Photo curiosity

  • Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, in video

    Thanks to DigitalRev.com, here is a preview presentation of the very handsome (but very expensive) Canon EOS 1D Mark IV: YouTube link

  • Lori Vrba

    Some may think that black and white photography is a lost art or an ancient technique (it’s true that film and paper manufacturer are distancing themselves more and more from this out-of-date technology), but it is also a mean for some of the greatest photography geniuses to express their inner selves. Today again, the contemporary…

  • 3 demonstrations of flash/studio photo

    Studio photography is clearly a real specialty and I don’t hide my admiration for those photographers able to master its difficult techniques. I recently found three demonstrations of what may be a beautiful studio lighting, along with dense explanations and welcome details. Anatomy of a photo: Balvenie Scotch Professional Studio Lighting – Playing with Mirrors…

  • Sony Alpha 700 replaced soon

    From all sides, we hear that the Sony Alpha 700 is now reaching the end of its commercial life. Several web sites (including Sony UK and e-tailers like Adorama) indicated it as such. The question, asked over and over here and there, is still: What camera will follow in its footesteps? For the time being,…

  • Wayne Levin

    Underwater photography is a difficult art. You have to manage all of the technical elements of photography under more stringent conditions, but you must not forget to bring the sensations back to the observer of the final picture. Wayne Levin chose to do it in black and white and, far from being a limitation, this…

  • 5 best online backup tools

    Following our previous article about online backup for the photographer’s files (which ended up with a recommendation of Mozy Backup), it could be noticed that Lifehacker published an article on a similar subject (but in more general terms) and recommends the following 5 tools: CrashPlan (Windows/Mac/Linux/Open Solaris, Basic [No online storage] Free, Premium [Unlimited] $4.50…

  • DIY slide duplicator

    When seeing the DIY tilt-shift lens described here a few weeks ago, Ted, one of our most active commenters, mentioned that he had done about the same for a DIY high-quality slide duplicator. Here is how he described his craft to me: As I did not want to put my hard-earned money in a new…

  • World Powers Photos

    Pendant la session d’ouverture des Nations Unies en septembre dernier à New York, Platon, photographe pour le New Yorker et connu pour quelques portraits réussis de Poutine par exemple, a installé un studio dans l’immeuble des Nations Unis pour y photographier les grands de ce monde qui passaient là. Il a maintenant rassemblé ces photographies…

  • Christopher Valites

    Go and look for Chris nice work of portraiture, you’ll like it. But I immediately stopped by the water series. Christopher Valites.