2016

There are a ton of tutorials online that will walk you through properly capturing or creating black and white photos, but this short video by photographer Jeff Rojas focuses on something different. He points out 3 things you may not have considered (but should) when editing any black and white file.

The Hydraulic Press Channel on YouTube has amassed over 1 million subscribers by sharing videos of various objects getting crushed by a powerful hydraulic press. For its latest video, the channel decided to crush some vintage Canon and Nikon SLR camera gear.

While most photographers captured this year's July 4th fireworks from below, Los Angeles-based photographer Aaron Keigher decided to find a different vantage point. He ventured up Mount Wilson, which rises over 5,000 feet above LA and create this dazzling time-lapse showing fireworks exploding across the landscape.

July 4th, 2014 was the day I got my first camera. Since then, I’ve been shooting local fireworks every year. After shooting the same firework show, the same way, for two years in a row, I decided this year it was time to do something different.

GoPro is the de facto action camera choice for many divers, but that might be changing very soon. Meet the Octospot: a 4K action camera designed by divers for divers that can go where no GoPro dares tread.

French photographer Nède has been working on a project called Altered Reality in which he explores the line between mundane reality and madness. One of the images, shown above, is titled "The Unsuspecting Victim."

In the 1970s and 1980s, photographers on a budget had help from an unlikely corner. While the West may have faced occasionally tense stand-offs against the Eastern Bloc, two of the Communist world’s biggest camera makers made millions of cameras that helped amateur shutterbugs get on the first rung of proper picture-taking.

With only 4 hours notice, Kaustubh from Jungle Lore asked me join him for a trip to Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, India. I packed my bag quickly and decided that I am going into the forest to photograph wildlife with my new Sony bridge camera, the RX10 III.

Here's a set of newborn photos you don't see every day: baby photographer Cassandra Jones of Northern Alberta was recently asked to shoot portraits of ultra rare identical quadruplets. It's estimated that there are only about 70 sets of identical quadruplets among the 7.4 billion people on Earth.

This. Is. So. Cool. We (and probably you) have seen video captured from the back of eagles and falcons in flight. But this is the first time we've ever heard of someone strapping a 360° camera to the back of a golden eagle and letting it fly.

Drone maker DJI wants you to fly their drones safely, which is why they just updated their GEO geofencing tech to keep you away from nuclear power plants, prisons, 'national security events,' wildfires and more.

San Diego-based photographer John Mireles is working on an ambitious photo project titled Neighbors. His goal is to shoot portraits of Americans in all 50 states, from various backgrounds and in every corner of the country.

The battle between musicians and their smartphone-wielding concert goers is a constant tussle. Smartphone-free zones are difficult to enforce, and even if you don't want to watch the show through a screen you might lack the self-control to leave your smartphone alone. Enter the Yondr pouch.

Did you know there's such a thing as UV wool? There's also UV liquid, UV bubbles, and UV holi powder, and in this quick tips video COOPH shows you how you can use all of these to capture some really interesting photography.

If you like to keep the mystery alive when it comes to camera announcements, we suggest you skip this one. New product photos of the upcoming Fuji X-T2 have leaked, and they show the camera from every angle.

Here's a simple 8-minute video by photography instructor Phil Steele about how DSLRs and mirrorless cameras stack up against each other. He briefly describes the main advantages and disadvantages to each type of camera to help you figure out which one is best for your needs if you're trying to decide between them.

Have 5 GoPro cameras and just can't find a good way to carry them all around? GoPro's new Seeker backpack is designed for you! It's a sleek weather-resistant daypack that provides mounting points in addition to storage space.

If you're just getting started in Lightroom and have an hour to spare, here's a video you might want to watch to learn some handy tips and techniques. Ohio-based portrait and commercial photographer Nick Fancher, author of Studio Anywhere, walks us through his Lightroom workflow in real-time. It's a detailed look at how Fancher culls and color grades his photos after a shoot.

If you're already missing Game of Thrones—and let's be honest, who isn't?—we've got a little pick-me-up for you courtesy of talented (and colorblind) German landscape photographer Kilian Schonberger.

The website Clear Dark Sky has been mentioned in a few tutorials posted here on PetaPixel, but if you've never heard of this incredible weather resource for photographers you're in for a real treat.

Meyer-Optik is on a hot streak—releasing lens, after lens, after special edition lens—and the newest piece of glass to get a USA release is their Trimagon 95mm f/2.6: a "dynamic modern lens" that features a simple 3-element design.

The passing of iconic NY Times photographer Bill Cunningham has been met with an outpouring of affection, remembrances, and more than a few tears. He was, in every sense of the word, an icon. And today we're thrilled to share with you a rare interview with the humble, soft-spoken, and deeply-missed photographer.

Wearable so-called "lifelogging" cameras are a neat way to catalog your day-to-day, but did you know that you can built your own? If you don't want to spend a bunch of money and don't need all the bells and whistles, this DIY Raspberry Pi-powered wearable cam will do the trick.

The memory card wars are fought on two playing fields: size and speed. And SanDisk is claiming victories on both fields today with the release of the 256GB SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card—the world's fastest 256GB microSD card.

Fuji is expected to officially announce the new X-T2 on July 7th, but there may not be much mystery left when the announcement lands. A full spec list and new photo have just leaked and, if they're accurate, they don't leave much to the imagination.

In a recent article, I spoke about the best ways to perfectly light your background with colored gels. We covered the best things to keep in mind if strong and vibrant colors across your backdrop are your objective. It turns out that gelling your background is actually relatively simple -- it's keeping those strong vibrant colors that's actually the tricky part.

Have a broken or malfunctioning camera or lens and want to try your hand at a DIY repair? If you're intent on ignoring the manufacturers warnings about doing so, you should check out the YouTube channel mikeno62.

Snapchat's "lenses," more colloquially known as selfie filters or just "filters," may seem like a totally inane feature. But it turns out the facial recognition technology behind them is advanced, impressive... and a tad scary.

If you're a camera collector you better go collect your bib, because this one will make you salivate profusely. An eBay user selling off their late grandfather's camera collection on eBay has just posted a very special camera: the 87th Nikon F to come off the production line back in 1959.

Three days ago, Hasselblad said that developing appropriately compact zoom lenses for the X1D would be "almost impossible theoretically." Well, now they're taking it back. CEO Perry Oosting is issuing a correction: there will be zoom lenses.