“I like to plan pictures in advance and to deal intensively with picture ideas during the research phase.” explains conceptual photographer Katinka Schuett. “Conceptual photography leaves a lot more control than other photography subjects and allowing me to work with the subject very consciously.” Katinka is one of the two recent winners of the Female in Focus photography award. Her project, Cosmis Drive, revolves around the exciting intersection of conceptual images blended with realistic scientific components. It’s also an exploration of the human desire to communicate with the unknown. Below we delve deeper into these ideas present throughout her body of work and discuss her artistic journey as a photographer.
It’s been years of subtle stripping of humanity, constant questioning of my intellect, experience, and skill, and underminings of my opinions and feelings. I’ve already written about quite a few. Here, however, I’m speaking to a broader picture. The sense that we don’t belong because we didn’t pass enough ‘”tests” with a gearhead, or a demeaning comment about women was made in your presence, and how that divides and alienates women from the photographic community.
The folks of Brooklyn-based photo imaging retailer Focus Camera came up with an interesting scenario for an infographic: what would it be like for photographers to continue shooting during a zombie apocalypse? What would they need? The result is a photography cheat sheet aptly titled, Framing The End Of The World: How to Take Photos of a Zombie Apocalypse and Live to Tell About It. Now, obviously, this is done all in the name of humor, so in the spirit of the Halloween season (while it’s still not that far past yet), let’s just have fun with this funny photography cheat sheet!
If you’re looking to treat yourself or a loved one to some new glass this holiday season, and you want to save some money, you’re going to love the deals on these Tamron lenses for Canon and Nikon cameras. You can pick up the impressive Tamron 70-210 f4 for just $599 thanks to its discount of $200, and its larger brother, the Tamron 70-200 f2.8 G2, has a discount of $100. Landscape shooter should snap up the 15-30mm f2.8 Di VC USD with it’s $100 discount while they can, and prime lovers should add the 45mm f1.8 to their library of lenses while they can get it on the cheap (it’s just $549!). Check out all of the savings on Tamron lenses after the break.
Poor Canon; it just seems as though things just keep on going from bad to worse for the former king of the photography castle. While Canon has been hard at work on all fronts, it seems as though their efforts just aren’t producing the results they want. To be fair, earlier on this year, Canon’s CEO did say that he fully expects things to get worse before they got better, but I don’t think anyone could have predicted that their gross profits would tank quite so hard over nine months. Just what does Canon need to do to steady their ship? Let’s talk about this after the break.
All photos by Eric Van Nynatten. Used with Creative Commons permission. Havana remains one of the most popular cities for travelers with an affinity to old-world charms, especially intrepid photographers and visual artists. We’ve featured a lot of projects that support this, and we’re more than happy to include another to the list. While some of …
Yes, we know. This is not new news, but the camera market is continuing to tank, and for the first time, the Mirrorless camera market has taken a hit too. The epic rise of phone camera technology and computational photography is part of the reason why the camera market is struggling. Still, the other part of the equation is that camera manufacturers simply aren’t doing enough to entice mobile photographers into the dedicated camera fold. After the break, we will take a look at the numbers, and will talk about just what the likes of Canon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus, and others need to do to win over the hearts of those who think their phone is good enough.
There’s always a lot of talk about street, portrait, sports, landscape, and the documentary genres of photography, but little about the wildlife and birding genres. It seems as though lens manufacturers are taking note of the growing popularity of these two categories, though, as there are more and more lenses hitting the market now that are suited to this type of work. Wildlife photography and birding photography may sound easy, but I can assure you that if you aren’t skilled, and if you do not have lenses with great reach, you will struggle. We have picked out eight lenses for various platforms that will help you get closer to the action. Check them out after the break.
They’re opportunities to learn, reignite inspiration, and are an excellent excuse to get out of our editing caves and connect with other creatives. As such, several other members of The Phoblographer staff and I joined one on the last day of the expo and discovered a story deserving of discussion that unfolded right in front of us. Usually, photo walks are quite fun and create fun ways to connect with other photographers, but this walk in particular became a different sort of revelatory encounter. As the model who was hired to help with the photo walk joined us, we watched what we’ve all probably seen all too often on the set of a shoot: a slow but steady dehumanization of the young woman in front of us, beautiful, photogenic, and seen as a prop instead of a person.
Medium format cameras sure are fun to use. So it’s no surprise photographers are out on the street using them on a daily basis. Most opt for a film camera. Because let’s face it, most people don’t have in the region of $10,000 (and then some) to buy digital. The image quality of medium format cameras is awesome, and the novelty is intriguing. After spending some time enjoying the work of some street photographers who are using medium format, we thought, “let’s write an article about it.” So we did. And here it is. Five photographers using a medium format camera for street photography. Enjoy!