophisticated DSLR camera. photo by Mike Tidd. f/13, 3 … Continue reading
How Getty’s Olympics Photos Are Shot, Edited, And Sent Into The World In Just Two Minutes
How To A behind the scenes look at how Getty captures the Olympics How Getty prepares for and photographs the Olympics… Popular Photography