Snapped a great photo on your iPhone and figure it might be worth trying to sell into a stock photography market? Foap is a new stock photography market that curates good images from iPhone users for commercial use.
Despite the many technological advancements we’ve had over the past few years, interlaced video seems to have stuck around. Interlaced is the “i” in 1080i and the reason it’s not quite as good as 720p. It’s in your cable, your televisions and your camcorders. You should stop using it. Benjamin Higginbotham, the Technology Evangelist, explains why in the above video.
If you’re a filmmaker or just like to have family videos that don’t evoke The Blair Witch Project you may be interested in acquiring a shoulder mount to stabilise your DSLR camera when shooting videos. You can spend a lot of money buying a rig or build one with $US25 in hardware store parts.
All DSLRs, and even many point-and-shoots nowadays, can shoot in RAW format, meaning you can save your images as a completely unprocessed file that offers the potential for a higher-quality photo. The downside is that RAW files take up a lot of space and require extra work to process in post. So when should you use this format or when should you stick to space-saving JPEGs? SLR Lounge performed several tests to come to a (mostly) definitive conclusion.
Your phone’s photo album is probably filled with pictures of a fun night out, family events and too many pictures of your pet, but the most important snapshots are often of things you wouldn’t naturally think to include. As Apartment Therapy Tech points out, capturing photos of your prescription medication can be incredibly useful as a reminder or an indicator when you’re in an emergency. On top of that, we’d add the following:
The key to looking good in photos? It’s all about your jaw, as photographer Peter Hurley explains in this video. Essentially, stretch your forehead forward and down a bit to accentuate your jawline.
An important part of taking great photos or shooting great video is paying attention to your lighting. It can be frustrating when you’re shooting indoors and there just isn’t enough light for the job. Instead of struggling with desk lamps, this DIY strip light uses a heavy-duty power strip, a bunch of compact fluorescents (CFLs) and an umbrella stand to create a portable strip light that packs enough lux for photography, shooting video, or just some task lighting in the garage.
Just about everyone has heard that it’s a good idea to find your “good side” to help you take better pictures. A new study published in Experimental Brain Research suggests that your good side is probably your left side.
Becoming a good photographer requires several things, and one of the hardest to learn is lighting. Virtual Lighting Studio is a free web app that lets you light a (pretty awkward) subject with up to six lights so you can see how each setup affects the image. Because lighting is one of those things that you learn best by practice, this is possibly the easiest way to understand what different arrangements can do for your image.
