Overnight, Nikon announced the new NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2, a compact yet capable FX-format prime lens that provides fantastic image quality, fast aperture, a practical field of view and extraordinary bokeh for everyday image and video capture. Affordable, portable and bright, this new optic checks all the right boxes for
When we think of landscapes, we often think of sweeping vistas and wide views of mountain ranges. However, sometimes it can pay to hyper-focus on just one key element in a scene. You can do this easily by using telephoto zooms. Using telephoto lenses for landscapes isn’t as crazy as
I relish the time I have exploring the heavens. Milky Way photography gives me the excuse to head out and spend time in nature. Once I’m setup, long exposures and experimentation give me time to appreciate life. Capturing the Milky Way This is one example of getting the Milky Way
With Apple’s iOS 15 on the horizon, we’ll have a ton of improvements at our fingertips. But while you wait for the new iOS version to come out, now is a good time to get ahead and download apps that will change the game for your mobile photography and videography.
A significant portion of an effective food photography goes into styling. Not all of the stuff that you see in a commercial photos are actual food items. Some of them are props and fake stuff that help make the food more mouth-watering. Others are substitutes for items that melt, dry
It’s easy to become complacent when it comes to studio lighting. I know I tend to use the same setup, again and again. But it really is a great idea to mix things up. Here are three two-light setups that work on any portrait shoot. Clamshell lighting Clamshell is a
I’ve had several instances where friends and family send me photos (and vise versa). I look at them, and then kind of forget about them. But a few weeks or months down the road, I might need to reference them. The problem? They’re impossible to find! There’s a plethora of
Started by students, Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA has staged the Waves of Flags display for Patriot Day since 2008. Each flag represents one of the lives lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The sight of nearly 3,000 flags perched on their lawn is at turns inspiring
Today marks 20 years since hijacked airliners crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and, thanks to heroes on board, into the woods near Shanksville, PA instead of the US Capitol. The headlines in the next day’s Wall Street Journal screamed the news. Remembering September
Three days ago Sony announced that it was pulling out of the NAB Show in Las Vegas over concerns of the ongoing spread of Covid-19 cases. Today, both Canon and Panasonic announced that they also will not be attending NAB. Canon issued a statement to PetaPixel stating: Due to the
Marketing fine art photography isn’t something we, as photographers, ever really though much about when we first started pursuing this passion. You’ve uploaded images for sale on Pixels.com (Fine Art America) or other sites that you decided worked for you. Now what? Well, this is not the “Field of Dreams.”
I’ve been asked many times about adding zeros in front of a number counter so that there are always a select number of digits appearing. A counter like this can be likened to a speedometer. This is done with expressions to pad your string. As usual, the initial expression from
