LG V30 to Be First Smartphone with an f/1.6 Camera Lens
LG announced today that it's setting a new mark in the world of smartphone cameras. Its upcoming V30 flagship smartphone will be the first to feature a f/1.6 aperture camera lens.
Go Behind the Scenes with the Air Force Thunderbirds’ Official Photographer
Sergeant Larry Reid Jr. has a job many men and women in the photo world can only dream of having. He’s a United States Air Force Photojournalist... more specifically, he's the official photographer for the USAF Thunderbird squad.
The above video, which was put together by Fstoppers' Jaron Schneider, takes an inside look into what Sergeant Reid Jr. does on a day-to-day basis.
BTS: Using Four 400W Strobes to Outshine the Sun and Properly Light a Fighter Jet
Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens was recently invited to shoot at Luke Air Force Base (again) and he didn't want to miss turning this into an educational opportunity. And so, in the behind the scenes video above, he shows you how he was able to dynamically light up a portrait that involved a fighter pilot and an entire fight jet using only four 400 Watt strobes.
Fighter Pilot Takes Truly Epic Selfie While Firing an Air-to-Air Missile in Training
We're fully aware that the term 'epic' is overused to the point where it means almost nothing. But in this case, we can't help ourselves... because if this selfie doesn't qualify as epic, then we're not sure any selfie can.
Photographing Pilots and Their F-16s In the Rocky Mountains
Behind the scenes videos, like the one earlier about Dave Hill's Ford Fusion shoot, typically show off a photographer's technique, or the challenges he or she faces when trying to get a certain shot. But Aspen-based photographer Tyler Stableford's Buckley AirForce Base shoot posed some unique challenges.