Canon has been busy – its latest high-end compact, the PowerShot G7 X slots in beneath the G1 X Mark II, and offers a 20MP 1′-type sensor, 24-100mm equivalent F1.8-2.8 zoom lens and a host of other enthusiast-friendly features. We spoke to Canon recently and got access to a pre-production G7 X. Click through for a hands-on tour of the new camera.
Category: Uncategorized
-
Interview: Canon’s Chuck Westfall Discusses the 7D Mark II
Join us for a video interview with Canon’s Chuck Westfall, Technical Advisor at Canon U.S.A.’s Professional Engineering and Solutions Division, in which he talks us through some of the features of the new EOS 7D Mark II DSLR, introduced this week at Photokina.
-
Canon EOS 7D Mark II beta image samples
We got a chance to shoot with a pre-release beta of Canon’s EOS 7D Mark II, so we grabbed it. We have prepared a 23 image gallery from a Canon event running at the Photokina show in Cologne. Although the image quality hasn’t been entirely finalized, this should give some first impressions of what that camera can do. We’ve included a sequence of 10fps shooting. Click through for more details.
-
Leica introduces D-Lux 24-75mm equiv compact with Four Thirds sensor
Leica has announced the D-Lux (Typ 109), a compact camera with a 24-75mm equivalent, F1.7-2.8 zoom and a Four Thirds sensor. If those specifications sound familiar, it’s probably because they’re shared with the Panasonic LX100. The D-Lux will be available in November. A license for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is included.
-
Updated Leica X (Typ 113) APS-C compact boasts F1.7 lens
Leica has announced a new X-series camera with an F1.7 lens. The Leica X (Typ 113) continues to use a 16MP APS-C sensor and offer a 35mm equivalent lens but now with a considerably faster aperture than the F2.8 of its forebear. The existing X2 model will essentially live on as the Leica X-E. The Typ 113 will cost around $ 2,295/£1,550.
-
Video preview of the Canon Powershot G7 X
If posts to our news articles and forums are any indication, one of the most exciting announcements from Photokina is the Canon G7 X, a genuinely pocketable camera with a large 1”-type sensor. In this video DPReview’s Richard Butler takes us through a preview of the G7 X and gives us an idea of what to expect from it.
-
Nikon D750: What you need to know
The D750 is Nikon’s latest full-frame DSLR, and sits between the D610 and D810 in the company’s FX format lineup. With specifications in common with both cameras, the D750 may be of interest to anyone considering stepping up to full-frame from one of Nikon’s APS-C format models. As well as our detailed first impressions review we’ve prepared a quick ‘cheat sheet’, telling you everything you need to know about the new camera. Click through to read more.
-
Split, Broad & Short Lighting Techniques
SPLIT, BROAD AND SHORT TECHNIQUES Hey FashionPhotographyBlog.com readers! Welcome back.
Today we’ll cover the other three basic techniques for lighting – split, short and broad lighting. If you missed yesterdays’ basic techniques of Paramount, Loop and Rembrandt lighting, you can find them here.
Let’s jump right in!
LIGHTING TECHNIQUES
Split Lighting: Slight lighting literally divides the subject’s face in half. It’s also known as side lighting. Because of the nature of this type of lighting, it’s great slimming light. Keep in mind that in lighting from the side, it will show any texture (and imperfections). Aka- this is not ideally the light to be used on a very zitty person.
Split/side lighting is exactly as it sounds – Place the key light at your subjects side. It will illuminate half of their face and leave the other half in shadow.
If you don’t want as extreme a shadow as pictured above, use a bounce fill or fill light to bring in detail on the shadow side.
Split Lighting Diagram
These next two lights are not exactly a lighting pattern, but terms that deal with the subject and the lights orientation to the camera. The two lighting scenarios below deal with the subject being 3/4 to the camera.
Broad Lighting: Broad lighting will create a “broad” or “wide” face. This is because the part of the face that is lit (the part of the face that is facing the camera) is wider than the section of the face that is in shadow. Don’t use this type of light on heavier people, it will make them look bigger than they are. It’s ideal for thin people.
To achieve this, place the light opposite the direction of your subject’s face. For example, If the subject is looking to the left of the camera, place the light to the right of the camera.
Short Lighting: Short lighting will create a narrower looking face. This is because the part of the face that is in shadow (the part of the face that is facing the camera) is wider than the section of the face that is lit. This type of light is great for heavier people! It creates a thinning effect which makes it really flattering lighting.
To achieve this, place the light in the same the direction of your subject’s face. For example, If the subject is looking to the left of the camera, place the light to the left of the camera.
If you want to know more about Kickers, Rim, Hair, and Background lights, check our post on Types of Light.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email.
– Alana
IMAGE SOURCE:
Feature image & image 1: photography by Alana Tyler Slutsky from her Surrealia series. To view the rest of the photos from this series visit her website.
Image 2-8: Alana Tyler Slutsky
-
Olympus shows ‘Open Platform’ Micro Four Thirds camera module
Olympus is using Photokina to show a prototype ‘Open Platform’ camera module. Developed with the MIT Media Lab, the module is a Micro Four Thirds compatible unit that can be controlled from a smart device. Like Sony’s QX series, the Olympus has its own shutter button but it also offers a hotshoe an is built around a more open software platform to allow developers to create apps to control it.
-
Photokina 2014: Nikon stand report
We swung by Nikon’s Photokina 2014 stand to see the new D750 in action and investigate what else they have in store for show attendees. The booth itself is a bit less flashy than some of the competitions, and distinctly lacking in cars and ladies wearing sequins, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t make an impression.