Toby and Christina are out this week on another McKay Photography adventure to New Zealand and will be back for the Feb.16th live show. While they are gone these are your highlights of the week in article format. Follow Toby (@photorectoby) and Christina (@christinabernales) on Instagram for updates on the journey. For more photos of the trip check out #mckaylivenewzealand2016.

In Case You Missed It!

Z1 C Smooth - Magic SteadicamA gimbal for smartphones that smooths out video, check out Toby’s review for the $250 magic trick.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxodVim-32Y

News

As a note if anyone would like to contribute a story feel free to send an email to photorecnews@rm3.me. You Can Now Livestream Your GoPro Stunts Directly to Periscope More reasons for Toby to get a drone, periscope can now live stream the feed from a GoPro for free. With their current hurdles it’s a bit of good news for GoPro that came out this week. Ball Drop Test Shows the Strength of Sigma’s Ceramic Lens FiltersAs we’ve talked about Sigma’s new ceramic filters before. Sigma has released a demo of a ball drop test showing how their new filter can take the hit while a standard one will break under the stress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax9NU8lbvYQOlympus Unveils the PEN-F, A Retro Camera Reborn for the Digital EraA new release, the PEN-F is a compact mirrorless setup with a retro design. Fujifilm Planning to Launch a Medium Format Digital Camera, Report SaysAfter Fuji’s big week another rumor is out that they are developing a medium format camera. Fujifilm Says It Will Raise Film Prices 10%, Making It the 5th Price Increase in 3 YearsLess people are buying their film, which leads to the price per unit going up unfortunately. Watch out Ice Light: Yongnuo Announces the YN360, a Full Color Led Light WandInterested in a ice light but not the $500 price tag? Yongnuo may have just released the light wand for you. Lightroom CC 2015.4 / 6.4 now availableWith a new boundary warp feature!Tamrac launches Hoodoo series with two camera bagsNew bags from Tamrac and their new Hoodoo series line. Made somewhat small and has a waterproofed exterior for a decent lightweight daypack. Patent: Tamron 85mm F/1.4 VC USDWhile a patent isn’t necessarily an announcement, Tamron just patented a 85mm F/1.4 lens with image stabilization which could be an interesting option for portrait photography. EOS-1D X Mark II Announcement Next Week Canon to Surprise With New Mirrorless CameraAs always with Canon Rumors it's good to take their announcements with a grain of salt but we might see an announcement for the 1D X MII… finally. With that they are announcing a new mirrorless camera as well but no details are out on it yet. This Photo of a Potato Sold for Over $1,000,000Kevin Abosch, normally known for shooting Silicon Valley portraits at $150,000 a piece sold a potato, or rather a photo of one, for a million dollars. A collector of his work saw the fine art photo while visiting his home and had to have it offering a million dollars for the print.

Astrophotography

Last weekend the east coast was hit with a massive snow storm which Scott Kelly posted the view from the ISS.https://www.instagram.com/p/BA4om5sgXvE/https://www.instagram.com/p/BA4wTRbAXge/https://www.instagram.com/p/BA5Pw_PgXvP/

Instagram

With Toby and Christina being on the McKay Photography trip this week's assignment was #PRTV_tabletop which left things a bit open ended for you to get creative. As Toby and Christina are gone to keep the challenge going this weeks winner and honorable mention have been picked by the patreon group, join today at http://photorec.tv/support/.Follow Toby on Instagram - @photorectobyFollow Christina on Instagram - @christinabernalesFollow Roy on Instagram - @roymckeeiiiWinner-https://www.instagram.com/p/BBA8C_ckuvi/Honorable Mentions -https://www.instagram.com/p/6uw5zTwtiy/https://www.instagram.com/p/BA-dkXLAUGs/Next week's challenge is juxtaposition, join the challenge by tagging your photos on Instagram with hashtags #PRTV and #PRTV_juxtaposition. This is taking two (or more) elements that are similar or contracts the differences between each other.  

Tips

This weeks tutorial from PhotoNERDs, learn how to quickly control the amount of adjustments by applying your image to your Layer Mask inside of Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwA34y8ZUbw&feature=youtu.be

McKay Photography Academy

Join us in 2016! Well more exactly Toby, Christina, and the McKay Academy. You get a great vacation, photography trip, mentors, and great company. See unique places with hands on learning to take the best photo possible on your journey. One spot left for the New Zealand trip, sign up now!Find out more at mckaylive.com and on Facebook at McKay Photography Academy & Vision Culture

Patreon

This article is brought to you by YOU! Join us on patreon and with your support get access to exclusive lightroom videos, behind the scenes shots, a support forum on Facebook, and easy access to Toby (and Me) for all your photography questions. We’re happy to help you find the right gear – camera, lens, accessories and teach you to be a better photographer.Find out more today at http://photorec.tv/support/ Regularly scheduled programming will return on the 16th. In the meantime here’s an excuse to eat a bit more ice cream, we all need backup lens covers right?Rounding the internet this week from Japan, Häagen-Dazs ice cream lids make a perfect lens cap for 72mm lenses. https://twitter.com/gachaps/status/689842597926318080/photo/1https://twitter.com/2991219/status/533950525482344448/photo/1https://twitter.com/maegtter/status/539242820708487168/photo/1https://twitter.com/akko3333/status/541323796678856704/photo/1https://twitter.com/masaphoto1211/status/535402522572115968/photo/1