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GoPro Goes Behind the Scenes of Furious 7

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Aside from the fact that all new action films have to spoil the biggest and best sequences in trailers leading up to the films’ theatrical release (I’m looking at you Marvel and the Captain America: Winter Soldier elevator scene), this GoPro BTS look at the major stunt sequence from the upcoming Furious 7 is just plain awesome . . . and a little bit nerve wrecking.

No green screens. No CGI cars. Just strap cameras to real cars and people and drop the cars out of an airplane.

Beastgrip Pro is a Professional Smartphone Camera Rig

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Beastgrip Pro is versatile tool for camera phone photographers and videographers that is part of new Kickstarter campaign and should hit its $50,000 goal by day 2 at this rate.

It is a custom rig designed not only for the iPhone, but for all camera smartphones, to attach a variety of professional photo and video accessories. [Read more…]

New Think Tank Photo ‘Urban Approach’ Camera Bags Now Shipping

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Think Tank Photo is now shipping its recently-announced Urban Approach camera bags, which are designed for mirrorless camera and smaller DSLR kits.

The line-up includes:

You can find more details at Think Tank Photo’s website via the links above or in my previous post covering the Urban Approach announcement.

Sekonic C-700R SpectroMaster Review from B&H

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B&H has a solid overview of the new Sekonic C-700R SpectroMaster touchscreen light and color meter in the video above. The Sekonic C-700R is a high-end meter that measures both intensity and color values of flash and continuous light sources and even includes a built-in PocketWizard wireless trigger for firing strobes up to 100-feet away. You can see all the specs and details here at B&H Photo.

Stephen Spielberg Directing War Photography Film ‘It’s What I Do’

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Stephen Spielberg is signed on as director for the upcoming film It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War, which is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning wartime photographer Lynsey Addario’s memoir of the same title. Jennifer Lawrence is set to star as Addario in the film, which is planned for release sometime in 2017. [Read more…]

Layout is a New App from Instagram for Combining Photos

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Instagram has launched a new app, called Layout, which lets you combine multiple photos into a single, square image.

That’s something we have all done since nearly the beginning of Instagram. However, we have done that without the help of Instagram and, instead, used apps like Diptic and other collage-making apps to export images to our phones’ camera rolls and then upload to Instagram.

While Layout is still a separate app that you must install, it does include a share to Instagram feature within to make it a quicker process.

Layout also has a facial recognition features that will allow you to choose photos with only faces of people from your camera roll. Additionally, a Photo Booth feature lets you capture photos that instantly fill your layout.

For now, Layout is only available for iOS devices with support for Android promised in the coming months. You can get Layout for free here on the iTunes App Store.

Legendary Lighting Inventor Paul C. Buff Dies at Age 78

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Remembering Paul C. Buff (via Paul C. Buff, Inc.)

Alien Bees, White Lightning and Einsteins were just three of the incredible product lines Paul C. Buff brought to the photography industry but each are still workhorses among many professionals every day.

The Paul C. Buff name has carried a reputation of performance, reliability and affordability in lighting products over the past several years. With products invented and manufactured in Nashville, Tennessee since 1980, it is one of the most respected brands in the industry.

I learned earlier today that he died last week on March 14, 2015 at age 78. The Paul C. Buff, Inc. website released a statement on his passing. [Read more…]

Canon 5Ds vs. Canon 5D Mark III Comparison

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When Canon announced the new 5Ds and 5Ds R cameras, it stoked the megapixel war flames once again by thoroughly trouncing the resolution of the Nikon D810 and Sony A7R cameras, both of which offer a mere 36MP full frame sensor.

While the 5Ds and 5Ds R are the latest to the 5D line, Canon is leaving the very popular 5D Mark III in the line-up. The Canon 5D Mark III was introduced in March 2012. By Canon’s prior timelines, the 3-year point is the proper upgrade timeframe. However, DSLRs have plateaued somewhat over the past few years and the need to upgrade every 2-3 years is less compelling for photographers and, by extension, camera manufacturers.

Additionally, the 5D Mark III and 5Ds/5Ds R are, in many ways, very different cameras for very different purposes. Even though the cameras are very similar from the outside, what’s inside makes them very different indeed. [Read more…]