Samyang Back in 2016, South Korean optics manufacturer Samyang (also known by Rokinon) made headlines with its first-ever autofocus-equipped lenses, a pair of primes for Sony E-mount. It has since expanded its AF-capable lens lineup considerably. And late last year, Samyang began overhauling those earliest designs, first with an update to the 50mm f/1.4 prime.… Continue reading New gear: Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE II focuses faster, handles better
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A Photographer’s Guide to Colour — How to Work With Lighting Temperature
If you’d like to know more about the essential role that light plays in photography, then you’ll love our course, A Photographer’s Guide to Light. In this lesson you’ll find out why white light isn’t actually white. A Photographer’s Guide to Light: Noticing Colour Cameras and Eyes and Brains (Oh My…) A camera system functions in… Continue reading A Photographer’s Guide to Colour — How to Work With Lighting Temperature
How to Build a Wedding Photography Camera Kit
A wedding is often one of the most important days in a couple’s lives, and as the wedding photographer, there’s a lot of pressure on you to capture those memories in the best way possible. Try our course, Wedding Photography for Beginners to learn about everything you’ll need. In this lesson you’ll find out what… Continue reading How to Build a Wedding Photography Camera Kit
What is Color Correction for Video? How to Prepare Your Footage
In this lesson from David Bode’s How to Color Correct Video in Premiere you will learn what types of footage works best for color correction. We’ll also look what types of footage are more of a challenge. How to Prepare Your Video The color correction process primarily boils down to three different things: adjusting to… Continue reading What is Color Correction for Video? How to Prepare Your Footage
New gear: Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 ‘shift’ lens
A sample image shot with the new Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 shift lens. Jiang Ji Hang / Venus Optics Meet the Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D “Shift” lens. Available in no fewer than 8 mounts, this new manual focus wide-angle optic lets users shift the focal length by up to plus or minus… Continue reading New gear: Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 ‘shift’ lens
How to Color Correct Video Efficiently in Premiere Pro
In this lesson from David Bode’s How to Color Correct Video in Premiere you will learn best practices for working on your footage. In the video editing process, it makes sense to know when to color correct your footage. If you color correct too early, you may be doing extra work because you may be… Continue reading How to Color Correct Video Efficiently in Premiere Pro
How to Turn a Lightroom Preset Into a LUT Profile
So many of us have Lightroom presets that we use often on our photos, specific adjustments that can be repeatedly applied to our still photos at the click of a button. However, what if we wanted to apply these same adjustments to video files? Or maybe you’d like to edit your photos with the same… Continue reading How to Turn a Lightroom Preset Into a LUT Profile
Best camera for wildlife photography in 2022
Best overall Sony A1 Check Price Sony’s flagship has everything a photographer could need. Best for beginners Sony Cyber-Shot RX10 IV Check Price A bridge camera ready for a variety of wildlife. Best durable Olympus OM-D E-M1X Check Price Robust weather-sealing so you can stay out in the elements. Photography subjects don’t get much more… Continue reading Best camera for wildlife photography in 2022
Understanding the psychology of shapes to improve your Licensing content
In 1944, the experimental psychologists Fritz Heider and Marianne Simmel of Smith University conducted a now-famous experiment: after playing a video featuring three moving shapes—a small triangle, a large triangle, a circle, and a rectangle—they asked participants to write down what they’d just watched. Most saw it as an animated story, with the abstract shapes… Continue reading Understanding the psychology of shapes to improve your Licensing content
OM System OM-1 Indoor Hockey Sample Gallery
DPReview TV’s Chris Niccolls took the OM System OM-1 to shoot the local Calgary Canucks hockey team. See the results from the OM-1’s stacked Micro Four Thirds sensor in this challenging environment. Note: These images were all shot through thick plexiglass, which will impact the sharpness. Want to see how the OM-1 fared against the… Continue reading OM System OM-1 Indoor Hockey Sample Gallery