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...
Few of you have likely ever he...
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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...
‘Secrets of Great Portrait Pho...
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Some first test video clips with a pre-production Panasonic Lumix GH3 using Beta firmware. This from the video blog of French Videographer Emmanuel Pampuri, CEO & founder @ Les Machineurs & TRACTOfilm. Sure looks impressive to me! PLEASE RATE THIS STORY! [ratings]...
Some first test video clips wi...
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At a special event in San Francisco, GoPro launched its latest action cam, the Hero3. Compared to the Hero2 that we all know and love, the new camera is both more portable and more capable. It’s 30% smaller and 25% lighter. I never thought the...
At a special event in San ...
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From the folks who present ShootSmarter.com, the new website DiscoverMirrorless.com is the product of what happens when photo innovator Will Crockett collaborates with other photographers and photo educators to realize that the photography industry is changing. Technology is going to change the way that we create, view and share portraits and images with our...
From the folks who...
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My friend Ira Block decided to take his recent images shot with the new Panasonic Lumix GH3 down to his professional printing lab, Gotham Printing in New York City, to test out how these GH3 stills would look printed up large. The results certainly amazed...
My friend Ira Block decided to...
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Several of my professional photography friends and I have recently begun discussing our business futures. As many of you know, the photography game as a business has changed pretty dramatically in the last three years. Not only have the paying client jobs been fewer in...
Several of my professional pho...
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Just when you think you've seen it all, along comes something to assure you that you don't. That's the feeling I get when I feel the shivers craw up my spine thinking about the potential in the new Panasonic GH3. In my last post I reported...
Just when you think you've see...
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My friend Internationally renowned photojournalist Ira Block explores the new LUMIX GH3 in early development and puts it through a challenging pace in the American Southwest. Ira shoots primarily for National Geographic. He's one of the most meticulous photographers I know, and an absolute perfectionist in...
My friend Internationally reno...
Read MoreFor my clients, I do a mix of still photography with a growing number requesting video of one type or another. So any new camera I would consider using in my work will need to have a good video capability as well as stunning stills....
For my clients, I do a mix of ...
Read MoreOnly my second day with the XPro-1 and already it's beginning to feel like an old friend. The controls are simple, intuitive, and for the most part as well laid out as is possible while still keeping the body small. Fuji engineers obviously spent some...
Only my second day with the XP...
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