Truphotos
Here is an short and interesting article about how some organisations try to get free images from hardworking and deserving photographers by enticing them with some “exposure” to their 10,000 clients and customer base.
I recall reading about this online, does it mean that your clients can forgo paying water and electricity bills just because they are from some non-profit organisations? Can they get “discounts” from the local photocopier? Come on, people still need to make a living!! And such organisations are destroying honest people’s livelihood by having the cheek to even think about that.
Stop saying you will give the photographer exposure through your publication by giving full credit. And stop giving out your work for peanuts or even for free. It degrades yourself and your work. Credit for images used is mandatory in the first place.
The following pictures were displayed at Platform 12.1, 2011 – The Year in Pictures event held at the National Museum of Singapore on 5th January, 2012.
I have just received my very first Daily Deviation over at deviantART! The image which received this award is First light.
Put in simple terms, the Daily Deviation is a daily feature chosen each day by a staff who wish to showcase an image which they found impressive or otherwise interesting enough to deserve being brought to the attention of the community-at-large.
Without a doubt, I’m definitely ecstatic about it! And considering that I have been on dA for only 1 month, I consider myself to be very lucky! All thanks to my friends and watchers over at deviantART for their unyielding support and encouragement!
The D4 is finally announced! The official specs that are particularly of interest are:
- 16.2 megapixels FX sensor
- Native ISO 100-12,800 expandable to ISO 50-204, 800
- 91, 000 pixel RGB sensor
- 10 frames per second continuous shooting
- Dual card slots: CF and XQD
- New shutter unit tested for 400,000 cycles
- Full HD video recording @ 1080p 30/24fps and 720p 60fps
- Dedicated video buttons
- Full manual controls for video recording
Unofficial D4 high ISO samples
High ISO samples from 800-204,800
It seems to me that Nikon is really putting a lot of their attention on video recording by including full manual controls and dedicated video buttons. Users of professional video recording equipment should welcome these improvements as it means that comparable cinematic results and experiences can be achieved, hopefully.
The ISO range will be nothing short of amazing if the performance is similar or exceeds that of the D3S, which has a ISO range of 200-12,800. Personally, I find the maximum usable ISO for very clean images to be 2 stops lower than the highest native figure, which in the case of the D4 should still be 3,200. But a maximum expandable ISO of 204,800 (4 stops)?! We have to wait for the reviews to confirm this unbelievable performance. After looking at this large sized image sample, I personally think that ISO 6,400 on the D4 looks slightly better than that on the D3S. There were also some reviews claiming that D4 is one stop better than D3S.
Together with the D4 comes a new AFS 85mm f/1.8! If the image quality produced by this new lens is comparable to what the 35mm f/1.8 for DX and AFS 50 f/1.8G for FX have offered, then I’m sure Nikon has another winner on their hands. Weighing at only 350g, the new 85mm f/1.8 will definitely be popular among portrait shooters who do not want to fork out the premium for the high-end AFS 85mm f/1.4.
Official AFS 85mm f/1.8 report
