Show Promo Image A lot goes into making successful landscape photos, and we regularly share tutorials on everything from composition and exposure techniques to choosing the proper gear. Today’s episode is simple and specific—identifying what one pro says are three essential element of every great shot. Ron Leach Wed, 01/05/2022
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These Are the First 100% AI-Generated Stock Photos of People
Smarterpix, Germany’s leading stock photo agency, has announced an industry-first: a set of stock portraits that are 100% generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and available for legal licensing. Smarterpix is operated by PantherMedia, the first microstock agency in Germany, which partnered with VAIsual, a technology company that pioneers algorithms and solutions to generate synthetic licensed… Continue reading These Are the First 100% AI-Generated Stock Photos of People
Viltrox’s new EF-E5 Canon EF to Sony E mount adapter sports shiny OLED display, Eye AF, IBIS, EXIF passthrough
Viltrox has announced a new Canon EF to Sony E mount “smart” lens adapter. As with most other “smart” lens adapters, this one allows you to pass through autofocus and EXIF information for complete data communications. This one, however, has a shiny new OLED display on top of it. The $199 Viltrox EF-E5 Smart Mount… Continue reading Viltrox’s new EF-E5 Canon EF to Sony E mount adapter sports shiny OLED display, Eye AF, IBIS, EXIF passthrough
3 Great Lenses to Adapt to Sony Cameras You’ll Love
The Sony E Mount has a ton of lenses available. But the cool thing is that Sony bought the Minolta camera division many years ago. To that end, they took over the Minolta A-mount. The Sony a99 II was the last A-mount camera. Despite that, all the old lenses can be given a lot of… Continue reading 3 Great Lenses to Adapt to Sony Cameras You’ll Love
The 120-Year-Old Argument Against Gear
Alfred Stieglitz’s influence on photography is incomparable. Hailed as the “father of pictorialism,” he not only helped define the movement but helped forward photography’s place in a broader art context. [ Read More ]
Huion Kamvas Pro 16 (2.5K) is the Perfect Pen Display for Photo Editors
As displays have become better and cheaper to manufacture over the past several years, high-quality pen displays have slowly been edging out pen tablets as the best way to edit your photos. One of the companies making a major push in this space is Huion, and over the past couple of months we’ve had the… Continue reading Huion Kamvas Pro 16 (2.5K) is the Perfect Pen Display for Photo Editors
Why Real Photographers NEED To Keep Buying New Gear
I can’t think of any other profession outside of photography where the pros obsess about their tools quite as much as we do. I’ll pause for a moment so you can write your own joke. There is no logical reason to replace a perfectly good lens with another version of the same when the previous… Continue reading Why Real Photographers NEED To Keep Buying New Gear
This 717-Gigapixel Photo is the Highest-Res Ever Captured of Artwork
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has released an interactive photo of The Night Watch painting by Rembrandt in a staggering resolution of 717-gigapixels. The museum claims it is the highest resolution photo of artwork ever captured. The photo was taken as part of Operation Night Watch, the largest and most comprehensive investigation into Rembrandt’s masterpiece ever… Continue reading This 717-Gigapixel Photo is the Highest-Res Ever Captured of Artwork
Video: A cheeky hands-on ‘review’ of a limited-edition ‘Vintage Camera’ LEGO set
Back in November, LEGO website Brickset released a very limited-edition ‘Vintage Camera’ set for Black Friday that could only be acquired by using VIP points awarded for making purchases on the site. While availability was scarce, YouTuber Wizard of Bricks managed to get their hands on one and subsequently created a tongue-in-cheek video ‘review’ of… Continue reading Video: A cheeky hands-on ‘review’ of a limited-edition ‘Vintage Camera’ LEGO set
Huion Unveils Kamvas Pro: The First 13 and 16-inch 2.5K Pen Displays
Huion has launched the Kamvas Pro 2.5K series, a 2.5K resolution pen display tablet is available in 13-inch and 16-inch size configurations. The company says this is the first time a pen display of these sizes has been offered in this resolution. The company says that both tablets use an upgraded 2.5K QHD resolution (2,560… Continue reading Huion Unveils Kamvas Pro: The First 13 and 16-inch 2.5K Pen Displays