We all know how hard it can be as photographers to carry everything we need while we are out on the job. We try to cram cleaning cloths, SD cards, lens cleaning brushes, batteries and cables just about anywhere we can so that we don’t have to carry our main camera bag with us, but the struggle is real. The K-Tek Stingray Hip Bag could be a bag that will make our lives easier. Read on after the break to find out more about this interesting looking bag.
“Just 20” we thought to ourselves when putting this list of women photographers together. “It’s going to be so hard to not go over that number!”. That’s because we know the amount of female talent in our industry is almost endless. But we also know our readers have to find the time to eat and sleep too! So, with that in mind, we wanted to make a piece that focused on the best of the best – in our humble (and experienced) opinion.
All the photographers in this article have been featured on The Phoblographer before, hence why we’re extremely confident in their creative capabilities. You’re also encouraged to check out each of their individual features too.
“We want the list” we hear you chant. Okay, let’s get into it…
Looking for the next vintage camera to add to your collection of quirky shooters? Oh, that’s exactly what we’ve found for you. It’s so quirky that we’re actually not quite sure if you’d actually want it, especially at the price it’s going for. The item in question is a repainted Pentax 67 in vibrant red — down to the lens itself.
Fujifilm are continuing to flesh out the lens lineup for their impressive GFX50S and the GFX50R Medium Format cameras, and the latest lens to join the GF family is the Fujifilm GF 100-200mm f5.6 R LM OIS WR. I’ve spent the last three and a half weeks with the lens and have been able to put it through its paces. The lens has the equivalent focal range of a 79-158mm lens on a 35mm format camera, which really is quite unique. The lens lends itself well to portrait photography, but can also be used for landscape, wildlife photography, documentary photography and photo journalism too.
When the fashion week season rolls around biannually my camera bags are firmly packed, hotels pre booked and London and Paris are in my sights. The fashion world operates by presenting collections for the following year ahead, so in September the Spring/Summer collections are shown and in February the Fall/Winter collections are presented. For a photographer covering the fashion calendar, a good knowledge of the trends, individual designers and key models can be important in knowing which shows to photograph, as the premier four fashion weeks New York, London, Milan and Paris all have shows overlapping and locations can be a fair distance between one another. Security is very tight at all shows with official press passes checked before entry is given to photographers.
Heads up, Sony photographers! Aside from the newly launched 135mm F1.8 G Master FE Lens, Sony has also announced a bunch of new Circular Polarizing Filters. You might want to check them out if you’re a frequent user of filters to maximize the potential and quality of your shots.
While Instagram popularity is and should never be a yardstick by which you should measure the quality or success of your work, it does remain one of the best avenues today to get your work noticed. Whether you’re just getting into the hashtag game on the platform or would like to up your Instagram presence one (or a few) levels, these suggestions from PhotoShelter are worth a try.
Smartphone street photography has risen in popularity over the past five years. The cameras are getting crisper and the technology is getting smarter. The best part about them from a street photographers perspective is that they can always carry it around in their pocket – meaning it’s always readily available.
The specs and capabilities are still lacking compared to your normal mirrorless, bridge and DSLR, which means using them isn’t always an easy thing to do. There are street photographers, however, that are doing a mighty fine job when it comes to creating quality smartphone images.
In this article, we look at five of them that are doing great work.
“I think when I find something I’m interested in, I immerse myself totality, maybe even compulsively,” says Tim Smith as he speaks about the dedication he has when making his photographs. “I like to get out my comfort zone and to encounter the unknown”. Tim Smith is a photographer that enjoys using multiple elements from multiple genres to help create his stunning images. In his work you will notice street, architectural, urban geometry and minimal – all working together to provide the viewer with a visually pleasing, and somewhat comforting, final image. His work is further complemented with a clean black and white aesthetic. It’s an extra chapter to his narrative, one that makes it a timeless story to tell.
Tim is a photographer littered with an array of awards, recognition and commissions, which means we were super stoked to be able to talk to him…
If you have been using crop sensor cameras for a while, and you feel like you want to step up to a Full Frame camera so that you can get a little more depth of field for your portraits this round up is for you. For under $2,500 you can get a portrait photography setup that includes the Full Frame Sony A7 II, the essential lenses for portraits, and a few accessories. Before you know it you’ll be all set to capture portraits that will delight your clients. Join us after the break to see our recommendations.