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Think Tank Photo (makers of our absolute favorite camera bags) have just released a few videos that show exactly what it’s like to be a professional photographer covering a pro cycling event. For a week they shadowed photographer Anthony Bolante as he covered the Amgen Tour of California. This first video shows the Bolante as he ... read more
Matthew Dae Smith interviews pro photographer Andy Batt, Thomas Boyd, Lars Topelmann, Susan Seubert, Holland Studios, and Campbell-Salgado Studios for the 6-part YouTube series Pack Your Kit. Director Philip Clayton-Thompson, also a pro photographer, used to quiz his assistants on how other shooters packed their kits to go on the road. That’s how this ... read more
It is amazing to see what a photo enthusiast with a background in mechanical and electrical engineering and plenty of free time can produce. Check out this article about “Photoopa” the Belgian grandfather and photographer who built the custom high speed camera rigs that allowed him to capture images like this.With something that looks like ... read more
For me, the answer is Yes and Maybe. David Schloss is in the unfortunate position of having to travel from the sunny and warm Hudson River Valley to Hawaii while the iPad was being announced, so he asked me to cover the impact that this device may have on photography and photographers going forward. I was not ... read more
Vincent was given a single still image of a teddy bear laying on the curb of an airport terminal as an opening frame, and asked to develop the first 2-3 min long chapter of a 7 chapter movie. ... Based on that still shot, videographers are then asked to contribute entries for the next chapter, resulting in an interesting experiment for a movie that has no fixed script, or known end. The project will go for several months, with lots of great Canon gear as prizes for each winning segment. ... You can see Vincent's first chapter as well as a "behind the scenes" clip of how it was made on his blog This is one of the best ideas for a photo/video contest that I have seen in a long time, and a great way to highlight talent and technology. Unlike the old Batman series that always asked you to "stay tuned" to the next episode, you really have no idea how this one will end. read more
Nothing like starting the new year fresh by overcoming the sins of the past. Joe McNally and Bob Krist show us how it’s done…read more
Photographer James Balog has been a professional nature photographer for his whole life, and he was part many trips as part of the Extreme Ice Survey, which has been mapping climate change in action. This 2009 talk at the TED conference brings photography and science together to try and change the world. Literally.read more
Last Friday I took the opportunity to avoid the mall traffic and do something productive, like shoot my kids’ portraits for our annual family Christmas cards. The kids chose the venue, Seacliff State Park in Aptos CA. It was the same location they had spent most of their summer for the Junior Life Guard program. We ... read more
PDN’s just released a list of the best iPhone application for photographers. These ten applications aren’t just a collection of programs that do creative effects to your iPhone images (though some of those do just that) but rather a guide to programs that help the photographer work smarter and faster. News read more
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