Our testing of the new Fujifilm 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR here in NYC, and considering how well we've know Fujifilm cameras and lenses to be able to stand up to the elements we wanted to put this latest lens option through a thorough test. This lens is Fujifilm's wide angle zoom lens--completing their trinity of f2.8 lenses for professional users of their X series cameras. Tested on the new Fujifilm X-T3, this lens not only withstood heavy rains here in NYC, but also direct dripping. Oh, and we caught it on video that we posted to our Instagram!
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Friday 30 November 2018
British Student to Go on Trial for Spying After Taking Picture With His Phone From Plane
A British student will be put on trial in Egypt for spying after he took an image with his phone from a plane he was flying on.
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How Apple's 'Share Your Gift' Was Made
I like this time of year. I enjoy the smiles, the reds and green, and the lights. I live in Paris, and won't be traveling to South Africa this Christmas, so we'll spend the day with new friends here. What to give as a gift?
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Kim and Kanye Donate $25,000 to Photographer After Serious Car Accident
Kim Kardashian's personal photographer was in a nearly fatal car accident back in October on the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Looking for Supplemental Income from Stock Photography? Be Sure to Get Releases.
One of the first things I learned early on after becoming a full-time photographer is the importance of establishing a diversity of revenue streams. I’m not a traditional commercial photographer whose brand is predominantly focused in one area, or specialty, such as booking client gigs (weddings, maternity, etc), shooting products photography for companies, or catering to the swath of people who need headshots.
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Cheap Photo: Score Over 6000 Photoshop Overlays for just $39 and Save Thousands!
When it comes to photography deals, and products that will make your life easier, there are few that even come close to this one. Right now you can get over 6,000 pro grade Photoshop overlays for just $39, thanks to this amazing Buy One Get Two Free deal!
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How One Creative Went From Silicon Valley Startups to Working With Chris Burkard
Golden light kissed Matt McDonald's face and fresh snow greeted him while he walked out of Iceland's Keflavík airport. McDonald recently flew to Iceland for the first time in his life to research for a book he is co-authoring with Chris Burkard. But how did a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur get to this stage in the first place?
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Using ACDSee Light EQ™ to Quickly and Effectively Edit Landscapes
ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2019 has a tool called Light EQ™, and it's superb for making many changes quickly and easily.
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That Iconic ‘Migrant Mother’ Photo Was ‘Photoshopped’
“Migrant Mother” by photographer Dorothea Lange is an iconic image of the Great Depression and one of the most famous photos in US history. But did you know that the photo was “Photoshopped”?
In the new book exploring the photo titled “Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother,” author and MoMA photography curator Sarah Meister shares that you can tell whether a print of “Migrant Mother” was made before or after 1939 by looking at the mother’s left thumb.
When Lange originally shot her photo of Florence Owens Thompson, Thompson was holding the log that was being used to prop up her makeshift tent.
The original version of the photo can be seen in the collection of the Library of Congress, and the thumb is still present.
In 1939, however, Lange instructed her assistant to retouch the photo and remove Thompson’s thumb because Lange “considered the thumb to be such a glaring defect that she apparently didn’t have a second thought about removing it,” the New York Times writes.
Thus, the iconic version that everyone has seen contains a blurry smudge where Thompson’s thumb once was while her left index finger is still present.
But Lange wasn’t shooting photos for herself — she had been commissioned by the US Government’s Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration (FSA) to bring the lives of the poor and downtrodden Americans to the forefront of public attention.
Because of this documentary purpose, Lange’s FSA boss Roy Stryker wasn’t happy with her decision to manipulate her photo. Although this type of retouching wasn’t uncommon in photography at the time — even the NY Times altered the photo — Stryker believed that Lange’s edit compromised both the authenticity of her photo as well as his far-reaching FSA documentary project.
Despite the behind-the-scenes controversy, Lange’s photo would go on to become one of the defining images of the era, and Stryker succeeded in his goals of raising public awareness.
In the late 1960s, the original Migrant Mother photo and 31 other unretouched photos by Lange were discovered by a man named Bill Hendrie in the dumpster at the San Jose Chamber of Commerce. Lange’s personal print of Migrant Mother was sold for $141,500 at auction in 2002, and the 32 rediscovered photos were sold at auction 3 years later in 2005 for $296,000.
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Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 Lens Unveiled for Fujifilm GFX
ZY Optics has unveiled the new Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 lens for the Fujifilm G mount. It’s the fastest standard-length native lens available for Fujifilm’s GFX medium format mirrorless cameras.
The manual-focus lens provides the rough equivalent of a 50mm field of view (in 35mm terms) when mounted on a GFX camera, and the fast f/1.4 aperture provides an ultra shallow depth of field and the ability to work in low-light environments.
ZY Optics says the optical quality of the lens is designed to meet the demands of GFX sensors, which have resolutions starting at 51.4 megapixels in the GFX 50S and GFX 50R. There’s also a 102MP GFX camera on the horizon.
