Posted in Ideas, Photo Gear, Studio Photography, Tech Stuff on Oct 13th, 2009 No Comments »
How to build a Portable, Paperless, Digital Copy Machine.
I’ve been using my DSLR and a tripod to do this for years but this is a nice step by step set of instructions on how to build a copy stand for a point and shoot camera.
Here’s another post at the same site: Copy Stand – Cheap [...]
Posted in Photo Gear, Photographers, Places on Sep 11th, 2009 No Comments »
Lars Johnsson photographs on PBase
This is an incredible collection of first class images. Here’s a case where Lars has plenty of gear but his skill goes well beyond just owning a lot of gear.
[via Dale Allyn]
Posted in Photo Gear on Sep 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
DSLR Camera Remote
A small app that runs on a computer, a USB cable connecting a Canon or Nikon DSLR to computer, an iPhone or an iPod Touch with this remote app.
Pretty amazing stuff actually, the “next generation cable release” it is.
Watch the videos on the right sidebar of the site.
[via Scott James]
Posted in Photo Gear on Sep 1st, 2009 5 Comments »
Canon announced the EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM which is the lens of my dreams. They haven’t dropped their older, less expensive 100mm macro, just added this $1049 higher end “L” lens to the lineup.
Besides being better built than it’s lower priced cousin this lens has image stabilization (IS) which will allow it to [...]
Posted in Photo Gear on Aug 21st, 2009 11 Comments »
Hands-on with the Canon EF 1200 f/5.6L lens
Note that he puts a 2x teleconverter on the thing. Dang, isn’t 1200mm enough? Yikes.
[via Justin Blanton]
Posted in Photo Gear on Aug 19th, 2009 4 Comments »
Canon releases new PowerShot cameras
Everything with a “new” over it was just released. Make special note of the G11 and S90. These two are very interesting cameras.
Note that the G10 has a 15 megapixel sensor and the newer G11 has a 10.4 megapixel sensor. Canon may have gotten the message that they were adding resolution [...]
Posted in Ideas, Photo Gear, Tech Stuff, iPhone on Jul 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Blind Photographers Use Gadgets to Realize Artistic Vision
Carrying around a Nokia N82 cellphone, Dejong used assistive software to translate sounds into visuals in his mind. After stitching together a mental image of his surroundings, he snapped photos with his Canon and Leica digital cameras.
The new iPhone has a feature called VoiceOver, which reads back anything [...]
Posted in Macintosh, Photo Editing Software, Photo Gear on Jul 15th, 2009 No Comments »
Apple considering matte option on more Macs?
Yes, this is great news. Consider, then adopt Apple.
Posted in Opinion, Photo Gear, Tech Stuff on Jul 13th, 2009 1 Comment »
Why Moore’s Law Does Not Apply to Digital Photography
An excellent piece by Ray Maxwell on how the diffraction limit on lenses (their ability to resolve a sharp image on the sensor) is being reached at the same time or ahead of us reaching the limit on pixels on a given size sensor.
Gordon Moore once said [...]
Posted in Photo Gear, iPhone on Jun 9th, 2009 2 Comments »
New iPhone 3Gs Camera
The tap to focus feature alone is incredible and the macro mode looks wonderful. This in-phone camera may take the place of point and shoots and it will be interesting to see how phone-based cameras affect lower end point and shoots over time.
Watch the demo video, it’s quite good as are all [...]
Posted in Photo Gear, Video on May 12th, 2009 1 Comment »
This is an excellent instructional video.
Posted in Photo Gear, Photographers, iPhone on Apr 29th, 2009 No Comments »
Chase Jarvis’s iPhone Photography
A collection of unaltered images taken with the camera built into the iPhone and uploaded with native iPhone applications. Wonderful collection. Note to self: Start using my iPhone camera more.
[via Daring Fireball]
Posted in People, Photo Gear, Photojournalism on Apr 29th, 2009 2 Comments »
President Barack Obama takes aim with a photographer’s camera backstage prior to remarks about providing mortgage payment relief for responsible homeowners. Dobson High School. Mesa, Arizona 2/18/09. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.
Looks like a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L. Great choices. No doubt Pete Souza’s backup camera.
[via [...]
Posted in Movies, Photo Gear on Mar 31st, 2009 No Comments »
Shooting a Feature FIlm With the Canon 5D Mark II: Challenges and Ingenious Workarounds
Disney and his crew had to figure out how to workaround a few of the 5D Mark II’s most annoying limitations for filmmakers: no manual control over exposure settings during capture, and a lack of an efficient focusing system while shooting.
Still, the [...]
Posted in Photo Gear on Mar 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Newswear
This is great stuff. Watch the video. If I were going out on a shoot where I needed constant quick access to my stuff I’d invest in some of this stuff.
[via Mike Peters]
Posted in Photo Gear on Jan 30th, 2009 No Comments »
GigaPan Epic imager released, your party photos will never be the same
Wow, this is a relatively inexpensive ($379) way to take large scale panoramic images with almost any camera.
Posted in People, Photo Gear, Photographers, Places on Jan 21st, 2009 16 Comments »
Chuck Kennedy uses a Canon EOS 5D Mark II for Remote Capture at the Inauguration.
Fantastic. I’d say it was well worth the effort. Note Sasha standing on the block.
[via The-Digital-Picture.com - Canon Digital SLR, Lens and Accessory Reviews]
Posted in Photo Gear on Jan 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Canon and Nikon Hike Prices as Pound Plummets
Japanese photography giants Canon and Nikon have confirmed that they have been forced to raise product prices as a result of the rising yen and plunging pound.
Great, if things weren’t bad enough. Guess I’m not buying anything for a while. Maybe a good thing.
Posted in Photo Gear on Jan 8th, 2009 2 Comments »
Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera debuts at CES
Today at CES, the $199 PoGo Instant Digital Camera is making its grand entrance, utilizing the tried-and-true ZINK printing technology.
If nothing else, another inexpensive platform to do image transfers from.
[via Engadget]
Posted in Ideas, Photo Gear, Tech Stuff on Jan 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Braille Polaroid Camera
With a built-in Braille printer, the Braille Polaroid Camera is designed for the blind to record and print Braille images of the world around them.
Wow, what a fantastic concept and design.
[via Caitlin Vatikiotis-Bateson]
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