A HUGE flood of email is currently taking down our corporate network here at Canon USA as people write in to complain about why we told Vincent Laforet, eternal peace and blessings be upon him, to …
But let’s be clear, the paradigm shift was niche. A hardware paradigm had shifted — not so much a creative one. Yes, the ante has been upped for professional D-SLRs to include video capture capabilities. But has it really resulted in either a 1) creative paradigm shift or a 2) commerce paradigm shift? In my opinion, no.
Source Why? There have been two prevailing attitudes toward the proposed conference/symposium dealing with issues of race and diversity in photography: a) That it is absolutely necessary & b) I…
I haven’t done scientific testing. But basically I’d wager that you can expect a 2 stop improvement in terms of low light performance/image quality with the 1D MKIV relative to the 5D MKII.
The Taliban fighters who kidnapped David Rohde, a Times reporter, and two Afghans were guided by a strident belief that the United States was waging a war against Islam. The third installment in Mr. Rohde’s account of his captivity.
Prix Pictet is a yearly £60,000 ($97,000) photography prize awarded for a body of work that focuses on environmental sustainability.This year the theme is ‘earth’. A Mexican garbage dump where people forage to sustain a pitiful existence; the changing landscape and displaced communities of China’s Yangtze River; the devastating impact of oil production in the Niger Delta; and the annual pilgrimage to the desert fronts of the Iran-Iraq war are among the subjects that feature in the work of this year’s shortlisted artists.
Lens Culture is pleased to provide previews of all twelve outstanding international photographers who are finalists.
So this is one of those topics Joe and I are asked about on a very regular basis. We usually just answer these questions one-by-one, but got an interesting email from one of our readers,
No cameras allowed at the ceremony, but Kerry Payne managed to sneak out a tiny iPhone pic… Needless to say, we are so very humbled by this award…Photography Magazine of the Year 2009 w…
Canon has announced two new Wireless File Transmitters for the new EOS-1D Mark IV and EOS 5D Mark II digital SLRs. The WFT-E2 II (for the EOS-1D Mark IV) and WFT-E4 II (for the 5D Mark II) allow photographers to transfer image files securely to a computer
From Nixon to the Beatles, Bette Davis to U2… Over the past 60 years, The Observer’s Jane Bown has photographed many of the world’s greatest personalities. On the eve of her retrospective, she talks to Robin McKie about her life’s work
Canon introduced a new flagship digital SLR for sports photography this morning, the 10 frames per second, 16MP EOS 1D Mark IV. The 1D Mark IV will sell for $4,999 body only and ship to U.S. dealers in late December.
Just a little over two weeks ago my jaw dropped even harder when I took a prototype of the Canon 1D MKIV outdoors to test it at night. I was on the road, it was late and I had just rushed back to my hotel to get to the unit. I was expecting a 1D body, with 24p, a 1.3 crop factor sensor, 10 fps for stills, a new AF system – 60 fps at 720p – and of course 1080p video.
Nothing prepared me for what happened next.
I set the ASA to high – and I pointed it towards an area lit by a single flood light. The image was overexposed by 4-5 stops. I then started to play with the settings, pointing my light into an area in complete shadow (my eye saw nothing but black) but on the rear of the LCD I saw sharp, green leaves as crystal clear as if it were shot in daylight.
INTRODUCING THE ULTIMATE MULTIMEDIA IMAGING SOLUTION: THE NEW CANON EOS-1D MARK IV DIGITAL SLR CAMERA The EOS-1D Mark IV Features a Completely Redesigned 45-Po
In a dramatic announcement at the National Press Club today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reversed its position on climate change policy, and promised to immediately cease lobbying against the Kerry-Boxer bill.
The 7th Annual Lucie Awards for photography are being held tonight in New York City.
Below is a list of Lucie honorees, plus nominees for the International Photography Awards and Lucie Awards support categories, which will be announced during the ceremony at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Comedian Barry Weintraub is the host.
We’ll update this post to include the winners later tonight.