Photography

Naoyuki Murakamio Executive Fellow and Sector Manager of the Development Sector, in Nikon’s Imaging Business Unit. (Image supplied by Nikon). On the eve of the Z9 launch, we spoke to Naoyuki Murakamio, Executive Fellow and Sector Manager of the Development Sector in Nikon’s Imaging Business Unit, to learn more about the new camera, and what it means for Nikon’s future. The…

Special effects are a fantastic and fun way to tell compelling stories through images. While they may seem complicated, the truth is, many special effects are easily done in-camera using tools you likely already have. In this video, I’ll be walking through how to create one of our signature portraits, the “Day vs. Night” effect. Let’s begin by walking through what you’ll need for the…

Earlier this year, Canon announced an experimental new camera, the Canon PowerShot PICK. The crowdfunded camera uses AI to analyze a scene, identify people, track their faces and pick the perfect moment to capture an image. It’s an ‘automatic shooting camera,’ basically, and it leverages Canon’s extensive history with optical design, video processing and artificial…

Every photographer has a humble beginning. Somewhere in the awkwardness is a pivotal moment that sends their photographic trajectory barrelling forward. Mine began on the reefs of the Indo-Pacific with a pocket-sized DSLR and underwater housing. It became my invaluable fieldwork aid and took thousands of crooked pictures of coral polyps before succumbing to the sand and salt. In a relatively…