Among our favorite approaches to landscape photography are those that invite the viewer to abandon the familiar and use their imagination instead to look at a certain location. It definitely shows in many of the alien-inspired vistas and even abstract-driven works we’ve featured in the past. The latest to catch our attention is a surreal series by New York-based Jonas Daley, where he reimagines the mountainous expanse of China as an infrared-inspired wonderland. If you like look and colors of this dreamy aesthetic, we think his work will catch your attention as well.
If you missed the recent news about the upcoming price hikes on certain Leica cameras and lenses, we will fill you in. Thanks to a 25% import tax on products from Germany that will go into effect on January 1st, 2020, certain Leica cameras and lenses will get a significant price bump. Leica cameras aren’t cheap to begin with, but if you have been eyeing the M10 series, you might want to grab your wallet and buy now. After the break, we will share with you our thoughts on three Leica cameras that will seriously impress, but that will also fall victim to the upcoming import tax.
Canon has been in the camera, making business for a very long time, and because of this, they have a strong lineup of cameras that suit many different types of photographers. In this roundup, we will take a quick look at which Canon cameras are the best for different kinds of photographers, and we’ll see which lens will pair up perfectly with each of the Canon cameras.
The strangest and most unexpected photography accessory we’ve ever seen as of late is most likely this rear cap only for Micro Four Thirds lenses. While this item functions normally as your good old regular rear cap, this one has a fancy-looking temperature and humidity meter, most likely placed there to help you keep pesky fungus away from your precious glass.
One of the terms and technicalities that you’ll encounter as you go further into film photography is metering. It can be intimidating or confusing, but it actually pays to learn how to meter different scenes and work with either your camera’s built-in meter or a dedicated handheld light meter. In today’s featured video by Ohio-based Matt Day, he has partnered with The Darkroom Photo Lab to give us all the important information we need to achieve good exposure for film photos.
If you’ve been looking forward to the vintage camera ads and commercials we’ve been sharing recently, we’re sure you’ll like today’s bunch. In case you missed it, Pentax recently turned 100 years. So, we thought it would be nice to share these quirky commercials from Japan, starring the Asahi Pentax cameras as worthy travel companions. Those who still have their vintage Pentax cameras will definitely find the ads extra amusing!
In my eyes, the Sony 16-55mm F2.8 G is a great lens that should have come out many years ago. This lens is a utilitarian option for photographers that are steadfastly committed to the a6000 series of cameras. It’s small, got great build quality, good image quality for what this is, and it offers convenience. But in 2019 when this lens was released, Sony should have innovated a lot more. And quite honestly, it shows that even though Sony is an extremely innovative company, they’re still catching up in some ways.
At some point in your photography stint, you might realize that you want to start shooting professionally. Or, you may even have ventured into the craft of photography with the goal of making money out of your work eventually. Whichever the case, we’re sure that today’s featured photography cheat sheet will give you some cool ideas on how to make money as a photographer — 36 different ways, in fact!
I’ve had this thought for a long time when it comes to using manual focus lenses: with options like the Zenit 85mm f1.4, you really need a tripod or a monopod to make the most of it. Why? Well, it’s a longer focal length and you need to manually focus it. When you do that, the simple nature of turning the battel means that you’re going to stabilize the whole scene. That’s what I encountered with the Zenit 85mm f1.4 while using it. And unfortunately, it doesn’t have AF/AE contacts. This would have helped alleviate the issue as the Canon EOS R has arguably the best focus peaking and manual focus assistance in the industry.
If impressive and eye-catching architectural photography is among your passions, it pays to learn different approaches to the craft. Many of the bodies of work we previously put on the spotlight, however, also feature the tried and tested technique of showcasing the details of buildings and other architectural elements. The latest we have on our list is a collection of industrial architecture snaps by Paris-based photographer pair Jérôme Epaillard and Teresa Machado. If you need some ideas on how to pay closer attention to details and bring it to your own architectural photography, we’re sure you’ll find a great deal here.