Phottix Weekly Photo: Corrosive

This week’s Phottix Weekly Photo comes from flickr’s Joonas Koponen and was posted to the Phottix Photos group.  Another great photo taken with Phottix Professional Photo Accessories. The photo was shot with a Canon 50D and a  Nikon SB-600 at full power from the back, and a Canon 430ex at 1/8 power, camera left. The…

Canon Evil in 2011: A rumors round-up

Don’t expect a Canon EVIL this year, say one report. Amateur Photographer magazine reports an interview with a “Canon official,” that states an EVIL – electronic viewfinder, Interchangeable Lenses – is in development. The info is vague and Canon has given no official verification. Also from the Canon world: The upgraded Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L…

Phottix Weekly Photo: Retro

This week Phottix Weekly Photo comes from flickr’s zhesin and was posted to the Phottix Photos group.  Another great photo taken with Phottix Professional Photo Accessories. Take a look at zhesin’s flickr photostream. There are some amazing portraits. Phottix Professional Photo Accessories – helping make great photos around the world. Join the Phottix Photos group…

Street Photography with the Phottix Hero

Phottix Hero Wireless Live View RemoteThere’s an allure to street photography, capturing fleeting moments of unknown passers-by, telling a story of infinite words with a single image. Sitting in you studio shooting flowers is one thing, taking that award-winning image in the seedy underbelly of a modern metropolis is something else entirely.

Not everyone has the moxie for street photography. Aggressiveness aside, learning how to shoot street scenes is a technical challenge. Shooting candid images of people is difficult. People move, turn their heads, bend to tie a shoe lace. Just as you compose the shot you think will speak to a generation your subject sneezes and you are left with a blurry RAW file. Taking a great street photograph is about speed, technique, and luck. For every 100 photos you take you’ll find a keeper, for every 1000 – one that’s stellar.

You want to be the next Garry Winogrand or Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, but don’t want to take a beating from angry subjects: What are you to do? Take photos on the sly…like a DSLR wielding 007.