Ron Leach

Jeanne Adams is Ansel Adams’ daughter-in-law and she ran the master’s gallery for 25 years. In this intimate interview from Advancing Your Photography, she provides some never-before-heard stories about Ansel’s iconic career.

The Wing from Edelkrone is a portable, manual tripod attachment that delivers silky smooth camera movements without rails and folds into a tiny package that fits in your pocket. It provides a travel distance four times its size and moves with your camera to stay outside your shot.

If you’ve never heard of “sea fireflies” until today, join the club. These tiny bioluminescent shrimp live off the Southern coast of Japan where they are referred to as “umihotaru” and make amazing photo subjects. 

We’ve posted some really beautiful timelapse videos lately—all of which were captured in the great outdoors. Now, thanks to clever photographer/woodworker Frank Howarth, you can learn how to make your own orbiting timelapse rig for creating interesting imagery in your home studio.