By Brandon Russell |
Everyone has a camera. But not everyone has the knack for capturing interesting photos. With the holiday season just around the bend, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to hone your photography skills. Hopefully with this basic guide, your snapshots will go from boring to lively…
By Killian Bell |
Following its unveiling at WWDC this week, Apple’s “next-generation MacBook Pro” has received its first TV commercial, entitled “Every Dimension.” The 30-second clip seems a little more dramatic than Apple’s most recent ads — even those for the new iPad — with powerful music and…
By Mike Perlman |
I’ve written about Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO quite extensively on this site, but I recently stumbled across this video by Matthew Gore, which proved to be the perfect visual supplement to those articles. Composed in an 8-bit NES style, Gore’s 10-minute tutorial on the…
By Killian Bell |
Photographers have long been anticipating an Aperture application for their iOS devices, and it could be on its way according to a new Apple job listing for a Sr. Apps UI Engineer. The vacancy, based at the company’s Cupertino headquarters, calls for a Cocoa engineer with…
By Mike Perlman |
The aperture is one of the primary sources of consternation for most photographers. It’s bad enough that we have to compute shutter speed/aperture ratios, but understanding the mathematical principals behind an aperture and how it works is like decoding hieroglyphics to any beginner. I’m here…
By Mike Perlman |
In this edition of the world renowned Mastering Camera Controls series, we’re going to focus on one of the most neglected camera controls in the consumer photography world: The Mode Dial. I’m here to tell you that there’s nothing to fear—the Mode Dial is your…
By Mike Perlman |
Are you ready to transcend Auto mode and dive into the vast ocean of manual controls? I’ve rounded up three of the most common Photography tools that will take your snapping and rolling to the next level. This is the classic triforce of photography artillery.…
By Jack McGrath |
Highlighted by an expanded cast of characters, difficult puzzles, and extreme hilarity, Portal 2 builds on the foundation of its predecessor, crafting one of the most uniquely satisfying experiences of this console generation. The original Portal has amassed critical acclaim and a cult following, but…
By Joey Davidson |
As Portal 2′s release date approaches, Valve has upped the marketing ante and is releasing an awesome slew of trailers. The clips are all portrayed as Aperture Science infomercials. If you don’t know what Aperture Science is, then you’ve just received your first homework assignment from a video game…
By Joey Davidson |
Valve has released another Portal 2 trailer done up in the fashion of Aperture Science advertising. Aperture, of course, is the company that’s been housing the Portal test subjects and the source of the wonderful portal gun and goo. It’s a marvelous facility that doesn’t…
