The longest shutter speed available on an EOS camera is 30 seconds. But sometimes that’s not enough – there are times when you need a longer shutter speed. That’s where the Bulb setting comes in.

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There’s no doubt that the professional photography world has changed a lot over the last ten years or so. ‘Old’ business models, such as stock photography, have changed dramatically and rates for editorial photographers seem to have increased little, if at all, over the last two decades. But some photographers are flourishing. Natalie Dybisz, aka Miss Aniela, is one of them, and has made a name for herself as a fine-art photographer and author.

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Regular readers will know by now that I’m a big advocate of the square format (see the previous post for some inspiration). Red Ognita approached me a few weeks ago and I liked his work so much that I asked him to take part in an interview. Red is based in Beijing and has some beautiful black and white photos taken in China and other Asian countries. Read the rest of this entry »

Back in the days of film the square format was limited to photographers who purchased medium format cameras (such as Hasselblad or Bronica) that produced 6x6cm negatives. You had to decide on which format you wanted to work in before you purchased the camera, and (cropping aside) you were forced to work in the aspect ratio of the cameras that you chose.

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Craft & Vision have just released their newest eBook, Making the Print: Printing Techniques for the Digital Photographer. Written by photographer Martin Bailey it’s a complete guide to printing your digital images at home on an inkjet printer.

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