The Hasselblad 907X is a unique camera that stands out for its distinct features and the creative freedom it offers. This fun video takes a look at why its users love it. 

Coming to you from Andrew Lanxon Photography, this insightful video explores the fascinating quirks and capabilities of the Hasselblad 907X. Lanxon begins by discussing his approach to shooting panoramic images using the camera’s XPan crop mode. This feature allows you to shoot in a panoramic format directly in-camera, applying the crop if you shoot in JPEG, but leaving the full image intact if you shoot in raw. This duality provides flexibility, enabling you to decide on the final composition during post-processing.

In the video, Lanxon showcases various shooting scenarios, such as capturing the vibrant reflections of pastel-toned houses in a bay using a 90mm lens. He further demonstrates the camera’s capabilities by exploring a harbor scene filled with lobster pots, ropes, and buoys. By switching to a wide-angle lens and employing a 15-stop ND filter, he attempts a 17-minute long exposure to blur the water’s motion and create a striking image of a zigzagging wave barrier. The process is meticulous, involving careful exposure calculations and adjustments, illustrating the patience and precision required in long-exposure photography.

Moving beyond technical aspects, Lanxon shares his experiences shooting in various locations, including the Scottish island of Cana and the coastal town of Pitobell. The XPan crop mode proves to be particularly effective in capturing sweeping landscapes and seascapes, demonstrating the camera’s versatility in different environments. Despite its many strengths, Lanxon candidly addresses the camera’s shortcomings. The slow autofocus, lack of stabilization, and high price point are notable drawbacks. Additionally, the camera’s design, which exposes the sensor to the elements when changing lenses, poses a challenge in maintaining cleanliness and avoiding dust spots. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Lanxon.

Trigger‘s passion for the camera developed at a young age, hand in hand with his love of automobiles. At 16, he made the bold decision to leave school to pursue a career aligned with his interests – the smart thing, as he calls it. Finding his place at Calvert Studios, his affinity for cars and photography blossomed into the foundation of a promising career.

After initially focusing on learning the intricacies of studio craft and assisting influential photographers in the automotive world, a breakthrough came when Trigger started shooting on location for Jaguar Land Rover, earning recognition from several leading creative directors who recognised his talent and enthusiasm.

Trigger’s style emerged from the convergence of his passions. His ability to fuse technical expertise with creative flair sets him apart, using his mastery of the craft and a storytelling approach to bring the essence of each product to life.

Trigger’s clients include Bentley, Jaguar, KIA, Land Rover, McLaren, Rolls Royce, Sealine Yachts, Toyota and Triumph Motorcycles.

Anissa Payne, EP @NM Productions said, “We’re really proud to be partnering with Trigger this year, his talent and skill as an automotive photographer speaks for itself. The unique way that he blends technical expertise with creative flair is what makes him a master of the craft, we’re excited to see where his venture into motion takes him!”

Trigger, photographer @NM Talent said,  “Really looking forward to teaming up with Anissa Payne and her fantastic team at NM! They’ve got such an impressive line-up of collaborators. NM may be a young company, but they’ve got this incredible energy about them. Anissa’s drive to innovate and explore new approaches really sets them apart, and it definitely shows in their work. Can’t wait to see what’s next!”

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By Carole Keily | Photos by Tavan Smith

You’ve probably seen Tavan Smith’s photos here on Prince William Living’s website and in the print magazine. He has covered a number of events, including awards ceremonies, a spelling bee, local festivals, and even the White House Christmas Tree lighting. He’s also taken photos of local landmarks.

A local student in a national spelling bee (photo credit: Tavan Smith)

Tavan got started as a photographer when he was in high school. He’s always been interested in photography, and his grandmother gave him a camera for Christmas one year. “Yes, it was long enough ago that it was a film camera!” Tavan said. One of his first assignments was with his high school yearbook.

“I’m a sports guy,” Tavan said, and some of his early work included covering sports for InsideNova. In addition to photographing the players in a game, he took sideline photos and provided news coverage.

