The Best Fstoppers’ Posts From March 2012

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Nikon D800 and Canon 5D MKIII ISO Samples The Nikon D800 has been much criticized for its enormous megapixel count. And some have worried that packing 36 megapixels into a full frame sensor might lead to decreased low-light performance. These samples, however… Unbelievable Macro Shots Taken Inside Instruments These images are absolutely unique in the way they’re taken. They were taken for the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra for their print campaign. The images show the insides of a violin, cello, flute, and pipe organ… The Nikon D4 vs D3S, D3, and D7000… D3S Wins??? Last night we put 3 Nikon cameras up against the new Nikon D4 in a studio ISO test and the D3s won. Don’t get me wrong, the D4 files look fantastic, and beyond ISO 6400 the D4 did have slightly… Shooting The Lamborghini Aventador With Blair Bunting Fstoppers.com has featured some great behind the scenes videos over the years and showcased amazingly talented professional photographers in our Fstoppers Originals series. Recently Patrick and I were… What You May Look Like When Taking Pictures Let’s hope this is not what you look like when taking pictures. Admit it, we’ve all been guilty of strange poses. I’m sure these shots are also making you wonder if there’s a shot of you floating around depicting you in an odd pose. These shots… Nikon Uses 5d2, Phantom HD Footage To Promote D800 In what must be one of the largest faux-pas in camera news ever, Nikon has used footage shot on Canon 5d Mark IIs and what appears to be a Phantom HD camera to promote their D800. But it doesn’t end there… Child Portraits Inspired by Funeral Photography At the age of 13, Moscow born photographer Oleg Dou was already playing with Photoshop but it wasn’t until 2005 that he bought his first professional camera. Looking at his work, it’s not hard to see how learning in this order greatly influenced… 93 Year-Old Lens Attached to a 5D Photographer/film-maker Jason Bognacki successfully attached a 93 year old camera to his Canon 5D. It’s a Piccolette Contessa-Nettel (1919) folding camera. Check out the results and see for yourself. The images are so much sharper… A Color Matching Game That Tests Your Vision And Knowledge Color, a simple yet addicting game that will test your patience and vision. In the industry, we deal with color all the time. Everything from shooting to dealing with calibrating screens, color plays a huge role in… Eight Quick Lighting Setups You Can Use If you are a beginner in terms of lighting, or looking for some quick and simple light setups, then Don Giannatti has you covered. Don (a.k.a. Wizwow), recently posted some videos on his website showing 8 different light setups, as well as the… Fstoppers.com From Kenn:Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get the best posts of the month dropped right into your inbox. Do you have anything you think your fellow readers would like to see on Fstoppers? Then send it along to:kenn@fstoppers.com. And if you ever feel like hitting that “unsubscribe” link, drop me a line instead, with your suggestions, comments or deepest most darkest desire and we will see what we can do. Copyright © 2012 Fstoppers, All rights reserved. A monthly newsletter to inspire, educate and entertain the fans of Fstoppers.com.