Three-dimensional or 3D photography has become increasingly popular in various businesses in the past few years. 3D rendering creates images that duplicate human vision as closely as possible, producing images with depth that make you feel like you are at the scene of the photo. These pictures can offer a fun way to share memories with family and friends on social media and have great potential for eCommerce product visualization.
3D rendering offers a lot of benefits to online trade or businesses and in many other fields. Here are four main benefits of 3D photography.
1. Improved conversion rates
3D spin photography provides a 360-degree view of an image, which can increase your conversion rate since your users will view the product better. This can be a real turning point, especially if you sell expensive products such as jewelry.
Customers look at every minute detail of a product if they intend to purchase it. You give them the freedom to look at every side of your product when you provide 3D visuals, thus boosting their chance of buying it.
However, it’s essential to hire the best 3D photographers to truly get the best results. You can also take it a step further and hire a 3D product visualization expert like Pterobyt to help you visually communicate your products to customers for improved conversion.
2. It’s cost-effective
3D photography or rendering may sound expensive, but it’s more cost effective than traditional photography. In fact, the global average cost of shooting five products with conventional photography is six times higher than with 3D.
When you take a picture of a product with different colors, standard photography captures every variation and colors. The photos must be edited after the shoot, which may lead to extra charges and the added cost of shipping the product and traveling. When it comes to 3D photography, you only pay for shooting, which saves shipping and traveling costs.
3. Better customer engagement
Before making a purchase, most online shoppers prefer to zoom in and rotate product animations to have a better look. 3D product photography offers an easy way for customers to engage with your products and can make them stay on your website’s product page longer. This boosts the likelihood of them finding more items and shopping for more.
With 3D photography tools and camera hacks, shoppers can also customize products to reflect any possible combination of available colors, patterns, textures, and styles you might have in stock. They have countless options for modifying every type of product into their preferred styles.
4. Reduced product returns
Frequent product returns in your eCommerce business can give you continuous headaches. They can even jeopardize your business if they become excessive. Your customers may also experience a share of the headache since returning products can be inconvenient, especially if the product is needed on a schedule.
3D rendering and visualization can minimize the frequency of product returns by ensuring customers have a perfect look at your product before adding them to their cart. By the time they purchase a product, they will be confident it meets their needs.
Endnote
Using traditional digital photography to create stunning product images can be expensive and time-consuming. 3D photography can help you create photorealistic images for your business with a high chance of putting together attractive ideas at a reduced cost. Generally, 3D photography costs far less and is convenient and more flexible.
NBCLA’s Heather Navarro and Whitney Ashton strike a pose at Neon WRLD OC, a pop-up photography experience in Orange County.
What to Know
The experience is located at the Westminster Mall
Tickets start at $20 for adults, $15 for children (3-12) and $7 for pets
Complimentary tripods are available upon request and ring light rentals are available to purchase as an add-on
Neon WRLD OC isn’t just another selfie museum. The pop-up selfie and photography museum is a content creator’s dream, with plenty of Instagrammable neon signs.
Visitors can touch, play and interact inside more than 30 interactive photoshoot rooms at the now-open Orange County pop-up.
The space is over 7,000 square feet and boasts more than 30 interactive rooms where you can pose against different backdrops and even incorporate props into your photos.
Take off in your pink private jet, sip on a milkshake at the retro diner Milkshakes & Dreams or step into a life-sized Barbie box.
Tripods are available upon request and if you’re a stickler for good lighting, you can rent a ring light.
Tickets to the limited-time experience are available for 1 to 2 hour sessions, and private events like birthdays, bachelorette parties and more are available for booking, too.
And if you’d like to take more than a photograph home to commemorate your time at Neon WRLD OC, you can purchase a custom neon sign to be shipped to you, or buy some themed merchandise.
The experience is open Fridays through Sundays from 12 to 6 p.m. Reservations are available online at neonwrldoc.com.
TUSCON, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / May 5, 2023 / The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) this week announced that Daniel J. Cox, a nature photographer, photography teacher, and workshop leader, is the recipient of NANPA’s 2023 Environmental Impact Award. The award was established in 2013 and is given every other year to honor a ‘photographic project addressing an important and urgent regional or global environmental problem.’ In addition, the photographer’s work must be ‘of exceedingly high quality’ and includes a ‘component that creates and distributes high-quality educational material to enhance public awareness, including material created to influence decision makers.’ Previous winners of this award have included James Balog, Clay Bolt, Tom Blagden, and Krista Schlyer.
