We assembled the digest of some interesting news and materials on photo related topics. Enjoy!

Mastering New Genre:

• From photography to timelapse videography with Alexander Chin #timelapse
• How to photograph the Milky Way #astro-photography
• Turn camera to Infrared #infrared-photography
• Black and White photography: a few things to know #B&W #black-n-wight
• HDR explained #HDR
• HDR Vertorama Photography – How to create mind-bending images #vertorama #HDR
• How to avoid “Getting Punched in the Nose” in Street Photography #street-photography

Interesting Opinion:

• Building visual literacy | Alfie Goodrich talks on how to comment photos properly and provides Basic Photo Analysis Worksheet
• The story of photographing my first wedding also likely my last | John Davenport tells why he won’t photograph wedding again
• How to talk to a naked woman | Portraiture tip from a nudity model – Get naked!

Equipment:

• Best lens for portraits: priced from $300 to $500 #lens #review
• Nikon high ISO comparison using D600, D800E, Df, D4 and D4s #camera #review
• Lightroom can show you what gear you need and don’t need #lens #hint
• Shooting low light portraits with the Nikon Df #new camera #review + #great-photos
• Samyang announces 12mm 1:2.0 wideangle #mirrorless #new #lens
• Trade-in ANY camera for $300 towards a Sony A7/A7R full-frame mirrorless #deal
• Photowall for Chromecast #google #chromecast #new-tech

Commercial Photography:

• Why you might want to consider an unplugged wedding #shooting #wedding #terms #clients
• Ask a commercial photographer anything about the industry #QA #DouglasSonders
• Photographer takes hideous photos of herself… so every other photo of her will look awesome #comforting-client #tip #ugly-on-photos #portait
• 11 photo lessons every Pro learned the hard way #petapixel #general #mistakes

Photographers on Google+ to check out:

• Al Ebnereza #landscape #cityscape #animals
• Casey McCallister #landscape

Kickstarter projects:

• 4DSLR tripod stud #equipment
• New55 FILM #equipment
• City of Darkness Revisited #inspiration #book
• Ring – wearable input device that lets control anything #tech-general
• Flekt: studio quality light from your pop-up flash #equipment #successfully-funded

Video Production:

• GoPro rival? Panasonic launches wearable HX-A500 4K action camera #news #equipment
• Night timelapse workflow tutorial by Dustin Farrell #6-tips + #30-min-video