Never Screw Again First Review Of The Revoring Cpl Filters From H Y

Over the years, I used optical filters quite a lot. They give me great control over the in-camera photo, so they are valuable tools. I have to admit, though, I hate that you need to screw them on and off your lens. It really takes the fun out of shooting. What if there was a better way? The new Revoring CPL filter is a new addition to the award-winning Revoring family that debuted last year....

April 7, 2023 · 7 min · 1307 words · Tracy Moore

Photographer Charged With Arson And Criminal Trespass After Setting House On Fire To Photograph It

A Utah photographer Thomas Fox Shea has been charged with arson and criminal trespass after setting a house on fire in order to take photos. No, I didn’t make a mistake: he admitted he started the fire so he could photograph it, and it got out of control, burning is facial hair and eyebrows off. The incident happened on Valentine’s Day when someone reported a fire in Woodland to Summit County authorities....

April 7, 2023 · 2 min · 324 words · Jacob Blevins MD

Photographer Gives New Life To A 160 Years Old Giant Petzval Lens

Austrian photographer Markus Hofstätter has shared a few of his impressive projects with DIYP so far. His latest project is as always ambitious, unusual, time-consuming, and totally worth the effort. While walking around a flea market, Markus found a huge 500mm Petzval lens, produced around 1860. It was in a pretty bad condition, but Markus had an idea. He bought this rare gem, restored it, and took some fantastic portraits with it....

April 7, 2023 · 2 min · 426 words · Chad Turner

Photographing A 10 Foot Tall Extinction Thermometer

This is a short story about a strong vision, lack of time, and how a good story overcomes the gap between the two. The Extinction Thermometer is an art installation I designed and Dana Waldman hand-sculpted to highlight the connection between Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss. If you know the Doomsday Clock, the concept of the Extinction Thermometer is similar. The Extinction Thermometer shows the average global temperature and how far it is from a 1....

April 7, 2023 · 3 min · 570 words · Austin Molina

Potus Twitter Account Uses Header Photo From The Wrong Inauguration

These days, along with a new US leadership transition, comes the online transition. The White House Flickr account has been scrubbed, changes have been made to the White House website, and social media has had a little bit of a reboot. Including the official @POTUS Twitter account. The Hill, and several other outlets, are reporting a bit of a cock up with Twitter’s reset, though. The header image originally used on the account was of a crowd waving little American flags in front of the Capitol during the inauguration....

April 7, 2023 · 1 min · 166 words · Leroy Glass
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