Hey folks, Just a reminder–We’re teaming up with Tamron to giveaway a Tamron 85mm f1.8 Di VC USD lens in Canon, Nikon or Sony DSLR mounts. In case you didn’t know, it’s a winner of our Editor’s Choice award.
I’ve been very quiet since the Kickstarter for La Noir Image failed, but as I stated in our last update a while ago, that wasn’t the end. To refresh, La Noir Image is out black and white photography publication–which is also currently under reconstruction.
Photographer Nathan Hostetter usually works with natural lighting and tries to emulate some sort of film look to his images. His photos can be characterized as having some sort of elegance to them while also finding a way to show off the humanity in his subjects. So when Nathan showed us a few of his portraits, we were quite impressed with one he shot of Naomi.
Today, Nikon is unveiling a load of new lenses for their APS-C DSLR cameras and the new Nikon D3400 DSLR camera. This camera is equipped with Bluetooth connectivity that lets it connect to the Nikon SnapBridge app.
Olympus’s OM-D E-M1 is a known gem of the Micro Four Thirds system, offering some great features in an attractive package, and currently – for a really great price too. In many ways, the Olympus OMD EM1 is the perfect Micro Four Thirds camera and can even be said to be the perfect mirrorless camera. …
Octabanks are one of the more recent light modifiers to hit the scene. They’re an interesting and odd combination of an umbrella, softbox and beauty dish. Most popular amongst fashion photographers, they’ve been growing in popularity with many other types of shooters.
“Some people feel inspired by pretty looking people, and I get inspired by people who makes me feel things with the music they created.” says Photographer Ebru Yildiz. Ebru is an New York based music and portrait photographer whose clients include The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR and Pitchfork. He’s been doing this for quite a while and is one of the many photographers shooting musicians quite literally living the dream.
It would be hard to argue that Sony does not have the attention of the photographic community, with their A7 series of full frame mirrorless cameras (somewhat surprisingly to be honest) still the only player in the game. While the A7 series may not have the autofocus to challenge DSLRs in action situations quite yet, for portrait photography the A7 series is more than capable.
Clara Giaminardi, always a creative soul, grew up wanting to be a writer but around age 16 discovered photography and it was all over after that. While studying at University in Milan, and later upon moving to London, Giaminardi was fascinated by the idea of fashion photography and its power to shape the narrative of the world in which we live. “In this constant, complex dialogue, I have become obsessed with the body, and how it can be represented and represent itself within contemporary discourses of gender equality and diversity.” Giaminardi says as she begins to explain the ideas behind her Manifesto for a New Objectification project.
We are getting into the latter half of the summer, depending on your location in the world, and this means its time for all the student and back to school deals to start popping up here and there. Fujifilm isn’t marketing these as back to school, but if you are a student that has been eyeing a Fujifilm camera, then these may be your last chance to save on a Fujifilm kit before school kicks off.