Senior portrait season is in full swing in the USA. Senior portraits (for those unfamiliar with them) are portraits of students who will be graduating from high school. This is a time honored tradition in the United States, and it really is an important milestone for students. The Senior Portrait season brings about a lot of work for photographers, and it’s often the first place that new photographers will start doing work for pay. As with any genre of photography, having the right lens is critical. In this article we’ll take a look at 6 affordable portrait lenses that are perfect for senior portrait photography.
Summer vacations are always fun and being able to take pictures in the pool can help make those memories last a lifetime. Fujifilm underwater cameras have been go to cameras for many people from vacationers, to photographers who are looking to get a little creative with their work. They have always been affordable, and reliable, but this March they will be discontinued. Read on after the break to find out more.
Attention, film photographers! If you’re planning to shoot a body of work entirely on film or already have an ongoing project, now would be a great time to get it going. Film Photo Award has prepared three distinct grants of Kodak Professional Film to emerging, established, and student photographers across the globe. If you’re one of these talented individuals who are committed to continue further the craft of film-based photography today, you might want to give this a shot.
Ever wanted to point your camera to the night sky and take some gorgeous Milky Way photos, but feel intimidated by all the gadgets and gizmos required? With the ultra portable NANO1, all the technology you need to get started fits in your pocket. Yep, this teeny tiny camera promises to let you shoot for the stars without all the bulky equipment.
One of the biggest things that I’m personally so excited about with the new Panasonic S1 and Panasonic S1R is the innovation brought to a full frame camera with shutter speeds and flash sync. Panasonic redesigned the entire shutter mechanism and gave it this ability–which is a first for mirrorless full frame cameras. Portrait and event photographers along with photojournalists and wedding photographers will greatly value this new boost to what they were already doing. While much of the photography world tries to put an emphasis on natural light and excessive Lightroom/Photoshop production, I feel like this helps put power back into the hands of true photographers and not editors.
If you’ve been eagerly following the annual Sony World Photography Awards, we finally have some exciting news for you. This year’s first shortlist announcement is finally out, showcasing some of the past year’s best single images from across the globe. The first batch features exceptional photos chosen by the World Photography Organisation for the Open and Youth competitions.
I’ve been a very big fan of WANDRD for a number of years now–with my only complaint being their divider system, I never thought that they’d come out with a product like the WANDRD VEER18L. When meeting with them briefly at Photokina 2018, I was told that a divider system that was inflatable will be coming; and that’s one of the most innovative things about the WANDRD VEER18L. But the rest of the bag and how it interacts with this new system I genuinely believe to be one of the biggest mistakes the company has made. As a company that I considered to be a more ethical option to Peak Design, I have to express my utter heartbreak and loss of faith in this product.
Ah tax season is here! Put those tax refunds to good use and treat yourself to some new gear. We have found some amazing photography deals for you. Right now you can pick up the Full Frame Sony A7 II for just $998! That’s a $400 discount. The Sony A7r III has a discount of $200, and the Nikon D3500 with lens bundle is a steal at $496.95! There are massive saving on Nikon lenses too like the 70-200mm f2.8 with VR, it has a discount of over $300. There are huge deals on Fujifilm lenses too! The Fujifilm 16-55mm f2.8 is down to $899! There are great deals on tutorials too. If you want to master headshots, the Headshot 101 course can be yours for $59! Join us after the break to see all of the great photography deals.
We’ve said it time and time again — working with light is one of the first things you have to learn as a photographer, especially when it comes to shooting portraits. Since we can’t stress it enough, we bring yet another video tutorial with some helpful suggestions for cheap lighting options that you can practice with.
Kickstarter is a fantastic place for companies to showcase their products to prospective clients, and WANDRD have used the platform to successfully raise funding for their camera bags in the past. Today, WANDRD began their Kickstarter campaign for the WANDRD Veer 18L–a new, unique camera bag for the photographer packing light. What makes this camera bag so unique is that it’s a packable bag that can fold into itself for easy storage and travel, it also has a few more tricks up its sleeves too. Find out more about this camera bag, and its unique features after the break.