Meike is giving away a 50mm f/1.2 manual focus lens as well as a filter mount adapter that allows EF and EF-S lenses to be used on Canon EOS R mount mirrorless cameras!
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Dominik Schulze Reminds Us of Why We Love Street Photography
“This photo almost wasn’t taken at all,” the photographer Dominik Schulze tells me. Three years ago, he was on his way home to Dresden, Germany, after a trip to Hamburg, when two young women entered his six-seater train compartment in Berlin. They’d picked up some food, and after they ate, they rested sleepily in each… Continue reading Dominik Schulze Reminds Us of Why We Love Street Photography
Why You Should Avoid Using Rembrandt Lighting on Women
In the history of visual art, few figures loom as large as Rembrandt. His influence on photography is so great that “Rembrandt lighting” has become a staple method for portraiture. But Rembrandt Lighting is often a poor choice for photographing women, especially when working with corporate clients. [ Read More ]
A Look at the Affordable and Versatile Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Lens
Tamron really hit it out of the park with the 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD, which offered an incredible balance between performance, image quality, portability, and, perhaps most importantly of all, price. The second iteration of the lens is now available, and it builds on the original with a range of improvements. This excellent video… Continue reading A Look at the Affordable and Versatile Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Lens
The Best One-Light Portrait Photography Setup for Beginners
If you ever watch videos of professional portrait photographers at work, you might them using two, three, or even more lights in complex and intricate setups. And while those certainly have their place, you can still create fantastic images using only one light, and if you are new to artificial lighting, this is actually the… Continue reading The Best One-Light Portrait Photography Setup for Beginners
TourBox Elite Review: My Favorite Editing Tool is Now Wireless
Last year I got my hands on a weird little controller console called the TourBox that would end up being an invaluable part of my editing workflow. I reviewed the original TourBox controller, with its assortment of buttons, dials, and scroll wheels, and loved how it allowed me to map certain shortcuts and functions in… Continue reading TourBox Elite Review: My Favorite Editing Tool is Now Wireless
Is This Historic Photo Massively Underrated?
In 1839, Louis Daguerre captured his seminal image: Boulevard du Temple, a 5 x 6 inch plate shot from his studio window. It is famed for being the first image to feature the human form, but should it also be regarded as a masterpiece of photographic composition? [ Read More ]
Photo Of The Day By Heather Nicole
Photo By Heather Nicole Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Good Night Kenya” by Heather Nicole. Location: Amboseli National Park. “The sun slowly drifts off to sleep among the soft leaves of an acacia tree,” describes Nicole. Canon EOS 6D Mark II, Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011. Want to get your images… Continue reading Photo Of The Day By Heather Nicole
Sixty-Four Foxy Faces: Portraits of Fantastic Foxes Over 10+ Years
“Don’t you have enough fox pictures yet?” That’s a question I get asked regularly. “Not by a long shot!” Those photos are just a great excuse to stalk these fantastic animals for over ten years. And no, I can’t get enough. In fact, every day I find them a little sweeter and more beautiful. The… Continue reading Sixty-Four Foxy Faces: Portraits of Fantastic Foxes Over 10+ Years
The Lens Was Way Ahead of Its Time
We take ridiculously powerful autofocus that can lock onto something like a subject’s eye and track it through a challenging environment for granted nowadays, and we sometimes forget that there was a time when autofocus did not even exist. However, in the late 1970s, autofocus began to appear, and even though Canon’s lens mount at… Continue reading The Lens Was Way Ahead of Its Time