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Lino Manfrotto passed away on Sunday, February 5th aged 80 years. The former photojournalist from Vicenza was most well known for his role in founding the famous Manfrotto brand of tripods. Manfrotto noticed in the 60s that high quality camera and light supports were rare in the market and so began manufacturing his own designs […]
In the age of the “like” as the social currency of the Internet, we have a new record holder. Beyonce’s maternity announcement photograph, which was posted to Instagram recently, has now garnered 8.8 million likes and about 417,000 comments. And well… let’s take a look at it. We would like to share our love and […]
Stolen camera gear. It’s a nightmare scenario for many of us photographers. Worse still is that we are attractive targets because our gear is easily resalable at good prices (for a thief) and it’s relatively easy to grab a bag full of gear and run. The chances of getting your stuff back… well, let’s just […]
Wow, so ratings website, DxOMark just gave the amazing Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art the highest rating of any lens that they have ever tested! “In short, the new Sigma is one of the best-performing full-frame 85mm lenses we’ve seen.” – DxOMark This bumps the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* Otus 1.4/55 ZF.2 down to second spot […]
These days, two pieces of photography software dominate the landscape – Adobe’s Lightroom and also Photoshop. And while there are an increasing amount of amazing pieces of photography software coming onto the market, these two are still the standard by which the others are measured. Lightroom even takes out our number one spot for the […]
If you’re looking for a book for your Kindle about photography, then it can be a good idea to scroll through what is available for free at any one time. Luckily, for this list, we have done the hard work for you. Here is a list of free Kindle books for photographers that should keep […]
Landscape photography can be a frustrating beast when you start getting serious about it. The fact that you have a lot of control over your scene compared to other forms of photography (sports for example) means the benchmark for quality is set extremely high. But as you dig further into the rabbit hole of landscapes, […]
As a photographer who is in the market for a new laptop and who would normally simply go with the latest Macbook Pro, Apple’s recent Macbook Pro release and the storm of controversy it has created, has really muddied the waters for me. Add to that the fact that it is practically impossible to find […]
Look, I get it. You’re a professional or at least very good with a camera. You’re proud of that. And you can get a reasonable shot with any piece of gear put in front of you. You have put in the time and your results speak for themselves. It’s what many photographers aspire to. It’s […]
Midday is one of the most difficult times to shoot for any photographer. The brutal truth is that cameras struggle with the extreme light and photographers struggle with making that harsh light result in a pleasing image. That being said, during your photography career, you are almost certainly going to find yourself in a situation […]