When I first started joining film photography communities some 10 years ago, I honestly did not expect that it would grow this much. Most of the world seemed to have moved on from film stocks, and the cameras were no more than vintage keepsakes of photography history. I would get strange looks whenever people figured out I was shooting with a film camera. We were seen as a bunch of misfits — or hipsters, as the wretched label came to be. But, the deeper I got into it, the clearly I saw what shooting film meant for those who did: it’s a form of creative rebellion in a world that puts a premium on perfection.
Zeiss makes some of the most beautiful lenses around, and their wide-angle options are no exception to this rule. Zeiss lenses are a work of art in themselves. They all have fantastic build qualities, they offer up razor-sharp images, beautifully dampened focus rings, and they produce colors that absolutely sing. If you’re a landscape photographer who perhaps has a wallet deep enough to splash out on these lenses, and you like the finer things in life, you should check out three of our favorite Zeiss lenses for landscape and cityscape photography.
We’ve all heard about using a polarizing filter for landscape photography, but what about portrait photography? In their quick but informative video, the Koldunov Brothers give a rundown of all the wonderful things you can do with a polarizing filter, including for portrait photography. If that’s something you’ve been curious about, they have the answers for you.
While portrait photography tips seem to be predominantly for posing females, there are actually a good number of tutorials out there showing how you can pose male subjects. If you’re new to photographing men, you’ll mostly find it challenging to direct them into poses that work. With this quick video tutorial from Anita Sadowska, you’ll have some ideas for this, whether you’re working with experienced models or complete newbies.
Ever wanted to give those colorful neon portraits a try, but feel intimidated by all the studio equipment you think you need? You can actually give it a go with a budget setup right in your home or creative space, and just pour a lot of creativity into it, as Tajreen and Chloe show us in one of their latest videos.
For fashion-forward photographers out there that are in search of a new wrist strap for their cameras, Vi Vante’s Bengal Unleashed wrist strap may be just what they’re looking for. Made from ultra-soft lambskin leather, the Vi Vante Bengal Unleashed camera wrist strap is one of the most comfortable wrist straps that I’ve tried to date. Whether you’re looking to upgrade from the ho-hum branded camera strap that came included with your camera or simply prefer the lower profile nature of wrist straps over traditional neck straps, the Vi Vante Bengal Unleashed Lambskin Leather Camera Wrist Strap is worth considering.
Studio portraiture is particularly interesting for many budding portrait photographers because of the level of control they can have over their final image. You can always set up your light the way you want, experiment with different lighting techniques, play with backdrops, and use any equipment that you feel is necessary to the results you want to achieve.
Hasselblad has been synonymous with creating exquisite, top of the line cameras for many years now. They have built their reputation on providing cameras that have the very best build quality and image quality that is hard to beat. Still, a lot has changed over the years, and the company now faces stiff competition from many other players in the market. The Hasselblad X1D II is the latest version of their more affordable Medium Format camera, and they claim that performance has been significantly improved compared to the first X1D. Are the improvements enough to make the X1D II the camera to choose in the now more affordable Medium Format segment? Find out in our full review.
Weddings are one of the most stressful gigs a photographer can take. High emotions and interfering families make shooting a wedding an interesting day, to say the least. That’s why it takes a level of skill – and temperament – to ensure you deliver the client something they can cherish forever. It can take years to get to a standard where you can charge thousands of dollars for the gig. But rather than focusing on the experienced photographers, we want to show you the freshest of wedding photographers that we’re digging right now.
We’ve been featuring a lot of impressive aerial photography over the years, not only to commend the outstanding photographers but also to bring the unique perspectives that the genre brings. This time, we want to put the spotlight on a book of drone photos that makes for a beautiful reintroduction to Mexico City and the rest of the world. Currently being funded on Kickstarter, The Other View promises to be an exercise in photography and design set to bring interesting perspectives that are typically inaccessible to us.