I purchased the new Sony a7R III last week as an upgrade to my a7R II. I’ve used my a7R II in hundreds of shoots over the last year and it has always given me amazing results, but I’ve had one major issue with the camera: tethering speed. I shoot ...
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Shooting Pro Portraits with Window Light in a Tiny Home Studio
If you’d like to shoot studio portraits but don’t have access to an actual studio or pricey equipment, you can achieve beautiful results with a minimalist setup in a small room that’s bathed in natural window light. Here’s a 5-minute video by photographer Irene Rudnyk that shows this type of ...
Read More »UK Police Have a Porn-Spotting AI That Gets Confused by Desert Photos
UK police are turning to high-tech artificial intelligence to help wage war against the scourge of child pornography, but the system currently has a tricky problem: the AI has a hard time telling the difference between nudity and photos of deserts. The Telegraph reports that the Metropolitan Police’s digital forensics ...
Read More »$18,000 Stolen Camera Kit Recovered, Suspects Arrested
That was fast. Just 48 hours after the Canadian retailer The Camera Store announced a burglary, loss of $27,000 in equipment, and a $5,000 reward, most of the camera equipment has been recovered and suspects have just been arrested. The Calgary Sun reports that it was all thanks to sharp-eyed ...
Read More »The Street Photography of Rinzi Ruiz
Rinzi Ruiz is a talented photographer who discovered his passion for street photography on the sidewalks of downtown Los Angeles. Here’s a great 4-minute interview with Ruiz by StreetShootr about his mindset and work. “I see light,” Ruiz says. “Basically what I’ve trained my eyes to focus on is the ...
Read More »Adobe Just Released the Final Standalone Version of Lightroom
Adobe just released the final standalone version of Lightroom. With the new 6.14 update, the era of new non-subscription versions of Lightroom has come to an end. Lightroom 6.14 doesn’t bring any new major features. Instead, it improves camera and lens compatibility as well as fix some bugs that existed. ...
Read More »Photographer Sues Cop Who Shot Him After Mistaking Camera for Gun
Back in September, Ohio photojournalist Andy Grimm was shot by a sheriff’s deputy while photographing a traffic stop — it turned out that the cop had mistaken Grimm’s camera and tripod for a gun and decided to shoot first and look more closely later. Grimm is now filing a civil ...
Read More »A Guide to Different Types of Light and Weather Conditions for Photograpy
When is the best time of the day to take photographs outdoors? What are the ideal weather conditions for outdoor photography? Should I take photos during golden hour and blue hour? What can I photograph on a dull cloudy day for example? What can I photograph when it’s raining? How ...
Read More »Leica M10 Full-Frame Sensor is More in Line with Top Crop Sensors: DxOMark
The Leica M10 is a $6,900 camera that some photographers swear by, but its full-frame sensor doesn’t stack up well against the top full frame sensors on the market — it’s more in line with the performance of top APS-C crop sensors. That’s what DxOMark concluded in its latest review ...
Read More »$27,000 in Leica and Hasselblad Gear Stolen from The Camera Store
There has been another notable burglary in the world of camera shops. The Camera Store, the Calgary-based store that has a huge following on YouTube, was broken into this past weekend, and the burglars made off with roughly $35,000 CAD (~$27,000) in Leica and Hasselblad cameras and lenses. CBC reports ...
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