Specs and features of the lens include 11 elements in 9 groups, a 9-blade rounded aperture, a metal lens body, and a built-in retractable lens hood.
Here are some sample photos captured with the new Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4:
The Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f/1.4 is available now through http://www.zyoptics.net/“>the company’s website and through authorized resellers with a price tag of $799.
Image credits: Sample photos by by Jonas Rask and courtesy ZY Optics
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I Visited the Same Location 15 Times: How Conditions and Editing Goes Hand in Hand – Part 1
Returning to the same location repeatedly can yield some very different outcomes. Here I go through three years of photos from the same perspective.
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Here are some nasty tricks photographers use to make food look more appetizing
It’s an open secret that advertisers use some tricks to make food look more appetizing. But some of them can get really nasty! They make the food look delicious, but most of the time they also make it inedible. Glue instead of milk, shaving foam instead of whipped cream, dish liquid in just about anything […]
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The Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f1.4 Gives the Fujifilm GFX a 51mm f1.1 Equivalent Lens
I've absolutely never understood why some folks (and they indeed do) say that the Fujifilm GFX system doesn't need faster lenses than f2, but the Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm f1.4 is offering that to the system for only $799. Granted that you're getting a manual focus lens that doesn't have weather sealing, but it's finally taking advantage of one of the biggest features of medium format: the larger sensor area that amounts to more bokeh per aperture.
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This Gender Reveal Sparked a 47,000 Acre, $8 Million Wildfire
Gender reveal parties are becoming increasingly common in our social media age as expectant parents arrange elaborate celebrations to create photos and videos to share and enjoy for a lifetime. But some reveal ideas aren’t as smart as others — in fact, they can be disastrous. This 49-second video shows how one gender reveal party sparked the April 2017 Sawmill Fire in Arizona.
Back on April 23, 2017, Border Patrol Agent Dennis Dickey and his wife brought an explosive target out into a yellow grassland in the Santa Rita Mountain foothills in order to learn the gender of their expected baby with a bang.
After shooting the target that contained Tannerite, an explosive substance, there was an explosion and a cloud of blue smoke appeared… along with a sudden blaze in the surrounding grass.
Several seconds later, when it became clear that the group had no way of putting out the fire, someone is heard in the video twice shouting, “Start packing up!”
The entire incident was caught on camera by one of the party’s attendees, and the U.S. Forest Service released the video to the Arizona Daily Star this week through the Freedom of Information Act.
Dickey admitted earlier this year to starting the fire, which went on to burn 47,000 acres and cost $8.2 million for 800 firefighters to put out. He pleaded guilty in a federal court back in September and agreed to pay $220,000 for what happened.
“I feel absolutely horrible about it,” Dickey told the Daily Star, “It was probably one of the worst days of my life.”
If you’re planning any kind of gender reveal party and photo shoot and you live in a wildfire area, you might want to stick to colored cakes or confetti-filled balloons.
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A Quick Tip to Avoid Graphics Card-Related Photoshop Crashes in Windows 10
Adobe recently released the new version of Photoshop, and it is relatively faster and smoother than the previous versions. However, it might still crash.
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4 Bang for Your Buck 24-105mm Wide to Telephoto Lenses That Can Do it All
Like many other photographers out there, I have multiple lenses in my camera bag that are all suitable for various jobs and genres of photography. While it's nice to be able to pick and choose from a long list of prime lenses, sometime it's just really nice to use wide to telephoto lenses that can do-it-all, and 24-105mm lenses are just about the perfect do it all lens. One second you can be shooting a wide angle environmental portrait or a landscape, and the next you can be shooting a tight close up shot of an object or person. The versatility of these wide to telephoto lenses is unmatched, and this is what makes them the best jack of all trades lenses available.
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The Clever Street Photography of Alan Burles
Alan Burles started as a art director in the early 1980s. After investing in a Olympus XA 35mm rangefinder, however, Burles started traveling everywhere with a pocket camera. Since 2005, he has been a full-time photographer, and his street photos are filled with clever illusions.
“My 20 years in advertising certainly weren’t a distraction from my fascination with photography, they were an amazing investment in working with great people (and great photographers) and especially in learning about both the power of simplicity and the power of the idea,” Burles writes. “My photography is mainly about spontaneous, unplanned, found (although actually I think they are ‘given’) moments that just happen and are beautiful or poignant or funny.”
Burles’ work is now represented in galleries around the world. He was also selected as the winner of the Leica-sponsored SPi Street Awards 2018.
You can find more of Burles’ work on his website.
(via SPi Street Awards via The Guardian)
Image credits: Photographs by Alan Burles and used with permission
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Tricks Food Photographers Use to Make Food Look Delicious
Food photographers have an arsenal of tricks up their sleeves to make food look delicious on camera. And more often than not, these hacks make use of non-edible products that aren’t appetizing. Blossom has created an eye-opening video that reveals the dirty (sometimes literally) little tricks of food photographers.
