[IG Weekly] karim.mustafa
Everybody is on their phone. Thousands of people everyday wear out their thumbs scrolling through photos, deciding which ones to post on Instagram. It’s so easy to do whether you’re a photographer or not; just point, shoot, choose a filter and post whatever you created. From funny duck face selfies, to breathtaking landscapes, to gritty city streets. Some use it as visual journal giving glimpses of their lives, while others have taken it to another level by creating works of art. All of us at Ruby Hornet are fans of the social media platform and decided to do a weekly series highlighting people whose Instagrams stand above the rest. Let us know in the comments section if you’d like to be featured, or let us know about some other cool Instagrams. Be sure to follow Ruby Hornet on Instagram, too.
This week’s featured Instagram comes from karim.mustafa. This Instagrammer really captures some awesome images of NY/NJ and really pays attention to composition. You might have seen other galleries of the same cities, but this one stands out from the bunch thanks to his night time shots. Whether he's taking shots during the golden hour or at night, he has a style all his own definitely worth checking out . You can see some of his photos here. Make sure to head on over to his Instagram and hit that follow button for some more awesome imagery.
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The Everyday Lives of Villagers in Indonesia by Herman Damar
Photos by Herman Damar
Indonesia is a completely unique country, with a reported population of 246.9 million people, made up of 13,466 islands, surrounded by two oceans and plush with nature, capturing it all is mind boggling. Based in Jakarta, it's nation capital city, self-taught landscape and portrait photographer Herman Damar, set out to photograph the everyday live of villagers in Indonesia, and share it's beauty with the world.
Damar's photos feel genuine, crisp, and warm-hearted, and he captured the essence of the people and culture wonderfully. Check out the following photos, and find more of his work here.
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[Video] Canon's Tips on Proper Camera and Lens Care
One of the things that comes with being a photographer is to make sure you maintain your equipment properly so it never fails when you need it most. It's always good to keep your camera in good working condition by cleaning both your camera and the lenses that you have in your arsenal. For those who have just entered the realm of interchangeable lenses, it's good to be aware of how important it is to properly maintain your gear. To help out, Canon has released a video that shows how to maintain your camera and lenses properly and a list of things to check for to keep your Canon camera working great. The video provides many tips like how to clean your cameras sensor and a bunch more things that are helpful to its maintenance and longevity.
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Fuji's Water Resistant Lens Raises Bar in Image Stabilization
Fuji releases it's first water resistant lens and it raises the bar in image stabilization... literally. As if the water resistant part of it wasn't enough, the new lens, XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR, carries two high-precision gyro sensors, raising 5 stops of image stabilization. For example, if a photo is taken at 1/15s with stabilization on, the image will come out as crisp as the same shot taken at 1/500th. Impressively, Fuji is calling this the world’s most advanced image stabilization system on the market.
And the features don't stop there, other impressive features include 20 sealing points, “for a durable, weather-resistant and dust-proof design,”, and new air vents integrated into the interior and bottom of the lens barrel to keep dust and moisture away.
For a full listing of it's new features click here. The 18-135 will join Fuji’s current X-Series lineup in July for $900, and you can pre-order one at B&H by clicking here.
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[IG Weekly] spinphotoart
Everybody is on their phone. Thousands of people everyday wear out their thumbs scrolling through photos, deciding which ones to post on Instagram. It’s so easy to do whether you’re a photographer or not; just point, shoot, choose a filter and post whatever you created. From funny duck face selfies, to breathtaking landscapes, to gritty city streets. Some use it as visual journal giving glimpses of their lives, while others have taken it to another level by creating works of art. All of us at Ruby Hornet are fans of the social media platform and decided to do a weekly series highlighting people whose Instagrams stand above the rest. Let us know in the comments section if you’d like to be featured, or let us know about some other cool Instagrams. Be sure to follow Ruby Hornet on Instagram, too.
This week’s featured Instagram comes from @spinphotoart. This NW settler photographer can really capture a scene and it's apparent from all the images in her gallery. You really get to see nature and the vastness of the great outdoors in the Northwest part of the country. Anyone who enjoys landscape photography should really take a look at her Instagram account to see what she creates with her camera.
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Creative Photoshop Manipulations by Martin De Pasquale
Photos by Martin De Pasquale
Photoshop is an essential tool for any professional photographer, it helps nip, tuck, smooth, and transform any digital image in any way you want. But Buenos Aires-based digital artist, Martin De Pasquale, took creative photoshop manipulations to a whole other level. In combining different elements and multiple images, he creates new realities, and mostly with self-portraits. Whether it's in transforming his skin to water, or creating a miniature him to mow through his facial hair, the images are pretty impressive.
Luckily for us, he shares how he creates these images through a quick tutorial video on YouTube. Below are some of our favorites, but definitely click here for more. Also follow him on Pinterest to see what he comes up with next.
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Capturing Blue Iceland by Andy Lee
Photos by Andy Lee
Although Iceland might be a small and remote nation, it attracts over half a million photographers and travelers every year, as it remains one of the most picturesque places in the world. Some of the most recently striking photos captured of the beautiful Nordic landscapes, waterfalls, peaks and roads, are that of UK-based photographer, Andy Lee, in his series titled, "Blue Iceland". Lee's approach to this series is with infrared photography to pick up invisible light rather than visible light, perfect for night, misty weather, or darkened interiors. The outcome is a set a photos that don't compare to other landscape photos taken of Iceland... ever.
Lee specifically shoots with a 5×4, medium format, digital and infrared. With this technique he put on his website, “Infrared and Iceland, a match made in heaven.” And he proves this point through his photos. Below are some of our favorites, and check out more on his website, and also follow him on Facebook and Twitter, as he plans to revisit Iceland soon.
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The Nikon D300S Might Get A Replacement
For those of you that have been waiting for a follow-up to the popular Nikon D300s, you might be in luck because the cameras could quite possibly be making a comeback. The Nikon D300s was released in 2009 and many APS-C shooters have patiently been waiting for its successor, and after five years, they might actually get one soon. Nikon USA has moved the D300s from the active camera list to its archived list, meaning a new camera could be in the works. There were talks that Nikon would be releasing a D9300, which could have been the replacement to the D300s, but like all rumors you have to take it with a grain of salt. With talks of Canon releasing a the 7DMII in August, Nikon might very well release camera to counter it. For those who shoot with APS-C sensor cameras, you'll have some intriguing options to choose from if the rumors prove to be factual.
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