Tag: Cameras
Shadow & Light Monthly #60
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this edition we see the Troubles in Northern Ireland through the eyes of a Japanese photographer and look at what may be the most beautiful film set pictures ever taken. We revisit the birth of skateboarding in 1970s California and look at the best of fine art photography with the Hasselblad Masters 2023 winners.
Shadow & Light Monthly #59
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this edition we go behind the scenes of the early Hip Hop scene of New York and see unpublished photos from Magnum great Robert Capa. We explore the emotion and rhythm of street photography and look at Pentax’s brand new half frame film camera.
Shadow & Light Monthly #52
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this edition we look at the world of female sumo wrestlers fighting for recognition and look at the camera developed for the new Sphere in Las Vegas. We look at a new service that allows you to take control of a drone from the other side of the world and discover the beauty of nature beyond the limits of human perception.
Shadow & Light Monthly #51
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this edition we look at Cuba’s fading revolution and find the minimalistic beauty in nature’s gradients. We visit Tokyo’s finest jazz haunts and find out more about the life and work of street photographer Jill Freedman.
Coffee x Cameras Interview – The Emotional Resonance of Photography
This week I had the pleasure of chatting to Charlie Naebeck as part of his Coffee x Cameras Interview Series.
We chatted about all things photography, portraits, emotional connection, learning to see and the importance of authenticity.
Shadow & Light Monthly #50
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
Welcome to a landmark issue 50 of Shadow & Light! In this edition we revisit 50s Italy and look at a brief history of Polaroid. We take a look at life on the New York Subway in the 1970s/80s and find out what life is like as a National Geographic Photographer.
Shadow & Light Monthly #49
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this edition we examine the work of W. Eugene Smith and take a look inside the lives of the Elite. We learn about how Anton Corbijn approaches his emotive celebrity portraits and learn what lies inside a mystery abandoned cabinet full of Kodachrome slides.
Shadow & Light Monthly #48
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this edition we see how one photographer is capturing portraits of animals and learn about the art of creating a zine. We delve into why some photographers see opportunities that you miss and look at vintage photographs where subjects have been removed from the frame for reasons unknown.
Shadow & Light Monthly #47
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this edition we see how photographers have captured the first year of the war in Ukraine and look at the career of music photographer Richard Kelly. We discover how a Raspberry PI has been used to create a camera that creates images using AI and watch the laborious (and arguably pointless) task of painting a classic SLR.
Shadow & Light Monthly #45
Shadow & Light is a list of curated photography stories, features, techniques, news and inspiration that I’ve come across this month.
In this edition we go behind the scenes of a stunning underwater shot and take an alternative look at car photography. We learn more about the story behind NASA crew portraits and talk handheld exposure meters.
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