The female form has long been the subject of art, photography, and many other creative pursuits. But there’s more to female nudity than the highly erotic imagery typically associated with it. We see the work of Reka Nyari as perfect examples of this, in the way she captures the stories intricately inked on her subjects’ bodies. Captivating, raw, and highly creative, her photos celebrate both the beauty of the female form and how her subjects themselves have taken to artful tattoos to transform themselves or immortalize their personal stories.
There are a ton of services out there that market themselves as the perfect way for photographers to get their work seen by, and possibly even purchased by major brands and organizations, all you have to do is sign up to use, upload your images and then wait for all of that exposure to pay off; only there’s a catch. A lot of these services state in the small print that you will be giving up all image rights, and that you can never claim to be the photographer who took the image. Wait. What? The saying ‘if it sounds too good to be true, it’s too good to be true’ definitely rings out here, and a recent report about another image rights grab has just confirmed that this issue is just getting worse.
The amazing camera, lens, accessory and software deals continue to roll in, and believe us when we tell you that these are some of the best photography deals of the year so far. If it’s cameras your’re looking for you’re in luck. The monster Nikon D850 can be yours for just $2,759.95, and the Full Frame Sony A7 II is a bargain at just $998!. The Canon 5D4 has a discount of $300, and the Panasonic Lumix GX85 with lens bundle has a massive discount of $502! If you want some new glass you’ll be please to hear that are are stunning deals on Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, and Sony lenses. Save over $500 on the Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6, or pick up the excellent Tamron 150-600mm F5-6.3 for just $779. There are crazy deals on storage solutions, accessories, software and guides too. Join us after the break for all of the photography deals.
Samyang have just announced what is being billed as the worlds widest (apart from fish eye lenses), most distortion free prime lens ever made. Samyang (also known as Rokinon) have always made very affordable, optically sound wide angle lenses, but they have pulled out all the stops with their latest lens, the ultra wide angle XP 10mm f3.5. Read on after the break to find out more about what could become the greatest landscape, architecture, and cityscape photography lens ever made.
A recent report has suggested that Canon may be making a new APS-C DSLR that will combine two of their popular APS-C based cameras into one new shiny body. While the camera certainly sounds interesting, surely there has to be a point in time when Canon and others lay the APS-C DSLR to rest. Mirrorless cameras, especially in the flavor of APS-C have taken over the market, and most consumers (and many professionals) are picking Mirrorless APS-C cameras over DSLR’s. Join us after the break to find out more about the APS-C DSLR Canon might be making, and to explore the idea of laying the APS-C DSLR to rest a little more.
Today, Sony unveiled its new Wireless Remote Commander (model RMT-P1BT) which is powered by Bluetooth wireless technology. Photographers and imaging enthusiasts looking into precise and reliable control for shooting landscapes, architecture, astrophotography, still motion, group portraits, and other applications should find this new accessory handy.
Minimalist photography, at its most basic concept, does involve stripping a scene down to it barest elements. The focus is often on a monochromatic palette, a simple synchronicity of shapes, a sprawl of patterns, punchy contrast, or a singular subject. Or, it could be a combination of any of these elements. However, it’s not as easy as shooting something that looks “simple” or empty enough. In his set titled Contrails, London-based photographer and printmaker Tom Leighton shows us how to achieve a clean and minimalist look yet still have a clear and interesting subject.
On a particularly snowy New York City day last week, Sony debuted their latest Full Frame E Mount lens in a top secret media briefing: the Sony 135mm f1.8 G Master FE. The Sony 135mm f1.8 G Master FE is the 31st lens overall in Sony’s first party Full Frame E Mount lens lineup, and the 9th one to join the elite ranks of Sony’s Premium G Master line. Featuring dust and moisture resistant construction, lightweight magnesium alloy body, an optics design that includes Super ED (Extra-low Dispersion), ED, and XA (Extreme Aspherical) lens elements paired with an 11 blade circular aperture, the Sony 135mm f1.8 G Master FE promises to be a beast of a lens that’s not only suitable for portraiture work, but macro and sports as well. We got to spend a few hours with the Sony 135mm G Master, our First Impressions, Tech Specs, as well as a whole lot of image samples can be found after the jump.
Just in time for WPPI 2019, Sigma is announcing a conversion of a number of their lenses. In the same fashion that they did for the Sony E mount, Sigma is retooling and rehousing a number of their lenses for L mount. Sigma, along with Panasonic, joined Leica to create the L mount coalition in an effort to deliver more full frame mirrorless camera and lens variety to the current market. Just like they did with the Sony E mount, Sigma’s first offerings are a number of their very good prime lenses.
I wish I could tell you a deep anecdote about this person but I can’t remember who it was. What I remember well are the importance of those words especially when building and updating my portfolio. I’ve just gone through the long and painful process of updating my website. It’s a task I tend to do twice a year but the new year is when I do a massive clean-up refresh all the content in it. Here’s when being a great picture editor comes into practice as I go through most of the final edits I’ve delivered during the past year.