Leica's latest partnership with Huawei has put Leica camera technology into the Chinese manufacturer's phones. But it seems that isn't enough for Leica, whose Chairman is teasing that an actual Leica phone might be somewhere on the horizon.
A top portrait photo contest in Australia has sparked an outcry this week after awarding its $20,000 top prize to a "photo" of scratches and spit.
The Sony a7S II has become the first commercial camera to be mounted on the outside of the International Space Station.
Photographer Amanda J. Alvares specializes in shooting portraits, wedding, and... child zombie photos that may give you nightmares.
Ever wondered why the expensive cinema cameras cost what they do? In this featherweight vs. heavyweight comparison, Sam and Niko put a $50 Sony HDR-CX405 camcorder to the test against a RED Epic Dragon 6K cinema camera worth about $50,000.
Beware. There's a new scam on Instagram that preys on people who would like a free camera drone. I was messaged by a scam account, and here's how it works.
Flash is soon to be on the chopping block. The once ubiquitous and now much-maligned software from Adobe will officially be end-of-lifed at the end of 2020.
GoPro today launched a new QuikStories feature to its Quik app, which uses your phone to edit your GoPro footage in the background before spitting out a ready-to-share video.
The first photos of the upcoming Nikon D850 leaked yesterday, and quite a few features and specs were gleaned from them. But there's one speculation that could be huge if true: some think the D850 might soon be the first ever DSLR that has a hybrid viewfinder with OVF and EVF.
The EyeEm Photography Awards has just announced 100 finalists for this year's competition. This year, it received over 590,000 entries from over 88,000 photographers based around the world. That's 3 times more than the Sony World Photography Awards, making it the world's largest photo contest.
In 2014, controversial artist Richard Prince had an exhibit of reappropriated Instagram images at the Gagosian Gallery in NYC, selling the prints for up to $100k each. He sought no permission for the Instagram images used, which led to photographer Donald Graham suing for copyright infringement. A judge has now ruled the suit can proceed.
Episode 197 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Photographer Nick Didlick
Capitol Hill police officers in D.C. are being accused of violating the First Amendment after reports emerged that journalists were forced to delete photos and videos of protests at the Senate.
Bad news, photographers: your airport experience in the United States is now more tedious if you're planning to carry a camera onto the plane. The TSA just announced that all electronics larger than a cell phone need to be placed into a bin for separate screening.
The first photos of the upcoming Nikon D850 have leaked onto the Internet. This sneak peek comes one day after Nikon confirmed and teased the new full-frame DSLR, which the 100-year-old camera company promises will "exceed expectations."
Here’s a quick DIY video from Kyle Martin on how to create an extremely powerful suction mount for your GoPro instead of buying GoPro's $40 suction mount. The video is 6 minutes and will show you how to create the mount for around $20 in materials.
Norm Betts is one tough photographer. The photojournalist has spent over a decade shooting rodeos inside the arena during actual competition, and he has had at least two bone-shattering encounters with charging bulls. Both hits were caught on camera.
Instead of editing your images in post to inject color into your shadows, you can use gels to do it in-camera. Here’s a 6-minute video from photographer Jay P. Morgan at The Slanted Lens demonstrating 4 different methods.
Insignificant Moments is a photo series by Australian photographer Thomas Ryan that juxtaposes tiny, lone human figures against the architecture of large structures.
Here's a 4-minute video by French photographer Duncan Dimanche in which he looks into the lightest and cheapest full-frame camera kits available on the market.
Time-lapse photographer and storm chaser Mike Olbinski has just released his latest masterpiece. This one, titled "Pursuit," was born of dedication, frustration, and 28,000 miles of chasing thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Photographer Alessandro Barteletti had one of his photo featured on the cover of this month's issue of National Geographic Italia. It's a beautiful portrait of Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli that was created thanks to quick thinking and the LED flashlight on an iPhone.
The world is closing in on lawless drone operation, with Canada now following on from last week's proposals by the UK. Transport Canada has proposed a draft of strict drone regulations -- laws that drone company DJI isn't happy about.
When was the last time you cleaned your sensor? Even with weather-sealed equipment, dust particles can eventually make their way inside your camera. Peter McKinnon runs through how to clean the sensor and lenses in this 13-minute video.
At its MAX conference in 2016, Adobe teased Project Nimbus, a new cloud-based Lightroom-style photo editor that distils complex photo editing features into simpler tools. An internal version of Project Nimbus leaked this week, giving us a peek at what Adobe is working on.
Nikon turned 100 years old today. It's a huge milestone for a company that was born back on July 25th, 1917, as an optics company based in Tokyo, Japan. One century later, the company has become one of the world's dominant and beloved brands in photography.
