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.
In 2018, Ami was put into the spotlight for her image of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, in which she documented the heartbreaking final moments leading to his passing. “There are no words to adequately express the profound grief I felt then and still feel today”, she says when asked about the experience. Whilst discussing where the journey sat in terms of her career and life, Ami said “it’s one of the most painful but important moments I have ever witnessed.”
Edas Wong is arguably one of the best street photographers working today. Shot after shot that he produces is always of the highest quality. Based in Hong Kong, Edas has a superhuman eye for the humorous juxtaposition. Simply put, he sees things that others just don’t see. His work has allowed him to rise in popularity over the past couple of years. So much so he is now about to release his first photo book – something we are very excited about.
Ahead of his book release, we spoke to Edas about his life as one of the strongest players in the street photography scene.
Want more Useful Photography Tips? Click Here.
When shooting street photography, mirrorless cameras have always had one major default disadvantage. You’re shooting with the camera and by default there is an eye-sensor. Said sensor detects when your eye (or something) is near the viewfinder and the camera will switch from the LCD screen to primarily using the EVF. This in turn causes some delays with trying to get the shot. It’s not at all like using a DSLR where the OVF is always on and the same goes for a rangefinder.
So what do you do
To avoid any potential lag and to even help with keeping the camera active and ready to use, lock the camera to using the EVF only and not at all activate the LCD screen on the back. This will mean that when the camera is resting against your body or even in your hand that the EVF will be active and ready to shoot. Couple this with making the camera go to sleep only after a prolonged period of time, maybe say 5 minutes.
Then, every now and again just peek through the viewfinder to get a better understanding of your surroundings and how the EVF will render the scene.
If you want faster focusing, then I can’t recommend highly enough the zone focusing ability.
Zone focusing helps you get your subject in focus just by moving closer. It’s my favorite method of shooting street and can apply to anything and everything. It may be tougher to do with autofocus lenses but you can use the camera’s viewfinder to see a distance scale of how far away you’re focusing. Then just mentally keep that distance in mind as you’re moving about and shooting.
We genuinely do hope that this tip helps you out. For more, check out the rest of our Useful Photography Tips.