Last week PHOTIGY Live hangout was about shooting silverware. Not a simple tabletop silverware shot, but a funny one. It appears that to add this "funny" thing was not an easy task: we easily can create scary, bloody and mystic shots much easier than funny:-) In any case, it was an...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Happy Birthday, Google Plus! [photigy_video video_url="https://vimeo.com/44777615" group_id="1" title="Please Login or Register" subtitle="To watch this video, please login or create a free account on Photigy."] This is our (mine and +Genia Larionova's) gift for Google Plus 1st Year Anniversary. We truly love G+, this is the only social network where we...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text][photigy_video video_url="https://vimeo.com/44771397" group_id="2" type="proclub" title="Please Login to Pro Club Account" subtitle="To watch this video, please login to your pro Club account."][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1400276310851{margin-top: 50px !important;}" trigger="scroll" viewportfactor="0.33" effect="bounce" timing="linear" duration="1000" delay="0" iteration_count="1"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Result We have recorded a very detailed explanation on everything on this shot, from the lighting for the hummer to a liquid...
Engineers Build Gigapixel Camera Electrical engineers from Duke University and the University of Arizona have built an imaging apparatus consisting of 98 synchronised microcameras and a large, ball-shaped central lens. “Each one of the microcameras captures information from a specific area of the field of view.”Read more... 50 Stunning Examples...
We've got great people joining us and we'll be talking about one of the most interesting topics in the photography world: How to sell images. Most people with camera are capable of creating amazing images. Maybe not every click (who does ?:-) but we all have a library of shots...
Recently I've installed a cool iPhone application, called TriggerTrap. This is a soft-version of a TriggerTrap device, and this is my review/functionality test. TriggerTrap hands-on Review (more…)
Looking to update your computer/phone/tablet with a fresh new look? We have these twenty amazing high-speed liquid photos that we turned into a wallpapers gallery for your PC/Mac (including the new MAcBook Pro with retina display), Ipad/iPhone and Android devices. Each of these images are my shots, and each was...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] DIY Studio Lighting: Sony speaker shot step-by-step Say what you want folks but I like watching shows like "American Test Kitchen". First, I like good food. More important though, I like that those people always experiment and play with things that have been around forever and yet, they manage...
How worlds top 50 websites looked years back How world’s top 50 websites looked years back.Here is a presentation of how world’s top 50 websites looked years back. Over the years, everything has experienced a change irrespective of fields and areas. As the modern world has changed and along with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is the first part of a series of tutorials I have released. Here I talk about the differences and specifics of food photography and explain in details how this shot was done: The Video: Food Photography, Part One [photigy_video video_url="https://vimeo.com/44087137" group_id="2" type="proclub" title="Please Login to Pro Club Account" subtitle="To...
Shooting tools is a very wide piece of a tabletop product photography, and approach is different for each subject type. Glossy wrenches, sockets and knives are more like a jewelry, benefiting from soft gradient reflections and diffused lighting. Motorized plastic tools looks great under sharp rim lighting on the edges,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Image Build Up: "Spiral of Sparks" By Jeff Creech (www.jeffcreech.com) When I heard the topic for this month's Studio Photography Insights was "Hand Tools," I knew that it was going to be challenging. Although tools are certainly considered products, it is a genre of product photography that I personally have...
Reduced price on the Lexar 128GB SDXC Card Normally $164.95 - Now $89.95! The 128GB Professional 133x SDXC Card from Lexar is designed for the person who demands the highest quality from a memory card. Whether for shooting digital stills at a public relations gig where you need a high burst rate or filming...
15 Gift Ideas for Geek Dads So while other sites celebrate dads in general, in today’s post we are celebrating the geek dad, the kind of dad who introduces you to technology, the moment you start walking.No matter which type of geek your dad is, we have gift ideas that...
I had an opportunity to use Canon 5D Mark III during Google Plus Photographer's conference and this it a short review I have recorded after I got back to our studio in Atlanta. Many thanks to Jim Goldstein from BorrowLenses.com for the loaner! Canon 5D Mark III hands-on review To...
The Business of Commercial Photography Wednesday 6th of June at 10PM EST (your time: http://goo.gl/bMhDB ) we'll have a hangout with special guests: +Sean Armenta +Peter Hurley +Bill Cahill. Of course we'll have Dave Nitsche and few more cool guys with us:-) We'll be discussing the business side of commercial...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This video features behind the scenes material of the Dior Creme shot you see below: Dior Creme Liquid Flower The video featured the whole shooting process which was taped during the shot, and a quick post-production outline. BTS Video [photigy_video video_url="https://vimeo.com/43373913" group_id="2" type="proclub" title="Please Login to Pro Club Account"...
ACR 7.1 and DNG Converter 7.1 Now Available Eventually! Now I can use Photoshop and Bridge to convert my Canon 5D Mark III RAW files.Camera Raw 7.1 is now available on Adobe.com and through the update mechanism in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Camera Raw 7.1 adds new Defringe controls to help...
This week assignment was a food shot. Enjoy the video and the submitted assignments gallery. Weekly Studio Assignment Results [scrollGallery id=16] Studio Photography Insights Video: Lighting setups and behind the shot info is on the corresponded forum thread: The food shot. We’ve changed the format of the assignments to be...
Today we had a live product shot at Gplus conference, where I shot a perfume bottle (Versace Yellow Diamond), and yesterday we had a photowalk at Treasure Island, it was such a fun! Treasure Island is an abandoned Military base, with many empty building and great coastline view to beautiful San Francisco. But...