June 2016

Back in February 2016, skier Nicolas Vuignier captured the worlds imagination with a video shot using his "Centriphone," a plastic glider that lets you swing a camera around your head and have the lens constantly pointed toward you. For their latest music video, Indie pop duo Matt & Kim created their own centriphone... using a wooden coat hanger and some fishing wire.

The camera has found its way into all kinds of products over the past couple of decades, from the phone in your pocket to the car you drive around. One of the latest everyday products to adopt a camera is one you've probably never thought would have one: the toothbrush. The Prophix is a new $400 toothbrush that has a built-in camera for capturing images of your teeth and gums.

In 2002, a renegade science photographer, Martin Waugh, was playing with high-speed photography and discovered he could image two drips of water hitting each other.

VSCO has announced that it's redesigning its popular mobile camera app for both iOS and Android. The new app will be focused on both creating and consuming content, increasing the app's strength as a photo sharing social network.

Want to see the power of ReelSteady's software based image stabilization for After Effects? The video above shows a crazy wingsuit stunt by BASE jumper Graham Dickinson and his friend Dario. The GoPro HERO footage has been stabilized using ReelSteady as a "stress test."

After seeing a drone crash in the distance, a woman took it upon herself to take it and claim the drone "almost killed her" to the police after she is confronted by the quadcopter's owners. Fortunately, the drone recorded the whole thing...

Ever wonder how astronauts manage to take cameras outside the International Space Station, where the temperature of an object can reach 250°F in the sun and -250°F in the shade? Here's your answer!

RYOT, in association with Apple, has captured one of the most captivating, moving, stunning short documentaries you will see this year, or possibly ever... and they did it all on an iPhone 6S.

For the recent "New York Issue" of The New York Times Magazine, mountaineer and Nat Geo photographer Jimmy Chin was sent to the top of the tallest point in New York City: the One World Trade Center's spire. And this vertigo-inducing 360° video lets you join him up there.

Photographer John Myers was photographing a surprise proposal recently when a strange thing happened: he was photobombed by an alpaca. Okay, it wasn't so strange, given they were on an alpaca farm, but the resulting shots still made for a fun (if not unique) engagement session.

72 new emojis will soon be making their way onto your smartphone and desktop emoji keyboards, and among them will be the most coveted photographic emoji you never knew you were missing: the selfie.

Making perspective adjustments on a photograph usually impacts the whole thing, but that's not always ideal. What if you want to keep your foreground perspective the same and only fix a small piece of your shot? This short tutorial shows you how to do just that.

Not so long ago I posted a little rant against Lightroom on Reddit. I use Lightroom on a daily basis. It's a great piece of software, and it does two things very well: cataloging and RAW processing. My problem is with the interface.

A female photographer was caught on camera getting too close to a large elk at Yellowstone National Park this past weekend. To the woman's surprise, the elk suddenly decided to charge at her.

I tracked over 10,000 likes and followers I received on Instagram in May, 2016. Here's a look at the data and what I discovered.

Nikon recently gave filmmakers Wriggles & Robins the new Nikon D810 and asked the duo to showcase the low-light capabilities of the DSLR. They decided to shoot a stop motion animation in the dark outdoors.

Over in Sugar Land, Texas, a town of about 83,000 people, there's a strange new piece of public art that has the world talking. Sitting right outside the city hall building is a new bronze statue of two girls taking a selfie.

The 100th running of the famous Indianapolis 500 race took place this past Sunday. Afterward, the IndyCar Series published this time-lapse video that boils the entire event down into a 1-minute visual experience.

Gear Mat is a new product that's designed for photographers who don't want to use a camera case for their compact camera, yet would like more protection than none. It's an elegant leather pad that provides "protection you need with the look you want."

Wildlife photographer Steve Perry of Backcountry Gallery got his hands on the $1,997 Nikon D500 on the first day it was available. 6,000 real-world photos later, he just published this 25-minute video review with his thoughts on how the camera performs for his purposes.

They say that a dog is man’s best friend and I wholeheartedly agree. Not only are they loyal, forgiving, compassionate, and much more, but in my case, my dog shares my passion with me.

Illegal poaching for rhino horns has left the black rhino as a critically endangered species. To show life through the eyes of one of the world's most threatened animals, the rhino sanctuary Care for Wild Africa strapped a GoPro Hero 3 Silver to the back of an orphaned young rhino named Thor.

After sharing some of his work online recently, photographer Sean Tucker got a harsh taste of the hurtful words of online critics. Learning from the experience, Tucker just posted this 5.5-minute video on how you can deal with Internet criticism and not allow it to kill your creativity and passion.

Sigma has received glowing marks for its Art series of lenses, but the fact that it's a 3rd party lens maker still has its shortcomings. Case in point: Sigma has found that a few of its lenses don't play nicely with the new Canon 1D X Mark II.

In an April 2016 interview, Mark Zuckerberg told Buzzfeed News, “I wouldn’t be surprised if you fast-forward five years and most of the content that people see on Facebook and are sharing on a day-to-day basis is video.”

British ESA astronaut Tim Peake has been regularly sharing photos of Earth he's shooting during his 6 month stay on the International Space Station. He's often asked about the gear he uses up there, so he decided to Tweet the above photo to show everyone.

"HoloPainting" is a newly invented technique that combines light painting, stop motion, and hyperlapse to create animated, 3D holograms consisting of pure light.

If you have both an unused rolling toolbox and an ever-growing camera gear collection that needs a better home, here's an idea: you can convert one or more of the toolbox's shelves into padded storage for your cameras, lenses, and accessories.

Instagram has officially announced a set of new tools for business users, called Instagram Business Tools, that will help the platform be even more powerful for marketers. As was leaked over the past weeks, there will be new business profiles, analytics, and promoted posts.

Columbus, Ohio-based photographer Mat Marrash has been working in large format photography for the past six years -- a span longer than pretty much any other hobby that's emerged in his life. He has also spent a lot of time thinking about why photography has had such a big impact on him. He shares those musings with us in this 2.5-minute video by Rooted Content.