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…
With the advance in computer technology, you would think editing photos is faster than ever before. It’s simply not the case far from it. Software such as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic has become far more sophisticated, and with the increasing file sizes improving your…
5 Tips for Shooting Better Product Photos
May 5, 2022
Product photography can be one of the most overlooked, and yet, most valuable genres of the craft for a creative. While many feel product photos just mean placing an object on a table and snapping a quick photo, it is actually much more complex and requires the right…
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…
A bride recently got an eye-opening surprise when she reviewed her wedding photos and noticed that something was off — fake “crazy eyes” had been poorly Photoshopped onto attendees who had blinked.
Anaya Ramos-Bridgeford of Warminster, Pennsylvania, and her…
Why Pentax Has Failed at Mirrorless Cameras
May 5, 2022
Over the last decade, mirrorless camera technology has evolved to the point that it’s now a welcome technology for many photographers and filmmakers. Although, along the way, it’s not been an easy ride for the big mirrorless camera brands. User sentiment, Japanese…
Swedish auction house Auctionet, has listed a half dozen Leica cameras for auction later this week.
Four of the listed cameras are Leica IIIf rangefinders. Leica produced the camera from 1950 to 1957. The other two are Leica IIIg rangefinder cameras, which Leica began making in 1956. The IIIg was the last screw mount Leica camera, and production ended in 1960. Nearly all the approximately 40,000…
Optics manufacturer 7artisans has announced its latest lens, a 28mm F5.6 manual prime for Leica M-mount camera system.
7artisans says this lens was ‘born for street photography’ with the intention of ‘captur[ing] the decisive moment with hyperfocal focusing.’ the…
Truepic Lens, a company that identifies the authenticity of images and video, can fully integrate into photo capture apps and allow users to verify an image in real-time.
The rise of digital information being shared on the internet has raised the issue of provenance in…
Scrap metal artist and ASE-certified technician Christopher Bissett has built a camera out of scrap metal that features a “working” flash and shutter button.
Bissett wanted to create a camera that looked and felt as close to the real thing as possible. The design he had in mind had to be portable and relatively lightweight so it did not necessarily have to just sit on a shelf, but could…
