In a huge blow to the aerial photography and camera drone industry in Sweden, the country's highest court has ruled that it is illegal to fly camera drones in public places because they qualify as surveillance cameras.
If you have an old film camera or point and shoot lying around collecting dust, why not put it to some practical use? This quick video will show you how to use the camera's flash to light product shots and portraits on the cheap.
If you thought it was impossible to take a stunning photo of cow dung, get prepared to be proven wrong. Cow dung, espresso coffee crystals, centipede fangs, these are just a few of the subjects that took the Top 20 spots in Nikon's Small World competition.
Getting a camera back in good condition after it's been stolen always makes for a "feel-good" story, but this particular tale goes above and beyond. Vietnam veteran Leon Hembree was reunited with his Canon 8mm camera a full 50 years after it was swiped from his bag in Vietnam.
Thanks to Toy Story, I'm still convinced my old toys come to life when I leave the room. But photographer Guillaume Chevalier of Guic Photographies isn't waiting to find out, he's creating this reality for himself in a fun and whimsical photo series.
Grey summer days in San Francisco might be a bummer from sea level, but a quick drive and hike away, atop Mount Tamalpais, those are the days when you'll find the most beautiful views as the fog swirls and "breathes" beneath you and your camera gear.
When you sharpen a photograph, what you're doing is adding contrast to the edges in an image, but unfortunately, that often leads to black and white edging in some areas. In this short, useful Photoshop tutorial, Jimmy McIntyre will show you how to avoid this and sharpen your photos cleanly in Photoshop.
If you're going to photograph the Porche 918 Spider—a 1 million dollar hybrid named one of Top Gear's "greatest hypercars in the world" in 2015—you'd better bring an equally impressive image sensor. That's why automotive photographer Alex Bernstein came prepared with a PhaseOne IQ3 100MP medium format monster.
Remember the StikBox? The creative smartphone case selfie stick raised over $40K on Kickstarter for a product that would eventually cost about $47. But before the Kickstarter was even over, China was selling a perfect copy for as little as 8 bucks.
My name is Philippe Echaroux, and I'm a French celebrity photographer and an ambassador for Hasselblad and Elinchrom. I recently had to do a portrait shoot at a large studio in Paris, but for this shoot I decided to have a bit of fun.
Photolemur is a new photo-editing program that claims to be "the world's first fully automated photo enhancement solution." It uses artificial intelligence to auto-enhance any photo with minimal human involvement.
Here's a video by the Camera Repair Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that shows an overhaul they did recently of a Pentax K1000 film SLR -- the "dirtiest Pentax [they've] seen in a very long time." The 3 to 4 hour examination and cleaning is condensed down to 2.5 minutes, and shows the beautiful mechanical inner workings of the K1000.
One of the challenges (and rewards) of managing a digital production lab for a university research library is working with the wide assortment of analog formats that are collected within its archives, special collections, and map library holdings. For instance, we've recently begun conversion work on a 2002 aerial survey of Connecticut that was originally shot on 9"x9" positive black and white film.
Earlier this year, 22-year-old London-based developer Nick Smith launched Dehaze, a web tool that suggests relevant Instagram hashtags given a genre and a location. After being well received by Instagram users, Smith has now rebranded the tool and launched it for both iOS and Android. Dehaze is now Focalmark.
The refugee-turned-photographer behind the infamous Skittles photo used by the Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, accusing the presidential candidate of infringing upon the copyright of his "iconic photograph."
Since 1991, the Italian coffee company Lavazza has asked the world's top photographers to shoot photos for its annual "Lavazza Calendar," which was become prestigious in the world of fashion photography. For the 2016 edition, Lavazza asked photographer Joey L to photograph the theme, "From Father to Son."
Birdie is a new GoPro accessory that helps you take aerial photos and videos simply by tossing your camera high into the air.
Kodak today announced a new smartphone called the Ektra that's designed for photographers. The phone features imaging and editing capabilities that will help photography lovers to capture the photos they envision.
Episode 117 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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There's a crazy new lens in development for you Micro Four Thirds users. It's called the Entaniya 250 Fisheye MFT, and it boasts an insane 250° field of view. You read that right, this thing can see behind itself...
If the tripod thread on the bottom of your camera or favorite accessory breaks, don't go throwing the whole thing away or sending it off for an expensive repair. All you need is about $25 and some DIY know-how to fix it yourself.
Photographer Seth Casteel made his viral name by photographing dogs and puppies, dogs and puppies underwater to be exact. But for his latest project, Pounce, he's ventured over to the dark side ... where they are kittens.
Bryan Stokely is a street photographer based in New York who has a keen eye for spotting unusual moments. His photos typically show witty and humorous interactions between different things in the frame.
Photographer and creator of epic scenes Benjamin Von Wong has been quiet for a long time while he has, in his words, "been trying desperately to do the delicate dance of keeping my epic style while also doing good in this world." This surreal lava portrait photo shoot is his return to the game.
Flickr announced an update to its desktop website today that brings a trio of new changes and features for helping you discover photos and interact with other members. There's now a two-column feed, photo previews, and a notification hub.
