We're excited to announce a new feature here on the pictureline blog—Workflow Friday! Every 1st and 3rd Friday, we'll have the very talented and extremely knowledgeable Michael Clark here to offer some tips on Lightroom and general workflow principles. Enjoy! To start off this new series, entitled "Workflow Fridays," I want to broach the extremely important topic of color management....
FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced the new FUJINON XF23mm F1.4 R, a premium wide-angle lens designed to work seamlessly with the award-wining line of X-Series compact system cameras. The FUJINON XF23mm F1.4 R has a focal length equivalent of a 35mm lens, and is ideal for a wide range of applications including portraits and landscapes, as well as everyday...
Canon has announced significant enhancements for the EOS C500 and EOS C300 Digital Cinema Cameras, and the EOS C100 HD Digital Video Camera, through new firmware scheduled to be available starting in November 2013 for the EOS C300 and EOS C100 camera and December 2013 for the EOS C500. In addition, the XF305 and XF300 series camcorders are scheduled to...
Congratulations to our winner, Ryan Albaugh! You heard that right. We're giving away the hottest (and sometimes the most elusive camera) of 2013—the X100s! For free, ya'll. Free 99. We kind of have a big fat crush on the X100S, so we figured we'd share that love with all of you noble photo lovers out there. These are hard to...
Cathrine Westergaard is an American director and photographer based out of New York, NY. Her client list is impressive, including Vogue Italia, PBS, MTV, Dove Self-Esteem Fund, and more. We're honored to have her on the blog today, offering you lucky readers some tips and insight on the fashion/lifestyle photography world. Tell us a little about yourself and how you...
Yo, photo enthusiasts. We recently shared the glory of the Jerry Ghionis Ice Light video with you, and today they're back with a behind-the-scenes peek at the making of it AND an incredible deal on the Ice Light. BAM! Happy Monday! Westcott is also offering 10% off the Ice Light until September 9th, so if you've been wanting to get...
Mayeul Akpovi is back with another phenomenal timelapse. You may remember Mayeul's Paris timelapse that recently took the internet world by storm, and today he's sharing his latest work: Cotonou in Motion. Mayeul's gear for the shoot: Canon 5D Mark III Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L USM Canon 17-40mm f4 L USM Canon 75-300mm Filters: ND2 to ND400 Adobe Lightroom, After...
Canon announced today the release of four new feature-packed PowerShot digital cameras: the PowerShot G16, PowerShot S120, PowerShot SX510 HS and PowerShot SX170 IS. Designed to help photo enthusiasts create high-quality images and videos, these cameras feature advanced DIGIC imaging technology to deliver superb image quality in portable, compact digital camera bodies. In addition, all four models have the ability...
How do you capture natural and accurate colors in your HDSLR video footage and keep them consistent when you’re shooting with multiple cameras? Keep a white balance target stashed in your bag, and it will take you just a few minutes to nail the color for your shoot—and save yourself hours of postproduction time later. Special guest Victor Ha explains...
In July of 2012, I left a comfortable home, job, and life to fulfill two hobbies of mine - travel, and photography. I've been on the road for a year, across three continents and 48 countries (so far), and there is no end in sight. I really started this trip for such simple reasons - I love travel, and I...
Today is a glorious day here on the pictureline blog because YOU have a chance to win your very own Westcott Ice Light! If you haven't seen these babies yet, well then feast your eyes on the glory of this portable, dimmable, daylight balanced, continuous LED light. All you have to do to enter is share the sweet video down...
You may have seen the work of fine-art macro photographer, Aaron Ansarov, floating around the interwebs lately. Aaron's "Zooids" collection, a body of work created by photographing live Portuguese Man O’ War on a homemade light table, has garnered national attention recently and rightfully so. His images shed new light on these lesser loved creatures, and while most beachgoers avoid...
We've got a phenomenal video bootcamp event next week with Victor Ha, and to start that party a little early, the fine folks at Benro are giving away a Benro S4 Video Monopod! For the pro on the go, nothing provides solid support, flexibility, and portability like a Monopod. The BENRO A48FBS4 pairs a matched S4 Video Head with the...
Vintage 1968 photo magazines I bought. It's refreshing to see articles on how to make good photos, instead of how to fix ones that were made wrong. It was Spring of 1968. Motor Trend had just crowned the GTO car of the year, Eddie Adams just made one of the most iconic images in history and in a few months...
My current series, Man On Earth, highlights the dramatic contrast between the urban background and the small but important presence of human life and its unique visual characteristics. In these images I was looking for a sense of isolation. Amongst the hustle, bustle and energy of the city there is an anonymity and perhaps a loneliness. As I took these...
Today, Panasonic announcend the LUMIX GX7—a creative DSLM street camera that brings an artisan's vision to life. Smaller and sleeker than a DSLR, the LUMIX GX7 offers exceptional image quality, powerful optical quality and viewfinder accuracy, flexibility to control the creative process, and the ability to seamlessly switch between photo and video. The photographic world is at your fingertips when...
