"On February 24, I woke up to a friend calling me. He said that the war had begun." So notes Sergey Makarov, 34, a photographer from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, in an account at CNN in which he describes his experience surviving the Russian onslaught and his eventual evacuation. Meanwhile, Associated Press recently featured an account from the team of journalists who … Read the full Story >>
Some photographers like their forests green and bright; others prefer the moody mystery of mist and fog. If you’re among the latter group, you’ll want to watch a new video from footeripper. “The beautiful thing about fog is that it can simplify overly busy forest compositions by helping to hide overly abundant branches and trunks in the background. It also provides a natural roll-off that helps to bring focus to your subject. Finally, with that diffuse, soft light, you end up with relatively flat files that allow you to dodge and burn to taste to emphasize your subject more naturally,” notes Fstoppers. Read the full Story >>
“Hens and roosters can’t be directed,” says Amsterdam-based photographer Alex ten Napel. Chickens, his favored portrait subjects “are wholly themselves, lurching from one spot to the next, burying themselves within masses of feathers, and spreading their wings as if they’ll finally lift off the ground despite being notoriously poor fliers,” notes Colossal. But ten Napel says the birds in his ongoing “Hens and Roosters” series “had the power to tell me to be patient and to wait for the right moment.” Read the full Story >>
Kuvrd, the company known for making universal waterproof and dustproof lens caps, has launched a new product called the WaterBear—a tiny washable and reusable pad can instantly and safely clean any kind of screen, lens, or display. The WaterBear is made of a chamois nano-carbon-active polyamide synthetic tri-blend material that is safe for lenses and displays. Kuvrd says they are more versatile than microfiber cloths, which are limited to certain screens or glass types. Read the full Story >>
