New film alert: CineStill 400Dynamic is a daylight-balanced ISO 400 color film

CineStill Today is a good day for color film photography lovers everywhere. Kodak announced that one of its most popular color films, Kodak Gold 200, will soon be available in 120 format. And CineStill unveiled a crowdfunding campaign to produce an entirely new color film called CineStill 400Dynamic, which will be available in both 35mm… Continue reading New film alert: CineStill 400Dynamic is a daylight-balanced ISO 400 color film

FREE Abstract Spring Botanical Background – Download Now

Add a pop of spring to your social media posts and brand packaging with this pretty seasonal pattern—available in four color palettes. The post FREE Abstract Spring Botanical Background – Download Now appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.

A Beginner’s Guide to Underwater Photography

We’ll talk you through the basics for taking underwater photography, including best practices, techniques, and equipment. Let’s dive in!  The post A Beginner’s Guide to Underwater Photography appeared first on The Shutterstock Blog.

Announcing the Share the Lens Winners!

Accurate and inclusive representation in the photography industry matters, the creative community must strive for diversity at all times. The Share the Lens campaign was created to help work towards a fair playing field in honor of Black History Month.  With a talented creative jury of black photographers on board the 500px team created three… Continue reading Announcing the Share the Lens Winners!

Kodak Gold 200 film is coming to 120 medium format

I would like approximately this many rolls to shoot this summer. Kodak The last few years have been rough for medium format film photographers. First, Fujifilm discontinued its popular Pro 400H film stock due to manufacturing issues, and then film prices jumped considerably across the board. Those price hikes hurt for 35mm film shooters who… Continue reading Kodak Gold 200 film is coming to 120 medium format

A modified Pentax 300mm F/4 heads into space aboard a nanosatellite

The completed satellite with lens aboard. Ricoh Japan The latest bit of camera equipment to be shot into orbit is the Pentax SMCP-DA 300mm f/4 ED—a relatively affordable telephoto lens for Pentax’s APS-C DSLRs. It’s part of the KITSUNE 6U CubeSat, a nanosatellite developed by a consortium including the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan.… Continue reading A modified Pentax 300mm F/4 heads into space aboard a nanosatellite

Brainstorming in a Bathroom Brought New Ideas to Michael Marrero

“A bathroom is private, it’s the most personal space in a home, and every person has their own particular relationship to it,” clarifies commercial photographer Michael Marrero about “The Bathroom Series.” Locked in a house for 6 hours and given a confined space to shoot in, he and his team came up with some witty… Continue reading Brainstorming in a Bathroom Brought New Ideas to Michael Marrero