The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017

Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast!]( TODAY'S POSTS [Hands On With the New Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 G2]( [How to Make a DIY Light Painting Brush for Cool Still Life Effects]( [This is the Camera Tech Used to Film Animals in Pitch Dark for Planet Earth II]( [Don’t Mourn Popular Photography]( [Flickr Adds ‘Similarity Search’ to Help You Discover Visually Similar Photos]( [What Lens Should I Buy? This Video Breaks Down All Your Options]( [Popular Photography is Dead After 80 Years as a Top Photo Magazine]( [4 Lighting Principles I Wish I’d Known When I Started Photography]( [Broncolor’s Free ‘How To’ Section is a Lighting Tutorial Gold Mine]( [This Guy Turned a Sony Camera Into a Digital Back for His Nikon Film SLR]( [Hands On With the New Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 G2]( Mar 07, 2017 02:34 pm | Spencer Lookabaugh If you’ve read any photography website or stopped into a store recently, you probably know that the creative options available to photographers are as numerous as ever. One aspect of photographic gear that has seen the most rapid expansion in quality options as of late, is lens selection. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [How to Make a DIY Light Painting Brush for Cool Still Life Effects]( Mar 07, 2017 01:25 pm | Darren Turner A couple of weekends ago I was playing about with some ideas for a new portfolio shot involving a wall clock. Now, this clock happens to look a bit like a pocket watch, and a pocket watch normally has a chain (see where I’m going with this?). So I figured: “what if instead of a chain, I use some wispy light trails?” … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [This is the Camera Tech Used to Film Animals in Pitch Dark for Planet Earth II]( Mar 07, 2017 12:49 pm | DL Cade [Watch the Video]( Wildlife photography and videography is more incredible today than ever before, thanks in large part to the last decade’s amazing leaps in camera technology. This behind the scenes look at the cameras used by the BBC to shoot Planet Earth II shows you how advances in camera tech have allowed us to see the creatures of the night in ways never before thought possible. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Don’t Mourn Popular Photography]( Mar 07, 2017 12:09 pm | Allen Murabayashi After nearly 80 years, Popular Photography announced that the magazine would publish its final issue on March 10, 2017 while simultaneously ceasing updates to both PopPhoto.com and AmericanPhotoMag.com. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Flickr Adds ‘Similarity Search’ to Help You Discover Visually Similar Photos]( Mar 07, 2017 11:47 am | DL Cade Despite [its uncertain future]( Flickr continues to add features, doing their best to remain a relevant part of today’s photo sharing landscape. Their latest update adds something called “[similarity search]( a feature that helps you find visually similar photos without guessing at proper search terms and tags. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [What Lens Should I Buy? This Video Breaks Down All Your Options]( Mar 07, 2017 11:11 am | DL Cade [Watch the Video]( “What lens should I buy?” It’s one of the most common gear questions that pops up in the PetaPixel inbox, and while there is no one-size-fits-all answer, photographer [Peter McKinnon]( does a great job of explaining what’s out there and what you need to know to decide on your next lens in this informative video. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Popular Photography is Dead After 80 Years as a Top Photo Magazine]( Mar 07, 2017 10:29 am | Phil Mistry Popular Photography, the largest circulated imaging magazine that launched its first issue in May 1937 in New York City, has ceased publication after being continuously in production for 80 years. The March/April 2017 issue will be the last in print. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [4 Lighting Principles I Wish I’d Known When I Started Photography]( Mar 07, 2017 10:10 am | Tara Lesher When I first started photography, I struggled a lot with lighting. In the beginning, we’re often told to shoot our subjects in open shade, but if you don’t know how to do this properly the results can be disastrous: faces with dark shadows, eyes with no depth, overexposed backgrounds, etc. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Broncolor’s Free ‘How To’ Section is a Lighting Tutorial Gold Mine]( Mar 07, 2017 09:34 am | DL Cade It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, intermediate, or even a professional, you’ll want to give Broncolor’s [free “How To” page]( a look. There, you’ll find nearly 100 pro lighting examples—beautiful photos, each accompanied by a gear list, description, and lighting diagram. It’s a tutorial gold mine. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [This Guy Turned a Sony Camera Into a Digital Back for His Nikon Film SLR]( Mar 07, 2017 09:09 am | Michael Zhang Ever since the advent of digital cameras, some film photographers have dreamed of having a way to convert their beloved film cameras into digital ones. Photographer [Robin Guymer]( took matters into his own hands: using his knowledge of electronics, he converted a Sony NEX-3 mirrorless camera into a digital back for his film Nikon FE SLR camera. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 03/07/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( YESTERDAY'S POSTS [Lighting Tips: How to Shoot Killer Product Photography at Home]( [Google Photos Will Now Automatically White Balance Your Snapshots]( [A Simple Guide to the ‘Desaturated Urban Look’ in Lightroom]( [Sony 85mm GM vs Sigma 85mm ART: Real World Comparison]( [What’s a Red Pixel? 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