NANPA Awards Committee chair, Dr. Paul Brooke, said Cox ‘has led the charge to understand the crisis, thereby incorporating organizations and scientists/biologists in the field. The committee recognizes his remarkable vision and passion for nature photography, plus he donates many of his images to the organizations he works with to ensure that the photographs are put to great use.’
This award is in recognition of Cox’s photography and storytelling work in the Arctic, both for Polar Bears International and as director of the Arctic Documentary Project (ADP). Cox brings more than forty years of experience to bear on educating and inspiring viewers about the changes taking place in the Arctic. Changes that will have global impacts. The photos and videos collected in the ADP document environmental transformations in the high latitudes and their effects on the Arctic’s wildlife.
Cox has traveled to all seven continents, been published in numerous prestigious journals, and is a regular contributor to magazines like Outdoor Photographer and National Geographic, where he’s published two cover stories. His work has been exhibited in various galleries, including the Natural History Museum in London and the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. He also leads photo tours through his company, Natural Exposures.
As North America’s premier nature photography organization, NANPA promotes the art and science of nature photography as a medium of communication, nature appreciation, and environmental protection; provides information, education, inspiration, and opportunity for all persons interested in nature photography; and fosters excellence and ethical conduct in all aspect of our endeavors and especially encourages responsible photography in the wild. Learn more at North American Nature Photographers Association.
Contact: Frank Gallagher 202-290-9166 Interim Marketing and Communications [email protected] I www.nanpa.org
SOURCE: North American Nature Photographers Association, Inc.
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Patriot has launched its new high-performance SD line, the V90 SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 SD Card, designed for professional photographers and filmmakers who require high-speed, reliable, and durable storage. The SD card boasts read speeds of up to 300MB/s and write speeds of up to 260MB/s, making it easy to transfer large files quickly. It is available in capacities of 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB, providing ample space for all your image and video content.
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The Patriot V90 SDXC UHS-II U3 Class 10 SD Card is designed to work with various top-of-the-line cameras from major brands like Sony, Canon, and Nikon, ensuring excellent compatibility across the market. It supports sequential burst-mode shots and complies with SDA 6.1/5.X/4.X/3.X. Additionally, the SD card features flash wear leveling and flash bad block management to ensure data is secure and protected.
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Ansel Adams was one of the most well-known landscape photographers in America, and throughout his career, he traveled to various US landmarks to capture unique photos of one-of-a-kind spaces. Most of his work was focused on showcasing the beauty of untouched wildlands, and his techniques became famous in the photography world.
In addition to being a famous photographer, Adams was also a well-respected environmentalist, and he combined those two passions to carve a unique niche for himself as an artist. Part of what made his work so highly favored was his ability to capture beautiful images and showcase mountains and forested areas in ways that took viewers to the site in their minds. He was able to show people through his photographs that the natural world was worth preserving.
Adams had a lot to say about nature photography as an art form and put a great deal of emphasis on the work of the photographer, the subject, and the viewer. For example, his efforts to showcase the feelings associated with the subjects he photographed were part of what made his work so moving. Additionally, Adams paid close attention to the reactions that viewers would have when looking at a photo he created.
To him, photography was more than just showing a viewer a still image of a place in time. His photographic collections aimed to say something about the subject recorded, to encourage viewers to look into the image rather than at it. This attitude has echoed across the photography industry and encouraged a deeper connection between the photographer, the subject, and the viewer.
Located in the heart of Yosemite Valley, between the Visitor Center and Post Office, with incredible views of Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, and Glacier Point, the Ansel Adams Photography Gallery is open 9am – 5pm seven days a week. Originally named Best’s Studio, the gallery has been operated in Yosemite Valley by the same (Ansel Adams) family since 1902.
Adams, Ansel (Feb. 20 1902 — Apr. 22, 1984), photographer and environmentalist, was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Charles Hitchcock Adams, a businessman, and Olive Bray. The grandson of a wealthy timber baron, Adams grew up in a house set amid the sand dunes of the Golden Gate. When Adams was only four, an aftershock of the great earthquake and fire of 1906 threw him to the ground and badly broke his nose, distinctly marking him for life. A year later the family fortune collapsed in the financial panic of 1907, and Adams’s father spent the rest of his life doggedly but fruitlessly attempting to recoup.
If Adams’s love of nature was nurtured in the Golden Gate, his life was, in his words, “colored and modulated by the great earth gesture” of the Yosemite Sierra (Adams, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, p. xiv). He spent substantial time there every year from 1916 until his death. From his first visit, Adams was transfixed and transformed. He began using the Kodak No. 1 Box Brownie his parents had given him. He hiked, climbed, and explored, gaining self-esteem and self-confidence. In 1919 he joined the Sierra Club and spent the first of four summers in Yosemite Valley, as “keeper” of the club’s LeConte Memorial Lodge. He became friends with many of the club’s leaders, who were founders of America’s nascent conservation movement. He met his wife, Virginia Best, in Yosemite; they were married in 1928. The couple had two children.
