What you see is what you get, and it begins with a calibrated monitor. I found out just that when I was given a SpyderX Pro to try out. I have never calibrated a monitor before, even though as a photographer I know I should have. Working predominantly with digital images, I thought that as…
Another day on the Danube River, another couple of beautiful cities to explore. Durnstein and Melk are in the area of Austria called the Wachau Valley. It is picturesque along both sides of the Danube with rolling hills and plenty of vineyards. Some of the vineyards have been around since Roman times. There are plenty…
There are lots of reasons why a photographer might not be happy with the Fujifilm XH2 for portraits. The biggest one could be the higher megapixel sensor and how it renders extra detail that you don’t want to retouch. Thankfully, there are ways to get softer skin when shooting portraits. And here, we’re going to…
The Fujifilm XT4 has been on discount since the XT5 was announced. Don’t need the extra scene detection AI features or 40MP? Then the XT4 is the better choice. In our tests, we found the XT4 to even have better autofocus. While the XT5 has better battery life and is both lighter and smaller, some…
The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) show, Imaging USA ran last week in Nashville, TN. 8,000 members came to Music City for education, fun and to forget the pandemic. Since 1880 PPA has produced annual get-togethers for photographers for over 120 years. This year, the 5-day conference covered pre-conference classes, certification workshops to certify members…
Tamron – Need lightweight, compact mirrorless lenses? Tamron has you covered, with superior optics perfect for any situation. With weather sealing and advanced image stabilization, you’ll open up your creative possibilities. Radiant Photo – Radiant Photo superior quality finished photos with perfect color rendition, delivered in record time. Your photos — simply RADIANT. The way they are meant…
I just returned from the Imaging USA Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, and it was well worth it. Like so many of you, I have not felt comfortable attending an in-person conference since pre-COVID. Having attended my first conference in years, I am recharged and glad to be back at it! These last few days…
Though it’s their audio talents that entertain most of us, musicians need photos of themselves and their concerts too, and the latter isn’t as straightforward as some of us might think. Here are some of the best music photographers we’ve featured across the years. Courtney Coles t Courtney got into music photography because she was…
Gihosoft Video Cutter is one of the most popular video cutting software that allows users to cut, trim, and split video files. It supports a variety of video formats and allows users to split videos into multiple segments or remove unwanted sections of a video. It also allows users to merge multiple videos into one…
Lenses with wide views are hard to design and even harder to craft without fisheye distortion. But the Voigtlander 10mm f5.6 Hyper-Wide Heliar manages to cram a 130-degree view onto a full-frame sensor. And as a rectilinear lens, the Heliar does that without the typical fisheye distortion. Available in E-Mount or L-mount, the ultra-wide view…
