Phillip Bloom is certainly a known brand in photography circles, and for good reason. Phillip is one of the hardest working professionals I follow regularly. I find his information always spot on, with great reasoning behind his choices. Much like the rest of us, Phillip...
Phillip Bloom is certainly...
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Rollei lenses on a Sony A7S? Is this possible? Yep, Rollei lenses on a Sony A7S, and the results may surprise you as much as they did me. Not only is the video superb, the still images are every bit as magical as their medium format counterparts....
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Ivanpah Solar Power Facility from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. And from the air, DJI was kind enough to fly this same location, and produced this: Legend has it that Archimedes used a "burning glass" to concentrate sunlight on the invading Roman fleet and repel them from Syracuse. In 1973 a Greek...
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Contax Zeiss Distagon 28mm F2 Sony A7S Test from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. I find it hard to believe, but it has already been over a month ago that I received the Sony A7S. As I anticipated, hoped, and expected, it has been a very interesting camera to...
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Like it or not, every serious video production requires "sticks" and a slider. Normally, these two components are separate, transported separately, and for the slider, should you wish to raise it, you need to carry a separate tripod. Add all these separates together, two...
Like it or not, every seriou...
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These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coats, freelance director of films, boarder of story, sometimes public speaker, and a former Pixar Animation Story Artist. Emma has since moved on to directing her own projects and advising others how to make theirs. Reading her great blog at...
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Dog Schidt Optiks 'Flare Factory 58g' (Green Tint) Taking Lens + Iscorama 36 from Melting Bloke (Richard Gale) on Vimeo. From the "Just When You Think You've Seen It All" department comes a UK company with the unusual name Dog Schidt Optiks. This innovative company brings to...
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For years, I have heard warnings about the poor quality of photos taken by small point-and-shoot cameras that have digital zooms. Critics would say that they never use that feature because it would mean giving up the quality that only an optical lens could provide....
For years, I have heard warnin...
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We often use a two-step method to add additional processing to our images. The first step is to develop the color image to be kind of standard and natural (both subjective). But sometimes we want to add to the image a grungier look, convert it...
We often use a two-step method...
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Today, the most popular first lens bought with a new body is a zoom. The two most usable focal lengths, according to the many professional photographers I've discussed this with is a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm. These are the typical zoom focal lengths chosen for...
Today, the most popular firs...
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As much as I used to love woking in the darkroom, there isn't much chance I could deal with the nasty chemistry involved with creating a wet plate colloidian. Speaking just for myself, those strong chemical vapors filling my lungs along with the watery, itchy...
As much as I used to love woki...
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Mastering The Illusion of Perfection with Photo Retoucher Amy Dresser from PhotoShelter.com on Vimeo. Master photo retoucher Amy Dresser started out working for two years with famed photographer Jill Greenberg. Today however, Amy works for a wide variety of "A-List" clients including Playboy, Barbie, Britney Spears,...
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Featured Photographer: Michiel Schierbeek We have followed the photography of Michiel Schierbeek for some time now. His quiet composions are lovely. Recently Michiel also added a Sigma DP2 Merrill to his camera set. We think this unique camera and his style are a great match. Here, in his own words: "After reading...
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There are endless iPhone camera replacement apps and many are better than the Apple app. We always liked the 6x6 app for shooting square images because of its elegant simplicity. The same author has now published his PureShot camera app. For us, it is so...
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By Jim Quinn Light modifiers are where you find them. Today I found one in my local Walgreens drug store. My wife, who loves the idea of packing away small umbrellas “just in case,” spotted a display of Totes Skinni Mini umbrellas in a variety of colors....
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The Sigma DP3 Merrill is the latest in the series of compact cameras incorporating the Foveon X3 direct image sensor. It's making its debut this week at the CES show in Las Vegas, NV. The new SIGMA DP3 Merrill, featuring a 50mm F2.8 lens, will...
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