Unless you live under a rock or have refused to succumb to the powers of Instagram, you’ve no doubt seen the images of the movie star, Gal Gadot posing with a classic Nikon FM. The Nikon FM is, of course, one of the great classic 35mm film cameras, and in recent times its popularity has surged as people’s love of all things film returns. Introduced in 1977, the Nikon FM is a tough as nails classic that uses the Nikon F Mount. If you plan on picking one of these iconic cameras up any time soon, we suggest you take a closer look at the lenses we’ve listed after the break as they will pair amazingly well with the Nikon FM.
Looking to grab a nice Nikon FM to start your film photography journey with? Or have you been eyeing to add to your vintage camera collection? We think now would be a good time to grab one. In case you’ve missed it, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot’s Instagram post showing her posing with a classic Nikon FM has been making rounds on the interwebs for about a week now. And, we all know what’s next when something like this happens.
Earlier this year, Leica Camera USA launched the Leica Women Foto Project, a platform that promotes expansion of diversity and inclusion in photography by highlighting the importance and impact of a woman’s perspective. Three winners and their compelling stories have finally been chosen, with Debi Cornwall, Yana Paskova, and Eva Woolridge besting over 600 submissions across the United States. Each of them will receive $10,000 and a Leica Q2 for them to tell a story through the female viewpoint. If you’re looking for inspiring and thought-provoking projects by female photographers, these winning series are definitely worth checking out.
When you’re buying and shooting with vintage cameras, you’re also taking with you decades worth of fascinating history. If you’re really lucky, you might come across cameras used by famous photographers, limited edition models, and even those used for NASA spaceflights. You’ll be even luckier if you have the $$$ to afford them. Or, you may simply find one with a really heartwarming personal history, like this Pentax Spotmatic that Brisbane-based Daimon Wright found and recently wrote about on Reddit.
“My personal trick to keep me on track was to use Facebook as a tool for accountability.” states photographer Claudia Paul about her Wednesday Portraits series. “I publicly announced the project and the goal to post a new portrait every Wednesday. This way I would feel like a fraud if I didn’t deliver.” Claudia Paul is a German artist working and residing in New York City as a commercial photographer. She frequently dedicates herself to non-profit work, and is always developing new personal projects independent of her paid client work. She created a year-long challenge for herself: create a new portrait every Wednesday. In the process, she developed a beautiful collection of images while exercising and strengthening her creative muscle, and expanding her skills as an artist. Below we explore the project, Wednesday Portraits.
Shooting long exposures is one of the popular ways to shoot city scenes at night, as it opens you up to a number of creative possibilities. Among these is including colorful light trails to give your photos a more dynamic and energetic feel. If you’re in the mood to get extra creative with your city snaps or simply want to try something new, we have just the right photography cheat sheet to help you snag some cool shots!
Do you know what a lens group actually does? Like, why is it necessary? There are tons of articles and videos out there about cameras and the introduction to them, but there isn’t a lot about lenses. Photographers probably don’t understand why specific lenses have a set number of aperture blades. Did you also know that more aperture blades don’t necessarily mean that it’s a better lens? And you probably won’t get better bokeh too? We asked experts at Canon, Sony, and Tamron to share their knowledge with us.
Apple recently launched a new update to its macOS software, and it is causing all sorts of problems for many software companies. Datacolor was one of the companies that were affected by Apple’s decision to no longer supper 32-Bit applications in their new 10.15 Catalina macOS update. They have, however, just launched a new 64-Bit update that will make their Spyder5 sensors software work on Catalina macOS. Join us after the break for all the details.
“For most of us these days, black and white is an afterthought, a creative filter we have on Instagram, a Lightroom preset we apply because that particular shot has too much color in it. Black and white is not generally something we pre-plan,” lamented London-based photographer Jamie Windsor in one of his videos about black and white photography. He goes on to remind us that black and white is more than just a creative filter or an editing technique. It’s a totally different way to see things, work the scenes, and convey thoughts, feelings, and ideas. To help us get a better understanding of these notions and achieve better results in the process, he put together 9 quick tips and techniques which he found to be crucial to black and white photography.
Nude photography and boudoir photography are popular genres, but before you think to yourself that any photographer can do this type of work, you need to think again. Being a fine art nude photographer, or owning your own boudoir business can introduce you to a field of landmines if you aren’t careful. You need to know how you conduct yourself, you need to know how to talk to models, and if you have to understand how to write contracts that cover all parties involved. Fortunately, there are a ton of affordable materials out there that can help you navigate this tricky genre. This pack of contract templates is just $24, this fine art nude guide which features 12 videos is only $39, and the Ultimate Boudoir Bundle in a Box for photographers is just $29. If you plan on getting into nude photography, you can’t afford to miss these deals. See them all after the break.