The Story Behind The Photo Lunch Atop A Skyscraper

Shot in New York in 1932, it’s an image that could never be photographed today. Even if you wanted to, various health and safety regulations simply wouldn’t allow it. Made during construction of the 69th floor of the RCA building, Lunch atop a Skyscraper has become one of those iconic masterpieces of photographic history. Much is known of the building itself. It was completed in 1933, has had several names in its lifetime, and it has almost 2....

March 17, 2023 · 3 min · 515 words · Heather Fuller

These Are 3 Editing Techniques You Ll Often See In Oscar Winning Movies

The Best Film Editing category is probably not what comes to our mind first when we think of the Academy Awards. However, two-thirds of Best picture winners also win Best Film Editing award. This video from Bill Rweher reveals three most common editing techniques you’ll find in the Oscar-winning movies. And when you look back at the 2017 nominees (and the winner), you’ll noticed they also use some of these techniques....

March 17, 2023 · 3 min · 463 words · Nicole Miller

This Color Grading Web App Copies Colors From One Photo To Another In Seconds

If you want to transfer the color palette or color grading style from one photo to another, you can do it in Photoshop. Or, you can just import the source and target photo, click a button and have it done for you. Enter Image Colour Transfer, a web app that lets you do exactly that. By inserting two photos and clicking a button, you can have your image color graded with a specific style in just a few seconds....

March 17, 2023 · 3 min · 512 words · Carol Dean

This Guy Made His Own Google Street View Of Mauritius Alone With A Drone

Mauritius is a tiny island sitting about 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Africa. Like I mentioned in one of my previous articles, Google Street View isn’t available everywhere – and Mauritius is one of those places. But one of its residents took matters into his own hands. Reuben Pillay took his DJI drone, drove across the island and took aerial photos of the entire coastline. He basically created his own Street View of this beautiful island, made from 360-degree images....

March 17, 2023 · 2 min · 344 words · Shannon Hale

This Is A Great Messenger Bag For Mirrorless Cameras

I know that Peak Design’s Everyday Messenger has been here for a while. I’ve been using it for about four months now as my “lighter bag” and wanted to share my thought about why I think that it’s a great bag for small kits, and probably not the right choice if you have more gear. Let me say this though, I love bags. A new bag is a check that cashes immediacy....

March 17, 2023 · 5 min · 940 words · Ivan Martin
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