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THIS is Why You Need Insurance – Don’t Risk Your Livelihood

David Strauss — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:27:32 +0000

The likelihood of this experience ever happening to you is pretty small, however, while you may never make the same mistakes I made, this story is a reflection of the stupid decisions that tend to tag along with us as people. The same warnings and lessons that I’m about to share apply to everyone. [more]

creativeLIVE – Comprehensive Lighting Essentials Week

Zach Sutton — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:28:26 +0000

Beginning tomorrow and spanning through the weekend, creativeLIVE will be hosting their Lighting Essentials workshop with the likes of Lindsay Adler, Rick Friedman, Roberto Valenzuela, Tony Corbell, and Chuck Arlund. Spanning the remainder of the week, these five awarding winning and critically acclaimed photographers will teach you everything you’ll need to know to manipulate the light in photographs. Click the more link for an entire breakdown of the schedule. [more]

100+ Million ISO May Not Be Far Away!

James Robertson — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 04:58:21 +0000

Some of you may remember this article that I wrote a while back in which I touched on the benefits of capturing wide-spectrum light rays with photographic sensors, and while I haven’t seen anything about single-pixel detectors hitting the consumer market anytime soon, I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ll soon be able to see some of these benefits anyway with the help of one of the lightest industrial materials on earth – Graphene! [more]

The Harrowing Tale of The Underwater Realm’s Hacked Facebook

Rebecca Britt — Thu, 30 May 2013 03:10:09 +0000

As a creative professional, your marketing tools can be one of the most important aspects of your business. Facebook has always been a great place for your social marketing strategies, but what happens when that is stolen from you? It happened just recently with the creators of The Underwater Realm. This is their story. [more]

Help A Photographer Build A Space Suit For His Road Trip Across The Country

Douglas Sonders — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:52:10 +0000

Photographer Brian Braun is a dreamer. He has made plans to restore an Airstream trailer so he may travel the United States adventuring and capturing images for a new photo series, which you will learn more about in the video above. Several creatives will be joining Brian on part his road trip journey including myself as well as our new buddy Vincent LaForet. This is an exciting prospect and I’m looking forward to seeing how it all turns out!

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The Fstoppers Perspective on Product Reviews: What to Expect

Jaron Schneider — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:42:49 +0000

Reviews are a tricky subject. On one side, there are a lot of people out there who want to hear as many voices on a product as possible before they make a decision. On the other side, there are skeptics across the internet who assume the worst of people and believe every review to be somehow influenced in a particular direction by unseen greedy fingers. We really want to clear the air on what makes an Fstoppers review, both in the past and in the future. [more]

How a Photographer Captured His Own Marriage Proposal

Noam Galai — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:17 +0000

Couples spend a lot of time, effort and money to make sure their wedding day will be captured the best way possible – after all it’s one of the most important days in their lives. But what about another major life event, like the proposal itself? Most times, unless it’s meant to be a viral proposal, the proposer is not thinking of documenting it and the moment will never be shared or shown to family and friends. Wedding photographer Richard B Flores proposed earlier this week, and he knew he wanted to have this memory documented forever. [more]

Want People to View Your Videos? New Data Confirms the Future is Social

Jaron Schneider — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:15:54 +0000

While many of us are dedicated to producing great video content, we often neglect to think about how that content will be consumed by the masses. I spend so much time producing, directing, writing and editing video that by the time it’s done, I neglect to give distribution as much consideration as I should. A recent study performed by Harris Interactive shows, somewhat unsurprisingly, that video is moving away from search and is more tightly tied to social sharing. [more]

Cat Beards: The Latest Funny Photo Trend Involving Cats

Pratik Naik — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:25 +0000

Cell phones have given people the ability to take photos on the go. It’s given everyone a camera in their pocket. There are great implications for this such as the instant ability to record and share news worthy events. Sometimes, they open up for expanding creativity as well. Sometimes, it’s used for things like this. [more]

Sounds of the Shutter

Zach Sutton — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:47 +0000

When buying a new camera, the first thing you’ll notice is the change in sound from the mechanical shutter. When I bought my 5d Mark II for the first time, I was convinced that my shutter was broken, based on the low pitched ‘clunk’ it was making. Thanks to these latest YouTube videos, we can sit back and experience the sounds of all the shutters for our favorite cameras. [more]