Articles from Stephen Kampff

I’m here at Google’s launch event for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL in New York. Have they got a world-leading smartphone camera again?

We’re in the depths of a format war, and I’m a little uneasy picking the winner so early.

Adobe is taking all the hard work out of 3D compositing, by marrying stock models with their 3D scene creation and rendering app.

I caught up with Matt Lever, one of the top photographer’s you’d expect to see backstage at Fashion Week. He explained how he’s shooting for Elle Magazine, and the hoops you’ll need to jump through to break onto the scene.

Insta360 have announced their latest and greatest. We got some hands-on time to see if it's worth the wait.

BBC’s Click has taken an in-depth dive into tech that is pushing the film and television industries forward.

Has Adobe finally caught up to Final Cut Pro X?

Do you know that some advertising firms can spend a year working on a single set of trailers? Vice News takes us behind the curtain.

The camcorder as we know it was originally made up of two separate pieces. Sony would be the ones to bring the pair together, but it never caught on.

It’s nice to see an eGPU being sold in the Apple Store, but how does it compare to the competition?

The jury might still be out on this, but it’s not looking promising.

Vjeran Pavic from The Verge isn’t entirely happy with what they’ve delivered. Can it compete?

Sure, there’s plenty of talented photographers to follow on Instagram. But are they funny?

DJI’s new gimbal system is set to be a winner. How do its most important features translate to real world situations?

Ron Jaffe is the stills photographer for a multitude of popular television shows, and occasionally, he’s asked to recreate images that could have been taken decades ago. I asked him what process he goes through to take us back to pre-war USA.

We’ve all had the question thrust upon us, but it’s worth it to hear what other people are charging.

MASV is a pay-as-you-go file transfer service, geared towards photographers and videographers. They’ve come a long way since I last covered them.

Most consumer and even some professional VR rigs use a WiFi connection to transmit video. However, that only gets you so far.

Caleb Pike is showing off his new find from Laowa: a 15mm macro lens that gets a very different perspective.

When it comes to both photography and video hacks, there’s no shortage of clickbait videos. To me, this one is the complete opposite of that.

Mathieu Stern got his hands on a Scarlet-W, which shoots a whopping 5K image, to bring the best out of a vintage 135mm lens he picked up on eBay.

If you don’t quite understand what’s going on under the hood of your Panasonic GH5, then you may miss out on the best situational uses of the built-in image stabilization.

Less than a month after Insta360 announced their last partnership, an extremely important deal will allow for virtual reality video in an easy and time-conscious workflow.

We all know the tricks of the trade, but what actual evidence do we have to prove certain methods or gadgets are up to scratch when it comes to preventing eye strain?

Announced at NAB 2018, AMD’s Radeon Pro SSG is setting its sights on 4K and 8K video with a monster GPU.

It’s no secret that flexible and foldable LED panels are a trend right now. Intellytech has stepped up their game by expanding their offerings, to something much bigger than we’re used to.

The difference between professional and casual VR video is usually in the details. If your stitching is cutting a person in half, then you’ll want custom controls.

A photographer will know exactly what lens distortion you’ll experience with a wide angle lens up close. Does the general public?

You might think it’s rude, but there’s a time and a place that having a pair of buds in your ear can help you get the shot.

Philip Bloom is back with a feature length review, only this time it’s a camera that you may not have heard of.

Until recently, you might expect the iPhone to be the phone of choice for product shots. However I’ve done some digging, and found that Apple’s latest and greatest is being put aside.

Caleb Pike puts the GH5S to the test by lighting a scene with the smallest LED lights he owns.

Photographers could talk about soft light and color temperatures all day long, but what could we bring to interior design? Could photographers do a better job than an interior designer?

Music Photographer Rui Bandeira tells us why he connects his smartphone to his camera while shooting a concert, and the benefits it brings him.

Danielle King walks through the advances that we’ve seen from major lens manufacturers in recent years, and peers into what we’ll want the most from the future.