Ten Inspiring Ansel Adams Photographs
Adams’s work evolved as the years passed, but his most famous photographs involved snapshots of nature at a given time.
Each of his most famous photos took his talents to new levels and utilized interesting techniques that influenced other photographers of the time.
For example, because Adams used contrast to his advantage, his photos were often more defined, crisp, and showed sharp lines and edges in comparison to other photographs taken around his time.
On top of teaching budding and professional photographers through his examples, he also offered technical guidance through the creation of his book, Making a Photograph. This book was an in-depth instruction manual that covered his techniques and through the creation of this piece, he and his colleague, Fred Archer, were able to develop the Zone System of photography. This photography method enabled photographers to predict tones and the overall quality of images at the exact point the picture was to be taken.
Let’s take a look at ten of Ansel Adams’s most famous photographs taken throughout his career. I have purposely excluded his photographs froths writing and instead have shared some of my personal monochrome work. Instead, I have provided hyperlinks to the Ansel Adams Gallery website in an effort to encourage you to learn more about the works of this iconic master of photography.
1. East Vidette
The photograph titled East Vidette was shot in Kings Canyon National Park in 1925 and it features a rugged landscape of trees and a mountain peak in the distance. It’s a great example of Adams’s natural style.
2. Nevada Fall, Rainbow
Ansel Adams photographed Nevada Fall in 1947 during a visit to Yosemite National Park. While ordinarily, the fall and the Merced River below can be accessed by following the Mist Trail, for Adams, the trail’s heavy mist was a risk to his camera equipment. He took a smaller horse-riding trail to reach the falls.
3. Sand Dune, Sunrise
Ansel Adams shot this photograph of the sun coming up over Death Valley sand dunes in 1948 without the use of any filters. At the time, this was one of the most interesting desert photos captured because, unlike many others, the colors weren’t washed out and the film wasn’t overexposed.
4. El Capitan
This image was captured in about 1952 and feature’s the world’s largest exposed granite face on the planet, El Capitan. Adams has photographed El Capitan several times throughout his career, but this image is one of the most well-known when it comes to this rock formation.
5. Moon and Half Dome
Half Dome, a peak in Yosemite National Park, was captured with the moon hanging above in 1960. By this time, Adams was a well-known photographer, and this image is an excellent example of the way he used contrast to showcase the more delicate features of the mountain.
6. Moonrise Hernandez
This image captures a lot in a single shot, and the famous Moonrise photo taken in Hernandez is the first photo of many that Adams took during that session. The image displays the moon rising over the down and shows a bit of everything in the area, from the moon to the bushes.
7. The Golden Gate Bridge
In 1932, Ansel Adams captured this photograph of the Golden Gate area before the bridge was constructed. This piece serves as both a beautiful piece of art and a way to preserve history, allowing viewers to look back on a time before such a well-known bridge became part of the landscape.
8. Eagle Peak & Middle Brother
Again, Ansel’s method of using contrast makes this 1968 photo a very unique piece. It showcases Eagle Peak in the background but also makes use of dark tree limbs and branches to break up the brightness of the rock face.
9. San Francisco from Twin Peaks
This photo combines elements of the natural world with those of manmade dwellings. From the vantage point of Twin Peaks, Adams photographed the city of San Francisco as well as the mountainous background and heavy clouds looming overhead.
10. Self Portrait | Ansel Adams
Finally, Ansel Adams’s self-portrait is a famous one in that it captures his style of photography, a common subject of his (mountains), and a shadow of himself. In a way, Adams made use of the natural elements around him to create an accurate image of himself as an artist.
As with many artists who make their mark on the world, Ansel Adams contributed to photography as an art form by designing new techniques and leading photographers toward new horizons when it came to not only what was captured, but how the image was shot. Some of his techniques are still used today and new photographers are adapting their own unique styles based on tips and techniques developed by one of America’s greatest photographers.
Prakashan Puthur is a talented artist from India who specializes in creating stunning watercolor and acrylic paintings. His latest series of paintings depict the simple and beautiful life in a village in Kerala, India. The artist’s skillful hands have captured the incredible flora and fauna of the region, showcasing scenes of men fishing, girls playing on a swing, women selling their wares, and traveling by boat.