They're doing it again! The annual Canyons trip to Page AZ and Lake Powell. Work along side Utah-based photographers and nice guys, Drake Busath and Randy Collier, both 30-year pros and accomplished travel photographers. This is a hands-on workshop with daily on-screen critique that assures you’ll go home a better photographer, no matter what your experience level. Photograph some of...
The Ballet Project started as an experiment. I had an idea for ballet photos in the woods that was inspired by this photo taken by David Hobby. I ended up liking what I came away with so much that I decided to continue to shoot in other locations around the Hudson Valley and Catskill regions of upstate New York. Then...
Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got started with photography. 27 years ago, I married a wonderful man with a large "pre-made" family. Developing personal interests was put on hold for many years while we raised a family together. I'm truly a late bloomer because it wasn't until I was in my forties and most of my...
It's a great day to be a Fuji fan today. The long-awaited firmware updates for the X-Pro 1 and X-E1 arrived today with all kinds of improvements, including boosted AF speeds and focus improved focus accuracy. There's also a new "focus peaking" feature (already seen on the X100S and X20) that gives you accurate and sensitive manual focusing by enhancing...
We first came across Joseph's work on Instagram, where we instantly fell in love with his genuine portraits and fresh perspective. We asked Joseph to share a little bit about himself and his work with all of you, so enjoy! He's a stellar photographer, and we hope you'll follow him on Instagram where you can enjoy his latest and greatest....
I have enjoyed the X-Pro 1 from Fujifilm immensely. It's all about the combination of the simplistic design of the camera, its metal body, its excellent sensor, and its weight. To have the image quality with such a well-built camera has been refreshing, and the market appears to agree, as Fujifilm continues expand their line of "retro" style, X-mount cameras,...
I recently tested Rogue’s FlashBender series of products, particularly the large and small positionable reflectors, the large and small diffusion panels for those reflectors, and the small bendable bounce card. For the test shoot, I took a model into various conditions from high sun, low sun, bright shade, and deep shade – all on location as these products are designed...
I'm 31 years old, born and bred in Italy where I lived and worked until I was 25. I studied engineering and coached basketball for a living but one day I picked up an old film camera from my dad's collection, and I just fell in love with photography. I quit coaching, decided to complete my studies, and then give...
My name is Lucas Zarebinski. I was raised in Poland and came to Michigan when I was twenty. After getting an associate degree in photography, I moved to California. I started assisting photographers and getting more hands-on experience with the photography world. I eventually landed an assisting job at a renowned food studio in Los Angeles, and that is where...
We are stoked to announce that we've just launched our brand new pictureline affiliate program! As a small local business, our sole mission is to support the awesome worldwide community of photographers that we love so much. We'd love for you to join us in that effort by becoming a pictureline affiliate. By spreading the pictureline word, you're joining a...
When we came across Ingrid Endel's stunning conceptual portraits, we knew we had to share her work here with you. Ingrid started shooting back in 2009 after a knee injury that kept her from dancing. We asked Ingrid to tell us a little about herself and her work. Enjoy! I'm a fine art photographer based in Brisbane, Australia. My photography...
Listen up, all of you Utah videographers! There's an incredible event coming to town on July 30--Alex Buono of totally legit SNL fame is coming to Salt Lake City for The Art of Visual Storytelling Tour. The Art of Visual Storytelling Tour delivers an intense educational overview of the artistic elements and core principles of cinematography. Taught by Oscar nominee...
The 4th of July is nigh upon us, and you know what that means—firework photos! Everyone tries to capture the independence day fireworks, but not everyone can do it well. So, here's a roundup of solid firework photo tutorials from around the web. We hope these inspire you to try out some new techniques with your camera this year! Don't...
Canon announced the high-performance EOS 70D Digital SLR camera today, bringing advanced features to photo enthusiasts looking for a step up from their entry-level digital SLRs. Featuring an innovative new Dual Pixel CMOS AF system for instant and precise focusing of video as well as still images, the EOS 70D also provides outstanding image quality and performance thanks to its...
Happy July 1st, summer party people! Summer is in full swing, and we've got a giveaway today that will make your outdoor summer adventures even more exciting. We've teamed up with the very awesome people at GoPole, a company that makes mounts and accessories for GoPro HERO cameras, to bring you today's GoPole prize pack giveaway. We are stoked to...
Darren Pearson is a full-time illustrator by day, but when the sun goes down, he turns into a light sculpture mastermind. Darren uses long exposure photography and his illustration skills to create life-size light sculptures on the California landscapes. It's the same technique you've seen people use to write their names in sparklers. We asked Darren to share his light...
Today, Fujifilm announced the all new, premium FUJIFILM X-M1 compact system camera (CSC), the third interchangeable lens system camera introduced within the award-winning FUJIFILM X-Series. The X-M1 is a lightweight camera that includes the same 16.3 Megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensor used in the critically acclaimed FUJIFILM X-Pro1and X-E1 that delivers outstanding image quality, all in a premium, beautifully crafted...
