Guess who’s planning to join the mirrorless camera war? Yongnuo, the Chinese company best known for creating cheap clones of popular Canon and Nikon lenses. Yongnuo revealed its plans through a Facebook post that announced a naming contest for the camera. The announcement contains an image of the camera, which looks like a thick smartphone with a Yongnuo YN 14mm f/2.8 lens mounted to the front — presumably using a lens adapter. Yongnuo is asking its customers and fans to vote on two different possible names: 4G Camera, and Smart Camera. Based on those names, it appears the camera will be a cellular network-connected camera loaded with a mobile operating system (which is seen on the large touchscreen that covers the entire back side). The company says it’s also open to other suggestions for an “appropriate product name.” Yongnuo will be announcing the winning name through its social media channels in January 2019, so the official announcement for the camera will likely be on or after that date. 100 participants in the contest will win a Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8 lens for Canon or Nikon, valued at around $50. (via ePHOTOzine via mirrorlessrumors) from https://petapixel.com/2018/10/30/yongnuo-is-developing-a-mirrorless-camera/
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If you're among those who have been drooling at the earlier reported Fujifilm X100F in brown, you'll be delighted to know that it's finally set to be available here in the US. Better ready your wallets in time for the pre-order opening in early November!
from https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/10/30/heres-your-chance-to-snag-the-gorgeous-brown-fujifilm-x100f/ By day, Yohei Shimada is a Japanese commercial photographer. When Halloween rolls around, Shimada becomes Cameraaman, a human-sized, fully-functioning DSLR camera that roams the streets of Japan to photograph other costume-wearers. Hereâs a photo of Cameraaman by photographer Taichi Andoh:
Pressing the shutter button on the costume triggers an off-camera flash photo thatâs instantly displayed on the cameraâs LCD panel for the subjects to review. Seeing the camera costume in action causes a huge deal of excitement among passersby. Here are clips of Cameraaman in action followed by the group photos that resulted:
By the end of the evening, Cameraaman has run out of battery power:
Shimada debuted the Cameraaman costume in 2015 and has been shooting on the streets every Halloween since. He posts his photos to his Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. Image credits: Header photo by Yohei Shimada/@cameraaman from https://petapixel.com/2018/10/30/this-dslr-camera-costume-wins-at-halloween/ GoPro shared this neat 1-minute video that was captured by an eagle wearing a GoPro HERO7 Black camera during a flight through a packed soccer stadium. GoPro’s new Hypersmooth movement prediction technology stabilized the video. “HyperSmooth is the best in-camera video stabilization ever featured in a camera,” GoPro stated at the HERO7 line’s unveiling in September. “It makes it easy to capture professional-looking, gimbal-like stabilized video without the expense or hassle of a motorized gimbal. And HyperSmooth works underwater and in high-shock and wind situations where gimbals fail.” The eagle above was flying through Estadio Azteca stadium in Mexico City’s Santa Úrsula neighborhood. (via GoPro via Laughing Squid) from https://petapixel.com/2018/10/30/eagle-wearing-gopro-captures-flight-through-packed-soccer-stadium/
Epson has just introduced the new Legacy Textured Paper, the latest addition with textured surface and matte finish to the sophisticated Legacy Paper family. This new paper comes to fill the need for heavily textured fine art paper that combines old-world handcrafted paper with the latest that digital imagine technology has to offer. You should definitely check out this new offering you're looking into getting your best photos printed or even selling high-quality fine art prints of your work.
from https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/10/30/new-epson-legacy-textured-paper/
At Photo Plus Expo 2018, we had a chance to speak a bit with Sony's Mark Weir about the design behind the new Sony 24mm f1.4 G Master Lens. This lens is quite revolutionary in the fact that it is a bit smaller than most other 24mm f1.4 lenses out there and it is significantly lighter. As Mark explained to us, this is due to the inherent design. Of course, it's first and foremost designed for Sony's mirrorless cameras--and so a smaller size is paramount due to there being smaller cameras. But there's a lot more to it than just that.
