Blog Archive - Digital Photo Pro

April 8, 2021

Watch the Sony a1 Shoot a Movie with Its Blazing Fast Photo Burst Mode

Short video shows incredible speed of Sony's flagship mirrorless camera

By Dan Havlik

Here’s a fun little video showing the incredible speed and power of the Sony Alpha a1 camera’s still image burst mode. In the 30-second clip below from ZY Productions, they demonstrate how it’s possible to shoot a short movie using just the 50-megapixel Sony a1’s 30 frames-per-second still image burst mode. As Fstoppers, where... Read more

April 1, 2021

Photos Of The Day For March 2021

Gain inspiration from the DPP community

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Did you miss a Photo Of The Day last month? View all of March’s selections in the slideshow below. Each Photo of The Day is chosen from our Your Work gallery and Contests and is featured on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit the galleries to submit your best photos and gain inspiration from the Digital... Read more

March 12, 2021

Master Class: Irving Penn and the Art of the Corner Portrait

The story behind Irving Penn's iconic portrait series

By Dan Havlik

Even if you already know the story of how the legendary Irving Penn created his iconic corner portrait series, the below video from The Photographic Eye is worth a look for inspiration alone. In the nine-minute discussion of Penn’s classic portraits of celebrities and artists wedged into a set of corner flats in his studio, Alex Kilbee of The... Read more

March 1, 2021

Photos Of The Day For February 2021

Gain inspiration from the DPP community

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Did you miss a Photo Of The Day last month? View all of February’s selections in the slideshow below. Each Photo of The Day is chosen from our Your Work gallery and Contests and is featured on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit the galleries to submit your best photos and gain inspiration from the Digital... Read more

February 26, 2021

Professional Photographer Reinvents Himself During Pandemic in Unexpected Way: Storage Unit Scavenger

Commercial photographer Chip Litherfield buys and sells the contents of abandoned storage lockers to make ends meet

By Dan Havlik

During the pandemic, photographer Chip Litherland was forced to reinvent himself so we went from taking pictures professionally to being a professional picker. And while scavenging old storage lockers for things to sell online might seem a strange new direction for a professional photographer, it suits Litherland just fine for now. Most importantly,... Read more

February 25, 2021

iPhones Are NOT the Enemy: 7 Reasons Why Mobile Photography Is Good for Professional Photographers

Professional photographers shouldn’t be threatened by smartphone cameras. Here are seven reasons why mobile photography is good for pros.

By Jeff Cable

(Editor’s Note: This post by photographer Jeff Cable first appeared on his blog.) You probably read the title of this post and thought “Is Jeff implying that mobile phone cameras are good cameras for professionals to use?” But that is not what I am talking about here. Even though cell phone cameras have gotten very good, and some may... Read more

February 23, 2021

Myth Busted: Pro Mirrorless Camera Systems Are No Longer Smaller and Lighter Than DSLRs

If you're thinking you can save a few ounces by switching to mirrorless, that ship has sailed

By Scott Kelby

(Editor’s note: This opinion piece by photographer and educator Scott Kelby first appeared on his website.) It’s time to face it — the new full-frame mirrorless camera bodies from Nikon, Sony, and Canon aren’t really that much smaller (if at all) than DSLRs, and if they are lighter, we’re talking a few ounces (not pounds). This isn’t... Read more

February 1, 2021

Photos Of The Day For January 2021

Gain inspiration from our gallery of images

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Did you miss a Photo Of The Day last month? View all of January’s selections in the slideshow below. Each Photo of The Day is chosen from our Your Work gallery and Contests and is featured on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Visit the galleries to submit your best photos and gain inspiration from the Digital... Read more

January 27, 2021

This “Leaked” Fujifilm Commercial for the New GFX100S Camera Is Actually Pretty Funny

Viral ad spoofs corporate culture and photo fanboys while promoting new 102MP medium format camera

By Dan Havlik

Camera commercials are seldom humorous and rarely – if we’re being perfectly honest – memorable but the below ad from Fujifilm USA for the just announced GFX100S medium format camera is both. Billed as a new “leaked” GFX100S commercial, the video spoofs both paranoid corporate culture and overzealous camera fanboys while also doing... Read more

January 6, 2021

The Best Cameras of 2020 According to Top Photo Editors

The editors of several photography websites discuss the top cameras of 2020 and why they chose those models as their top picks.

By Dan Havlik

Year-end discussions of top products are always fun and informative, and I recently had a chance to join five of my photography colleagues for a virtual roundtable to pick our favorite cameras of 2020. Being included in the “Camera of the Year Roundtable” was a particular honor for me because I just started this week as Senior Editor of Digital... Read more

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