Dear Instances Where I Don’t Have My Camera…
One of the many thank you notes Leah Dieterich has on her “thank …
Man’s Body Decides to Reject the Camera He Had Implanted in His Head
Remember Wafaa Bilal, that NYU professor that decided to have a camera implanted on the back of …
Decorate Your Wall with Fake Frames and Real Photos
You might have framed photographs up in your home, but what about using an entire wall to show off your pictures? Photographer Lyanne Wylde turned her hallway into a photo wall by putting up wallpaper with frames and slowly filling in the frames with her own photographs. You can buy the wallpaper, titled "Frames", yourself from Graham & Brown for $45 a roll and start your own wall!
Nikon Packs a Whole Lot into the P300 but Leaves Out RAW
Nikon announced the high-end compact P300 today to compete against the likes of …
Protect Your Photos by Learning the Sounds of a Failing Hard Drive
External hard drives are a convenient way to store your digital photographs, but they have finite lifetimes and eventually …
How to Make a Camera Lens Cap Pouch
For Christmas, I received a Canon 60D. I’m definitely still learning how to use it, but I’m excited to have it. The first big problem I encountered, besides the need for more regular exercise so I can lift the beast, is that I am going to lose the camera lens cap. I take this cover off the lens and leave it everywhere. I had the camera for about 4 days before I was considering checking the price on replacing it. Lucky for me, I came up with a better idea while I still knew where it was. Instead of waiting until I lost it, I made it a little pouch that slides onto my camera strap.
Sigma DP2x Compact Camera Packs DSLR-Sized Foveon X3 Sensor
Sigma isn’t planning to let EVIL cameras have all the large-sensor fun. They’ve decided to stuff their new DP2x …
A Calendar for True Photography Geeks
What would a calendar look like if the world was run by photography geeks? Photographer …
Sony Strikes Back at Micro Four Thirds by Releasing the E-mount Specification
A day after Carl Zeiss announced they would be joining the Micro Four Thirds format, Sony is …
Pentax Spotmatic F SLR Completely Disassembled and Laid Out
What would it look like if you tripped and with a Pentax Spotmatic F camera in hand, and it somehow smashed neatly into its most basic components? Artist Todd McLellan gives us an idea by taking one apart, neatly arranging it on a table, and photographing it in a style similar to Carl Kleiner's IKEA baking book shots.
Blind Visual Artist Pete Eckert Makes Photographs Without Seeing
Pete Eckert didn't start out too seriously in photography. Trained in sculpture and industrial design, he was working as a carpenter when one day a doctor diagnosed him with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition that leads to permanent blindness. He eventually discovered photography and has been doing amazing work since. The beautifully made video above sheds light on how he goes about creating art despite his visual impairment.
How to Build Your Own LED Ring Light
I had some stuff lying around as well as saw some parts as I was out and thought this would be fun to make. I have around $20 invested in parts. On eBay I saw ring lights for anywhere around $40 on up, so this will save you money and it was fun to make.
Sweet Deal on a DSLR Lens Cleaning Pen
We don’t post deals here very often, but when really good ones pop up we do (e.g.
Annie Leibovitz Shooting Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette for Vogue
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how Annie Leibovitz went about shooting Kirsten Dunst …
Canon 200-400mm Lens to Include a Built-in Switchable 1.4x Teleconverter
Canon is on a tear today with its announcements. In addition to new Rebel cameras and …
Carl Zeiss the Latest Lens Corp to Jump onto the Micro Four Thirds Bandwagon
The Micro Four Thirds system is apparently headed somewhere big, as more and more lens companies are joining in …
Canon Unveils New Speedlite 320EX and Speedlite 270EX II
In addition to two new entry-level DSLRs, Canon is also releasing two new entry-level flash units, the …
Vintage Brownie Hawkeye Camera Clock
We’ve featured a Brownie camera clock in the past, but that one was a custom-made gift. Minnesota-based …
Canon Announces Rebel T3 and Rebel T3i DSLR Cameras
Canon has just announced two new Rebel DSLRs, the Rebel T3 (aka 1100D) and the Rebel T3i (aka 600D).
Lesson on SLR Shutters and How Flash Synchronization Works
Even if you know how to operate your SLR camera and external shoe-mount flashes, you might not have any …
The Moon, Venus, And Glowing Fog over a Swiss Village
Landscape and architectural photographer David Kaplan captured this stunning photograph of the Moon …
6 Months as a 6 Second HDR Time-Lapse
Here’s a cool and creative video that will only take 6 seconds of your time. Photographs from 3 different …
Giving Away $100 for Printing Your Photographs on Canvas
Update: This giveaway is now over. The winner was randomly selected and can be found below. If you’ve always …
Bonnie Pink Model Pentax K-r Becomes World’s Ugliest Camera
A new limited edition Pentax K-r has emerged to steal the award for “ugliest looking DSLR” from the …
How to Build Your Own LCD Viewfinder
If you use the LCD on your DSLR for shooting images or video, you probably know how much of …
Concept Design for a Leica E-System DSLR Camera
Elizabeth Clark, an industrial design student at the California College of the Arts, was given the assignment of designing …
Beautiful Chapel in Poland Captured in an HDR Time-Lapse Video
Patryk Kizny created this short HDR time-lapse film titled "The Chapel" that explores the inside of a Protestant chapel located in Zeliszów, Poland built in 1797. The HDR imagery gives the video a eerily beautiful surreal look that makes the video look like it came from a video game.
Look Ridiculous with This Massive Lens for Your Smartphone
If you're not content with having a massive telephoto lens for your DSLR camera, you can get one for your cell phone as well! The Conice Zoom Lens is a 6x lens for the iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S, or Sony Xperia 10 that makes your phone look absolutely ridiculous.
Google Art Project Brings Street View-Style Photos to Art Museums
You can now visit some of the most famous art museums in the world the same way you visit streets in the Street View of Google Maps. Art Project is a new Google website that uses Street View technology to make 17 top museums accessible to people who might not otherwise visit them.
Gap Uses Flickr Photo for Clothing Graphic without Permission
Flickr user Chris Devers recently found that one of his photographs had been used by The Gap as a design for children's clothes (here and here). The photo itself was published under a Creative Commons license requiring attribution, non-commercial use, and no derivative works -- usage conditions that were completely ignored.