A native of the Bahamas, Tavan lived for a time in Fairfax County before moving to Prince William County. He said he likes being involved in the community.

And that community involvement carries over to his professional position, on a finance team in the County’s Department of Transportation. At any given time, the team is working on projects relating to roadwork, road widenings, and streetlights, among others.

Tavan is available to photograph events such as birthday parties and graduations. Learn more about him and see his work at tsmithphotography.com.

Carole Keily is Prince William Living‘s Online Editor.

Honor CEO, George Zhao, took to the stage at VivaTech in Paris this morning to talk about the brand’s ambitions with on-device AI. Surprisingly, this talk also went into some detail about the complex lighting and post-processing workflow of Studio Harcourt, the world’s most famous portrait studio. Yes, an Honor and Studio Harcourt collaboration is on the cards.

During the presentation, Zhao revealed that Honor’s 200 series phones, which launch next month, have a new portrait mode developed in tandem with the studio. We’ve seen smartphone manufacturers co-branding their camera systems for a while now, think of the OnePlus phones with Hasselblad lenses, or the Xiaomi phones with Leica lenses, but opting for a photography studio is something new.

Details are thin on the ground at the moment, but it appears that the Honor 200 series phones can recreate Studio Harcourt’s legendary black and white headshots using AI image manipulation. So rather than flying to Paris and handing over a massive sum, you can just snap a quick selfie on your upper mid-range smartphone instead.

The rest of the speech centered around the AI features that debuted with the Honor Magic 6 Pro, like Magic Portal and Magic Ring, which try to predict your intention to serve up useful shortcuts between apps. I’ve been hooked on Magic Portal, which I mostly use as a Circle to Search with Google alternative. It’s capable of many things, but it lets you drag any image into Google and quickly reverse-image search, and I find that super handy.

The good news is that MagicOS 8.0, and its brilliant Magic Portal, are making their way to the Magic V2 and Honor 90 later this month. No specific date was shared, but George Zhao said May, and there’s not much of that left.

The aforementioned Honor 200 and Honor 200 Pro launch on June 12, and they’re expected to bring some serious photographic prowess at a relatively affordable price point. Most of the specs are still under wraps, but Honor’s Chinese website already offers a glimpse at the striking design. I’m looking forward to learning more, but in the meantime, you can take your portraits to the next level with our guide to the best selfie sticks.

It was early March in 1971 and bitterly cold, but the snow and sleet didn’t dampen our spirits. Thousands of us had gathered for the first Women’s Liberation Movement march. We were singing and dancing as we walked through London and there was street theatre at Trafalgar Square, where the march ended. It was a joyous occasion. Our banners reflected our primary focuses: equal pay and equal opportunity, free contraception and abortion on demand. There were also lots of men of all ages taking part, kids too. And there was a huge police presence – we were surrounded by them, walking alongside, in front and behind. They were on the march too – whether they liked it or not!

I was taking pictures the whole time, running to get ahead, climbing up lampposts or on to bins. I remember passing Billingsgate fish market was a whole lot of fun, as workers came out to watch and cheer. I’ve got lots of pictures of passersby laughing with us – and some of them at us. But even if there was the occasional bit of mocking, things were never nasty. We weren’t being aggressive, so that wasn’t the reaction we got.

This shot must have been taken as we were approaching Oxford Circus. I like how it reflects the range of people who were on the march. The placard in the background was in support of US activist Angela Davis, who was a hugely important figure for the women’s movement in the early 1970s.

I’d been part of the UK movement since its earliest days and had joined one of the first women’s groups, in Tufnell Park, London. I was radicalised as a student and started going on anti-Vietnam war marches in 1967. I never left home without a camera round my neck. I started working for an agency called Report, run by a guy who had fought in the Spanish civil war. Report bought some of my pictures and they were published in the national press. They paid very badly though. I think it was £3 per photo published.

