In recent years, the photographic industry has called for clearer criteria on entering and judging World Press Photo Contest submissions. The World Press Photo Foundation has answered this call for the 2016 Photo Contest by publishing a new code of ethics, revised entry rules, and a transparent description of the judging and verification processes. The 2016 Photo Contest changes are part of a new strategy which the World Press Photo Foundation devised during a five-month review involving 17 consultations with photographers, editors and publishers at events in 15 locations worldwide.See the entire article on the Canon Professional Network for full details.
Entries to the highly anticipated annual World Press Photo Contest are regarded as visual documents and are therefore expected to be an accurate and fair representation of the scene the photographer witnessed. The first entry rule concerning manipulation was enforced in 2009 and in the 2014 Photo Contest World Press Photo began requesting photographers submit original camera files. The challenge being addressed now is making contest participants more aware of what counts as manipulation.
Managing Director of World Press Photo, Lars Boering, says: “In the past two years 33 entries, out of a total of 240 in the second last round, were excluded, and one story was disqualified after the award. If we want pictures to be documents and evidence, we cannot accept the addition or removal of content, even if it is just ‘tidying up the image’.”
As photographs are at risk for manipulation during every stage in the photographic process – capture, production, publication, and circulation – the World Press Photo Foundation has introduced a new code of ethics and committed to continued use of independent digital analysts and a fact-checking team to review original camera files, metadata and caption accuracy.
Owners and purchasers of the Canon EOS C300 Mark II can now benefit from a new lens mount service option which offers the capability to change the 4K Digital Cinema Camera’s original EF mount to EF Mount with Cinema Lock or to a PL mount and back again.For more information on the Lens Mount Conversion Service, see the entire article on the Canon Professional Network.
The Lens Mount Replacement service can be booked in at the Canon Regional Competence Centres (RCC) in France, Germany, Italy, Sweden or the UK. Alternatively, the PL lens mount and SHIM kit are also available for direct sale.
Canon has also revealed that from early 2016 a PL mount version of the C300 Mark II will be available to purchase in all EMEA territories. Up until now the camera has only been available in an EF mount but by January 2016 customers can choose whether to purchase an EF mount or a PL mount version. The upcoming PL mount version of the camera will provide support for all of Canon’s PL mount Cinema lenses and other industry-standard PL lenses (Cooke/i not supported), thus allowing for even greater shooting possibilities.
Wildlife photographer and Canon Explorer Marina Cano discusses her career with CPN Editor David Corfield, revealing how music, cameras and a new pair of binoculars have helped her get closer to the natural world...Read the entire article and see Marina Cano's excellent wildlife imagery at the Canon Professional Network.
If it weren’t for a flute, Marina Cano wouldn’t be the wildlife photographer she is today. It’s been an unusual journey for the Spanish lenswoman, but she is grateful for her past life as a professional flutist and says it is her love of music that has brought her closer to nature. “I was a teacher of music for more than 15 years – it’s my other passion,” Marina reveals. “I feel that music helps me with my aesthetic vision.”
“My work is about a celebration of the natural world,” she continues. “I think I have a special aesthetic sense and this comes to me naturally. The city in which I live, Santander, is incredibly beautiful and the land around me is beautiful too. So my life is steeped in all this beauty and I try to recreate it in my photography.”
“There is a really strong sense of design in my work. I can’t simply document a subject. I have to try and do something artistic, either by finding some drama with the subject or waiting for the light.”
Marina continues: “My father was a keen amateur photographer and when I was about 17 years old I started taking pictures with his old camera, just taking pictures of everything really; but a few years later I discovered wildlife photography and instantly I was in love.”
"What makes a good food photo?Read the entire article on the Canon Professional Network.
Showcasing the dish’s best traits is essential to any successful food image. Its colors and textures are the key details that make you want to take a bite, so you want to have them all clearly in focus.
Food photography trends change as often as fashion trends and the more you can familiarize yourself with what industry leaders are doing, the more successful your images will be. Take a look at the websites and feeds from companies like Williams-Sonoma, Martha Stewart, Food & Wine, Donna Hay (Australia), Bon Appetite, Sur La Table, etc. and see what color schemes are of the moment. Is it the light bright or is it moody and based in shadow? Is the food messy and broken up, strewn about the plate, or is it tidy, tight and neat? Does the food have a homemade appeal or does it look highly constructed by a professional chef? Is the look attainable or aspirational? Are the props simple or highly stylized? Is the food the focus or is the scene and story that the props create more significant? As you continue to pour though these publications and ask yourself these questions, your eye will become stronger and your own imagery will improve."
Mount | Name |
Canon EF | Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo |
Canon EF | SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM A015 |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 1.4/50 ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 2/35 ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 2/50M ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 2/100M ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 2.8/21 ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Otus 1.4/28 ZE |
Canon EF-M | Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM |
Nikon F | Nikon AF NIKKOR 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF |
Nikon F | SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM A015 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 1.4/50 ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 2/35 ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 2/50M ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 2/100M ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 2.8/21 ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Otus 1.4/28 ZF.2 |
Mount | Name |
Canon EF | Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM |
Canon EF | Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x |
Canon EF | Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM +2.0x |
Canon EF | Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo |
Canon EF | SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM A015 |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 1.4/50 ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 2/35 ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 2/50M ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 2/100M ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Milvus 2.8/21 ZE |
Canon EF | Zeiss Otus 1.4/28 ZE |
Canon EF-M | Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM |
Nikon F | Nikon AF NIKKOR 24-85mm f/2.8-4D IF |
Nikon F | SIGMA 20mm F1.4 DG HSM A015 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 1.4/50 ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 2/35 ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 2/50M ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 2/100M ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Milvus 2.8/21 ZF.2 |
Nikon F | Zeiss Otus 1.4/28 ZF.2 |
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