“I don’t know how your mind changes after being raped,” says Annie Flanagan when asked about the mental impact of their college rape. They continue, “that’s fucking impossible for me to pinpoint and not so simple for words.” But, as artists, we turn our pain into creativity. So, to process their trauma, Annie picked up the camera. Looking to connect with people who shared a story similar to theirs, they began the project, Deafening Sound. Following the lives of women recovering from abuse, they highlight a reality that is difficult to digest. But this is important work and something many of us can learn from.
If you dabble in drone photography for all kinds industrial purposes, you might benefit from the latest offering by ZEISS. Given the many industrial applications of drone cameras today, the company has responded with the Ventum 2.8/21, a new lightweight industrial lens especially made for use with drones. This wide-angle E-mount lens for full-format cameras promises outstanding optical quality in a compact and rugged aluminum package.
As we have all heard by now, the camera market seems to be in somewhat of a free fall. In the first two months of the year the interchangeable lens camera sales held steady in the month of January, but it took a sizable hit in the month of February, with shipments down by 29.3% compared to the same period last year. The results for camera shipments in the month of March have just been released by CIPA, and for the most part the do not make for good reading. Join us after the break to see how camera shipments fared in March 2019.
If we look at the trends when it comes to spending and even in how people consume content, we can tell that people click on and purchase what they really, really want and not necessarily what they need. This is evident in the fact that so many people don’t buy real cameras with zoom lenses and instead just do the whole digital zoom thing on their phones. But using a phone camera is fun–at a recent serious art event I saw a few young women stand in front of a neon sign for at least 10 minutes taking pictures of themselves. This is the dominant mentality–it’s about convenience and fun. I mean, come on–there’s an app called Huji that simulates what a disposable camera can do. But the truth is that the modern disposable camera just isn’t sexy. The further, not sugar coated truth, is that manufacturers are very busy creating cameras for an incredibly incestuous community.
Street photography and confrontation can go hand in hand. The fact is, some people just do not want a camera pointed at them. Most of the time unwilling subjects communicate their disapproval in a respectful way. However, sometimes they react in an aggressive, hilarious and just outright bizarre fashion. It’s a nightmare for many of us, and we try to find ways to get out of those situations. We spoke to a number of street photographers, asked them about the more memorable stories of confrontation and what we did to overcome it.
Every spring and summer my clients know where to find me and my camera. Finding the perfect location for a portrait shoot is always one of the greatest challenges in photography. And once you think you have found the perfect location for your photoshoot, coming up with the creative idea for how to capture both the subject beautifully and the location cohesively can be equally as difficult to execute. The perfect combination of a beautiful location, stunning natural light and eager subject is all a photographer can dream of to create dramatic and ethereal images.
Street photography is a genre that requires a certain finesse. You have to be able to capture images quickly, and in a lot of cases, discreetly. Having the ability to be able to blend in with the crowd with a camera that doesn’t say “look at me” is a must, and so is one that is small enough to not get banged, tossed and roughed up while walking through the busy streets. While keeping things on the small size is nice, you have to make sure that the camera is still capable of performing the job. Fortunately there are many powerful point and shoot cameras on the market now that are suited perfectly for street photography. Here we will take a look at six point and shoot cameras that will help you blend in and nail the shots you want to get.
The Canon EOS R has been relatively successful for Canon since it’s launch, but the Canon faithful want more. Instead of coming out all guns blazing, Canon played a safe card with the EOS R, and then laid down another with the EOS RP, but rumors about a new, high-end EOS R continue to swirl. If recent reports are to believed, it will be a powerhouse, but just what direction will Canon choose to go with it? Will it be a Mirrorless version of the high Megapixel 5DS, or will it be a tough workhorse like the 1DX that working pros have been clamoring for?
There is absolutely no doubt about the quality of Zeiss lenses. The Zeiss Otus line has continually wowed people with both their performance, and their astronomical prices, but so have Sigma lenses with their image quality, and much more palatable price points. With the news that a new Zeiss Otus 100mm f1.4 has just been announced, one has to wonder just how much longer Zeiss will be able to compete with offerings from Sigma that do just as good a job as lenses that cost three times as much.
One of the most useful flash photography tricks everyone should learn is how to capture motion using flash. It often comes in handy especially when you need to freeze movement in an indoor setting (like weddings, events, or parties). Adorama TV and Mark Wallace have put together a simple experiment that you can set up at home to help you learn about how moving objects appear differently in ambient light and when flash is used.