The artist’s use of color is equally impressive, with vibrant hues adding a unique energy to the watercolor paintings. The shadows in the paintings have also been skillfully captured, adding depth and realism to scenes such as a man riding his bicycle on a sunny day.
For those who are interested, Prakashan Puthur is available for commission work, and can be reached through his social media channels. He currently resides and works in Muscat, Oman.
Scroll down and inspire yourself. Check Prakashan’s Instagram and YouTube for more amazing work and information.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The political party behind the European Parliament’s biggest lawmaker group on Friday opposed two of the EU’s main policies to protect the environment, threatening to block the laws which the group says would hurt European farmers.
In a resolution adopted on Friday, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) said it rejected a proposed EU law requiring countries to restore damaged natural ecosystems and another to halve chemical pesticide use by 2030.
“In too many regions or member states the implementation of existing nature legislation has led to a bureaucratic nightmare and planning deadlock, endangering food security, renewable energy production, crucial infrastructure etc,” said the resolution, seen by Reuters.
It urged the European Commission to first help countries address issues caused by existing EU nature laws. The proposed pesticide targets are “simply not feasible” for farmers, it added.
The EPP has the most lawmakers of any group in the European Parliament – 176 out of the assembly’s 705 members. A source from the EPP group said it stood ready to reject the two laws, if its views were not heard.
That could block the policies, if lawmakers from some other groups in the parliament also reject them.
The Commission, which proposed the policies, says restoring soil and habitats’ health is vital to protect farmers’ livelihoods, and cope with increasing climate change impacts like drought.
A Commission spokesperson declined to comment on the EPP resolution, but said it would work with lawmakers and EU countries to address the issues raised.
“The need to reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides is scientifically clear. Not acting fast enough now, will have long-term and potentially irreversible effects on our food security in the future,” the spokesperson added.
A third of bee and butterfly species in Europe have declining populations, with intensive farming among the drivers of pollinator loss.
The EU has earmarked some cash from its farm subsidy programme to support greener farming measures.
But other proposals to tackle the 10% of EU greenhouse gas emissions produced by agriculture have faced resistance – including emissions limits for livestock farms, which member states are trying to weaken.
(Reporting by Kate Abnett;Editing by Mark Potter and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
Rick Craig doesn’t get paid for the thousands of photos he takes of Clyde High School students each year. His reward is the gratitude of the Clyde community.
CLYDE – At nearly every Clyde football game, basketball game and track meet, Rick Craig is on the sidelines, memorializing as many moments as he can with his camera. Rick, the owner of RC Sports Photography, is well-known and much appreciated for the hours of time he puts into photographing sporting events. Hundreds of people know Rick as the Clyde cameraman, but not everyone is aware that he also has a wild side.
In addition to owning RC Sports Photography, Rick also manages the Untamed Nature by Rick Facebook page which features his wildlife photography. When Rick isn’t working or photographing sporting events, he’s tromping through woods and down nature trails in search of eagles, owls and osprey. He captures deer, turtles, dragonflies, and anything else that wonders into his path.
“If it moves or breathes, I pretty much take pictures of it,” Rick said.
Rick Craig has memorialized thousands of moments in Clyde sports, like this shot of a Clyde football game.
Clyde sports photos are shared at RC Sports Photography
Hundreds of Clyde residents are glad he does. Thanks to Rick’s generosity, they have free access to professional photos of their children’s sporting events. Craig posts the photos on the RC Sports Photography page after each event and encourages people to tag people and share the photos.
Rick doesn’t get paid for taking the photos. His reward is the gratitude of an entire community.
“The kids crave it,” he said. “I’ll be up to three or four in the morning processing photos.”
The school shows its gratitude by providing a free pass to every game.
“Over the last five years, I’ve shot every sport — bowling, wrestling, track, tennis, basketball. I went to the state championship with the football team. That was the coolest thing, getting to stand on the sidelines,” he said.
When Craig cannot make an event, his teen daughter steps in
It’s not just sports that Rick covers for the school. He also photographs the choirs, bands, cheerleaders, majorettes and drama performances. Keeping up with everything can be difficult, but Rick has a reliable helper by his side — his 16-year-old daughter, Delaney Craig.
Rick Craig spends hours each week photographing Clyde High School sports games and other extracurricular events. Here, he shoots a boys home baseball game at the school.
“Delaney helps me shoot a lot, especially during track events, when there’s so much going on,” Rick said. “If I can’t make it to a game, she’ll go shoot it for me. She does very good. She started shooting with me a couple years ago, and now she runs the camera by herself.”
