Lots of folks sit there and say that black and white photography is a crutch for when your editing doesn’t work otherwise, but Andrew Gibsons Art of Black and White Photography is a different beast that begins with telling you to learn how to think in black and white. But that’s sometimes difficult to do as black and white photography has so many different looks. One may most appreciate the looks of a scene with super high contrast scenes and lots of clarity while yet others only adhere to the school of Kodak Tri-X. No matter what level of photographer you are, there is bound to be something that you’re going to learn from Andrew Gibsons Art of Black and White Photography.
Whether it’s a fashion shoot or a creative portrait session, it’s often part of the photographer’s job to properly pose the model. If you feel the poses often get a little too common or uninteresting, it’s time to experiment with some unique ones, starting with these quick and on-point suggestions by Mango Street.
Dreaming of setting up the darkroom of your dreams? If you already have a 4×5 camera, you could just be a step closer to it. After two years of designing and testing, The Intrepid Camera Co. has recently unveiled a new DIY photography tool to add to your darkroom checklist. The Intrepid Enlarger is a nifty contraption that attaches to a 4×5 camera just like a film holder, and allows you to scan and make prints not only from 4×5 film, but also 35mm and 120.
Heeding the call of their customers for a larger version, NYA-EVO has come up the FJORD 60-C, the big brother of the FJORD 36 and designed for longer journeys. This new camera backpack was made not only roomier but also more adaptable and feature-loaded, picking up where the FJORD 36 left off. If this sounds like the right camera backpack for travelling with your gear, you might want to help NYA-EVO get it into production by supporting their Kickstarter campaign.
Award-winning fashion accessories brand HEX has just unveiled its 2018 camera bag line called the Ranger Collection! Input from top photographers, who had tested the products during their everyday grind over a period of time, had been integral in its development – because no one truly understands photographers’ needs than actual photographers themselves, right?
I can’t tell you about all the literal dreams that I’ve had about a camera like the Fujifilm GFX 50R; but I can tell you all about how I’m incredibly pleased that it seems to be modeled akin to the Fujifilm GW690 III of many years ago. This camera is Fujifilm’s rangefinder style medium format option–the one that many of us have been waiting for for some time. It’s design is not only one that will appeal to studio shooters, but landscape photographers and even documentary photographers. Part of this comes with the enhanced autofocus system that the camera has and the fact that it is highly capable with the right lenses. Though the Fujifilm medium format zoom lenses are nice, I genuinely think that the company’s prime lenses are still its strongest offerings despite slower apertures.
Since its launch back in 2008 the Micro Four Thirds format has gained a set of devoted fans and lovers who swear by the system. There are some truly fantastic cameras on the market from both Olympus and Panasonic, and there are some killer Micro Four Thirds lenses too. If you are thinking about giving the platform a try, or have bought into the system and aren’t sure what glass to buy first, this article is for you.
Google announced the brand new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones earlier today, and Moment is releasing brand new photography accessories for smartphone photographers looking to upgrade to the new Android devices. As part of this release, Moment is introducing new photo cases, lenses, and as well as the Moment Pro Camera app for Android.
It’s been a well-established fact that the gender gap stubbornly persists. This, despite women and their supporters standing up and fighting for equal rights for decades – now more than ever, even. If you’re scratching your head at this, mouth poised to argue otherwise or at the very least temper this generalization until it sounds into something more palatable, well, congratulations. You’re most likely in a position privileged enough that you’ve been spared from seeing or experiencing this within your sphere of existence.
When we speak of food photography, we immediately think about how each shot should make the viewers salivate at the food or feast they’re looking at. But as with any genre, being experimental and looking for unique ways to work with it pays off. Case in point is a clever project by Santa Fe-based editorial and commercial photographer Gabriella Marks, who put the spotlight on the produce rather than the final product for a project called Form • Function • Food.