The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017

Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast!]( TODAY'S POSTS [My Visit to the Abandoned Radioactive City of Pripyat]( [Capturing Dramatic Portraits Against the Spectacular Icelandic Landscape]( [Reality Check: What Counts as ‘Pro’ Photography Gear?]( [Pro Tip: Don’t Pose Your Models, Direct Them]( [When an NFL Superstar Photographs Your Family Portrait]( [This Laowa Adapter Magnifies Full Frame Lenses for Fuji Medium Format]( [DJI Unveils the Spark, A ‘Mini Drone’ You Can Control with Hand Gestures]( [That Time I Paid $6,544 for 256MB of RAM to Run Photoshop…]( [A Massive 30-Part Guide to Retouching Photos in Photoshop]( [Macphun Is Releasing Its Best-Selling Photo Editing Software on Windows]( [Rephotographing Mt. Fuji, As Seen on the 500-Yen Japanese Banknote]( [Profoto Recalls Its New B1X Monolight Battery]( [Guy Asks 12 Different Photographers to Take His Wedding Photo]( [How to Use Extended Low ISO for Cleaner Photos]( [My Visit to the Abandoned Radioactive City of Pripyat]( May 24, 2017 02:29 pm | Roman Robroek Before you read the rest of the article, and it will be a long read, please allow me to share a few thoughts with you. Visiting the abandoned city of Pripyat and the disaster site of Chernobyl was an experience that I was looking forward to for a very long time. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Capturing Dramatic Portraits Against the Spectacular Icelandic Landscape]( May 24, 2017 12:59 pm | Jay Philbrick My wife, Vicki, and I are full-time portrait and wedding photographers. But when we aren’t shooting these things, some of our favorite concepts are creating dramatic images of people in fantastic surroundings. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Reality Check: What Counts as ‘Pro’ Photography Gear?]( May 24, 2017 12:20 pm | [DL Cade]( [Watch the Video]( The short answer: whatever works for you. In this short video/soliloquy, photography educator [Matt Granger]( takes a break from looking at the best pro photo gear, to help define what exactly “pro gear” means to him, and what it should mean to you. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Pro Tip: Don’t Pose Your Models, Direct Them]( May 24, 2017 11:26 am | [DL Cade]( [Watch the Video]( Commercial photographer [Derek Heisler]( has some key advice for the novice portrait photographers in the audience: don’t pose your models. This might seem counterintuitive at first, but Heisler explains why ‘directing’ your models instead of posing them, will make a huge difference in your photography. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [When an NFL Superstar Photographs Your Family Portrait]( May 24, 2017 11:07 am | Blair Bunting I’m not usually one to talk about celebrities that I keep in touch with from photo shoots. Some of this comes out of professional courtesy, and another part of it is that I’m a bit of a private person. However, a current project and fun day in the studio has made for some new images and behind the scenes video that I think you will all enjoy. Here’s a look at the shenanigans that take place when I share the studio with my photographer friend (who plays football), Larry Fitzgerald. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [This Laowa Adapter Magnifies Full Frame Lenses for Fuji Medium Format]( May 24, 2017 10:49 am | [DL Cade]( If you’re intrigued by [the medium format Fuji GFX 50s]( but don’t like the idea of throwing away all of your full-frame glass once you buy it, Laowa has a solution for you. It’s called the “[Magic Format Converter]( and it will magnify your Nikon and Canon full-frame lenses to fit a Fuji GFX. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [DJI Unveils the Spark, A ‘Mini Drone’ You Can Control with Hand Gestures]( May 24, 2017 09:42 am | [DL Cade]( There’s a new DJI drone taking to the skies, and it’s the smallest, easiest-to-use quadcopter the Chinese company has ever created. Meet the [DJI Spark]( a tiny drone that’s packed full of easy-to-use features that make it perfect for the drone novice and aerial selfie enthusiast. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [That Time I Paid $6,544 for 256MB of RAM to Run Photoshop…]( May 24, 2017 09:38 am | Gary Bartholomew Back in January 1995, I upgraded my Mac 8110 desktop to 256 megabytes of RAM for $6,544. Why? Because Photoshop needed a minimum of 5 times the RAM to work with a 8.5×11 RGB 8-bit color page, and that was 24 megabytes. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [A Massive 30-Part Guide to Retouching Photos in Photoshop]( May 24, 2017 09:11 am | [Jayphen Simpson]( Want a crash course in retouching photos in Photoshop? Here’s a 4-part video series that clocks in at 4.5 hours in total, making it a very comprehensive guide. There’s something here for everyone — even the most experienced photographers are sure to learn something from the series. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Macphun Is Releasing Its Best-Selling Photo Editing Software on Windows]( May 24, 2017 09:01 am | [DL Cade]( Photo editing software developer [Macphun]( case the name isn’t enough of a hint—has been Apple-only since it first arrived on the scene in 2008. But not anymore. This Fall, the company is going to be releasing its best-selling photo editing software on PC. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Rephotographing Mt. Fuji, As Seen on the 500-Yen Japanese Banknote]( May 24, 2017 08:53 am | David Lowe Until the release of the 500-yen coin in 1982, its corresponding paper equivalent reigned for more than 40 years in Japan. In fact, it wasn’t until 1994 that the 500-yen banknote was finally withdrawn from circulation. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Profoto Recalls Its New B1X Monolight Battery]( May 24, 2017 08:34 am | [Jayphen Simpson]( Citing a “potential safety issue”, Profoto is recalling the battery of their powerful B1X monolight, which was announced [only 10 days ago](. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [Guy Asks 12 Different Photographers to Take His Wedding Photo]( May 24, 2017 08:22 am | [DL Cade]( Bjarke Ahlstrand, the so-called “Managing Dictator” of Copenhagen, Denmark-based photography company [One of Many Cameras]( is extremely well connected in Denmark’s photography scene. So when it came time to get married (again), he asked 12 of Denmark’s best photographers to shoot his wedding photo. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( [How to Use Extended Low ISO for Cleaner Photos]( May 24, 2017 07:45 am | [Jayphen Simpson]( [Watch the Video]( Does your camera have an Extended ISO function? Using it can help you produce less noisy images than the base native ISO of your camera. Here’s a 4-minute video tutorial explaining this. … [[visit site to read more]( [Read More]( [Like The Daily PetaPixel for 05/24/2017 on Facebook]( [share on Twitter]( YESTERDAY'S POSTS [Microsoft Tempts Photographers with Powerful Surface Pro and Surface Pen]( [Constructive Pessimism: Why Artists Are Never Happy]( [This Gorgeous 10-Second Milky Way Photo Was Shot Hand-Held]( [This iPhone App Can Identify Pantone Colors From the Real World]( [Photokina to Become an Annual Event, Will Diversify Beyond Cameras in 2018]( [Photographer Captures Double Rainbow All the Way Wedding Image]( Copyright © 2017 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You signed up using the form on PetaPixel.com Our mailing address is: PetaPixel 6895 East Camelback Road #111Scottsdale, AZ 85251 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences](