The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K sounded like something of a unicorn when it was first announced. 12-bit 4K RAW video for less than $1,300? It was truly unbelievable. But since its release last September, it’s proven to be very real a very capable camera. It pretty much has no competition at this price point if video is your focus. But is it really just $1,300? Is that all you have to buy?...
Wedding Photojournalism or Photojournalism? What’s The Difference? This is an unposed, naturally caught moment at Rachael and Carl’s wedding at The Vineyard in Stockcross, Berkshire. It’s recently won a couple of awards from This is Reportage and the Wedding Photojournalist Association. It’s a striking image, and drew some criticism that it must be staged, or was not photojournalism. So I thought I’d explain why I believe this is wedding photojournalism, and how I came about taking this image....
Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has announced a list of the best photo gear items of 2019. It contains top 40 products from the photo industry, including cameras, lenses, and all kinds of accessories. TIPA was founded in 1991 and it’s composed of many member publications in the photo and imaging field, published both in print and online. According to TIPA, these publications “cover the full range of the industry, including consumer, professional, business-to-business, and fine art photography and imaging....
The timelapse movies don’t seem to have come as thick and fast as they did last year. There’s been a few good ones, showing rare events and unusual techniques. But still not in the quantities that 2016 brought. One person we can always rely on to give us some timelapse and hyperlapse eye-candy, though, is Kirill Neiezhmakov. In the film, White nights in Saint Petersburg, we’re taken on a tour of St Petersburg, Russia....
There is no doubt that we should wear face masks during the pandemic. While they may not fully protect you from contracting the virus, they can be of immense help for not spreading it further. LaVision decided to show you how it all works. They used an over 150-year-old photographic technique to make a short, but very illustrative video that shows how masks help during the pandemic. “The primary way of person-to-person coronavirus transmission is via aerosols or small droplets created by breathing, sneezing or coughing,” LaVision explains....
