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Judge Dismisses Photographer’s Lawsuit Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the photographer who shot the iconic photo of Uma Thurman on the poster for Pulp Fiction, saying he waited too long to file for copyright infringement. The New York Post reports that photographer Firooz Zahedi filed a lawsuit against Miramax in May of 2020 for violating a… Continue reading Judge Dismisses Photographer’s Lawsuit Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster

Why are all cameras Japanese?

Tony digs into why all the most successful camera companies, including Sony, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax, and Fujifilm, are Japanese. SPONSOR: Go to http://squarespace.com/chelsea & save 10% off your first website or domain with code “chelsea”  The answer is complex, with 4 major turning points: 1) In the 1940s, WWII’s divided occupation of Germany… Continue reading Why are all cameras Japanese?

The Best Photos from GuruShots’ ‘Traveling The World’ Challenge

GuruShots, the “World’s Greatest Photo Game,” has announced the winners of its “Traveling The World” challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 66.9 million votes. The “Top Photographer” winner of the contest is Iryna Raichuk of Switzerland (whose photo is seen above). The “Top Photo” winner is Princesse Maira of Switzerland: The “Guru’s Top… Continue reading The Best Photos from GuruShots’ ‘Traveling The World’ Challenge

I Brought a vivo X70 Pro+ to a Photoshoot, Check Out the Surprising Results

Have you ever considered using a phone for a professional project? I hadn’t but I was pleasantly surprised by what the vivo X70 Pro+ phone was capable of. Sure, it has all the technical specs with an imaging system co-engineered with ZEISS and their color correction technology built-in, but what was it like to shoot… Continue reading I Brought a vivo X70 Pro+ to a Photoshoot, Check Out the Surprising Results

The Sony Airpeak S1 Professional drone is finally available to pre-order and it’s $9,000 (plus gimbal)

It feels like this thing has been teased and announced about a dozen times over the last couple of years but now the Sony Airpeak S1 Professional drone is now available to pre-order starting at $8,999.99. And that doesn’t include a gimbal. If you want to get the Gremsy Gimbal T3 kit to go along… Continue reading The Sony Airpeak S1 Professional drone is finally available to pre-order and it’s $9,000 (plus gimbal)

Photographing the 2021 Navy Football Uniform on an Aircraft Carrier

Photographer James Quantz Jr. was commissioned by the United States Naval Academy to photograph its 2021 football team uniform on an active aircraft carrier ahead of the annual Army-Navy game. Quantz Jr. previously worked with the Naval Academy in 2020 to help produce the images for last year’s Army-Navy football game and also recently worked… Continue reading Photographing the 2021 Navy Football Uniform on an Aircraft Carrier

Photo Of The Day By Dean Cobin

Photo By Dean Cobin Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Fog Day…” by Dean Cobin. Location: Adirondack Park, New York. “A beautiful foggy afternoon was taking over a dense pine forest in the Adirondack Mountains,” explains Cobin. “Splashes of peak fall color in the underlying brush.” Want to get your images in the running for… Continue reading Photo Of The Day By Dean Cobin

Wider Than 85mm. 3 Great Portrait Lenses For a Different Look

If there is one thing that’s often taught, it’s to not shoot portraits with anything wider than an 85mm lens. But honestly, that’s also changed in the past few years. Lenses as wide as 28mm are great for shooting portraits. And in their pursuit of clinical perfection, manufacturers have made portrait lenses more capable. Lucky… Continue reading Wider Than 85mm. 3 Great Portrait Lenses For a Different Look

The Best Gifts for Photographers in 2021

Need to buy a gift for a photographer in your life but have no idea what to look for? We have scoured the world of photography to put together this list of best gifts for photographers in 2021. The gifts below cover a wide range of budgets and are ordered by price from lowest to… Continue reading The Best Gifts for Photographers in 2021