The year before the march, the UK women’s groups had held their first ever conference. People came from all over the country. There were academics reading papers, trade unionists talking about their struggles, discussions about families and children – all sorts of people from the left. We weren’t expecting more than 200 people but we had three times that. We didn’t want to be victims of press distortions, so I was the only photographer in the plenary sessions, allowed because I was part of the movement and nobody took any notice of me. But I knew it was important to have a record of this special occasion. My photographs of the conference, as well as the march, are among those on display at the Women in Revolt! exhibition, about to open in Edinburgh.

One thing I’d like to set the record straight on is the number of people who were on that march. The figure that’s usually given – and was repeated on captions when Women in Revolt! was at Tate Britain – is 4,000. Of course I can’t prove it but I’m sure there were tens of thousands of us. We were a solid block on the mile from Marble Arch to Oxford Circus, and once we got to Trafalgar Square it was completely chocka!

Later, in 1971, I gave up photography, partly driven by feelings of frustration at always being an observer. But there was another reason. I was living in a commune in Islington and we used to get regularly raided by the Special Branch in the middle of the night. They would always remove the film from my camera and take it away – which of course they weren’t allowed to do. I loved taking pictures of people but I thought: “No, I’m not having this. I’m not taking pictures for the Special Branch.” So I completely stopped photography and didn’t return to it for over a decade.

My love of photography began when I was very young – I was first given a camera aged 10. When I was 17, my family were living in Caracas, Venezuela, where my father was a diplomat. Caracas is in a valley and the surrounding hills are full of huts and shanty towns. I used to head out there every day to take photographs, and it became obvious that this was what I wanted to do. I went back to the UK in 1967 to study photography at the London College of Printing. With all the student protests in London and Paris and beyond during those years, it was a very exciting time, but I don’t think I had the sense that I was part of an extraordinary moment in history – one never does, does one?

The women’s movement made a lot of advances, although it’s still got a long way to go. But I feel proud now to have been part of it all.

Chandan (Sally) Fraser’s CV

Born: 1950, Woking
Trained: London College of Printing
Influences: Henri Cartier Bresson, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams
High point: “Being sent to photograph Tennessee Williams at the ICA, London, in 1970”
Low point: “Giving up photography”
Top tip: “Have your camera with you all the time”

NORTH EAST, MD — In a display of creativity and commitment, ‘Project 365’, a unique photography exhibition, is set to open at Cecil College, showcasing the works of eight diverse photographers. What began as a friendly challenge among associates twelve years ago, has now blossomed into an engaging and yearly art exhibition.

The intention behind ‘Project 365’ is beautifully simple – take a photo every single day, post it online, and construct a year-long narrative through the lens of each photographer. This year, the exhibit will be stationed at the Milburn Stone Gallery on the North East Campus, hosted by the Cecil College Art and Design Program.

An original member of Project 365, who is also an adjunct at Cecil College, Mary Johnson, speaks highly of the inclusive nature of the project. With participants ranging from amateurs to professionals and students, the project displays a remarkable assortment of photographic artworks.

Among the exhibitors is Barry Gorrell, a photography veteran with a career spanning 47 years, who has developed an interest in drone photography post-retirement. Another participant is Barbara Bell, a watercolor artist introduced to ‘Project 365’ by Johnson’s brother, who uses her photos as a reference for her artwork.

The exhibit also includes works from Jennifer Fox, a nature-inspired visual arts educator; Dave Vallée, a hobbyist photographer; and Rita Schreiner, a current student at Cecil College.

Completing the lineup is Kathy Buckalew, a multi-genre photographer and teacher, and Julie Perone, who discovered her passion for photography after retiring from a career in psychology.

With such an eclectic collection of artists, visitors to the ‘Project 365’ exhibition can expect to immerse themselves in various photographic narratives, each image holding its unique story to tell.

The exhibition will take place at the Milburn Stone Theatre Gallery, running from May 31 to August 30, with a reception scheduled for June 21.

To experience this magnificent showcase of dedication and artistic expression, visitors are welcome to visit during gallery hours, which include Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday and Friday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., and three hours before showtimes at Milburn Stone Theatre.

For more captivating art events at Cecil College, keep an eye on their social media and website.

