As 2014 chugged along, photographers of all inclinations did their best to fill the world with awesome pictures of every kind. Here on Reframe, we tracked the best new gear as mirrorless cameras came into their own, showcased the most intriguing bodies of work beyond the repetitive internet fare, and spewed our two-cents about topics like the obscenity of HDR and the triumphant return of the point and shoot. Here are our favorite posts to sum up 2014:
Lytro’s Light Field Tech Is Amazing, But Is It Already Obsolete?
Amazon’s Revolutionary New Patent: Taking Photos on a White Background
Are Colorized Photos Rewriting History?
HDR Is Ruining Your Photos
Why Medium Format Is So Gorgeous (It’s About More Than Resolution)
Why You Should Be Shooting RAW In One Simple GIF
Turn Off Your Camera’s Noise Reduction
The $800 Camera I Didn’t Use To Share My Hawaiian Vacation Photos
Canon 7D Mark II: The Best DSLR For Sports and Wildlife, But That’s All
Shooting With Leica’s Nutty No-Screen Camera Is Half Joy, Half Fantasy
5 Camera Features You Think You Want, But Are Actually Bad Ideas
It’s Safe to Buy a Point and Shoot Again
How the Video Age Was Born, Decades Before YouTube
(OK, not technically about photography, but a very related field, and I worked really hard on this piece, so there.)
