A few years ago, Flashpoint released the original XPLOR 600 TTL rechargeable monolight, and it quickly became a firm favorite with many photographers thanks to its incredible power, great battery life, and its relatively low price. Recently, Flashpoint released the XPLOR 600 Pro TTL, which updated the older model and promised to offer better build quality, more features, and better overall performance. In addition, they also added the XPLOR 400 Pro TTL to their line-up as well. The XPLOR 400 Pro TTL is a smaller rechargeable monolight that promises big things from a smaller, less expensive package than the XPLOR 600. Let’s Find out if that’s the case.
The great thing about landscape photography is that it’s a genre that can be participated in year round. You can head back to the same locations four times a year and you can capture different shots each time thanks to the changing seasons, you can also adventure and find new places to shoot all the time as well. The possibilities are endless. Another great thing about landscape photography is that you don’t need to break the bank on lenses that will allow you to get amazing shots. These four manual focusing, wide angle lenses that we will be sharing with you are all ridiculously sharp, and because they’re manual focus, they’re half the price of some similar autofocusing lenses. Join us after the break to see which four we recommend.
Cam Crosland is a street photographer based in London. Their work has been described as both poetic and powerful — a description we are in complete agreement with. Through their series Fishing With Dynamite, Cam adopts a gentler, more empathetic approach to flash street photography.
Whilst their identity does not define the calibre of their work, Cam’s path to identifying as non-binary has certainly played its role in the way their work is produced. Just as street photography has played its role in helping Cam on their path of self-exploration.
We spoke to Cam to talk about their amazing work and life as a non-binary street photographer.
We have some exciting news from CineStill for those of you planning to make a purchase from them anytime soon. First, their developing chemicals are now available in a new powder chemistry, and hence can be shipped cheaper and more conveniently. Also, they announced that the crowd favorite CineStill 800T film now comes in a new and improved version.
Not sure if your monitors are showing your photos in the most accurate colors? Now would be a great time to consider getting them calibrated. Datacolor has just unveiled the new SpyderX, the company’s fastest, easiest, and most accurate color calibration tool for your monitors. This new release is geared to come in handy for photographers, videographers, and other creative professionals whose projects require only the best color management solutions.
The friend rate is a price tag or sometimes a favor that is done for just friends by photographers. But it applies to more than just photographers; growing up my Real Estate broker mother used to get extra house sales for the plumber who often worked at our house and in return he did services for her for free. It’s an idea that’s based off of mutual benefits. There has to be some sort of connection and in my opinion, it shouldn’t be through a third party. If someone wants you to shoot their wedding, that person should be a pretty darned good friend and not ask for your friend rate just because their friend referred you.
Photographers can sometimes come across as hard to buy gifts for, but we’re really a simple bunch. This valentines day, if you’re thinking about picking something up the photographer in your life you don’t need to look any further than this list. We have put together a list of 20 photography gifts under $300 that any photographer would fall in love with. Check out our suggestions after the break.
I think that once any photographers experiences that magical moment when their images become manifest on a surface, they change immediately. But the best thing that any photographer can print on besides a really high end paper type is canvas. Canvas, in my opinion, should be the standard by what all other print types should be measured by due to the fact that so many photos are sold to clients for them to put them in their homes. Canvases provide versatility that isn’t really offered by all print jobs–at least when it comes to adapting to the environment around it.
We all wish certain things could happen a little faster, after all, time is money. Fortunately there are companies like Glyph who are trying to push the boundaries when it comes to how fast you can transfer data between devices. Glyph Production Technologies have just announced two new ultra fast Thunderbolt 3 accessories that will speed things up for Mac and PC users. The Thunderbolt 3 Dock is designed to be a main hub for all of your Macbook connections, and the Atom Pro NVMe SSD is an external drive that’s built to withstand abuse. Find out more after the break.
Already have a scenic location in mind for a landscape photography shoot? You might want to get some ideas for it from today’s featured series. If you haven’t tried shooting landscapes and seascapes in minimalist monochrome yet, you might get some tips from UK-based fine art photographer Neil Burnell on how to achieve this elegant style.