Mark Dubovoy’s latest essay is an appeal for DIVERGENCE instead of CONVERGENCE for those photographers not interested in video. It is also an appeal for badly needed and apparently forgotten simplicity in Pro cameras of all kinds.
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The Sony FDR-AX1 is the first practical and affordable 4K video camera. It becomes available in North America in the next few days. Is this the 4K camera for those that don’t want or think they need 4K?
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We have three new articles being published today. The first is a brief report on the three new cameras that Sony has just introduced. These are going to shake up the industry a bit (as Sony tends to do).
The second article is a hands-on report written following my spending a few days earlier this month working with the exciting new Sony Alpha 7R.
The third is a new essay from our regular contributor Alain Briot titled In Priase of Amateurs.
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We have just announced our latest and largest competition yet – an opportunity to win a free Antarctic Expedition berth along with free air fare from anywhere in the world. The total value of this prize is $ 15,000, making it one of the richest drawings by a photographic site, ever!
How do you enter? Simple. We want to familiarize you with our new LuLa Video store where you can download or stream any of our more than 60 training and travel videos. Our new video player is also free, and works on all computer platforms, including I devices and Android.
We will have 10 monthly semi-finalists, each of whom will win a free life-time subscription to all of our videos, past and future. Every video purchase, including annual subscriptions which count as six entries, made at any time between now and August 1, 2014 counts as an entry. Find out more and enter.
Recent violence and unsettled politics in Egypt has turned one of the world’s most important and well visited historical areas into a tourism ghost town. Given the singular quality of the antiquities, curiosity about the culture, and the Egyptians’ centuries of economic reliance on tourism, the tour busses and cruise ships will inevitably return.
Don Whitebread’s new travel article documents a recent photographic exploration of the Nile River.
Do you take your photography too seriously? Are you offended when someone asks, "Was that Photoshopped?" If so, you might find our latest essay, The Art of Fooling Around, of interest.
A quick word of thanks to everyone who has commented on our new site design, both pro and con. It was a long time in development, and sometimes it isn’t until something is live that flaws are visible.
In the past 48 hours we have been tweeking the design a bit and are now happy with what we have. We have also tested on virtually every current web browser and hand-held device and in all cases the site displays properly. Thanks again for your comments and support.
Welcome to the NEW Look of Luminous-Landscape. We are happy to introduce what we feel is an easier to read and easier to navigate web site. Watch our NEW Intro Video and read the article to learn some of the new features. Explore the site and take a moment to read some of the content. Everything can be accessed with the easy to use pull down menus.
In addition we have launched our NEW Video Service as well as the NEW Capture One 7 Video Tutorial. Please come back often. You can use our RSS feed if you use RSS Feed readers. If you haven’t visited the Forums lately stop on by there too. Always some interesting discussions going on, a number of relevant topics.
Luminous-Landscape releases the long awaited Capture One 7 Pro Tutorial today. This 7.5 hour multi-segment training video answers all your questions about Capture One. Learn this very robust program from top to bottom with Kevin Raber, Michael Reichmann and David Grover of Phase One. Learn more about this new release by CLICKING HERE. You can go directly to our e-shop by CLICKING HERE.
There has been a lot of things happening at Luminous-Landscape. Check back tomorrow evening and you’ll get a taste of what we have been up to.
Whereas the rate of change in the still camera industry seems to have reached something of a plateau, video is rife with developments. A small Australian company called Black Magic has just started shipping the Blackmagic Pocket Cinea Camera which is shaking up the video marketplace.
I have just spent the past week working in the field with it and my review is now online. Also published today is an article titled The Making of Algonquin Autumn, which describes the process of making a short film with the BMPCC over this past weekend.
"Having been to Antarctica with Michael and Kevin, I would say after having traveled the world and shot nearly my entire life as an exhibiting photographer, it was one of my highlights in my life and I talk about it, all the time. The images and experience of seeing something visionary and nearly extinct from the world, to see and experience the wildlife and scenery that does not fear humans is amazing. The images I shot there won me two Smithsonian awards and nearly 18 other international awards". – Tim Wolcott
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We are happy to publish an article by Steve Gosling today on Photographing From The Heart. Steve is a good friend and I have had the opportunity to work with Steve at several workshops. His approach to seeing and capturing the image is truly from the heart. If you get the chance to shoot with Steve you’ll enjoy a new way of seeing and you’ll smile a lot as he is truly one of those unique and unforgettable individuals. We hope you enjoy his article.
"Having been to Antarctica with Michael and Kevin, I would say after having traveled the world and shot nearly my entire life as an exhibiting photographer, it was one of my highlights in my life and I talk about it, all the time. The images and experience of seeing something visionary and nearly extinct from the world, to see and experience the wildlife and scenery that does not fear humans is amazing. The images I shot there won me two Smithsonian awards and nearly 18 other international awards". – Tim Wolcott
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These Expeditions Will Sell Out Quickly. They Always Do