Magazine Covers Shot with Phones Ain’t No Thing
Scoring a national magazine cover shoot to prove the greatness of a phone's camera has become part of the standard PR playbook for manufacturers. TIME…
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Why You’ll Never Find a Camera That’s Been to the Moon on eBay
NASA’s Apollo Program was an audacious mission to send astronauts to the moon – a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy’s in a…
A Star is Born – Jay L. Clendenin Goes Large with Lady Gaga
This weekend, Lady Gaga makes her leading actress debut in the fourth remake of A Star is Born co-written, starring, and directed by Bradley Cooper. The…
Why David Butow’s Image of Jeff Flake Stands Out
Both position and timing matter in capturing a compelling and visually descriptive photo. Last week’s explosive SCOTUS confirmation hearing of Brett Kavanaugh provided another interesting…
Why Dedicated Cameras Will Always Be (Optically) Better than Smartphones
It’s September which means another generation of Apple iPhones. This year, the iPhone XS (pronounced “ten ess”) adds a slightly larger sensor plus significantly more…
PSA: It’s “Bokeh” not “Bokuh”
Image: Apple There are many sounds that native American English speakers have trouble reproducing. The French “r” (aka the “voiceless uvular fricative”), the rolled double…
Who Photographed that Colin Kaepernick Nike Image?
Nike and Colin Kaepernick broke the Internet yesterday with an ad campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of "Just Do It." https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7/status/1036695513251434498 Reaction to the ad…
An Optical Engineer Explains Lens Flange Distance and Mount Diameter
Nikon has understandably made a big deal about launching their new Z-mount alongside the announcement of their new mirrorless cameras, the Z6 and Z7. The…
How Much Depth-of-Field Do You Get with Nikon’s 58mm f/0.95 lens?
Along with the announcement of Nikon's new mirrorless Z-system was the development announcement of a 58mm f/0.95 Noct lens. The Z-mount's huge inner diameter of…