With the introduction of large format printers, many photo enthusiasts and semi-pros are looking at the feasibility of creating their own gallery images. PHOTONews asked Derek Cooper, of Reproducing Art, Kingston, Ontario, to explain some of the mysteries of printing large images in the home or studio environment. Calibrating the […]
Canon has posted their 2.0.0 firmware for the EOS 7D, calling it ‘The Next Evolution’. The V2 firmware brings a new lease on life to the almost three year old camera. The biggest improvements are the increased buffer capacity, up to 25 images from the previous 15 image maximum in […]
By Alija Bos – www.alijabos.com Tamron 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC Super Zoom lens tested on a Nikon D300 The lens offers a 27mm equivalent wideangle to a 405mm equivalent telephoto zoom. This is an incredible range for such a small portable lens. The lens weighs in at only 560 […]
Stock photography is icon, symbolism and humour. Nail one of those slippery labels in an image and you have a stock photograph. A picture of a lightning bolt is symbolic for power, energy, nature, electricity and heaven almighty! A picture of a lightning bolt over a barn with cows and […]
For the past seven years, Humber College’s Creative Photography Program has organized a worldwide photographic adventure trip for its graduating students, followed by an exhibition of the student’s photography. Destinations to date include Ecuador, Vietnam, Morocco, Israel & Jordan and China. Twenty-two students of the Humber College Creative Photography program […]
I’ve been photographing nature for a very long time, beginning a decade or so before Elvis left the building. In the years since then I became a fulltime profes- sional photographer and have led nearly 200 photo trips to exotic wildlife destina- tions on every continent. Until recently, I had […]
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On June 14-15th, B3K Digital, Broncolor and Phase One teamed up to give photographers some hands on training with the IQ-series digital backs and the entire Broncolor lighting lineup. Two Canadian photographers, Dan Lim and Steve Richard, gave live demonstrations with the gear provided, giving some insight into their creative […]
I was asked to take the Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 VC lens out for a test drive and offer up my impressions of this versatile zoom lens and what better place to try it out but at the Ottawa Riverkeepers’ cleanup of Brewery Creek which is a beautiful and historic waterway […]
Photographer David Hou takes us through his process shooting some fast-paced dance photography in the studio with model and dancer Alayna. Find out why fast durations are essential to catching the action and how David used the Photoflex Triton to achieve the results.
