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Around The Horn
13 February 2024
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sue Ogrocki, Bert Hardy, Chad Unger, a new Adjustment Brush tool, rangefinderS, third party lenses, winners and Snap Pro Camera.
- Associated Press photographer Sue Ogrocki captured this Gravity-Defying Move at the U.S. figure stating championships last month. "I doubt many people could hold that pose on the ground, certainly not on ice," she says. "So, I shot it even though it wasn't peak action, wasn't the male skater tossing the female skater through the air or a triple axel, but it was nonetheless an important element of the figure skating championships."
- The Guardian presents a preview of Bert Hardy's black-and-white images of England after World War II. The photos will be on exhibit in Photojournalism in War and Peace at the Photographers' Gallery from Feb. 23 to June 2.
- In Fire Barked at Eternity, Heidi Volpe interviews Chad Unger, a deaf-gay artist originally from Maryland, currently based in Los Angeles. "I make an effort to browse through the work of other photographers, drawing inspiration from different styles and techniques," he tells her. "This helps me have diverse approaches to portrait photography."
- Julieanne Kost demoes Photoshop beta's New Adjustment Brush Tool in this 3:45 video:
- Kirk Tuck points out, The Rangefinder Camera Is Different as he walks around photographing mannequins with his Leica M 240 and Carl Zeiss Biogon 35mm df2.0. "I really enjoyed the walk and the photography today," he writes. And images he'll sell his medium format Fujifilm later this year.
- In The Temptation of Cheap Third Party Lenses, Derrick Story takes a look at $158 Viltrox 20mm Z compared to the $1,046 Nikkor 20mm S. "The bottom line here is if you're willing to spend a little time in post-processing massaging the Raw files, you can get good results from the Viltrox 20mm f2.8," he writes. "And if you only need a super wide on occasion, then the extra time might be worth it."
- In Who Won? Everybody or Nobody?, Thom Hogan concludes, "A really good marketing team backed by a strong engineering team would make mincemeat of the Japanese camera companies. Oh, wait, one did: Apple and the iPhone (plus Samsung and the Galaxy) basically killed over two-thirds of camera sales and are still eroding them."
- Miops has introduced a long-exposure Motion Blur mode in its free Snap Pro Camera iOS app. "With this great feature, you can use slow shutter speeds to create cool motion blur effects. Perfect for smooth waterfalls or dreamy night skies."
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