Christopher Malcolm

Nikon adds another welcome addition to its Z lineup of lenses today with the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4.

Crafting a career for yourself as a commercial photographer can come with a lot of upsides. But there is still one big caveat you will need to take into consideration before choosing your path.

Even as you keep your eyes on a singular prize, it can sometimes pay to spread out your offerings to form a firm base.

A well-defined color workflow can save you time while allowing you to deliver client assets exactly as you had in mind.

Last week, Nikon released a quintet of LUTs for its Z line of cameras that bring a touch of RED color science to the Nikon world. Now, first things first. Downloading a LUT will not magically transform your Nikon mirrorless camera into a RED camera. No LUT will result in the massive jump in dynamic range you get from RED’s premium line of cinema cameras. But, as RED has officially joined the Nikon family, the promise of these two companies to work together to improve both the Nikon-branded and the RED-branded products is massive.

DaVinci Resolve has introduced its latest product, the Micro Control Panel, designed to help you speed up your post-production workflow for film and video.

Whether you are still trying to find your footing or decades deep into a creative career, sooner or later a basic question comes for us all: Should you continue down the same path, or is it time to take a turn? Let’s face it, a career in the arts is downright maddening. It’s a darn near impossible journey even for the most talented. And even once you put in the hard work and are fortunate enough to get the breaks that come from that hard work, you will never really reach a point where you feel like you’ve “made it.” Now, I won’t even begin to define what “made it” means.

Film production equipment is notoriously expensive. But some of the most helpful tools can still be had for a song.

Nikon, a brand with a long history of quality in photography, continues its growth in the video market today with the development announcement of a new NIKKOR Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ lens with filmmakers in mind. Aimed at videographers, documentary filmmakers, and solo shooters, the full frame lens covers an ideal range for capturing a wide variety of situations. “PZ” stands for power zoom. This allows for changing focal lengths along the zoom lens via dedicated zoom forward and back buttons on Nikon cameras (or buttons assigned to do so with custom buttons) or the dedicated Nikon MC-N10 handgrip.

It’s that time again when my brain starts to ponder the endless question: What would be my idea of a perfect camera? I’ve asked this question before, multiple times. Every time, the obvious realization lands that there is no such thing as a perfect camera. Or, more accurately, there are a million and one different ideas of a perfect camera for a million and one different photographers. Even my own concept of a perfect camera has changed over the years as my interests and needs as an artist have evolved.