Tamron has officially launched its 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD superzoom lens (Model A010) for full frame SLRs. A near-twin of the 16-300mm F3.5-6.3 for APS-C, it’s distinguished from the previous model by featuring an ultrasonic-type ‘Piezo Drive’ autofocus motor, splashproof construction and more-compact design with a 67mm filter thread. It’ll be available in Canon and Nikon mounts on June 26th for $ 849.
Update: Amidst a slew of announcements yesterday, Adobe also made final release versions of Camera Raw and DNG Converter 8.5 available for download. A few new cameras are now supported including the Canon Powershot G1 X Mark II, Olympus OM-D E-M10, Panasonic GH4 and Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III. Camera Raw 8 users with Photoshop CS6 will get new camera support, lens profiles and bug fixes, but a few new features are added for Photoshop CC subscribers. Read more
Tamron has announced the 14-150mm F/3.5-5.8 Di III (model C001), a superzoom lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras which offers a 28-300mm equivalent range. It uses a stepper motor for silent autofocus (including during video recording), but doesn’t include image stabilisation. This means that it’s rather less suited to Panasonic cameras than it is to Olympus models. It will be available on June 26th for $ 589.
FashionPhotographyBlog.com had the pleasure to speak to Spanish fashion photographer, Guille Sola, now based in London. I’ve been in touch with Guille for a while now, and have wanted to sit down and do an interview with him. I keep finding myself speechless and it comes to his work and spent ages trying to find the right words to describe his art. Perhaps it’s the cleanliness of his images or the fact he isn’t afraid to go to the edge and utilize the rawness of the frame, he seems to always be able to make the invitation to the viewer to join in on the intimate connection between photographer and model – a skill that is very hard to get right for most photographers.
I managed to ask the photographer why he like fashion photography so much, he replied simply that “Fashion photography blends art and material world, this combination of opposite elements makes me crazy about it.” Though his passion is clear, it was not anticipated that he would end up doing fashion shoots. He explained that “I started studying photography when I was 18, at it wasn’t something planned. But when I started my first shoots I couldn’t stop. Fashion came later, and I would say it was precisely in the moment I saw an image made by photographer Guy Bourdin.”
To be successful in fashion photography, Guille believes that you need 3 things: talent, luck and loads of patience. For those getting started in fashion photography, the photographer recommends that you shoot as often as you can, in his words he suggests that you “Make a lot of photo shoots, thousands, and save them in a tiny box for any moment they might be useful.”
To Guille, photography is all about processes, not only is it a continuous learning process but systems of organization are key, whether you are dealing with your equipment, computer or team, as he stated “Order is fundamental, as much for the materials as for your digital files. In the battlefield, the studio, it’s very important to blend with the models, the stylists, make-up artists and – especially with the client.”
Drawing inspiration from London, where his is based, his most valuable piece of equipment in photography is his eyes, though you may also need to use your ears to listen out for networking opportunities, according to Guille, “Sometimes you have to hear and pay attention to a lot of things that actually don’t interest you, even if looks that they don’t.” For new photographers getting into competitive game, Guille recommends that you need to work on having an impressive portfolio and a good contact list. The last question I asked the photographer was about what he thought made his photographic style unique, he answered “I dare to say I portrait the beauty of the people I photograph.”
For more information about Guille Sola’s photographic work and to contact him, you can check out the following:
Website: www.gsola.es
Tumbler: www.gsola.tumblr.com
Instagram: @guille_sola
Email: info@gsola.es
Adobe has announced Photoshop Mix – a new image organization and manipulation app which can sync with Photoshop CC for desktop computers and Lightroom Mobile via Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Photoshop Mix allows you to access local files on your iPad, as well as import pictures from Creative Cloud and social media sites like Facebook. You can apply one of several preset filter effects, as well as crop and edit files using touch-based selection and masking tools. Click through for more information on connect.dpreview.com
Adobe has announced that Lightroom Mobile – first released for the iPad back in April – is now available for the Apple iPhone. Available for owners of Lightroom 5 for desktop, Lightroom Mobile essentially allows you to work on images on an Apple iPad or iPhone and sync adjustments between mobile and desktop versions of the software. Click to read more at connect.dpreview.com
Following last week’s video teasing the release of a new feature coming to Photoshop CC, Adobe has made the update official. In addition to the ‘Focus Masks’ feature that we already knew about, today’s official announcement brings a host of mostly minor new features including new blur effects, updates to content aware fill, and improvements to tools like smart guides. Read more
Amazon has officially announced its much-rumored smartphone, the Fire. Packing in six cameras in total, four of them are dedicated to enabling a new ‘Dynamic Perspective’ 3D-user interface possible, whereby the device can track a user’s face and change how content is displayed. The main 13MP rear-facing camera has an F2 aperture and optical image stabilization. As well as being used for capturing photographs is also enables a new feature called Firefly, which can scan and identify millions of items. Read more
This morning Adobe announced a new photography-focused plan for Creative Cloud subscribers, new feature additions to Photoshop CC and two apps – an iPhone version of Lightroom Mobile and Photoshop Mix. We’ve written about all of these things individually, but if you’re thoroughly confused about what it all means, click through for the main takeaways.
Adobe has announced a new pricing plan for photographers that bundles Lightroom 5 and Photoshop Creative Cloud together for $ 9.99 per month. This plan makes it possible for photographers whose only interest is image editing to make use of both of these apps without signing up for a much costlier subscription to the complete Creative Cloud suite. No previous version of Photoshop is required. Read more