A family friend who is a wedding photographer recently contacted me and asked if I would help teach him some lighting techniques and post production workflow in order to help him get into the world of Stock photography. Please note that it is not essential that you have a studio, fancy lighting or the best equipment in order to submit to stock agencies, you can start with as little as a Nikon D90 and a 50mm lens. Donavan Whyte has always wanted to shoot more fashion style images and hence his desire to master studio lighting. So he decided to fly me up from my Cape Town Studio and spend a day and a half helping him out.
I was happy to see that he was somewhat prepared for the shoot, arranging 4 models, makeup, props and
It was rumored that Canon would announce a new camera on the same day that RED are supposed to announce the Scarlet, but it seems they wanted to get the word out sooner and perhaps steal a little of RED thunder. Similarly Nikon have been rumored to announce their delayed D800 sometime this month or next. Needless to say this is an exciting period for professional photographers, new improved technology and choices are all coming out from some of the leading camera manufacturers and lets face it, new technology is what helps drive image and video quality up and onto a whole new level. For a long time the Canon 5d Mk 2 has been the camera to have for photographers who want to be able to produce good video as well as super high resolution images. Nikon have been under pressure to rival this camera and RED have threatened to blow it out of the water. The new release from Canon has just raised the bar for the other cameras rumored to be announced, but it is safe to say that either of them will be a fantastic piece of equipment for any photographer to own. especially those producing stock images for agencies such as Shutterstock and iStockphoto where image and video quality standards are high. Below is the official press release with all the tech specs of the new Canon.
I recently came across a video of what Adobe have been up to lately and it looks good! Special Algorithms and some other technical jargon that I dont think I will ever understand combine together to help take blurry images and make them sharp! so images with motion blur or camera shake can be fixed, salvaged and made whole. It is great with blurry text and dodgy cell phone photos. You know in a movie when the special FBI agent asks for the technician to zoom in and enhance/sharpen a completely blurry and unusable image? Looks like the movies are making their way into the real world. Very early stages at the moment, but it does look like some groundbreaking software. Originally seen on Fstoppers, one of my daily photography blogs.
It is sad to know that one of the most innovative and exciting entrepreneurs of our time has passed away. I am sure that those at Apple will do all they can to live up to the Steve Jobs legacy. If it weren’t for his input and ideas, I dont think Apple would be the major player it is today. As a photographer I use many Apple products to aid in helping me produce the images I do. To the man who gave us so much I say thank you and rest in peace.
