Insta360’s Go 3 is a tiny camera for vlogging or putting on your cat

June 28, 2023 2 tags

The Go 3 is Insta360’s latest pill-shaped action camera, and it’s got a neat trick — the camera’s detachable case now includes a flip-up screen for a live view of what you’re recording. Instead of relying on a smartphone to see what you record (or estimate your composition), the Go 3’s case gives a real-time live view of whether the camera is inserted or remote. Like the previous Go 2, the case also charges the camera, extending its battery life from 45 minutes on a single charge to 170 minutes. Though, the capabilities of the Go 3’s case and

How Product Imagery Could Be Harming Your Sales (& How To Fix This)

June 19, 2023 2 tags

Bad product photography can cost you more than you realize. When we, as consumers, make purchases online, we want to know what we’re buying – but there’s no way of checking out the products for ourselves. Therefore, displaying your products in a way that’s both accurate and appealing is essential. One small detail can be enough to put people off, but get it right, and professional, high-quality product images will pay for themselves again and again. Here are some ways that your product imagery can harm your sales, with some potential solutions. However, bear in mind that

Pentax moving closer to a new film camera

June 12, 2023 2 tags

Film News: Pentax is moving closer to a new film camera While the rest of the film photography world has been trying to find a film that doesn’t cost the earth, or is trying to figure out what Fuji’s emulsion actually is, Pentax has continued in their quest to make a new film camera. And they now have an update on Youtube to show they are moving closer to a new film camera. You may recall at the end of last year Pentax blindsided us all with the news that they were going to start researching the idea of ​​making…

5 Lessons from Speaking to a Local Camera Club

April 26, 2023 2 tags

Last month I was the guest speaker at the Maroondah Photographic Society meeting. It was fun to share images and talk about ‘action photography’. I particularly enjoyed the discussion and the questions, and while I was the presenter, I also learned a lot. Here are 5 Lessons from Speaking to a Local Camera Club. Lesson 1 – It’s Fun to Talk with Other Photographers My first lesson was more of a reminder than a lesson, and that is – it’s fun to talk to other photographers. We share a passion for creating images, and I really enjoyed sharing