from https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/10/30/video-how-sony-designed-the-24mm-f1-4-g-master-lens/ But there’s more to it than just that! So, it’s #TravelTuesday, and round these parts that means one thing. I’m back! I’m Dave Williams, and today I’m writing for you from France where I’ve just visited Mont St Michel. Look, proof: –
So, the rationale behind this post is that I tried to shoot this place a few weeks ago and failed. I hate to fail! What happened was that I wanted to go shoot sunrise at the only part of France that wasn’t occupied by the Germans during WWII (there you go, random factoid) but it was so cold riding through the night that I had to keep stopping to warm up and I didn’t make it. It sucked, and this place is somewhere I visited years ago when I didn’t really know what I was doing, and at in circumstances whereby I was only able to visit during the harsh light of day. Basically, I was staying in St Malo and go the bus, which wasn’t going to get me there before sunrise or bring me back after sunset. Importantly, at the time, I had ticked it off my enormous wish list of places to visit, but it became important for me to shoot it properly in the right light, hence the reason for the 9 hour ride having woken up at home and risen from my warm, toasty bed at 04:30 to get here for sunset today (Monday). Here’s one of the shots I got: –
What happened here is perseverance. Perseverance isn ‘t going to make you succeed, but without it you’re far less likely! It’s something that can be taken across into other walks of life, as well as applying to photography. For me in this example, it’s just photography. When we set out to achieve anything, we must persevere. We will face setbacks and we will find things that will suck the motivation out of us. It’s just a fact of life. Perhaps we might get stuck on a path that isn’t really taking us anywhere and need to get off it in order to step things up a gear. Whatever it may be, if we persevere in our aspirations we will reach that higher goal, and in doing so those setbacks and motivation sappers will become easier to deal with and as such our goals will become bigger, breeding a new cycle of goals bigger than the last which we will persevere even harder to achieve. Thing is, you kind of need both because without a goal you won’t persevere, and without perseverance you won’t reach your goal. Having the right mindset and having clear, conscious thought is key. It’s often described as ‘thinking right’ and it’s absolutely true that having the correct way of thinking, perhaps the positive mental attitude, will help realise those goals and make the challenges faced along the way much easier to deal with. I like quotes, which you will know if you follow my Instagram, and whenever I see a good one I screenshot it. There’s one which sits just right here that I saw a few days ago, and it’s this: –
Am I right? Or am I right? Getting perspective, having achievable goals, and having that mindset, all go together to give the strength required for perseverance, and perseverance is what will help you to realise your dreams and achieve your goals. I persevere a lot in getting the shots I want for my portfolio, and I’m talking about my professional and personal portfolios. Having the right mindset will help you to do the right things, and surrounding yourself with positivity will bring out the positive within you. Please, persevere to achieve your goals, but remember all the other ingredients that work alongside it to make it happen. Much love Dave The post Persevere harder! appeared first on Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider. from https://scottkelby.com/persevere-harder/
Horror cinema may have had golden moments scattered here and there since the inception of film, but you can’t deny that the ‘70s and ‘80s are two of its most defining decades. It gave us classics like A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining, Poltergeist, Halloween, Friday the 13th, and many others that still send some of us leaving the night light on.
from https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/10/30/horror-vacui-movie-villains-federico-chiesa/
For years, I had sworn off messenger bags--but the Portage Supply Mariner Messenger Bag is using its beautiful looks and design to lure me back in. Admittedly, messenger bags are awful for your bag and in the long run I couldn't see myself using the Portage Supply Mariner Messenger Bag as an every day bag. But on the occassions where it makes more sense for me to bring along a messenger instead of a backpack, I think that the Portage Supply Mariner Messenger Bag is going to be the one for me. Let's discuss why.
from https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/10/30/camera-bag-review-portage-supply-mariner-messenger-bag/
Investing in yourself is one of the best things you can do. When it comes to photography there is so much to learn, fortunately we are blessed with with guides from some of the top names in the business. These photography tutorials are not only easy to follow, they are packed with information that will help you grow and understand new new fields and genres.
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