When’s the last time you played in the dirt? Photographer Calvin Grier took it to a whole new level and he uses dirt to create photographic prints. Yup, you read that right: his prints are made with dirt, and they are absolutely stunning and incredibly detailed. In the process called carbon transfer, Calvin uses pigmented gelatin and five pigments: red, green, yellow, black, and blue. He uses red ochre from Morocco, yellow ochre from France, and green earth from France....

Photokina 2016 is just four months away and already rumors are swirling around as to what we can expect from photography companies at the world’s leading imaging expo. One of the latest rumors says Sony is looking into creating a medium format imaging sensor to take on the likes of Hasselblad. Details are scarce on whether or not this is anything more than hearsay, but according to SonyAlpha Rumors, the source the information comes from has been extremely reliable in the past....

Western Sydney University Zoom Class Video Western Sydney University Zoom Class Video The incident has reportedly occurred on at least one occasion, with the professor broadcasting ‘obscene’ material while allowing students to participate in the class remotely. Western Sydney University is not the only school affected by this issue – a similar incident also occurred at the University of Saskatchewan last year. Western Sydney University professor, Dr. Kathy Marks, was teaching a Zoom class when she accidentally broadcast adult content to the entire class....

Some people think that talent is the decisive factor, but if you look closer… If you have been in the business long enough, you already know that there are four basic factors that determine success in a photography career: technical skillscreativityexperienceopportunities Someone with great technical skills but scant creativity will produce some excellently engineered photos, but not much in the way of original work. The opportunity to get a great shot might present itself during a reportage but he will very likely miss it....

One thing that really irritates me is the price that camera makers put on their batteries. I mean an original battery for a sony A7II costs about $53, the same battery from a third party costs about $13, that’s quite a difference isn’t it? For the price of one original battery, you can get four after market ones. And it’s not just Sony, Canon’s popular LP-E6N are $62 vs $15 and the same goes for Nikon....