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Old people in Italian villages, especially men, spend lots of time on the street. I really enjoy engaging them and making portraits where they stand. Spy pictures with a telephoto lens are fine, but I prefer face to face confrontational portraits. I like the energy that’s exchanged between the viewer and the subject when they are aware of one another. The question I hear a lot is “How do you get people to

Conceiving and capturing powerful and soulful moments has been the driving force for Jeff Diener’s photography (http://www.jeffdiener.com) and provides the fuel for new work. Jeff has been producing award winning, iconic landscape and active lifestyle imagery for the past 15 years.  He travels extensively and works with fine art as well as commercial clients including Columbia Sportswear, London Fog, Title Nine

Nikon has released updates for their recent DSLR cameras, the D4, D800, and D800E that correct instances that caused the cameras to cease responding. See below for details on the individual updates and download links for the updates. Nikon D4 When a still image was captured while viewing existing images in playback mode, the monitor turned off, the memory card access lamp glowed steadily, and, in some rare cases, the

Michael Clark (www.michaelclarkphoto.com) is an internationally published outdoor photographer specializing in adventure sports, travel, and landscape photography. His editorial and corporate clients include National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Men’s Journal, Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro, Climbing, Nike, Nikon, Adobe, Patagonia, Pfizer and DuPont to name just a few. He has risked life an

I encountered my first real problems with power and digital image storage on a trip to the Everest Region in Nepal in 2006.  I knew I would be at least a week or two hiking without the luxury of recharging a laptop for image storage or having the ability to recharge my batteries.  There are several option for each of these problems.  Battery power is often overcome by photographers simply by purchasing multiple extra

 No one is denying that multimedia and filmmaking have become staples for visual storytellers.  Many still photographers have moved into a realm of shooting motion for clients as well as for their personal projects.  The workshops listed below range from a few days in length to a few weeks.  Most are for beginners and intermediate in multimedia, but you should also note that some are for advanced filmmakers and produ

Nikon has released the D700 1.03A firmware update for the D700 camera. This update corrects an issue that, in some very rare cases, caused images to be extremely under-exposed. Click here to upgrade the firmware on your Nikon D700

FUJIFILM North America Corporation announced that it will release an M-Mount Adapter for the FUJIFILM X-Pro1 interchangeable lens digital camera system, specially made to enhance the experience of taking photos with the professional X-Pro1 digital camera. The all new M-Mount Adapter is designed to expand the lens selection of the FUJIFILM X-Pro1 interchangeable lens digital camera system, and give photographers a wid

Yes, yes, it’s a variation of the title of one of Charles Dickens’ great novels that you read in high school and never picked up again.  ”Great Combinations” here, however, means something very different.  We’re going to be putting together some of what we believe to be the “great” combinations of camera bodies and lenses.  What do we mean by “great”?  Not necessa

Kai Eiselein is a former newspaper editor/publisher who broke into the business as a photojournalist.  He enjoys shooting a variety of subjects, but has a particular passion for lightning photography. He currently lives in Moscow, Idaho. His images are licensed through Getty Images. Kai Eiselein: ”Lightning. We’ve all seen it, marveled at its power and beauty and, for some, feared it. As a photographer, you’ve