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An Intertwining of Ideas – Artist George Christakis
George Christakis is a 24 year old self-taught photographer from Crete and based in Athens, Greece. His images are intentionally clean and simple, and are visually stunning and create a sense of curiosity. George describes himself as a conceptual and surreal-landscape photographer.
Build Your Own ‘Still Life’ Folding Table for around $30
I love still life photography, it’s one of my favorite things to do when I’m bored and don’t have a person to shoot. I was recently searching for a good table for shooting my still life work, but as you can imagine the commercially available tables are rather expensive. Since my budget is rather low I decided to look into DIY alternatives, and that was when I came across this great DIY build over on DIY Photography.
New Graphene based Image Sensor – the future to low-light photography?
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have designed a graphene-based image sensor which is 1,000 times more sensitive to light than traditional CMOS or CCD camera sensors. The new sensor collects and absorbs light more efficiently and allows it to ‘burn’ on the sensor for longer, creating the image.
Fiilex Announces 3 New Dense LED Lights at Cinegears 2013
Fiilex is releasing three new LED lights based on their advanced Dense Matrix LED array. Are they
F1.8 vs F1.4 – Which Nikon 85mm is right for you?
The 85mm focal range is arguably one of the best lens lengths for portraits, Nikon makes two 85mm primes that most people look at when looking to but an 85. The questions of the day is which lens is right for you?
Self Portraits by Chinelle Rojas Reflect Social Issues Affecting Women Worldwide
Self-taught photographer Chinelle Rojas of Belle Coeur Portraiture in Colorado Springs, Colorado started a self portrait project this past winter "out of boredom" while her husband was gone for military training. After receiving positive feedback from her social media community, Chinelle decided to continue making the "selfies" week after week.
DSLR Photobooth Software Review
DSLR Booth is an affordable, versatile, easy-to-use software for those looking to set up a photo booth. We recommend this software and we have used it ourselves for several photobooth gigs in Los Angeles without any hickups or issues. What are your thoughts on this software? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Canon 50D for Video? Get one while you still can!
According to a post over on EOSHD the 5 year old Canon 50D is now (Thanks to Magic Lantern) a cinema camera capable of shooting RAW 1080 video. That is quite a feat considering that the 50D most people own does not even have a video mode.
Radio vs Infrared Flash Trigger – Ask SLR Lounge Season 1 Ep 4
When it comes to controlling your flash wirelessly, there are two ways to do it: One is by infrared and the other by radio. Both have strengths and weaknesses and in this article we will give you a brief overview.
The Develop Module Menu System in Lightroom 4: 2 Tips if You Forget Shortcuts
Have you ever forgotten the keyboard shortcut in Lightroom 4? This article discusses 2 ways to reference keyboard shortcuts via the Develop Module Menu System.
Horseshoe Bend: Final Image Processing in Lightroom 4 – From the HDR Photography Workshop Series
In this last tutorial, we will demonstrate how to apply the finishing touches to create the final HDR image of Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona. In addition, we will go over how to create a black and white version of this shot.
How to Use the Sync and Auto Sync Functions to Batch Process Images in Lightroom 4
In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to use the Sync and Auto Sync Buttons to batch process images in Lightroom 4. Batch processing can save you lots of time in post production, allowing you to spend a little more time behind the camera.
