PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS served as a bridge between the past and the present, and a recent studio shoot I collaborated on with fellow photographer Salli Gainsford exemplified this perfectly. The project focused on capturing a reenactor styled as Henry VIII, set against the enchanting backdrop of candlelight. This shoot not only celebrated the lavishness of …
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Making light of Multitasking
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Celebrating 25 Years of Spyder: Revolutionizing Digital Photography
A lot has changed over the past 25 years since Datacolor launched its first Spyder monitor calibrator in the year 2000. The switch from film to digital was a huge shift in photography. It fundamentally changed the way photographers crafted their work, incorporating computers and technology into the creative process. What the original Spyder did …
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Gift Ideas for the Creatives on Your Holiday List
Stuck for ideas for the creative people on your gift list? Let Datacolor help! Whether your list includes a content creator, photographer, videographer or digital designer, we have products to help make their work easier by streamlining workflows, saving them valuable time and effort. These tools are designed to support creativity, from managing color accurately, [...] More -
Shooting Shadows & Silhouettes
Autumn’s waning light may leave you wondering what’s lurking in the shadows or if that silhouetted figure is something you should be hiding from, but when it comes to your photos, shadows and silhouettes shouldn’t scare you! Let’s define the terms - in photography, shadows help create texture and add depth and balance to a [...] More -
Olympic Shot: Q & A With Olympic Photographer Jeff Cable
Professional photographer and Datacolor Friends with Vision contributor Jeff Cable photographs personal and corporate clients in addition to leading photo tours here in the U.S. and around the world. However, he is perhaps best known for capturing photos for the US Olympic Committee, having photographed the last eight Olympic games, in Beijing, Vancouver, London, Sochi, Rio [...] More -
Spotlight On – Camilla Pizzini
How did you get your start in photography? I grew up in a sports-loving family and spent most of my time being active in the mountain region in which I live. About 9 years ago, I realized that what I loved most about the mountains was not the activity itself, but the beauty which surrounded [...] More -
Spotlight On – Alex Buisse
Mountain guide and extreme skier Vivian Bruchez on the airy abseil from Dent du Géant at sunset, Chamonix, France. How did you get your start in photography? I picked up photography in my early twenties, right at the same time as I was discovering climbing. I was initially carrying a very simple point and shoot [...] More -
3 tips for preparing holiday pictures properly
Autumn Blues Summer holidays are over and autumn blues are starting to kick in. This is the time of year to reflect on beautiful summer moments and to spend more time inside again. It is also the time of year to start thinking about photobooks or large format prints, conveying the most precious summer moments [...] More -
Kalle Lundholm Surf Photography
Paddling surfer outside the island of Lombok in Indonesia. Curling wave outside Bingin Beach, Bali, Indonesia. Surfers are coming in after a session. Photos taken at Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia. Surfer outside the island of Lombok in Indonesia. Magical sunset at Merese Hills on Lombok, Indonesia. Surfer from below. Photo taken at Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia. Surfer [...] More -
Spotlight On: Mark Dobson – Seascape and Wave Photography
What type of photography do you do? My photography is generally all coastal-based. The majority of my portfolio consists of ocean waves and seascapes. That's not to say the camera doesn't get pointed at other subjects from time to time! How did you get into photography, and more specifically that genre of photography? During the [...] More -
Kate Jonker – Friends with Vision
Are you doing photography, videography or both? I am mainly doing underwater photography, but do capture the beauty beneath the waves with video now and again. How did you get your start in photography/videography? I embarked on my photographic journey at the age of ten when a camera became my prized possession. Growing up, my [...] More -
Ruth Medjber – Portrait, Music Festival and Event Photographer
Dublin-born Ruth Medjber, now a globally recognized photographer, was inspired by her father to start taking photographs from a young age. While completing her Bachelor of Arts (Photography) with honors at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Medjber regularly contributed to Hot Press magazine, and later to NME, Rolling Stone, Kerrang! and Classic Rock.
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Meet Catherine Hall – Fine Art & Wedding Photographer
Wedding photographer Catherine Hall is known for her elegant editorial style. Additionally, her fine-art photography has been exhibited throughout Europe and the United States, and international assignments have taken her to more than thirty countries on five continents.
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Wedding Photography with Firat Bagdu
Firat Bagdu on wedding photography – capturing the happiest day of one’s life Datacolor’s Friend with Vision Firat Bagdu is an award-winning professional photographer with Kurdish heritage living in Cologne. He is famous for his refined and powerful images, characterized by vibrant colors, clear and distinctive shapes and lines, playful elements and an attention to [...] More -
Untangling the Monitor Maze – What You Need to Know
Where do you start when it comes to what you need to know before purchasing your next monitor (especially if you’re not a die-hard tech geek)? Start here: Your Monitor is an Investment As with most things, you get what you pay for when you purchase a monitor. The newer features and technologies can improve [...] More