Photography

The art of the selfie isn’t something new, despite what you might think. The French photographer Louis Daguerre, inventor of the first publicly announced photography process, sat for more than one of his “daguerreotypes”, making them the very first selfies.   Nowadays you don’t need to polish sheets of copper or treat them with mercury vapour, you just need to point your camera or your smartphone at yourself. It’s a great way to include yourself in your memories as you share them with others, so here are five tips for better selfies!

The Sony A7II is one of the most coveted mirrorless cameras on the market, because it carries a full-frame sensor capable of producing incredible image quality. Today we’re going to look at some of the pros and cons of this groundbreaking camera and ask – are the professionals about to start ditching their DSLRs?   

If you have a 4K TV you have a few options out there for getting the most out of your display … but if you’re like me there’s nothing more satisfying than creating your own content. Whether you’re shooting beautiful nature vistas, capturing exciting downtown life, or creating memories with friends and family at events that you won’t forget, shooting your own video in 4k is pretty awesome—and it’s more accessible than ever. Coming in at a reasonable price and packing a powerful 4k punch, the Sony FDR-AX33 Handycam is the portable video camera that’s makes it possible.  I had a chance to take it out for a spin: here’s how that turned out.  

There’s a new member of the GoPro family that’s mixing it up. It’s lighter, smaller, and more colourful than its companions, while maintaining the level of quality and compatibility that GoPro is famous for. Want to learn more? Meet the GoPro HERO4 Session and read on!

Right now, the “selfie” trend is all over news sites, social media, blogs, and forums — but did you know that selfies (and internationally-renowned “selfie artists”) have been around for hundreds of years?  

Summer is upon us, and that means lots of long, fun-filled, worry-free days ahead. If you’re anything like me, most of your favourite memories of youth revolve around the summertime. Today I’m going to give you some advice on choosing the best lens to help you get more from your photography this summer.

Today I’m going to look at some of the features that have kept GoPro at the top, and a few tips on how to capture some awesome photos and videos this summer.

GoPro has stayed at the top of the game in the action camera market by constantly delivering better cameras with more features. And today we can announce the GoPro+ LCD  which is no exception, with it’s touchscreen and wireless capabilities. It looks like GoPro has another winner on their hands!

You’ve probably snapped a picture in the last few days, right? With cameras in our phones, in our tablets, on the front of our computers and … well, in actual dedicated cameras, we’ve taken more pictures in the last ten years than in the previous hundred years put together. You might be curious as to when we started taking pictures. Read on to find out.

Remember when you were growing up and people used to hang family photos all over the house? Well I think it’s time to revisit that tradition and start framing some photos for our walls. Today I’m going to give you some ideas to help you get started.