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by Jill Waterman · Posted
As a follow-up to Part 1 of our fireworks story, it’s worth noting that photographing a fireworks show is no easy feat. Readers seeking a how-to guide to this subject need look no further than this Explora article, by Todd Vorenkamp.
Yet, as that article notes, and the photos featured here make evident, the challenge of capturing bursting pyrotechnics in images offers great opportunities for experimentation and fun. This is perhaps
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Today we chat with Reid Callanan, founder and director of the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops and renowned photo educator Craig Stevens, formerly of Maine Media Workshops and Savannah College of Art & Design, about photography mentors, lifelong learning, and the role photo workshops play in cultivating community.
Above image: Double portrait of Reid Callanan and Craig Stevens, © Joyce Tenneson
Craig and Reid share plenty of insight, not just on the requisite trust that’s required in a successful mentor and student relationship, but other
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
Believe it or not, when a spacecraft leaves the earth with a camera as a part of its scientific suite, there are real-world similarities between the cameras on interplanetary space probes and the cameras we sell at B&H—especially now in the age of digital photography. In this article we will look at all the American spacecraft that have ventured beyond earth orbit and discuss their various camera systems.
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For artists and photographers who make their art on paper, a key consideration is how it will be displayed later. In this B&H video, Barrie Lynn Bryant demonstrates viable options for artists and photographers to use for displaying their works with the art of framing.
0:00 - Introduction
1:30 - Bryant’s Intro
5:36 - Frame History
8:03 - Displaying Your Work with the Community
11:21 - Studying Framing
18:47 - Printing and Shrink Wrapping
21:10 - What Goes into Framing
29:50 - Printing on a Prism Jet Printer
32:02 - When to Use a Picture
by Allan Weitz · Posted
If you ask photographers what they consider important when choosing a camera, the aspect ratio of the sensor seldom enters the conversation. Megapixels? Yes. Sensor size? Yes. Burst rates? Yes. Aspect ratio? Seldom.
Aspect ratios are determined by the form factor of the camera’s imaging sensor, which among consumer cameras are typically 3:2 or 4:3 rectangles. And while photographers weigh the pluses and minuses of MFT, APS-C, and full-frame sensor formats, few photographers care about the actual shape of their camera sensors.
"Aspect ratios
by Morgan Lyle · Posted
As everyone knows, there’s plenty to do in New York City: dining, shopping, sightseeing, concerts, museums, sporting events—and camping.
That’s right—real camping in a tent, with a campfire, in a wooded area off a former airport runway in Brooklyn.
The public campground at Floyd Bennett Field, part of Gateway National Recreation Area, is just one of the unexpected delights to be found in New York City’s national parks. As the National Park Service gets set to celebrate its centennial in 2016, New York metro area residents can say “happy