http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9prcUCHlqM There isn’t just one type of light. There are 4 main types, and Karl Taylor does a great job of explaining them in this video about the various types of light. Knowing the type of light that you’re dealing with can change the way you shoot the scene. He also has great tips on [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDvaMwIkNpY   A 14 year old teenage girl by the name of Julia Bluhm has started a petition for 17 magazine to publish one issue of the magazine which contains real models, who aren’t airbrushed to have perfect skin and res-structured in photoshop. She created an online petition which received over 50,000 signatures and she [...]

  The Nikon D3200 is Nikon’s newest entry level camera. Once you take a look at the spec list, it might not seem so entry-level.   Specs: 24.2 Megapixel CMOS APS-C Sensor 4 Frames per second burst mode ISO 100-6400 1080p HD video at 24/30 fps   This is also Nikon’s first consumer DSLR that [...]

http://vimeo.com/39578584 Ian Ruhter is a photographer who decided to take his life savings and create his own wet plate camera which he calls the “Time Machine” It’s happens to be one of the world’s largest cameras because he converted his UPS sized van into a moving camera. In the video he discusses his style, technique and [...]

Don’t you get annoyed when you hear people say “Can’t you just photoshop that?” when you’re working on a video? Well now, you’ll be able to edit video in an upcoming version of photoshop from Adobe. We don’t know what version this will be in, but this entire video was created using photoshop for editing. [...]

Canon’s newest 5D has been officially announced and is now available for pre-order at a price of $3,499.00. Some of the new features include: 22.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor 3.2″ Clear View High Resolution LCD DIGIC 5+ Image Processor 61-Point High Density AF Full HD 1080/30p and 720/60p Formats Built-In HDR and Multiple Exposure Modes Extended ISO Range (50-102400) Up to 6.0 FPS Continuous Mode Dual CF [...]

Photoshop CS6 is going to be loadede with features. One of the newest ones to be announced is the Blur Tool which lets you create a depth of field look. It looks very natural and is easy to use. Watch the video and see for yourself how easily you will be able to add depth of [...]

According to Canon Rumors we should be seing the new 5D Mark III 22 megapixel DSLR announced on March 2nd. Supposedly it will have a 3.2in LCD, 61 AF points, dual memory card slots ( 1 Compact Flash and 1 SD), 100% view finder coverage and a price near $3,500. Hopefully we’ll find out more about its [...]

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Photoshop’s Content Aware Fill tool is very impressive; but the new Content Aware Move tool is just ridiculous. You can now take part of an image, and move it in the frame with just one tool. Watch the video to see how easy it is to recompose your image with Photoshop CS6.

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You may have seen our post about Sh*t PhotoGraphers Say and now there is finally a video about things that people say to photographers. See if you recognize any of the things said in this video. If so, let us know!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rEIam8uQ50   It’s amazing that the price is only $2999.95 It’s predecessor, the D700 sells for $2699.99 The D800 will be available in late March of this year. Nikon’s D800 page. You can Pre-Order it at B&H Photo (This is the 800E version). In case you missed the Nikon D800 press release (Google translated):  

Sao Paulo, February [...]

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Lately there has been a flurry of  “Sh*t that (insert group of people here) say” videos posted on Youtube. Finally there is one about photographers. Check it out and see how many of the quotes that you hear in the video, you have actually said or heard.

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Mel Gibson was outside of a resturant with his friend when a freelance photographer ran up and start to take photos of Mel. Mel’s friend jumped in and tried to trip the photographer. Funny part is, the photographer stumbled but didn’t fall, and Mel’s friend ended up on his butt. The police did show up [...]

We got to meet up with a sports photograhy legend Michael Zagaris, better known as Z-man in San Francisco.  As team photographer for the San Francisco 49ers, Zagaris is an “inside-out shooter”. He took us behind the scenes of the NFC Divisional playoffs New Orleans Saints versus the San Francisco 49ers.

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Ikea products have never looked so good. Carl Kleiner teamed up with stylist Evelina Bratell to photography Ikea kitchenware for Ikea’s first cookbook. The products are very well arangged and photographed beautifully. Supposedly this cook book will be filled with beautiful photos of ingredents and kitchenware.

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  Flickr has joined the protest against SOPA and PIPA and is letting users darken their images for 24 hours to show their support in the protest. Flickr has also allowed users to darken other’s photos and not just there own to set an example of true censorship and not having control over what gets to [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX76k-chflo   DigitalRevTV has a great series called, Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera. They flew Chase Jarvis to Hong Kong and had him shoot a professional skate boarder and several different martial arts performers with a Lego toy Camera. It was surprising to see how the photos turned out with such a cheap camera, although chase did happen [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGhp_-_nh-M   Join us for this behind the scenes interview with  David Hobby ,when we caught up with him on his FlashBus Tour with fellow master of light, Joe McNally.They were stopping off near Silber Studios on their 29 city, 6 week tour to teach America how to see the light! Read more about our interview with David [...]