Getting the lighting right is key when it comes to shooting professional-looking portraits. While it doesn’t always have to involve complex setups, it can be daunting to figure out where to start if you’re still new to portrait lighting techniques. With this quick tutorial and cheat sheet, you have a bunch of simple lighting styles to try for your next practice.
We know that this could sound a little insane, but if you look at trends in how the photography world is playing out, we could be seeing the end of APS-C very soon. As it is, there isn’t much solid reason to purchase an APS-C DSLR camera vs a mirrorless camera. From Sony’s presentation, we were able to gather just what Sony is trying to tout at the APS-C level despite the Sony a7r IV being a full-frame mirrorless option. So to understand it a bit more, we talked to Sony’a Mark Weir about it.
Camera scanning has been getting popular these days for those who want to “scan” their films using their digital cameras, so much so that even Nikon came up with its own digitizing adapter a couple of years ago. If you’ve been thinking of using this method to digitize your film negatives, you might want to check out the Film Carrier MK1 and Pro Mount MK1 by Philadelphia-based Negative Supply. This new contraption, currently on its last few days of funding on Kickstarter, promises to let you scan your 35mm film in under five minutes.
Landscape photography is such an amazing genre of photography. One, you get to be outside in nature, two, you’re going to get some great exercise, and three, you get to see some truly stunning scenes where the light just takes your breath away. As cameras have become more powerful, and as lenses have become better optically, it’s easier than ever to be able to capture that stunning light as it hits the landscape in front of you. The new Sony a7r IV with its huge 61 Megapixel sensor and insane levels of dynamic range could quickly become one of the best cameras for landscape photography; especially if pair it up with any of the six lenses listed in this roundup.
The invention of the microscope has opened our eyes to a totally surreal and stunning realm that would otherwise be unknown to us. It led to countless breakthroughs not only in science but also art. A perfect example is how Ithaca, New York-based Justin Zoll has found a way to use the power of microscopy to reveal the colorful and kaleidoscopic world hiding beneath crystallized amino acids. If you’re into the unique imagery created by the merging to art and science, you’ll surely find this body of work fascinating.
Space and space exploration are big topics at the best of times, but with us just passing the 50th anniversary of mankind taking our first steps on the moon, the love affair the general public has with all things space has reached new heights. We recently came across a new photography project on Kickstarter that should delight photographers and fans of space travel in general. This unique photography book will help you see NASA’s past and present dreams of the future in detail like you’ve never seen before. Join us after the break to learn more about this stellar photography project.
Sherri Nienass Littlefield, the Associate Director at Foley Gallery, and a photographer in her own right, has spent the better part of the last 4 months developing a new body of work, Calling Men, capturing documentary-style images of the men who catcall her on a regular basis. Through the use of special glasses (developed by Snapchat), Littlefield is able to subtly photograph her catcallers with her sunglasses in a less confrontational or direct way than a typical camera allows. The images she captures speak both to the frequency and severity of this universally shared female experience.
Understanding how the histogram works and what the graph readings mean are vital to a well-exposed photograph. We covered some basics in several tutorials, and also recently shared a photographer’s insights on the common misconceptions about this graphical representation of the tonal values in an image. Now, to help you remember all that, we’re sharing a very useful cheat sheet that covers the histogram in a nutshell and how to read it.
The satisfying feeling of shooting film photography still lives strong. As the digital world is in full force, we’re pleased to see there are plenty of photographers still keeping it old school. Whilst plenty of presets try, there’s nothing that can quite match the aesthetic of a good roll of film. Many well-established photographers are still choosing this format, so it’s no surprise that this style filters down. Focusing on the work of great film photographers that need a little extra love, below are 10 film photographers under 10k followers on Instagram.
New cameras come out, and older cameras go on sale or see permanent price drops, and just because they have a lower price, it doesn’t mean that they have turned into bad cameras overnight; in fact, you can get some absolute bargains! The Fujifilm X-T20 is down to just $599, the X-T2 is only $799, and you can save a whopping $682 on the X-T2 with lens bundle! The Nikon Z7 has a $400 discount, and the incredible Sony a7r III has come down to just $2,498! For a limited time you can also get the complete guides to Lightroom and Photoshop for only $49 each, and the complete guide to Capture One Pro 12 for $59! You don’t want to miss out on these camera deals, and deep discounts on accessories and more.