A Comparison of Variable ND Filters
Is there a good variable ND filter out there? Today, we’re going to take a look at variable ND filters. We compare Peter McKinnon’s Polar Pro, B&W, Syrp, and Tiffen variable ND Filters. Let’s see if those pricey Peter McKinnon filters are worth it compared to some of the less Continue Reading
IKEA Used a CGI ‘Influencer’ as the Model for Its New Ad Campaign
IKEA’s transition from photography to all-CGI advertising is almost complete. After moving most of their catalog “photography” over to CGI many years ago, IKEA Japan’s latest ad campaign takes this approach to the next level by using a CGI model. Specifically, the campaign features CGI Instagram ‘Influencer’ Imma. It might Continue Reading
How COVID-19 is Impacting the Commercial Photography Set
Has COVID-19 impacted the look of ad campaigns? Maybe, but probably not by as much as you might think. What is impacted, however, is the way that a commercial photography set operates for the foreseeable future. As an advertising photographer, you are responsible for everything that happens on set while Continue Reading
How to Shoot ‘Water Hat’ Portraits On the Cheap
The temperatures have been soaring lately. Depending on where you live, you might’ve even seen record heat over the last couple of weeks. Normally, such weather makes staying indoors (so long as you have air conditioning) sound ideal. However, in this article, we’re going to share a fun, creative photography Continue Reading
Visualizing local travel and staycations in commercial photography
The global COVID-19 pandemic has closed borders, emptied streets, and halted tourism in traffic-heavy destinations, reshaping the travel industry in the process. From mandatory temperature checks at amusement parks to limited-capacity museums to online reservations and spaced-out arrival times, tourism, as we know it, has changed significantly—and many locations have Continue Reading
You Can Shoot 96MP Pixel-Shift Astro Photos with the Panasonic Lumix S5
The Panasonic Lumix S5 has just been released in New Zealand, and I received mine a few days ago. Last night, with clear skies, I took it to the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand, to see what the new advances in High Resolution mode included in the S5 could Continue Reading
This is an Ultra-High-Resolution Photo of a Sunspot
The largest solar telescope in Europe has captured groundbreaking photos showing the fine-structure of the Sun. This photo captured at 430nm shows the details of a sunspot, an area that appears dark on the surface of the Sun because it’s cooler than other parts around it. The photos were captured Continue Reading
This is the Sky Replacement Feature Coming to Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop will soon be getting a powerful Sky Replacement feature that lets you instantly swap skies in and out of your photos with a click. Here’s a 3-minute video that offers a sneak peek at the AI-powered system. The Sky Replacement feature will be found under the Edit menu. Continue Reading
MIT Engineers Created a 180° Fisheye Lens from a Single, Flat Piece of Glass
A team of engineers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell have created something that, on the surface, seems impossible: they’ve designed a 180° fisheye lens from a single, 1mm-thin piece of calcium fluoride glass that is completely flat. The creation—which they claim is “the first flat fisheye Continue Reading
Photographing Birds in the Water from a Custom Floating Hide
I’ve been enjoying bird photography from my custom-made floating hide for 3 years now. Being in the water with a variety of birds from waterfowl to wading birds and even Black Skimmers flying by my head has been an amazing experience. It becomes a much more connecting experience both to Continue Reading