Mattheww Brennan Friday March 3, 2023
Drones have become an essential tool for many photographers and filmmakers, and in a new video YouTuber Mattheww Brennan shares 10 drone moves that will make your work look professional. He’s got a trick up his sleeve: Brennan demonstrates with a DJI Mini 3 Pro in its “Spotlight” mode—a tracking mode that allows you to draw a box around a subject; as you fly the drone, the camera automatically keeps track of that subject.
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CROSSEYED ARTS Friday March 3, 2023
The acclaimed photographer Mark Seliger, known for his portraits of musicians, shot a celebrity of another kind early in his career—the influential Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Now Seliger is collaborating with his brother Yoel, who has added a painterly dimension to Seliger’s 1984 portrait of Schneerson to create a limited-edition print being offered for sale to support humanitarian initiatives in Ukraine. The Lubavitcher Rebbe was born in Nikolaev, Ukraine 120 years ago.
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Digital Camera World Friday March 3, 2023
Lensbaby’s newly announced Double Glass II optic builds on the look of the original Lensbaby, released in 2004, and the first Double Glass optic, released in 2008. The Double Glass II “takes the quality up another level to provide a very sharp point of focus where it counts, with the rest of the frame drifting off into the typical weirdness we expect from Lensbaby,” notes DIY Photography. Double Glass II covers an aperture range from f/2.5 to f/22, a big upgrade from the original Double Glass, adds Digital Camera World.
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Women Photograph Friday March 3, 2023
Women Photograph, the database of women photographers around the globe, has published its first book, bringing together work from the archives of its members. The book, What We See:Women and Nonbinary Perspectives Through the Lens, includes 100 images from both up-and-coming photographers and industry veterans, notes The Washington Post. “From documenting major events such as 9/11 to capturing serially misrepresented communities, this book presents a revisionist contemporary history,” notes the group.
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