Surf photographers are an interesting lot. Heroes of the surf all, the best bravely move with fierce determination directly towards a force of nature that engulfs, mangles, and tries its best to break their bodies into many tiny broken pieces. How do they manage to...
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Since moving imaging has become so easy and inexpensive to produce and post, many photographers wonder if there is any room for still photography to exist and thrive as an art form. Indeed, one of the purposes of this forum is to share ideas for...
Since moving imaging has becom...
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The Bicycle Series It was just after sunrise on an October morning in 1989 when Arturo Monroy, a brilliant watercolor painter living in Antigua, Guatemala, opened his window to 7A Avenida Norte. A neighbor Arturo knew to possess unquestionable psychic talent greeted him as he passed...
The Bicycle Series It was jus...
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And you think video doesn't lie? Here's 3 anamorphic illusions; a Rubik's cube, a roll of tape, and an old tennis shoe. Every one of these fooled me. Which one is your favorite? I think I like the tennis shoe the best, but they are...
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Did you ever wonder how food commercials capture that perfect shot of beer cascading into a glass, or perfectly moistened vegetables falling elegantly onto a plate? Let's go behind the scenes for a visit to the German studio The Marmalade, where they specialize in slow...
Did you ever wonder how food c...
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It's Monday after the long Thanksgiving Weekend here in the USA so something fun is called for as we all head back to the grindstone. Here's a tutorial from the Webby Award nominated site Glove And Boots that's just the ticket. Many thanks to our friends at mirrorlesscentral.com for...
It's Monday after the long Tha...
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Long ago and far away in my distant past - about 25 years to be exact - I had the crazy idea of learning to fly an R/C Helicopter. I wasn't all that interested in the R/C bits of it, my vision was to mount a...
Long ago and far away in my di...
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I ran across an interesting story at The Jesuit Post and found it to be very inspirational as well as disturbing in some ways. So much in fact, I contacted the author Jesuit Tim O’Brien for his permission to repost it here as a Feature Story....
I ran across an interesting st...
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The Latest From DigitalOutBackPhoto: FolioBook for iPad The iPad is an excellent device to show your portfolios to clients or friends. Unfortunately the Photos app is not really very good to show your work. The main reason is that the Photos app is a photo browser (even a...
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I Couldn't Make This From JPG'S Okay! Giulio, Fro, Will and all the rest; I get where you're coming from. I did shoot the parts for the video at the top using a mirrorless camera, but I could not have created this production without having RAW...
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This week's Hybrid Hangout™ From DiscoverMirrorless.Com Both jpeg and RAW photo file formats are good these days, but they are very different. Now that we are adding more video into our everyday imaging, we realize that there is no RAW for video. Ouch. So, when is it...
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The last time I visited Machu Picchu was probably back in 1994. At that time, it was a long arduous trip first to Cusco, then on to a half day train ride on what had to be the most primitive railroad in South America. Like...
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Few of you have likely ever heard of my friend Nels Israelson. For years, Nels has been one of those hard working photographic souls who’s work is absolutely fabulous, but who’s lot in life is to work for major film studios. You know, those fat...
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A new documentary looks at how photographer James Balog captured climate change on film by placing two dozen time-lapse cameras throughout the Arctic and other areas to document melting glaciers. Dubbed by some a new "Inconvenient Truth," the film chronicles Balog’s work with the Extreme...
A new documentary looks at how...
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Our friend Professional Photographer Don Farrall has been experimenting with many new and different types of imaging. Probably best known for his extensive collection of unusual stock photography, Don has begun exploring new areas ranging from creating VideoGraphs (still images that move) to moving paint...
Our friend Professional Photog...
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‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography: Photographs of the Famous and Infamous‘ from New Riders, an imprint of Peachpit, is a book 30+ years in the making, drawing upon the best lessons learned over the last three decades photographing portraits of the rich and famous, it blends...
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