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In today’s technological world, even professional photographers and artists are recognizing the iPhone as a useful (and even practical) photographic tool. Join photographer artist, Kelli Klymenko in his one-day class for beginner and advanced students and you’ll go beyond the basics and learn to shoot professional quality photographs with your iPhone.

You will learn how to shoot, edit and share remarkable landscapes, portraits and the macro world around you using only your iPhone. Kelli will guide you through simple tips and tricks that will take your photography to the next level. Discover how to capture the essence of a place and your subjects rather than just taking a picture. You will also learn basic video and video editing techniques for use with apps such as Facebook and Instagram.

Learn how to get the highest resolution images on your iPhone and apps

Practice creative techniques including HDR (High Dynamic Range)

Shoot panoramas
Learn about the latest editing, filters and stylizing apps
Learn about iPhone equipment: remotes, tripods and more
Learn how to use the hottest new tools on your iPhone
Materials Required For Students To Bring: Please see Materials List

May 31, 2024 | Friday | 9 am – 2 pm AZ time

Medium – iPhone
Materials List – Click the Materials List tab above
Registration – Each student must enroll individually. Click the Cancellation Policy tab above for more info.
Location/Time – Sedona Arts Center

Arctic Exposure, a distinguished photo tour company founded in 2013, is celebrating ten years of transporting photography enthusiasts to the Arctic’s most awe-inspiring landscapes. Renowned for its unique blend of travel, education, and photography, the company offers immersive workshops that allow participants to capture the untouched beauty of the Arctic through their lenses. From the remote Highlands of Iceland to the mesmerizing northern lights, Arctic Exposure’s workshops are designed to enhance photography skills while fostering a deep connection with the elemental wonders of the Arctic wilderness.

Arctic Exposure, a distinguished photo tour company founded in 2013, is celebrating its decade-long legacy of providing immersive photography workshops across the Arctic’s most breathtaking landscapes.

 Known for its unique blend of travel, education, and photography, Arctic Exposure offers enthusiasts and professionals the opportunity to capture the untouched beauty of the Arctic through their lenses.

“From the remote wilderness of the Highlands of Iceland to the dancing northern lights above, our workshops are designed to enhance your photography skills and truly connect you with the elemental beauty of the Arctic,” says Skarphéðinn Þráinsson, founder of Arctic Exposure, also affectionately known as Skarpi. 

Arctic Exposure’s most notable workshop, the Highlands of Iceland Drone Photo Workshop, is a prime example of this immersive approach. It brings photographers to one of the most otherworldly locations on Earth, where rugged volcanic landscapes, cascading waterfalls, and vast expanses of uninhabited terrain unfold in every direction. Participants find themselves amidst Iceland’s highlands’ raw, untamed beauty, where the ever-changing weather adds more drama to their photographic pursuits. 

“Our workshops go beyond photography; they are a journey into the heart of Arctic wilderness,” Skarpi adds. “We facilitate not just the capture of images, but the creation of memories that resonate with the dramatic landscapes and the vibrant stories they hold.”

The small group sizes of Arctic Exposure’s tours ensure personalized attention, enhancing both the learning experience and the cultural immersion. Accommodations are often in remote guesthouses and hotels, and meals focus on local ingredients. The company strives to blend comfort with adventure, providing a cozy backdrop to the day’s photographic pursuits.

This story is a part of the 100 Stories from Iceland.

Name: Skarphéðinn Þráinsson, Skarpi
Title: Founder and Head Guide
Company: Arctic Exposure
Phone: +354 6174550
Email: info@arcticexposure.is
Address: Skemmuvegur 12, 200 Kópavogur, Iceland

Arctic Exposure is a premier provider of photography tours and workshops specializing in the Arctic regions of Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Canada, and the Faroe Islands. Founded by a former engineer turned professional photographer, Skarphéðinn Þráinsson, the company offers all-inclusive, educational travel experiences designed to enhance photographic skills in capturing the raw beauty of the Arctic. With a focus on small group sizes and local expertise, Arctic Exposure stands out for its commitment to responsible and enriching travel.

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