Photography

Leica has released significant firmware updates for its Leica SL2 and SL2-S full frame mirrorless camera systems. Firmware version 3.0 for the Leica SL2-S sees the camera gain the ability to output Cinema 4K Raw video at up to 60 frames per second (fps) to compatible external recorders over HDMI. This means you will now be able to capture 12-bit Raw video with Atomos’ Ninja V and Ninja V+…

Buying a copy of Photoshop back in the day wasn’t cheap, but it used to be easy. One price, one copy. Nowadays, with subscription models dominating the creative software space, things have gotten a bit more complicated. And while photographers may need a bingo card to know how much Photoshop is going to cost, there are a lot more benefits than swinging down to the local computer store and…

Photographer Corrine Gretton-West booked a wet plate workshop with me before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Two years later we were finally able to do it. The main subject was to get comfortable with the wet collodion process and to create images similar to the ones of spirit photographer William H. Mumler. Mr. Mumler created images (probably double exposures) where his clients could take a picture…

Wildlife photographer Donal Boyd transposes the beauty of African animals into fine art. But his short videos help tell a more complete story behind the conservation work he supports. The third episode of In the Field with Donal Boyd showcases the ongoing efforts of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), an international non-profit organization, in Namibia. A project like CCF, which…