The Art of Photography

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Get started FAST in Capture One Pro Mar 22, 2018

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In this photography editing tutorial, we're going to look at one of my favorite editing software applications - Capture One. Capture One is an incredible application for editing RAW files. Compared to Adobe Lightroom it offers much more power and options however the user interface is quite different. Here are 5 tips to get you started working in Capture One Pro faster. If you're used to using Adobe Lightroom, Capture One can seem like a higher learning curve. The interface is quite different, but if you learn a few basic things it can get you going quickly with photography editing. In this video I'll cover sessions vs catalog, the customizable interface, working tools, adjustment layers and output options. You can download a free trial version of Capture One here: https://www.phaseone.com/download Save 11% off a Capture One license - use this link and offer code AOP11 https://digitaltransitions.com/product/capture-one-pro/ New T-shirts in the AOP Artist Shop https://aop.threadless.com/ This video is sponsored by Squarespace Make your next move with Squarespace and use offer code AOP on checkout http://squarespace.com/aop Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr

HELICOPTER Photoshoot :: Valley of Fire Mar 14, 2018

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For our final photo shoot with the Sony A7 III, we boarded helicopters and headed to Valley of Fire State Park in the Mojave Desert to see what the cameras could do in both aerial photography and landscape photography settings. While this footage was filmed last week, while I was editing this video yesterday - the news came across about the Helicopter crash in New York City. A similar photo expedition made an emergency landing in the East River which resulted in the deaths of all five passengers. My heart goes out to the families of the victims in this horrible tragedy. Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr Art of Photography T-shirts! https://aop.threadless.com/

40 Sony A7III's dropped in the desert Mar 07, 2018

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After the Sony A7 III announcement event, Sony set up a series of photo shoots for us to test the limits of what the camera can do. Today we are in the Vegas desert with dune buggies to test the new A7 III, plus we get to drive them and have some fun. I have to say, Sony has some serious confidence dropping 40 mirrorless cameras into the desert for a shoot, but we had a lot of fun on this one. Pre-order your's here: B&H https://goo.gl/N21gwh Amazon http://amzn.to/2G20Re3 Other YouTubers in this video (order of appearance) Jordan Drake (Camera Store TV) https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCameraStoreTV Gordon Laing https://www.youtube.com/user/cameralabs Ken Rockwell http://www.kenrockwell.com/ Jared Polin https://www.youtube.com/user/JaredPolin Stephen Eckert (works with Jared) Eric Rossi (helped me film much of this video) https://www.youtube.com/user/EricRossi25 T-Shirts here -> https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr

What its like to go to the SONY A7 III Event Mar 07, 2018

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I was very fortunate to be invited to the Sony A73 press event in Las Vegas. This was the first time I was invited and I was absolutely humbled to be there. Of course the big announcement was the Sony A73 and as a press member I got to borrow a pre-production camera for the next 3 days. Sony set up a number of shoots where we could test the limits of the A73. This is what its like to go to a Sony press event. This video was filmed on the Sony A7III (footage after the announcement), Sony a6300 and RX100 V (before the announcement) Pre-order your's here: B&H https://goo.gl/N21gwh Amazon http://amzn.to/2G20Re3 Other YouTubers in this video (order of appearance) Jordan Drake (Camera Store TV) https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCameraStoreTV Gordon Laing https://www.youtube.com/user/cameralabs Ken Rockwell http://www.kenrockwell.com/ Jared Polin https://www.youtube.com/user/JaredPolin Stephen Eckert (works with Jared) Eric Rossi (helped me film much of this video) https://www.youtube.com/user/EricRossi25 T-Shirts here -> https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr

Why you will LOVE the SONY A7 III Mar 03, 2018

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I had the honor of being invited to the Sony A7 III announcement in Las Vegas this week. Rather than doing a specs video, I sat down with Kevin Raber from Luminous Landscape to talk about the Sony A7 III as well as what this camera means in the development of full frame mirrorless cameras of which Sony has been the leader. If I Was A Betting Man - Luminous Landscape https://luminous-landscape.com/rantatorial/if-i-was-a-betting-man/ Pre-order your Sony A7 III from: B&H https://goo.gl/TbP6ob Amazon http://amzn.to/2CVayYA Art of Photography Shirts! https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr

The FUJIFILM X-E3 is INCREDIBLE Feb 08, 2018

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I recently bought the Fujifilm X-E3 after trying out both the Fujifilm X-T3 and the Fujifilm X-Pro2. While I really liked the two top end models, the X-E3 offered the same image quality in a smaller package. And its priced well under $1000. This month the rumored Fujifilm X-H1 will likely be announced as another top of the line so it should be interesting to see what it offers. Get your DEEPER PIXELS shirt here! https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr This video is sponsored by Squarespace Visit http://squarespace.com/aop for a free trial and use offer code AOP on checkout to save 10% on your order

What you DON'T know about RAW image files :: Lightroom vs Capture One Feb 01, 2018

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One image, 2 editors… why are the resulting images different? I've compared the calibration algorithms in Adobe Lightroom and Capture One and the results are extremely interesting. To understand the resulting photos, you have to understand a few things about RAW format and how it is interpreted. Adobe Lightroom has been the market leading software for image editing for what seems like forever. But we are entering a time where we actually have choices and depending on your priorities as a photographer you can choose what image editor works best for the photography you make. Get your Art of Photography T-Shirt! https://aop.threadless.com/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr Make your next move with Squarespace Visit http://squarespace.com/aop for a free trial and use offer code AOP on checkout to save 10% on your order

Medium Format Lenses and the Hasselblad X1D Jan 24, 2018

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The Hasselblad X1D is an interesting camera for Medium Format because of its size. The X1D is much smaller than the studio types of models most digital medium format cameras come in. So with a camera that's designed for portability, lenses are a concern because of the sensor size. How do you design a lens that is as compact and portable as the camera itself? Hasselblad currently offer 4 lenses - a 30mm f/3.5, 45mm f/3.5, 90mm f/3.2 and a 120mm macro. I had the opportunity to work with three of these lenses on the Hasselblad X1D over the last month and I'm excited to share the results with you. Hasselblad X1D - get it at B&H https://goo.gl/4YqBhV My filter system: http://www.winecountry.camera/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr

$2,000 camera with 16 LENSES?!? Photography with the Light L16 Jan 16, 2018

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This is my long awaited review of the Light L16. Announced 2 years ago it is finally out. The Light L16 combines 16 lenses in a mobile style body. Light say this is aimed to replace a traditional DSLR and a bag of lenses. The Light L16 uses computational imaging to get to the final image. When you make a photograph, it uses multiple lenses to compose the photo. Up to 10 images are combined and then stitched together in post production. On the widest angle setting this produces an 81 Megapixel image. So how does it work and what do the images look like? Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr

7 monographs EVERY photographer MUST own Jan 08, 2018

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You asked for it - by popular demand here's my monograph book picks for the year. Ababilis "Deeper Pixels" Jacket and Hoodie on Kickstarter Ernst Haas :: Color Correction Luigi Ghirri :: Kodachrome Saul Leiter :: Early Color (and older one but essential) Irving Penn :: Centenial Flor Garduño :: Trilogía You can get them on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/theartofphotography And I also picked two viewer submissions: Tom Barr :: Shetland OO https://www.shopkdd.com/shetland-oo Bastiaan Woudt :: Morokko http://www.bastiaanwoudt.com/b-o-o-k-s/ Music from Epidemic Sound: https://goo.gl/v5wWKr

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