HAPPY HALLOWEEN, party people! We love Halloween here at pictureline, so to celebrate, we're giving the best costume photo a $25 pictureline gift card! Just post your photo to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook with #pictureween and we'll choose a winner tomorrow at 3pm. We got in the spirit today and set up this shoot with a Canon 5D Mark III,...
Sean Teegarden is a Los Angeles based freelance photographer, specializing in portraiture, still life, and commercial advertising. He's also a spooky photographer mastermind who works with Knott's Scary Farm every year to photograph their annual Halloween Haunt. Sean was kind enough to creep you out this Halloween with some snaps from the shoot and thoughts on the process. You can...
You may remember Darren Pearson and his mad light painting skills from his Light Painting Photography Tips post. Darren uses long exposure photography and his illustration skills to create life-size light sculptures on the California landscapes, and now he's taking that magic to a whole new level with his latest creation: Light Goes On. It's a light painting animation compiled...
If there's one thing we love, it's photographers taking their art and combining it with science to make something magnificent. That's exactly what German photographer Martin Kilmas is doing with his Sound Explosions series. From Martin's site: "This series of photographs should be considered as a continuation of Klimas' previous work, Sonic Sculptures. Klimas is still concerned with finding out...
Ming Thein is a true professional behind the camera, even though he found his vocation rather late. After receiving a master’s degree in physics when he was only 16, and followed by a successful career in business, Ming Thein became a full-time photographer in 2011. Today, 26-year old Ming Thein likes to spend time eating – and taking photographs of...
Local Utah outdoor photographer and pictureline friend Adam Barker has a full feature profile in this month's edition of Outdoor Photographer Magazine, and we think that's pretty neat! In the article, Barker gives some solid advice to young photographers: [quote align="center" color="#999999"]"I always tell them three things. Work on your portfolio so you have an established body of work. Then...
A logical and well thought out editing process is the key to finding your best images and bringing them to life. When I get back into the office I normally download and import the images, add metadata, then take a short break before the editing process begins. I would recommend that you edit your images in a series of steps—unless...
FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the new FUJIFILM X-E2, a premium interchangeable lens camera featuring the latest generation 16.3 Megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor and the segment’s fastest autofocus of 0.08 seconds for a truly remarkable photographic experience. As the fifth interchangeable lens camera system introduced within the award-winning FUJIFILM X-Series, the FUJIFILM X-E2 delivers picture quality that...
Today, Nikon Inc. announced the latest addition to its legendary digital SLR lineup, the Nikon D5300. Offering the benefits of SLR performance with the versatility of wireless connectivity, the D5300 allows users to easily capture and share amazing images and videos. Though compact and lightweight, the Nikon D5300 packs an enhanced 24.2-megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor, EXPEED 4 image processing and...
What draws you to street photography? And what do you enjoy the most about it? In retrospect, a documentary about Bruce Gilden was the trigger that got me excited for the genre. Gilden is certainly a photographer who separates street photographers, but his style capturing life on the street is real and gritty. What really impressed me is his loss...
Hasselblad has released a new sensor unit firmware (version 2.4.3R) for all H5D Cameras, and new firmware for all H5D Camera bodies (H5D131008.hbf). H5D-40, H5D-50, H5D-50MS and H5D-200MS updating from 1.5.3R: Faster start-up time Technical camera mode (Flash sync and pinhole) Low battery warning on sensor unit display High temperature warning Double click on release button enters menu on sensor...
Fall. Autumn. Harvest. It’s more a state of mind than a season. For yours truly, autumn is far and away my favorite season. Why? It’s the colors. Scenes that are already memorable are truly set off by fiery reds of Maples, or golden hues of Aspens. I would imagine autumn is a great time for most anyone who loves the...
Elsie Larsen and Emma Chapman are an unstoppable sister duo with no end of creative ideas. They each write and create for their wildly successful lifestyle blog A Beautiful Mess, where they share inspiration for crafts, recipes, fashion, and decor. Elsie and Emma are also avid photographers who, after years of taking their own photographs for the blog, decided to...
Nikon Inc. today announced the Nikon D610, the latest FX-format HD-SLR to incorporate cutting-edge features and superior operability to help photographers create amazing images and Full HD video. Engineered for those enthusiasts who focus on the color, sharpness and clarity of their images, the D610 provides enhanced performance and image quality improvements, coupled with Nikon core technologies, all in a...
Benjamin Von Wong is an up-and-coming photographer/videographer based out of Montreal. Since quitting his day job as a mining engineer in 2012, Ben has been throwing himself into his passion for photography, growing both personally and professionally. We came across Ben's Game of Thrones fanfiction video, and he was kind enough to sit down with us and tell us a...
The last blog post on Lightroom Preferences is a key topic but, if I am being honest, it is not exactly an exciting topic. Lightroom may not seem like a complex piece of software but there are some subtleties that will help it run smoother and much more efficiently – a few of those were covered in the last blog...
Richard McManus is a freelance wildlife film maker and photographer. He has always had a passionate interest in wildlife, and his photography has developed from a hobby he had as a boy. All forms of wildlife interest him, and he has photographed extensively in the polar regions as well as the tropics. His photos are sold through Getty Images and...
GoPro today announced the availability of its new HERO3+ line of cameras, featuring a 20% smaller and lighter design and 30% better battery life than previous models. These upgrades, combined with an improved lens and convenient new video capture modes, produce the most advanced and easy-to-use GoPro, yet. In addition, GoPro announced several new mounting accessories that further enable immersive...
