Watch Tom Cruise Backflip Out of a Helicopter Wearing a Snorricam Rig
In a new behind-the-scenes video from the filming of Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, viewers can watch Tom Cruise perform a death-defying stunt while jumping out of a helicopter with a POV camera rig attached. [Read More]
Embrace Hard Light & Use it to Capture Epic Photos with High Contrast (VIDEO)
You’re missing out on some great opportunities if, like other photographers, you always avoid shooting in harsh middy sun. There’s no doubt that Blue Hour and Golden Hour can both be described as “prime time,” but hard light offers bold shadows and strong highlights that deliver dramatic imagery if you understand what to do. Instructor Gil Kreslavsky is a well-respected shooter and educator who’s not shy about sharing his photography experiences, good or bad, and he begins today’s episode with an honest admission: “I used to be terrified by hard light. I could take good photos during Golden Hour or on an overcast day, but going out in high sun,…
Sharks Attack Underwater Camera and Swarm Divers in Australia
A group of Galapagos Whaler sharks attacked a camera in the Coral Sea, Australia, this week, with the incident captured on an underwater 360 camera. [Read More]
Mammut Photo Contest Includes Scavenger Hunt for Leica Cameras
Swiss outdoor brand Mammut is hosting a global photo contest that includes a companion scavenger hunt designed for nature enthusiasts. [Read More]
OWC Envoy Ultra SSD Review: Faster, Cheaper, and Just Plain Better
SSDs continue to get faster, but the bottleneck for performance usually comes down to connectivity. It doesn’t matter how fast your drive can write if the cable can’t push data through to match. With Thunderbolt 5, though, that throughput has been jacked up, and OWC’s new Envoy Ultra SSD shows that for those who need pure speed, there is an option. [Read More]
Getty Images Grant Photographers $20,000 Each to Improve Disability Representation
The Disability Collection, an initiative led by Getty Images in partnership with Verizon Media and the National Disability Leadership Alliance announced that a total of $60,000 in grants has been awarded to two photographers and a cinematographer championing disability representation. [Read More]
You’ve Not Seen an Anamorphic Lens Like This Before
Chinese lens maker Blazar’s latest anamorphic lens series is highly unusual. The Blazar Beetle 1.33x anamorphic lenses for full-frame cameras feature a rotatable design, supporting distinct horizontal and vertical anamorphic shooting and expanded cropping possibilities. [Read More]
How to Create Picture-Perfect HDR Photos in Lightroom (VIDEO)
The term HDR stands for “high dynamic range” and describes a powerful method for capturing details in the lightest and darkest elements in a scene while maintaining accurate midtones. Some cameras (even compacts) offer a built-in function that captures multiple images of the same scene at slightly different exposures and automatically combines them into one balanced shot. Today’s tutorial from the PHLEARN YouTube channel takes a different approach by demonstrating a Lightroom technique that delivers more flexibility and control so you can achieve the exact look you’re after with precision. All it takes is a better understanding of exposure control in Lightroom. This how-to video is installment #11 of a…
Meet the Photographer Who Has Captured London for 65 Years
Clive has been taking photos of people in London for about 65 years. During that time, he has met and photographed many people from all walks of life. A new documentary film by Chocolate Films, as part of the 1000 Londoners series, looks at Clive’s career and how his photos paint a detailed portrait of a city and its people changing over the decades. [Read More]
Duck Sets Off the Same Speed Camera it Triggered Exactly Seven Years Earlier
A speeding duck has set off a traffic camera in the Swiss town of Köniz, mirroring a near-identical incident seven years earlier. [Read More]
