Elinchrom has released a new app for iPhone and iPad devices that allows you to control compatible Elinchrom lighting equipment from your mobile device when paired using the Elinchrom Bridge.
The Elinchrom app makes it possible to independently control strobes while also giving an overview of the lighting setup from the dashboard so you know the settings of each unit at a glance. There’s…
A camera collector recently discovered photos on a roll of film shot with a vintage Leica camera. The images, which seem to show a couple’s travels through Europe, are estimated to have been shot around 70 years ago, and they’ve sparked a worldwide hunt for information…
You didn’t ask to learn about bellows extension factors, but we’re going to cover it with the most absurd camera that you may ever see!
Built from over two sheets of plywood, scraps of 2x6s, old drywall screws, and the cheapest 610mm lens that I could find on eBay…
Regarding Photographs: Reading Photos I
December 15, 2020
This is the third essay in this series, and it begins a smaller sequence of notes running over the ways we as viewers make sense of pictures. We spend, I think, too much time thinking about what happens before and during the making of a picture, but not enough on what happens when someone actually looks at it. For most of us, for most pictures, surely this is the most interesting time?
How do we…
Google Photos Can Now Turn Your Shots Into 3D Cinematic Images
December 15, 2020
Google Photos is rolling out a new feature it is calling Memories, which lets viewers “relive the moments” from photos uploaded to the platform by transforming them into 3D cinematic images.
According to a blog post, using machine learning, Google Photos predicts an…
Schneider Kreuznach 80mm f/2.8 LS AF Mark II Lens Now Available
December 15, 2020
While announced on November 26 with claims of immediate availability, the Schneider Kreuznach 80mm f/2.8 LS AF Mark II may not have been easy to acquire. The lens now appears to be making its way into availability around the world.
The medium format leaf shutter lens is…
Fujifilm X-S10 sample gallery
December 15, 2020
Fujifilm’s X-S10 is a compact, well-priced mirrorless camera with built-in image stabilization and the best sensor the company has available for its X-mount system. As we’ve been working through our full review, we’ve taken advantage of some of the breaks in the wintry Seattle weather to see what this powerful little APS-C camera can do.
For more photos from the X-S10, visit our…
Canon Japan has added a selection of mugs, tumblers and shot glasses to its ‘fan goods’ site that ensures you can sip your favorite drinks from cups made to look like your favorite EF and RF lenses.
The first is a mug that not only looks like the RF 24–105mm F4…
Portrait Light, an AI-based lighting feature that Google launched for new Pixel phones in September of 2020, allows the photographer to change lighting direction and intensity in post. Google has published a blog revealing how the company developed the technology.
In the…
Owl Lands on Photographer’s Lens, Blends in Perfectly
December 14, 2020
Photographer Scott Dere was on an owl photography outing when an owl unexpectedly landed on his Canon 600mm f/4L IS III, blending in strangely well with the camouflaged lens.
Dere had set out to photograph some great grey owls and, along the way, teamed up with three other photographers, including Beaumon Day and Olympus Explorer Brooke Bartleson.
“In a minute or two, I found one perched and…
