Photographer Mark Meyers just wrote up a nice enough story aimed at driving awareness fear in professional photographers ... fear about the future of their career, their well-being, their jobs. Depicted in that article this image at left, which was completely generated by the author of the post using an emerging 3d modeling software called Blender. The quote that stands out from the article is this one: "If you are a photographer that makes... read more ›
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Beginner or emerging photographer? Well, once you know what’s happening with your camera and all those dials, it’s time to take on lighting and flash photography. In taking that next step - learning to light - you can do almost anything, and nothing opens up this opportunity more effectively and affordably than working with Speedlights, those small on- and off-camera lights that are your entree into a whole new world. ...Which gives me a great... read more ›
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Apr
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There has always been something haunting to me about farmland in the off-seasons, when everything is yellow and wilted, or when snow sits quietly in the trenches that are usually full of blooming crops. Cows move minimally through faded landscapes, and the entire thing has an air of melancholy and stillness to it. Capturing this feeling is not easy, unless perhaps you're photographer Cole Rise. He's our featured Emerging Talent this week. He shoots with... read more ›
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Mar
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Hey there photo nerds. We're all in this together and today Canon just added more fuel to the HdDSLR fire - the much-anticipated Canon 5D MK III is here. They made some interesting choices on pixel count, recording modes, etc. So let's review the skinny of it all. Here’s some highlighted specs: _22.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor _3.2" Clear View High Resolution LCD _DIGIC 5+ Image Processor _61-Point High Density AF _Full HD 1080/30p and 720/60p... read more ›
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Feb
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Hey photo friends, Erik here. I recently stumbled upon Photography Monthly’s article on “The 50 Greatest Cameras of All Time”. I was a little surprised that my beloved Olympus E-P3 didn’t make their list, but I put together this little collection of some of my other favorites with some bits of information about them for your perusal. And whoa are there some doozies in there. The list is fascinating, lots of history and indications of... read more ›
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Feb
09
Alright photo geeks. Indeed, Nikon just dropped another news bomb this week - the much-anticipated Nikon D800 is here. Not unlike the D4, I've known about its imminent arrival for some time. But there are some sorta cool curve balls....So let's get into it. Here’s some highlighted specs: _36.3 megapixel, full-frame sensor (FX) _up to 5fps still image shooting _1080pHD video 24 or 30fps _ISO Range 100-6400 (extendable... read more ›
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Jan
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Alright photo geeks. Indeed, Nikon just announced the much-anticipated D4. I've known about its imminent arrival for some time. So let's get into it... Here’s some highlighted specs: _16.2 effective megapixel, full-frame sensor (16.6MP total) _10fps shooting with AF and AE, 11fps with focus and exposure locked, 24fps 2.5MP grabs _1080p30 HD video at up to 24Mbps with uncompressed video output _91,000 pixel sensor for metering, white balance, flash... read more ›
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Dec
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Last week when I posted the broadcast commercial for REI that I recently directed, I promised a behind-the-scenes vid. So here 'tis -- the focus here on the epic aerial shots we nailed using a remote-operated RC helicopter flying an onboard camera, curtesy of our friends at FreeFly Cinema. Hope you dig it. Also--since a lot of y'all have been asking via social channels--I figured I'd give a second-by-second, shot-by-shot breakdown of the... read more ›
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Someone just sent this to me. "Chase Jarvis has a Pre Production Canon 5d Mark III". Yeah, I guess that makes it true... (guessing it's the handy detective work of Dave @ Learning dSLR video).
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I recently got a flood of questions via Twitter asking about developing a personal photographic style, which made me think about a million conversations I've had with my photographer buddies over the years... And I was wishing I had recorded those. And then I remembered that I DID have one that I recorded from an old chasejarvis LIVE with my pal Zack Arias. He's a fun guy, great shooter and very talented photography instructor. Here's... read more ›
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