Searching online for your favorite superhero should be a safe activity, right? Turns out, it isn’t quite so. According to the latest McAfee’s research, searching for Aquaman, Mr. Fantastic, The Hulk, Wonder...
Archive - 2013
Sony F65 Cameras Shines At Shooting Low LIght Scenes For New NBC Series “Camp”
Sony F65 Cameras Shoot New NBC Series “Camp” Park Ridge, N.J., July 10, 2013 – The new TV series “Camp,” which premiered this week, is the latest production shot with Sony’s F65 camera. The show’s creative...
Interview with Dr. Andreas Kaufman, owner of Leica @ Focus Numérique
The French photography blog Focus Numérique has an interesting interview with Dr. Andreas Kaufman, owner of Leica. Takeaways: Asians see colors slightly differently than Europeans [say what!?!!] and so some sensors are...
Fashion Product Photography Made Easy With StyleShoots
How do you take pictures of dresses, shirts and scarves — and delete the background to end up with an image that you can easily lay-out in print and for Web? You can do it in software, one product at a time...
Leica Myself
PRESS RELEASE LEICA CAMERA ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF “LEICA MYSELF” BOOK Special edition book showcases self-portraits captured with Leica Cameras by fans of the brand Allendale, NJ (July 8, 2013) – Legendary Leica Camera...
Von Wong Nikon Symphony Behind the Scenes
Take 14 Nikon DSLRs (total worth @ $30,000, courtesy of Nikon Professional Services Canada), compose a symphony (Andrew Kesler) and play it using the shutter sound from the 14 cameras. Read the story at: Von Wong View...
Panasonic GH3 Firmware Update Ver.1.2
Panasonic has published Firmware Update V1.2 for the LUMIX DMC-GH3 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. If you have this camera, it is a firmware that is certainly worth applying. “Low Light AF” is added...
Panasonic G5 Firmware Update Ver.1.1
Panasonic has published Firmware Update V1.1 for the LUMIX DMC-G5 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. This is a minor update that may not affect your camera. Correction of wording on [Motion Picture] menu Correct...
Teacher Pranks School Photo… for 40 Years
Some people just take a dare too seriously. Dallas Prestonwood Elementary School teacher Dale Irby took up his wife’s dare to wear the same shirt and wool vest for a third year in a row. You see, he had...
Featured Site: Humans of Toronto
It started in the Big Apple when Brandon Stanton turned his camera on the Humans of New York and since, Facebook pages documenting the people of major cities have cropped up around the world. In Toronto, Eugen Kertesz...
Sponsored Video: GALAXY Note 8.0 – “The Creative Process” with Illustrator Andrew Park
Find out how “the hand “behind the RSA Animate videos captures and visualizes the world’s imagination. Illustrator Andrew Park takes us on a journey through his creative process with the new super...
BlackBerry and Sony Bring Crackle App to BlackBerry 10 Smartphones
BlackBerry and Sony Pictures Television today announced it has released the Crackle app for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Available on the BlackBerry World storefront in 22 countries including Canada and the U.S., Crackle...
Traditional-Mirrored DSLR vs. Mirrorless DSLR
Which is better: a traditional mirrored DSLR or one of the newer mirrorless version? Common sense dictates that since we can now see exactly what the image sensor is capturing, the use of a mirror is therefore redundant...
Canon Announces EOS 70D DSLR
Canon Introduces The New And Powerful EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera Featuring Instant And Accurate Focusing Of Still Images And Video Designed to Change the Way Photographers Capture Images and Video, New Camera Features...
Canon Develops New Dual Pixel CMOS AF Technology
Canon Develops New Dual Pixel CMOS AF Technology To Significantly Improve Autofocus Performance During Live View And Video Shooting MELVILLE, N.Y., July 2, 2013 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging...
Tutorial: Photographing Fireworks
Since fireworks were invented by the Chinese in the 7th century, they have accompanied many festivities. They announce the start and end of the Summer Olympics and you will undoubtedly see them exploding in our night...
How To Do The Time Slice Camera Special Effect
The “time slice” effect is often used in action movies when an actor appears frozen in time as a camera spins around him or her. This behind the scenes video explains how it’s done using ordinary...
Travel With National Geographic – Deadline July 5
Are you an aspiring photographer? Do you want to travel for free? To Greenland? To be mentored in the art of photojournalism with the host of National Geographic Channel’s Pure Photography series, Jason Edwards...
Playing With Infinite Light Reflections
As a child, when you first discover that you can “create infinity” by placing two mirrors facing each other, it blows your mind. Korean artist Chul Hyun Ahn uses this simple two-mirror concept to portray the...
Walk Through Rain Without Getting Wet @MoMA
Imagine walking under the rain but not getting wet. As you progress in your walk, it seems the rain just refuses to fall on you. This is the rAndom International’s Rain Room exhibition at MoMA, part of MoMA...
Panasonic Announces New LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 II ASPH Interchangeable Lens: Multi-Coated Lens Elements Minimize Ghosts and Flare
Panasonic’s new single focal length lens, the LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 II ASPH (H-H020A) interchangeable lens, has the following highlights: F1.7 brightness 2 aspherical lenses to minimize distortion and chromatic...