What makes a good tripod? This 5-minute video from Kai Wong looks at the ins and outs of a photographer's three-legged friend.
As years go by, it’s easy to accrue an army of battery-powered devices that all require their own chargers, cables, and sockets to plug them into. The new Crank Juice Box is a versatile lightweight power bank that aims to provide power and cables for all of your devices... including your car.
Nikon today officially confirmed the follow-up to the D810 by announcing the development of the D850 (referred to as the D820 in earlier rumors). It will be a "next generation full-frame, high-resolution, high-speed" DSLR.
Until 2016, I had photographed weddings using nothing but Nikon cameras. First the D90, then D700, D3s, D4 and then the D4s (while dabbling with the D800, D810, and D750 in-between). I love/loved my Nikons and never regretted avoiding Canon at any stage.
This 12-minute tutorial from photographer Joel Grimes demonstrates two methods for creating dramatic portraits using a minimal amount of gear. Both techniques use a beauty dish; the first with a single light source and the second with the addition of 2 edge lights.
To celebrate its 100th anniversary on July 25th, 2017, Nikon decided to make one of the weirdest and wildest music videos you'll see. The 4-minute long video above is the "Nikon Version" music video for the song Oz by the Japanese rock band Mrs. Green Apple.
Here's a hauntingly beautiful video from photographer Joshua Holko titled "Ghosts of the Arctic" that will chill you to your bones. Take 6 minutes of your day to allow his incredible short film to transport you to the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in the depths of winter.
Microsoft Paint, the first image editing software experienced by countless photographers and PC users around the world, is being laid to rest. Microsoft has announced that it's abandoning the famous program after 32 years.
A pair of photographers with ties to German lens maker Meyer Optik want to bring the 107-year-old Emil Busch 97mm portrait lens back to life with their Kickstarter project.
Controversy-stricken photographer Souvid Datta has raised some photographers' eyebrows again, this time on the European reality TV photo competition Master of Photography. In the final round of the contest, Datta admitted to staging one of the photos when questioned by the judges.
This trippy music video for Bonobo's new track "No Reason" is full of what would appear to be clever CGI, but it's actually all shot in-camera using "a very small camera and a very big set."
A photographer in San Francisco is offering a $1,000 cash reward with no questions asked for the return of stolen memory cards containing irreplaceable wedding photos. The cards were taken from her car a week ago by a thief who also made off with $15,000 in camera equipment.
UK drone pilots have enjoyed some of the most relaxed regulations around the popular pastime, but now the government has proposed new regulations that will require all owners of drones over 250 grams (~8.8oz) to register their quadcopters, attend safety courses, and pass a safety test.
Episode 196 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Commercial photographer Jason Myers
When a new film photographer asks the photography community which films are the best, most voices tend to agree on Porta, Tri-X, and HP5... but are these the most popular? In this article, we are going to look at the top 10 films photographers prefer.
Have you ever dreamed of using an off-camera flash with your smartphone? Godox wants to make it happen. The Chinese lighting brand is teasing an upcoming product called the Godox A1. It's a "phone flash system" that's both a flash and a transmitter.
As a professional documentary wedding photographer, actually taking photographs is a small (but essential!) part of my job. Much of what a wedding photographer does is in the editing and processing of the images. And that’s where tools like the Loupedeck photo editing console for Lightroom comes in handy.
Light painting photography is increasingly popular these days. Applying the concepts to video, however, isn't as straightforward. This 2-minute tutorial by light painter Eric Paré shows one way to do it in Adobe Premiere.
If you're a fashion model in China who needs to pose for over a hundred outfits every day, you learn to work fast. Really fast.
Photo colorization is usually done in programs like Photoshop, but did you know that you can achieve good results in Lightroom as well? In this 21-minute video by tutvid, learn how to colorize a black and white photo using only Lightroom.
David Hollenack was in an alley southeast of Columbus, Ohio, when he noticed that one of the garages had this unusual Polaroid "security camera" installed.
Photographer Felix Hernandez shot this somewhat surreal photo of an abandoned seaside inn, titled "No One Cares." No, he didn't come across this building in real life: he made it as a miniature model and shot it on a tabletop.
In need of new photo locations? The new iOS app Explorest might be the answer for you. By curating locations from photographers local to an area, the app aims to provide a real insight into unknown photographic opportunities.
Having your photos displayed in a gallery is an excellent way to put the spotlight on your hard work. In this 10 minute video by Shutterbug, photographer Jordan Matter runs through 10 tips on how to get your photographs exhibited.
