The Think Tank FocusPoint Backpack Series is designed for photographers and content creators who value style, functionality, and sustainability. Available in 22 and 30L sizes, four curated colors, and built with eco-friendly materials. The FocusPoint features rear panel and side access to your camera gear, ensuring quick and effortless retrieval. […]
This is what 30 years together looks like! Congrats John and Laura! broncolor’s newest flagship portable monolight, the Stelos 800L, is here and it’s exactly the kind of tool working photographers appreciate: compact, powerful, reliable and engineered with the attention to detail broncolor is known for. At a full kilogram […]
Last month, I had the amazing opportunity to host a very special photography lighting workshop inside the Scadding Cabin at Exhibition Place. It was a real honour to lead the very first lighting workshop ever held in this historic space. The West Toronto Photography Group is trying to find new […]
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash (On Sale Until January 6!) If you love clever tools that make your work smoother, your shoots easier and your creativity a little wilder, this year’s gadget lineup is packed with gems. Whether you’re shooting portraits in a home studio, chasing wildlife at sunrise […]
When I first heard about the Easiframe curved backdrop system, I assumed it was just another gimmicky and difficult background system. After putting it through its paces, it’s earned a permanent spot in my studio (and travel kit). Built by Easiframe (check out their site at www.easiframe.ca), this system is […]
ILFORD has produced some short educational reels to help photographers better understand how to choose the right ILFORD paper based on the look, feel, and how their prints will be displayed. This is the second short educational reel in our series, designed to help photographers understand why prints can look different […]
ILFORD has produced some short educational reels to help photographers better understand how to choose the right ILFORD paper based on the look, feel, and how their prints will be displayed. With so many options across the ILFORD GALERIE range, it can sometimes be a challenge for photographers to know which […]
by Hope Cruz “…the sculptor has nothing more to do than remove the superfluous, and reveal the living figure that is within.” — Ascanio Condivi, Life of Michelangelo (1553) For Michelangelo, becoming wasn’t about adding but removing, and a block of marble was never blank because it already held a […]
The red-crowned crane of Japan is one of 15 species of cranes in the world. Cranes occur on every continent except Antarctica and surprisingly, South America. In the past two winters, I led a small group of nature photographers on a wildlife tour to Japan. I have worked in photo […]
The Kentmere filter starter set is a useful addition to any darkroom. With 6 evenly spaced, speed matched grades, it enables simple contrast control for all variable contrast papers and allow a wide range of negative types to be printed. Numbered 00–5 with the lowest filter number corresponding to the softest contrast. […]
