B&H Pulse Weekly News Roundup: April 5th, 2012

This week in the news: Canon announced a new camera for those looking up at the sky, while Phase One announced a new camera for those looking down at the ground; Instagram came to Android; Sigma added a new lens to their lineup, and more...

This is your B&H Photo Pulse News Roundup for April 5th, 2012.

 

We Ask Photographers: What's Your Go To Lens and Camera?

While a photographer's vision comes first, there are many creatives that prefer to just use one camera and one lens. The reason for this varies greatly: maybe the combo helps them get most of their work done, or maybe they love the way the two work together. We recently talked to various photographers asking them what their go-to lens and camera are.

And the answers range across the entire spectrum.

B&H Pulse Weekly News Roundup: March 30th, 2012

This week in the news: LG has an OLED Television for the affluent; a new camera bag looks to eliminate the need for Velcro inserts; the camcorder that can videotape your dog running, and slow it down tremendously; and more...

This is your B&H Photo Pulse News Roundup for March 30th, 2012.

 

 

Five Items These Photographers Find Invaluable

Think about this for a second: What is the one item in your camera bag that doesn't take up a ton of space, but that you'd be nowhere without? We all have them. They are little essentials that vary greatly—whether filters, painkillers, etc. We asked a couple of photographers what they have, with some interesting results.

 

 

Lead Image by DavidWSumner via the B&H Photo Flickr Group.

 

 

Bryant Eslava: Success at a Young Age

Bryant Eslava is currently 19 years old, and has achieved a tremendous amount as a photographer. His Tumblr has been featured in the spotlight due to his careful eye for creating portraits and photographing fashion. Bryant currently focuses on what is known as street-style fashion photography—an art form made popular by Scott Schuman (the Sartorialist) and Bill Cunningham of the New York Times.

Bryant was kind enough to take some time out of his schedule to chat with us about his success, and to share tips with our readers on how they can gain success too.

 

Bryant's photo was shot by David Urbanke.

 

B&H Pulse Weekly News Round-Up: March 23th, 2012

This week in the news: Toshiba's new tablet has an integrated TV tuner; Photoshop CS6 goes into public beta; and Western Digital releases new 2TB hard drives.

This is your B&H Photo Pulse News Roundup for March 23rd, 2012.

 

 

Swimming with Sharks

The first question non-divers usually ask is, “Have you ever seen a shark?” If you answer yes, they want to know if you were scared. Well, for most divers, seeing this majestic animal is a thrill. To be able to see dozens at one time is an experience most divers dream of. One does not have to travel far to realize this dream. In the Bahamas, on New Providence Island in the city of Nassau, you can swim with dozens of gray reef sharks. Nassau is less than a three-hour flight from New York City. The island is merely 178 miles from Miami, Florida. Nassau is known for sandy white beaches, calm blue water, casinos, resorts and gift shops. There is enough to do to keep any tourist happy. Vacationers come to this island by cruise ship, airplane and private boat, to relax and party. But if you want adventure, you should venture beneath the Bahamian waters to see the numerous reefs, walls and shipwrecks teeming with marine life.

Light is Our Inspiration

We’d never been to this ghost town before, and it was a long haul to get there, but we finally arrived. It was one of those cold, overcast days in Montana where sitting by a fire was a better option than trying to make a good click. Our son Jake had been to Elkhorn State Park before, but it was new to us, which always makes the photographic adventure that much more exciting. But the light was flat, to say the least—simply no magic to it. We walked up the hill to the old Fraternity Hall. Not that the light falling on it was any better, but perhaps we could find a ghost. We ventured in and went upstairs to find no ghosts, but a soft shaft of light, making two very ordinary folding chairs look anything but ordinary. You couldn’t have had a more common scene lit by a more uncommon light.

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog post by Moose Peterson.

From Start to Finish: How to Get More Accurate Color From Your Images

A camera's LCD screen can be quite misleading when viewing your images. Often, when you import your images onto your computer they don't look anything like what you originally shot (that is, if you were working with RAW files). In order to get better color out of your images, you'll need to follow a couple of steps. And once you've reached the end, it will be like night and day.

We talked to four of the leading industry professionals to talk about how they get better color. Here are their tips from start to finish:

Lead image is Beached by JCNixonPhoto via the B&H Photo Flickr Group

B&H Pulse Weekly News Round-Up: March 16th, 2012

This week in the news: the possibility of a digital Bolex camera; Sony announces a new DSLR, and more.

This is your B&H Pulse news feed for March 16th, 2012.

 

 

Sticking to Your Photographic Goals

The first quarter of the year is nearly over. Have you been following through on achieving the goals that you set for yourself? Sometimes, it can be tough to do so.

We talked to a couple of successful photographers about how they followed through on their goals and got to where they are today.

 

Photo is The Set List by Josh Teal Photography via the B&H Photo Flickr Group

B&H Pulse Weekly News Round-Up: March 9th, 2012

This week in the news: Apple announces their new iPad; SLRMagic outed some new lenses; Adobe finally released Lightroom 4; and Google decided to make all of their web content accessible in one place for Android users.

This is your B&H Pulse news feed for March 9th, 2012.

 

Mitch Aunger Talks about HDSLR Trends

Mitch Aunger runs the extremely-popular Planet 5D community. Founded around the advent of HDSLRs, the site has evolved over the years to not only being a host to reviews and news, but also aggregating lots of the cultural changes within the HDSLR community, and interviewing top professionals.

We recently had the chance to squeeze some time in with Mitch to ask him a couple of questions about HDSLR culture, and lots more.

 

 

B&H Pulse Weekly News Round-Up: March 2nd, 2012

This week in the news: Canon announces their highly-anticipated 5D Mk III and 600 EX-RT flash; Westcott has a new Flash Modifier; Sony announced new Cybershot cameras; Toshiba announced new tablets for Mobile World Congress; the thinnest K-mount lens ever, and lots more.

This is your B&H Pulse news feed for March 2nd, 2012.

 

Graham Watson: Cycling Photographer

Graham Watson has honed his skill of photographing cycling for over 30 years. His typical season runs from January through October, photographing races all over the world. Graham's photos are so grabbing, that Lance Armstrong recruited him to produce the imagery for one of his books. He is also very active on Twitter.

We were able to catch up with the cycling photographer between races, to pick his brain about the industry, and about becoming a successful photographer.