Watch the 2.5-minute video here:
Here’s a rundown of the tricks shown in the video (watch the video to see how each one looks on camera):
- Cardboard spacers add height to food
- Motor oil is a syrup substitute that doesn’t absorb into pancakes
- Toothpicks hold ingredients in place
- Makeup sponge can add height to a burger
- Vegetable oil adds a juicy look to meat
- Glue is a milk substitute that doesn’t make cereal soggy
- Dish soap creates longer lasting foam in fizzy drinks
- Corn syrup and food coloring can create ice cream that doesn’t melt
- Super glue repairs tears in bird skin
- Browning liquid can be made to shoot raw birds without roasting
- Shaving cream is used as whipped cream that doesn’t melt
- Ramekins can be used to keep garnishes on the surfaces of soup
- Tampons are soaked and microwaved to create steam
You can find more food photography hacks here, here, here, and here. You can also find more of Blossom’s videos on its YouTube channel and Facebook page.
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Properly Use the Tone Curve in Adobe Lightroom
The tone curve in Lightroom is one of the less understood tools; nonetheless, it's one of the more powerful ones. It can be a bit tricky to figure out on your own, but this tutorial is a perfect way to get acquainted or further acquainted with the tool.
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Instagram now lets you share Stories only with your close friends
Instagram is introducing a new feature that will limit the audience of the Stories you share. From now on, what you share in Stories can be displayed only to your close friends if you feel like sharing more personal stuff that’s not for everyone’s eyes. Share with Your Close Friends on Instagram Stories Starting today, […]
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6 Steps To A More Enjoyable Instagram Experience
What is your initial reaction when you hear the word “Instagram”? Revulsion? Joy? Annoyance? Excitement?
All of the above?
For many people I know, the Instagram experience is a mixed bag. It’s great to have an easy to use social platform where photos are ostensibly the stars of the show. This used to be Flickr’s claim to fame but those days are long over.
Instagram, however, never really became a stand-in for what Flickr once was. In fact, some have come to perceive Instagram as being more about being social (read: popular) than it is about photography.
When you factor in an inexplicable algorithm that forces users to experience their feed according to how Instagram sees fit (read again: popular photos first) and a number of other absurdities, it’s easy to understand why people are annoyed by Instagram.
Then there’s the side of Instagram where you can actually make friends — even real-world friends — and discover really good photos. You know, stuff people like.
Yes, Instagram, like anything else, has its pros and cons. It is possible, however, to make using Instagram a better experience for yourself and for others.
Take these 6 steps to a better Instagram experience.
1. Be Nice
If this sounds overly simplistic, it’s not. Think of all the smug/hateful/obnoxious comments you see floating around and do the exact opposite of that.
That doesn’t mean you have to gush over a photo you don’t actually like, but no one gains anything by leaving negative comments. Sometimes the nicest comment is no comment at all.
Seriously, though, how hard is it just be nice to people?
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2. Be Tough
Ok, sometimes it’s hard to just be nice to people. Especially when they’re being racist/sexist/homophobic or any other form of terrible. Or when they’re promoting themselves in your comments — not interested in your discount wig store.
It’s social media, so getting into a cyber spat with these sorts of characters is a waste of time. If you don’t like the language of someone who visits your Instagram you don’t have to tolerate it, just block and/or report them and call it a day.
rawpixel.com at Pexels
3. Be Fair
Everyone likes getting Likes, that’s kind of the point of Instagram. To no one’s surprise, there are Instagram users who receive hundreds and hundreds of Likes and frequently fail to reciprocate.
While I’m not all that attentive to my Like count, I do get that it’s annoying to show appreciation for others’ photos and get nothing in return.
So be generous with your Likes.
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4. Be Consistent
Related to the issue of Instagram Likes, another way to get them consistently is to post consistently. Attention spans are short in social media — go for too long without posting and people will forget about you.
Of course, if you’re using your Instagram account as a portfolio, you should be posting your best work regularly anyway, with no regard for Likes.
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5. Be Realistic
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not an influencer or one of the uber-popular accounts that have successfully monetized their presence, nor should you expect to be.
I regularly encounter accounts with incredible photos and a relative dearth of followers. The idea that the cream rises to the top is a lovely sentiment, but it’s often untrue in the realm of social media.
Be realistic about what your presence on Instagram means. Don’t overestimate it — you’re just setting yourself up for disappointment. Even if you think you deserve more followers, don’t make it an issue. Appreciate the people that appreciate your work.
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6. Keep It All In Perspective/Final Thoughts
Remember, it’s just social media. It’s a choice. You don’t have to be on Instagram just because you’re a photographer. And if you are on Instagram, don’t take it too seriously.
Keep the 6 points above in mind and they may very well help you become a more contented Instagrammer.
Further Reading
- Instagram Rolls Out Design Update That Undercuts Narcissism, Promotes Quality Content
- Faux Celebs Be Warned! Instagram is Killing Off Fake Followers
- This Instagram Account Proves Everyone Is Taking The Same Photos
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