The DJI Phantom has become an incredibly popular drone for photography, but it still can’t handle some of the heavier cameras used for film and commercial productions. Enter the Matrice 600, a drone meant for maximum performance. The Matrice 600 comes equipped with 6 propellors and can carry a variety of cameras from GoPros to REDs. The …
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Videographer Paul Trillo, the same person behind “The Irrational Fear of Nothing” video, recently released a fun video called Chromaticity, which features drones flying over the water while attached with smoke bombs. Smoke bombs are certainly nothing new to videography and photography – all you have to do is scroll a bit on your Instagram or …
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There are so many pictures of dogs out there, but not many pictures by dogs. Well Pedigree Spain and Saatchi & Saatchi have created a vest for dogs that allows them to take pictures when they’re excited; it’s called the “Posting Tail.” The vest works by detecting when the dog is wagging it’s tail excitedly and snapping …
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In the first installment of Profoto’s Icon video series, the company choose to interview one of photography’s greatest artists and documentarian, Mary Ellen Mark. Mary Ellen Mark is known for her photojournalism/documentary-style photography, her portraiture work and her advertising photography. “An iconic image,” Mark says, “It’s intriguing; its mysterious; it makes you wonder. You think about …
You know that feeling when a DJI Phantom drone crashes through your window and rams into your head? Well David Perel unfortunately knows that feeling very well.. Someone was attempting to fly their drone in a crowded area, but when the drone was moving too fast and spinning around too quickly, the pilot lost control …
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What would you risk to get the perfect shot? Would you risk having your head removed from your body? If you answered yes, then you might understand the motives behind the photographer who almost died while snapping photos of a plane landing at the ridiculously dangerous St. Bart’s Airport. Imagine having an airport where the …
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Photographer and animator Alexey Zakharov of Moscow, Russia created a stunning short film called “The Old New World” in which old black and white photos from the early 1900’s were animated and brought to life. It is a “photo-based animation project,” that offers a “travel back in time with a little steampunk time machine,” Zakharov says. “The …
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Think Tank Photo makes some of the absolute best camera bags in the business, bags that can not only hold your camera body and lenses but also your lighting equipment, batteries, tripods, cables and just about everything you’ll need on a photo shoot. Think Tank Photo’s newest bag, the Production Manager 50, is surely no exception …
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