Reddit is a treasure trove for all things weird, wonderful, obscure, stuff you might forgotten about or even haven’t been aware of. A perfect example is this thread that reminds that Ringo Starr once photographed a group of high schoolers while the Beatles were touring the US in 1964. Their friends didn’t believe them then, but around 50 years later, the Beatles drummer himself would prove that it did happen!
Every day we allow people to walk past us without consideration for who they are. The same places and plenty of faces, yet they still remain strangers. But what if photography was able to bridge the gap, bring us closer and make a stranger a friend?
For New York based photographer Jamiya Wilson, his project has done just that. 100 Faces is a collection of street portraits with people he meets out and about on the streets of the big apple. In his words, “100 Faces is my humble attempt to get people to stop for a moment and consider that stranger”. Let’s see what that experience has been like for him…
We previously published our Fujifilm XT30 first impressions with SOOC JPEG images; but we’ve since then updated it with RAW File sample edits. This is the fastest that Capture One has created support for a new camera. The Fujifilm XT30 that we’re testing is still in the pre-production stage but it is very close to the final production version. And so far we’re liking the camera.
The World Press Photo Foundation brings us more photography inspiration with its introduction of this year’s nominees for its Photo Contest. If you’d like to get more insights on what makes a photograph memorable, unique, and relevant to today’s pressing issues, this announcement is worth checking out.
If you’re a fan of Tamron lenses you will love this news. Tamron has just announced that three new lenses will be coming to market by mid 2019. There will be two Tamron lenses for traditional DLSR’s, the 35-150mm f2.8-f4 Di VC OSD , and a 35mm f1.4 Di USD. There will also be another new lens made specifically for Sony E Mount cameras: the 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD. Read on after the break to find out about these three new lenses, and for the official press release.
Ask any journalist that has been in meetings with camera companies over the past month or so and they’ll tell you about how the general camera market is shrinking and that so too is APS-C. And I genuinely think that APS-C is shrinking because it’s being treated almost like a stepchild. Let’s not even talk about the way that Micro Four Thirds is being treated; but APS-C and Micro Four Thirds both will go the way of compact point and shoots if the industry just continues to treat it as the “budget” option. This comes even after some very aggressive pricing on entry level full frame cameras. I genuinely don’t believe that APS-C is dead or that it should die. Instead, I think that the feature set around it just needs to drastically change in order to make it a viable option along with full frame cameras.
Get ready for Camera deals, huge discounts on lenses, and savings galore on storage, accessories, guides, and software. You can grab the international version of the Canon 5d Mk iV with a one year warranty for just $1,999.99! The new Canon EOS RP that comes bundled with a grip, and a lens mount adapter is a Full Frame bargain at only $1,299. The Fujifilm XPro 2 has a discount of $199.96 which brings it down to $1,499.99. If it’s lenses you’re looking for you can save a ton on Sigma glass. The Sigma 50mm F1.4 is down to $758.18, and the Sigma 150-600 f5-6.3 has a discount of almost $200 bringing it down to $899! There are outstanding deals on software like John Rossi’s Creative Portrait Composite guide which is $34, and the Complete Boudoir Bundle is a steal at $29! Join us after the break for more camera deals and discounts.
There are a few pictures that have been taken in history that really capture the hearts, and the imaginations of millions around the world, and the capture of a kiss in Times Square is one of them. Snapped on August 14th, 1945 during celebrations in New York City’s Times Square, the kiss is perhaps the most iconic photograph from world war two. Sadly the kissing sailor, George Mendonsa who was snapped during an embrace with Greta Zimmer Friedman has passed away at age 95. Join us after the break to learn more about this iconic photograph.
Whether you’re setting up your own darkroom or would like to upgrade your equipment, you might want to check out this tool. MAYA is an enlarger timer that promises to provide you with all the functionality you’ll most likely ever need to develop your films and create beautiful darkroom prints.
The kit lenses that come bundled with your camera give you good flexibility as they generally cover a large range of focal lengths, the down side to them is that the image quality from them is not always the best. One of the best things you can do to really increase your image quality is to buy a prime lens. These small, lightweight lenses are fast, and they offer razor sharp image quality. Here’s a look at the first prime lens every photographer should buy on their chosen platform.