It is not every day that you hear about new darkroom facilities being built at Universities (or anywhere else), in fact it is quite the opposite, with many being shut down for lack of use or poor conditions. But that may start to change, or at least it is at Deakin University where Film’s recent comeback (of sorts) has inspired the construction of brand-new darkroom facilities for their photography students.
Ricoh’s Theta line of 360 degree ‘VR’ cameras have been a popular choice for people all over, but with their high-end ‘S’ model fetching a pretty penny, and the lower end ‘M15’ model not offering the same quality or performance, the company needed to address those needing a quality option under that $300 price point. Today they revealed their answer to that problem, the new Theta SC.
If you’ve ever used a Tokina lens, you’ll know that they’ve always been the even more affordable option that always performs with great image quality–and the Tokina 24-70mm f2.8 Pro recently was rated by DXO Mark’s as being not too far behind what Canon offers. In my review published last year, I felt that the Tokina lens delivers better color than the Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L II USM, and while DXOMark thinks that the Canon version is sharper, it probably is.
I was truly impressed by what I saw while scouring Instagram to show you ten mostly monochrome street photographers to inspire you this month. The thing that excited me most was just how many people are making work like this, and how diverse and interesting street photography really is.
K Hris (as he goes by) is a self-employed photograph from Germany. He shoots on both digital and film of which he taught himself. Chris (his first name) describes himself as a lover of black and white. Hence why he pitched his series Monochrome to us. The series is a collection of dark impressions of the massive southern Alps.
Technology insights company, Chipworks, has provided a comprehensive teardown of Apple’s new iPhone 7. Many have wondered which company’s have aided in the development of Apple’s new device and Apple as per usual has been mum on the details. Fortunately, Chipwork’s teardown reveals many of these key components of the device namely the latest processor and camera options that have been touted features since the iPhone 7’s release.
There is no doubt that VSCO is one of the most popular photo editing suites available for mobile devices, and in order to stay on top, being up to date with the latest features and capabilities is imperative. So, it should be no surprise that thanks to Apple’s addition of Adobe DNG RAW into iOS 10, VSCO will soon be a mobile RAW processor.
In situations where you want to get a bokeh like effect to a significantly weaker degree than what an actual lens will give you, you can rely on the adjustment brush in Lightroom. To do this, all you need to do is create a custom brush setting with the sharpness and clarity all the way down. Then you brush it onto the areas that you want out of focus.
The Lucie Foundation, the non-profit, charitable organization responsible for presenting the Lucie Awards has announced Lucie Editions, a collection of limited edition signed posters. The posters feature the works of Lucie Awards honorees, representing some of the most influential photographers of the 21st century. The posters aim to celebrate the work and careers of these dignified artists while potentially introducing them to a new generation of fans appreciative of photography.
Amazon recently debuted it’s Amazon Prints service, the company’s unique take on photo printing. The service undercuts it’s rivals by offering high quality printing at an affordable price and is available immediately to customers who utilize their Amazon Drive cloud storage service.