DP Review Thursday November 16, 2023
As we noted recently, Sony’s newly introduced a9 III is the first full-frame mirrorless camera to be built around a global shutter CMOS sensor. PetaPixel recently called it a “game changer” for photography. DP Review takes you on a deep dive into the difference between global shutters and the progressive shutters used in the majority of large sensor cameras. It’s especially important in flash photography.
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Ben Harvey Photography Wednesday November 15, 2023
YouTuber Ben Harvey notes that he is an architect who happens to be “pretty handy with a camera as well,” and in a new video he brings his knowledge to bear with a comprehensive guide to architectural photography that covers everything from lenses and lighting to perspective, composition and post-processing. Bottom line: Architectural photography is about a lot more than photography spaces. There’s art involved.
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The New York Times Wednesday November 15, 2023
In November of 1971, Led Zeppelin released its iconic fourth album—widely known as “Led Zeppelin IV,” with the band’s hit song “Stairway to Heaven.” The album’s wordless cover featured an image of a bearded, older man with a large bundle of sticks on his back. Now, 52 years later, notes The New York Times, a photo researcher has uncovered the origin of the image: Sometimes thought to have been a painting, it was actually a Victorian-era photograph of a man who made thatched roofs for cottages in southwestern England.
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PetaPixel Wednesday November 15, 2023
The CEWE Photo Awards has suspended the overall winner of its 2023 competition after the photographer provided “untrue and misleading information,” notes PetaPixel. As PP reported recently, the winning photo of the photo competition, which bills itself as the “world’s largest,” was found to have been staged. CEWE points out that staged photographs are not in direct violation of the competition’s terms and conditions; however, the misleading information provided by the photographer led them to suspend her award.
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