THE LAB: DECOY – A portrait session with a twist I watched this amazing video produced by Canon Australia that asked 6 portrait photographers to capture the same male subject, but the twist was they gave him 6 different back stories. What resulted were 6 different photographs that brought out the personality of each adopted […]
A Nikon Symphony With The Camera Shutter Sound
Check out this innovative way of making music with just the camera shutter sound of Nikon DSLRs. Benjamin Von Wong and Andrew Kesler set up 14 different Nikon DSLRs and created a camera shutter Nikon symphony with just the trip of the shutter and flip of the camera mirror.
Ever Wonder How Image Filters Work? Here’s How…
If you ever wondered how image filters work, or other photo apps on your camera phone, this informative YouTube video will enlighten you on the wonders of kernel convolution. Kernel convolution, or image kernel, is a small matrix that is placed over your original image to apply different effects like blurring, sharpening, outlining. This is […]
The Beginners Guide to Photography [Infographic]
Check out The Beginners Guide to Photography, one of the best, and most informative infographics I’ve seen!
From Objective to Subjective: National Geographic Moves Toward Profit
Yesterday’s news that National Geographic magazine has been purchased by 21st Century Fox is a blow to objective journalism and the photographic essays of important and unheard stories from around the world. The dwindling world of free press has been alive and well for decades, but a few hold outs like the National Geographic Society […]
Who’s Behind The Camera? New Process Matches Photos With Photographer
Researchers Develop New Process That Determines Who’s Behind The camera Two researchers, Christopher Thomas and Adriana Kovashka, from the University of Pittsburgh recently conducted a research study using computer vision to identify the photographer behind the camera. (Computer Vision via Wikipedia: is a field that includes methods for acquiring, processing, analyzing, and understanding images and, […]
Are We Headed For a Photographic Revolution?
The world progresses whether we want it to or not, and that is the same for any artistic mediums. After reading Stephen Mayes article “The Next Revolution in Photography Is Coming” in Time magazine this morning, I think he may be right a photographic revolution. Stephen Mayes a visual communication strategist and the former CEO […]
In Soviet Russia, Picture Takes You!
The history of Soviet Photography isn’t well known in the Western World, especially during the decades following the Communist Revolution and the Second World War during when our greatest enemy was the spread of communism over capitalism. The Cold War raged on for several decades, but amazing photography didn’t die behind the Iron Curtain, in […]
The Camera Race Started 98 Years Ago – Not With the Megapixel
If you thought the camera wars hit a fever pitch in the early 2000’s with the advent of digital camera and the ensuing megapixel wars, than friend, we’ve only just begun. Clifton Cameras, one of the most reputable camera dealers in England, put together an infographic that shows the major technology advancements of Canon, Nikon, […]
LensCulture’s 2015 Emerging Talent Photo Competition
Getting your work seen is one of the most important goals for any photographer wanting to advance their career. After all, we shoot images so that they can be seen, right? Photo competitions/contests are one of the best ways to receive exposure. LensCulture’s Emerging Talent Awards is one of the best photo competitions that helps […]