A timelapse is created from a series of individual photos, that are combined together as a video sequence, using post-processing software. The illusion that the stars move across the sky is obtained as the earth rotates. That makes the night sky excellent for timelapses. A night sky timelapse shows the […]
Mating water striders skimming over on the surface of a pool, as seen from below Phil Matthews, an associate professor at UBC who studies insect physiology, took these shots using the soon to be released Laowa 24mm Macro Peri Probe lens. This periscope lens allows for some unique perspectives, including […]
Join the broncolor food photography challenge 2022: share your best fruit photo on Instagram and win! The challenge Take a picture of any kind of fruit (one or multiple fruit). Be creative with the lighting and focus on the fruit only – no people or animals in the picture. Submission […]
You probably already know the light. The ultraviolet “black light”? We’ve all had fun at one time or another with this type of lighting when we were younger. It is usually invisible to the naked eye. It can only be observed indirectly through fluorescence or using a specialized detector. For […]
People often seem to believe that a person who works as a photographer never let’s go of his or her camera. People think that photographers live through their lens… that they see images everywhere they go. I have a confession to make… I rarely take pictures of my friends and […]
One of the questions I am often asked regarding my photography, is whether I use filters. I dive deeper into this topic in my article: Filters – Why I use them, in the Summer 2022 edition of PHOTONews (Coming in Mid June, 2022). The short answer is yes, and I’d […]
Original article on Tamron USA There’s nothing quite like the golden hour. But if your sunset and sunrise photos never seem to turn out the way you want, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s discuss the basics about how to set up your camera, choose the right lens, and […]
During my trip to Florida last April, I had a lot of fun working with the H&Y magnetic filter system. The use of filters in landscape photography is very handy, giving you the opportunity to reduce the difference in brightness between the sky and the rest of the landscape. The […]
Miami’s South Beach is a fabulous destination to visit, whether you are into people watching, enjoying the beach, or fascinated by the art deco architecture – South Beach has it all. This area is home to more than 960 Art Deco structures… it is, literally, a photographer’s dreamland. In this […]
Laowa 0.7x Focal Reducer is optimized for 24mm f/14 2x Macro Probe. It reduces the crop factor from 1.5x to 1.05x on Super35 and from 2x to 1.4x on Micro Four Thirds, which helps to retain the perspective of the probe lens. Simultaneously, it enhances the aperture by 1-stop, achieving a maximum f/10 aperture. Comparison between […]
