From zachmuhn It’s not everyday that Captain Jean-Luc Picard of USS Enterprise gets to perform a wedding for his crew members, but his alter ego, Patrick Stewart, was at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con and got...
Archive - August 2011
Samsung WB700 Review @ PhotographyBLOG
“Highly Recommended: If Samsung can produce a camera of this calibre and price it so aggressively, why are we settling for cameras that are more expensive and either do the same or less?” We’ve added a...
Panasonic GF3 Review @ les Numériques
“[Le Panasonic GF3] reste un petit appareil simple et sympathique, qui délivre de belles images dans les conditions courantes.” We’ve added another Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 [QuickPrice Check] review to...
Nature Photo Contest @ Review Center
Review Centre is running a photo contest with a NATURE theme. The prize is a Nikon D3100 digital SLR camera with 18-55vr lens kit. Deadline: midnight on Friday 9th September 2011. Here are the relevant copyrights Terms...
Photojournalism: The art of visual storytelling, by Carl Costas
blackstar_intro from carl costas on Vimeo. Carl Costas shares how he builds trust with his subject to understand them better so as to better tell their story visually. source Black Star Share on Bluesky (Opens in new...
Skype Debuts Free iPad Video Chat App
You now have an alternative to FaceTime on the iPad. Skype for iPad allows you to import your existing Skype contacts and call, video chat, or instant message anyone for free on Skype or call landlines and mobiles at...
McAfee WaveSecure iOS Edition Available for iPhone
Today McAfee announced the availability of WaveSecure iOS Edition for Apple iPhones. The app addresses mobile users’ primary security concern – protection against data and device loss or theft. It is...
Vincent Laforet & Blake Whitman Start New Series On Lenses
Behind the Glass: An Introduction to Lenses from Vimeo Staff on Vimeo. Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...
Apple MacBook Air vs. iPad2 For Pro Workflow
Photojournalist Edmond Terakopian takes both the Apple MacBook Air and the iPad 2 on assignment for an in-the-field comparison. The goal of the test is to see if either can be used in a pro photographer’s...
8 Hours in Brooklyn Captured In Slow Motion Video
8 Hours in Brooklyn from Next Level Pictures on Vimeo. Jonathan Bregel shot this video within an 8 hour span in Brooklyn, NYC using the Phantom Flex camera. He says: I have honestly seen too many slow-motion explosions...
Sony NEX-5 Review @ ePHOTOzine
“The Sony NEX-5 produces DSLR image quality with extremely low noise.” We’ve added another Sony NEX-5 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. ePHOTOzine has published their review of the Sony...
EISA Photo Awards 2011-2012
EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association), the association of 50 special interest magazines from 19 European countries, has announced their 2011-2012 Photo Awards. The Nikon D7000 wins the Adanced SLR Camera...
Induro Introduces New Lightweight BHS Ballheads
Induro® Introduces New Lightweight BHS Ballheads Provides quick and precise camera positioning and dual locking security Elmsford, NY (August 15, 2011) – Induro (www.indurogear.com), makers of tripods, heads and...
Making of MÖBIUS, Interactive Optical Illusion
MÖBIUS from ENESS on Vimeo. MÖBIUS is a collaborative stop motion sculpture consisting of 21 large triangles that can be configured into many cyclical patterns. Depending on how you’re looking at it and how the...
A 2-Minute Timelapse That Shows the Making of a Hubble Telescope Galaxy Image
From HubbleSiteChannel While we’re on the subject of space, have you ever wondered how the images of far away galaxies captured by space telescopes, such as the Hubble Telescope, are “created?” Start...
Fujifilm X100 Wins EISA Advanced Compact Camera Award
Fujifilm’s digital camera FinePix X100 wins EISA “European Advanced Compact Camera 2011-2012” Award August 15, 2011 FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO: Shigetaka Komori) is delighted to announce...
Astronaut Ron Garan Photographs Perseids Meteor From Space
Astronaut Ron Garan is on the International Space Station and photographs the Perseid meteor from space. Read article at: Discovery. source @Astro_Ron Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest...
135mm to 200mm Lens Test @ Jaegraphy
Jae Yoon compared the following 5 lenses and shares his findings: Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 Tamron 70-300mm F4 – 5.6 Asahi Pentax Super – Takumar 200mm F4 Minolta 100-200mm F4.5 Carl Zeiss Jena DDR MC 135mm F3.5 As part of...
The 9/11 Memorial Behind The Scenes
It’s called “Reflecting Absence” and consists of two square “voids” with waterfalls fill pools that fall again into two smaller voids, all set in the original footprints of the Twin Towers...
Panasonic G3 Wins EISA Compact System Camera Ward
Panasonic Receives EISA Award with DMC-G3 for “European Compact System Camera 2011-2012” Panasonic today has announced that the company has been awarded a prestigious EISA Award for the LUMIX new generation system...
Basic Lighting Setups
From snapfactory Mark Wallace shares seven basic lighting setups, diagrammed and demoed: Portrait Light Fashion Light Beauty Light Fashion II Beauty Shots Glamour Light Flare Download the diagrams at www.studioligting...