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Creating Imaginative Art Through Photograph Mashing

Jan 26Posted by Mark Go

The creative mojo comes at the most unexpected moments. Most of the time you wait for it until you doze off or find yourself reading endless feed from your Facebook. For the persistent few who don’t give up until the flood gates of inventiveness open, it can happen at any time – such as the case of photographer Chris Sallquist, who during a late night experiment of bending and warping various magazine covers, he came...

Polaroids in your Pocket: New Mobile Printer from Famed Instant Camera Producer

Jan 26Posted by James Sienkievic

Polaroid is well aware of the nostalgia that surrounds its old instant film cameras and is doing their best to capitalize on it with a set of products offering different types of mobile printing. This month they unveiled a new device that will try and recapture that classic experience of snapping a shot ant instantly being able to share a physical copy with friends. The Zip Mobile Printer is Polaroid’s new solution to the...

Tamron’s Hotly Anticipated 15-30mm f/2.8 Finally Priced

Jan 26Posted by Jaron Schneider

There are quite literally no lenses with image stabilization that work quite as well as what we see out of Tamron Vibration Compensation. That’s it, end of conversation. To date, likely the only image stabilization that might be as good or better is the new built-in system on the Sony a7 II. For the rest of us, Tamron is a go-to, especially for DSLR video. I’ve been waiting for news on how much Tamron’s new 15-30mm...

Tiny Marine Microbes Dazzle in Microscopic Photo Exhibit

Jan 26Posted by Mark Go

The photography universe have gone through leaps and bounds in the last half century, making it possible for us to take images not only of our next door galaxy, but also of the smallest microbes invisible to the naked eye. In this case, a photography art exhibit has documented the backbones of the marine ecosystem, which forms an important part of the origin and evolution of marine life on Earth. Aside from producing half of...

27 Huge, Drive-In Photography Studios from Around the United States

Jan 26Posted by James Sienkievic

If you’re looking for a big space to shoot one of your big ideas, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a list of drive-in studios that we found across the country, each featuring large areas for bigger sets and a garage door to accommodate any automotive photography. Arizona -Meckler Studio Rental Located in the heard of downtown Tucson, AZ, Steven Meckler’s Studio features 17′ ceilings and 5,000 square feet of...

Sports Illustrated Has Laid Off All its Staff Photographers

Jan 23Posted by Jaron Schneider

According to NPAA, Sports Illustrated no longer has any staff photographers, the final six members were laid off last night. SI’s Director of Photography Brad Smith confirmed: “It’s true. There was a decision made through the company to restructure various departments, including at Sports Illustrated. Unfortunately economic circumstances are such that it has cut the six staff photographers.” It seems no...

Blackmagic Has Released Camera 2.0 Software, Adds Minor Improvements to Camera Lineup

Jan 23Posted by Jaron Schneider

Blackmagic Camera 2.0 is available to download today, bringing a few new features that some of you have been asking for, including ProRes 444 recording in 4K and HD for the Blackmagic URSA. URSA, performance improvements for optical fiber output in the Studio Camera 4K, new options for overlays settings in Studio Cameras and improved recording in ProRes LT and Proxy in the Pocket Cinema Camera. Below is a full rundown of everything...

Rare Nikon 6mm f/2.8 Lens Listed on Yahoo Auctions for 13 Million Yen

Jan 23Posted by Jaron Schneider

Remember that rare 2000mm lens that was listed on Ebay last month? Well let’s go to the other end of the spectrum today with a 6mm f/2.8. This sucker isn’t as rare as the 2000mm, but it’s still incredibly uncommon. There is presently a listing on Yahoo Auctions (yeah, that site still exists) that is asking for 13 million yen to claim it for yourself. That equates to about $110,000 USD. At least it has free shipping....

Retouchers Rejoice: NEC Has Two 4K Monitors in 99% of the Adobe RGB Gamut

Jan 23Posted by Jaron Schneider

For those of you who yearn for perfect picture when you’re editing, NEC might just have it: two 4K monitors (one 32 inch, one 24 inch) reproduce 99% of the Adobe RGB color gamut. Though they were released at the end of last year, I think they’re worth taking a look at because they might have slipped under your radar. With companies like LG, Samsung and Sony all releasing 4K monitors, it’s easy to glance over NEC,...

NASA Releases Largest Picture Ever Taken, Zooms-In on the Andromeda Galaxy

Jan 23Posted by Mark Go

Just when you think that your telephoto lens is powerful enough, NASA begs to differ with their massive lens that can give us a picture of the vast Andromeda Galaxy. The Space Agency’s powerful NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the largest ever assembled, captured a sweeping and mind blowing bird’s eye view of the our neighboring galaxy. The panoramic image, easily the largest picture ever taken, was unveiled earlier...

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