Rick first became interested in photography when he began taking photos of his children’s sporting events in 2015.
“I just started shooting photos of my kids and their friends. For a while, I was shooting in (the camera’s) sports setting, but now it’s all manual. When I started, there were some seasoned vets taking photos, and I asked a lot of questions,” he said.
Rick offers paid photography services for individuals and families, including senior photos. This week, he’s been busy traveling to local nature preserves to capture photos of the spring bird migration.
Because Rick Craig can’t be at every game of the season, his 16-year-old daughter, Delaney Craig, shoots for him when needed.
“I go to Castalia Fish Hatchery to photograph eagles, kingfishers and ducks, and Sheldon March is one of my favorite places to take photos,” he said.
He will spend time at Magee Marsh for the Biggest Week in American Birding on May 5 to May 14.
“I met people from 32 countries last year. It was pretty cool,” he said.
For more information, visit the RC Sports Photography and Untamed Nature by Rick Facebook pages.
“Magic Morning” by Susan Smart won best in show in the Conservation Foundation’s 2022 Summer Photo Contest. The deadline to enter this year’s contest is May 31.
OSPREY — The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast is holding its fourth annual virtual Summer Photo Contest and invites photographers of all ages and experience levels to share their original work showcasing the natural beauty of the Sunshine State.
The exhibition will be entirely virtual with website and Facebook displays. Works submitted for the juried exhibition must have been taken in Florida within the past year and fall into one of four categories:
· The Big Picture: Landscapes or waterscapes – this category is for those majestic views and sweeping vistas that showcase Mother Nature in all her glory.
· The Art of Nature: A celebration of abstract expressions in nature and science, this category is for closeups, angles, patterns, motion, or other unique perspectives of the natural world.
· Fabulously Florida: What makes Florida Florida? Whether it’s plants, animals, or people, this category highlights the Sunshine State and those who call this special place home.
· Winged Life: Birds, butterflies, and bees, oh my! This category is dedicated to the winged creatures and feathered friends we all love to photograph – in flight, perched, or in action.
“Reflections Of A Royal Tern” by Diane Suner. The deadline to enter the Conservation Foundation’s fourth annual Summer Photo Contest is May 31.
There is also a Youth Perspective category for photographers aged 15 and under. Youth Perspective submissions must still fall into one of the four categories.
Up to three photographs may be submitted per person and must be received via email no later than midnight on May 31. Jurors will review all submissions and select 10 in each category for display in online galleries on the Conservation Foundation website and Conservation Foundation Facebook page.
The jury includes noted photographer Kerri Gagne Deatherage; fine artist Mary Louise O’Connell; and award-winning commercial photographer Robert Nishihira.
The competition will award prizes to category winners as selected by the jury as well as People’s Choice winners determined by popular vote on Facebook. For details, entry rules, and submission forms visit conservationfoundation.com/summerphoto.
Submitted by Sam Valentin
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Fourth annual Summer Photo Contest celebrates Florida’s natural beauty
Sabrent has announced the launch of its new Sabrent Rocket CFX Type B memory card. The memory card is designed to cater to the needs of photographers and videographers who require high-performance, robust and reliable storage media and follows on from the Sabrent CFExpress Type B card I looked at last year.
The Sabrent Rocket CFX Type B memory card utilises dual PCIe 3.0 lanes to achieve read and write speeds of up to 1,800 and 1,700 MB/s, respectively, with sustained writes of up to 1,300 MB/s. It also has massive IOPs of up to 300,000, ensuring quick access to your files.
With up to 2TB capacity, the Sabrent Rocket CFX Type Bmemory card allows you to store all your content, including 4K video, high-resolution photos, image archives, and backups.
The Rocket CFX Type B memory card is built with SSD-quality hardware, a powerful controller, and fast flash memory. This means that the memory card is highly durable, reliable, and power-efficient, making it ideal for professional use.
The memory card also features advanced wear management features such as TRIM, LDPC, ECC RAID, SmartRefresh, and wear-levelling, which helps prolong its lifespan and ensure your data is secure.
Moreover, the Sabrent Rocket CFX Type B memory card is backward compatible with certain XQD cameras and works with card readers at its rated speeds. Sabrent also offers a full product warranty, and customers can register their products on the Sabrent website.
The launch of the Rocket CFX Type B memory card is a significant milestone in the storage media industry. The memory card’s high-performance, endurance, and capacity make it a perfect choice for professional photographers and videographers.
The Sabrent Rocket CFX Type B memory card offers a great storage solution for professional photographers and videographers. For more information, check out Sabrent’s website of you can buy direct from Amazon