Hyperfocal distance—commonly defined as "the closest distance at which a lens can be focused while keeping objects at infinity acceptably sharp"—is critical for landscape photographers who want their whole frame in focus. Here's a trick for nailing hyperfocal distance without resorting to charts or smartphone apps.
If you take a look at photographer Charlie Kitchen's latest work, the images appear to be landscape photos with 3D shapes added in digitally. But appearances can be deceiving: each photo was created entirely in-camera without any help from Photoshop. The secret? Stencils.
Josh Rossi isn't just a talented commercial photographer, he's an awesome dad, too. When his 3-year-old Nellee shared her dream of becoming Wonder Woman, he pulled out all the stops, dropping $1,500 on a custom Wonder Woman costume and creating a killer photo shoot.
Leica today announced its new Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 lens. It's a classic lens that is being reborn to deliver wide-angle shots in reportage photography with an ultra-compact lens. It's "the modern renaissance of a classic Leica lens," the company says.
If you've been itching to step up your film photography game—be it trying 35mm for the first time, stepping up to 120 medium format, or even trying out large format film—this old video that's circulating the Interwebz again today is a great place to start.
The Nikon faithful have two new lenses to drool over this morning: an all-new ultra-wide PC 19mm f/4E Tilt-Shift that features some fancy engineering, and a redesigned 70-200mm f/2.8E with better stabilization, a new optical design, and an electromagnetic diaphragm.
My name is Skyler Adams. I recently wanted to challenge my gear acquisition syndrome, so I decided to shoot with a $1 camera for a month.
Media artist JT Singh a new video titled, Shanghai Forever. The 3-minute video is a hyperlapse journey through Shanghai's residential areas, and the creative transitions between shots transport you from place to place in unexpected ways.
There are tons of portfolio builders out there for you to choose from, from popular options like Photoshelter and SmugMug to lesser-known options like Cargo Collective and Dunked. So how do you choose the best one?
The prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest announced its winners today at the Natural History Museum in London. American photographer Tim Laman was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 for his photo titled "Entwined Lives" (shown above), showing the critically endangered Bornean orangutan above the Indonesian rainforest.
We can't decide if this video is annoying or exciting; whichever it is, it's most definitely our first glimpse of Fuji's upcoming Instax Square instant camera.
On-location backup is critical... and often a pain in the butt. If you're not carrying your laptop with you, backing up your files is a crap shoot; if you are, it's cumbersome and time-consuming. That's where the portable, powerful Flash Porter comes in.
Photographer Josh Gladstone of PhotoChemicals made this 11-minute video showing how you can use new Instax instant film on an old Kodak instant camera.
Family photography can be incredibly rewarding, although is not without its potential pitfalls. Some children love having their photos taken and will perform for the camera. Others would rather be anywhere else than standing in a posed group shot with mum and dad.
Chicago-based commercial photographer Nick Ulivieri was shooting aerial photos over his city last Friday when he captured this gorgeous photo of Chicago's skyline casting a shadow over Lake Michigan.
Macphun just announced a bombshell for the photo editing community. It's called "Luminar," and it's a self-proclaimed "complete photo editing powerhouse" that's built to adapt to your photo editing preferences and skill level.
Instagram today announced that Stories will begin appearing on the app's Explore page, allowing the public to discover interesting new stories to watch. The service is also rolling out suicide prevention tools to support struggling users.
'Levitation' photos are a fun, and not overly complicated style of photography. But if you really want to create believable levitation shots, there are some tips and tricks that will really help. Enter photographer Christopher James (@christopher.james).
Back in 2014, we shared an impressive composite photo by Mike Kelley that combined 8 hours of airplane takeoffs at LAX into a single frame. After the viral success of that photo, Kelley decided to take the idea to major airports around the world. The resulting project is titled, Airportraits.
In a bid to lure a few more of your friends onto Amazon Prime, the Seattle-based retail giant just announced a new feature called "Family Vault." If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can now share the unlimited photo storage you get through Prime Photos with 5 non-Prime friends, free of charge!
My name is Shawn Hubbard, and I'm the team photographer of the Baltimore Ravens football team in the NFL. I’ve always loved the challenge of shooting with a camera phone.
It was only a matter of time. Following hot on the heels of the rebirth of the digital photo frame is the Joy Album: the family album redesigned for the digital age and the self-styled "world's first interactive photo album."
South Korean artist Kojer took scenes from Studio Ghibli's famous anime films and through painstaking rotoscoping inserted the characters into backgrounds he shot in real life. The result is the magical 3.5-minute video above. You can find a behind-the-scenes video here.
The popularity of camera drones has been exploding in recent years, but so have drone-related injuries -- spinning propeller blades can do serious damage if they come in contact with human flesh. Case in point: a starting baseball pitcher had to exit the biggest game of his baseball career yesterday after his finger started bleeding profusely from a drone-related injury.
If you're hungry for new ways to proclaim your love of Leica's iconic red dot, you're in luck. Leica has teamed up with ONA Bags to create six different luxury camera bags that are both stylish and red dot approved.
