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Hugyfot announces new macro ports
Hugyfot has announced a new family of aluminum macro ports. They all feature a conical shape to enable lights and strobes to be positioned close to the port. They have machined hinges that allow for the attachment of flip holders and focus lights. The ports also offer an option for adding M67 threaded lenses directly to their front.
Trip planning in an age of COVID-19 by Stephen Frink
As we start to make a cautious emergence from COVID-19 lockdown, renowned underwater photographer Stephen Frink has kindly shared his thoughts about how to go about planning underwater imaging opportunities for the next year or so. His divides his objectives up in terms of how far off they are likely to happen and the time periods that are needed to record specific events.
Australian team develops heat resistant corals
Australian scientists have produced a coral that is heat resistant. By extracting microalgae from coral polys and then exposing it to increasing temperatures over a period of four years, the team has manager to accelerate the evolutionary response. Once the microalgae was reintroduced into coral larvae, it was found that coarse were more heat resistant.
Planning your Next Trip: How to get the Images You Want
Wetpixel editor Adam Hanlon overviews some ideas on trip planning. The better trip are planned, the more likely image makers are to be able to capture the imagery they desire. Adam outlines trip planning resources and discusses some considerations that need to be taken into account. Wetpixel is posting series of trip planning articles, to give the Wetpixel community something to do and to look forward to once our enforced “dry spell” is over.
Seacam announces housing for Black Magic Pocket Cinema Cameras
Seacam has announced, their cinema film housing for the Blackmagic Design Pocket 4 and 6K cameras. The new housing has internal space for a battery pack and an external SSD. It also has port and bulkhead options to allow for an HDMI 2.0 output and is compatible with Seacam’s standard lens port range.
Sony extends PRO Support memberships
PetaPixel has reported that, in a gesture of support for its creative community, Sony USA and Canada have extended PRO support memberships for an additional 6 months free of charge. The announcement was sent via email to PRO Support customers, and the membership extension has already been applied to accounts. Petapixel notes that the extension is very welcome as many pros have not been able to take advantage of their existing memberships due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Chasing the Dream by Allison Vitsky Sallmon
Allison Vitsky Sallmon discusses how she and partner Andy Sallmon go about researching and planning their photographic trips in order to maximize the chances of producing amazing imagery. Beautifully illustrated by their imagery, the article provides practical guidance that we can all benefit from by keeping us inspired while we are all unable to travel.
New Series: Travel planning for amazing imagery
While our photographic and video travel plans have been hindered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the time that many of us now have provides a potential opportunity to do some in-depth research and planning for trips that we can undertake once it is safe to do so. With this in mind, Wetpixel has reached out to solicit travel and trip planning tips from a wide variety of Wetpixel’s contributors and friends. Please stay tuned for a series of trip planning themed articles over the next few weeks
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