Jay Hunter served as Director of Photography on Joss Whedon’s new film adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Much Ado About Nothing," opening in theaters today. He worked alongside Joss Whedon as the 2nd Unit Director of Photography on Whedon’s television show "Dollhouse" which eventually led to their collaboration on "Much Ado About Nothing." A longtime Lensbaby shooter, Jay shot all of the...
Ever since I was young I went with my mother to thrift stores and garage sales, to buy things we needed, but also for the fun of the hunt. This is where most of my work begins, with everyday objects and what those things say about who we are and what we desire. Other People's Clothes starts with clothing I...
Adobe Photoshop CC is available and ready to download! Adobe also released updates to several other Creative Cloud apps, including Premiere Pro CC and After Effects CC. Simply put, Adobe Creative Cloud is an ongoing membership that gives you access to Adobe's Creative Suite products. That means that rather than having to pay for the suite up front and getting...
This one's for all of you filmmakers out there. We've touted the Canon C100 on here a couple of times, but we wanted to give you a quick heads up that the C100 is currently $1,000 off, but only until June 30th. You can also save up to $2,400 on the Canon Cinema Prime lenses. That's a lot of savings,...
We are so pleased to announce that pictureline is now carrying ONA bags! If you haven't held an ONA bag yet, then you need to get on it. These bags are some of the classiest camera bags we've ever seen, and the quality and style they provide are superb. [quote align="center" color="#999999"]In summer 2010, I launched ONA with a simple...
When it comes to action sports, there are a few basic camera settings and features that cannot only make or break an image, but with a little planning can help make an outstanding image. Let’s talk about four camera features that I use often to create distinctive action sports images: a high framing rate; high ISO settings; rear curtain sync...
We recently stumbled upon the stunning black and white photography of Nathan Wirth and were enamored with his fine blend of photography with a poetic sense of fine art. His bio states that "Poets such as George Oppen, Seamus Heaney, Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, James Schuyler, Lorine Niedecker, and George Mackay Brown have played a fundamental role in shaping his...
Adobe just announced the release of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5. Lightroom makes everything about digital photography easier and faster. Perfect your shots with powerfully simple adjustments and a full range of advanced controls. Easily find and organize all your photos. Quickly share your favorites on social networks, or showcase them in elegant photo books and web galleries. Top New Features...
This may be the most important piece I've written on photographics. Because no matter what you photograph, once you see in Zones, you'll never see the same again. You're on your way to truly mastering light. I started photographic study when I was twelve. But in recent years I've started working with 4x5 large format film and digital side by...
Canon has announced that a new firmware update – Version 1.2.4 – for its flagship EOS-1D X DSLR is now available for download. Details of the exact firmware fixes and improvements are shown below: EOS-1D X Firmware Version 1.2.4 Firmware Version 1.2.4 incorporates the following functional improvements and fixes: Improves the speed of the camera’s acquisition of focus when using...
If you know me, you’ve heard me say hundreds of times that: [quote align="center" color="#999999"]Sound is like lighting, the more you know, the less you know…. So don’t do anything with it until you’ve absolutely mastered the basics of HDSLR filmmaking.[/quote] I know...it’s naive of me to assume that everyone will master the basics of HDSLR filmmaking before approaching sound,...
Happy Monday, party people! We're kicking this week off with a giveaway from the fine folks over at Expo Imaging. They've got a Rogue XL Pro Lighting Kit up for grabs today for one lucky winner. The Rogue XL Pro Lighting Kit comes with the XL Pro FlashBender Reflector, Strip Box Attachment, Soft Box Attachment, and Silver/Black Reflector...
I’ve been an editorial/fine art photographer for 40+ years, but I came to this series by way of sculpture. My father did assemblage art from found materials, similar to Joseph Cornell. When I inevitably started doing the same sort of art, I used technological castoffs—circuit boards, hard drive platters, wire bundles. I would find boards that I liked but didn’t...
Canon U.S.A. today announced it has reached a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production of its 90-millionth EF-series interchangeable lens for EOS cameras. Canon turned out its 90-millionth lens, an EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM (released in September 2012), on May 23, 2013. The production of interchangeable EF lenses for Canon EOS-series AF (autofocus) single-lens reflex film cameras began in...
My parents gave me a Kodak pocket camera on my 11th birthday, and I never looked back. I enjoy the ability to document activities around the house. I love black and white because of Ansel Adams and the fact that B&W is more pliable. It is much easier to express one emotion through B&W. The tonal quality of B&W is...
We're kicking off Digitalfest week with an awesome giveaway today via the fine people over at Tenba bags! They are giving one lucky winner a Tenba Mini Messenger Bag in the color of your choice. Gizmodo just named the Tenba Mini Messenger bag as "The Best Bag to Carry Your Mirrorless Camera," and we agree! [divider] [space height="20"] Enter to...
Local Utah photographer and Digitalfest keynote speaker, Adam Barker, recently took a big trip to California with the fine folks at Manfrotto to try out their new Befree tripod. Adam spent a week visiting California's iconic photoscapes to put the Befree through the true travel test. Check out his videos below to learn more about the trip and see the...
