Whether you're aware of the correct terminology or not, you have likely experienced color contamination happening in your photographs already. Put simply, color contamination is when one color is affected by the presence of another color in close proximity.
If you're a Nikon D500 owner who feels like batteries run out of juice faster in the camera than in other Nikon DSLRs, it may not be just you. A new report suggests that the D500 measures remaining capacity differently and doesn't use up all available charge.
A few years ago, I flew out to Ecuador to create a high-resolution image of the capital city of Quito. The final image turned out to be 16 gigapixels in size and at a printed size of over 25 meters (~82 feet), it allows people see jaw-dropping detail even when viewed from a few inches away.
Monica Lazăr is one of the millions upon millions of people around the world who struggles with an anxiety condition. For her, social anxiety makes it difficult to spend time with other people and causes her to become isolated. Four years ago, however, Lazăr discovered a passion for photography, and her gorgeous self-portraits have changed her life.
Kenko Tokina today announced the new Tokina Opera 50mm f/1.4, a premium full-frame lens for high-end Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras.
The year-long world tour of photojournalist Hossein Fatemi’s controversial Iranian photos is coming to an end. In a year in which fake news and the abuse of power has never been in sharper focus, it’s worth examining some of the incomprehensible decisions that led to Fatemi’s work being given such a massive platform to deceive.
If you've never tried your hand at black-and-white film photography before but would like to learn the basics of developing your own film at home, here's a great 8-minute primer that'll get you up to speed.
Western Digital has announced the new SanDisk Extreme 400GB UHS-I microSD, the world's fastest-ever UHS-I microSD card.
Not content with creating low-light monsters in the world of interchangeable lens cameras, Sony has created a new smartphone dual camera that can shoot photos at a whopping ISO 51200 and videos at ISO 12800.
Are you a freelance photographer like myself? Have you already put up your masterpiece on 500px? Maybe you’re trying to share your photos and sell them at the same time in case some stranger admires your work? If you’ve answered YES to all these questions, I'd like to share the terrible experience I had with 500px.
Earlier this month, DJI announced the winning photos for its prestigious SkyPixel 2017 aerial photo competition. The photos are certainly inspiring, but it seems that one of the 1st prize winners was neither shot with a drone nor captured in 2017...
An art gallery in Croatia is asking the public for help in identifying a thief who stole a photo from an exhibition. But the gallery isn't trying to put the woman behind bars -- it wants to give her the opportunity of curating an exhibition.
For his new project titled "Explosion Collages," photographer and visual artist Fabian Oefner created a series of photos showing portraits being shredded by speeding bullets. But there's a twist...
Sigma has just announced the 70mm f/2.8 Macro, the first macro lens to be released in the Art lineup. Bucking modern day trends, Sigma says it has focused more on optical performance than autofocus speed.
A day after photos were leaked, the new Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art lens was just officially announced. This is the sixth and longest Art f/1.4 prime lens, and one that Sigma has nicknamed the "Bokeh Master."
Sigma's highly-acclaimed Art lenses are coming to Sony's E-mount in a big way. Nine new full-frame prime E-mount Art lenses were just unveiled to give Sony shooters "the highest level of optical performance."
Sony has just announced the a7 III, a feature-filled 24-megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera combines many of Sony's latest technologies (things found in the new a9 and a7R III) into a compact body.
Samsung has just announced the S9 and S9+ smartphones, which feature what Samsung says is the company's most advanced camera ever. The low-light camera is the first in the smartphone industry to use a dual aperture lens.
Do you own and use a beloved 35mm or 50mm lens? Popular photography personality Kai Wong thinks you should consider trying out the middle ground between the two. He made this 11-minute video about why he thinks 40mm is actually the best focal length you can carry if you want a do-it-all prime lens.
Wet plate photographer Markus Hofstaetter recently tried his hand at tackling an unusual project: he wanted to shoot wet plate portraits handheld.
Behold: this is the soon-to-be-announced Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art lens, a fast telephoto prime that will soon be announced for Canon EF, Nikon F, Sigma SA, and Sony FE full frame cameras.
Microsoft has launched a new app called Photos Companion that allows you to easily transfer photos from your smartphone straight to your Windows 10 PC.
500px has been acquired by Visual China Group (VCG), the Beijing, China-based photo and media agency that's known as "the Getty Images of China."
Canon has announced the new 470EX-AI, a flash with a new "revolutionary" technology called Auto Intelligent (AI) Bounce. It can figure out the optimal bounce angle for lighting your subject.
Canon has officially announced the EOS M50, the first camera capable of 4K video recording in Canon's mirrorless lineup.
Canon today announced the EOS Rebel T7, an entry-level DSLR that replaces the T6 with a largely identical camera that features a slightly improved sensor.
Episode 258 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: This Week in Photo and TWiP Pro's Frederick Van Johnson
A popular YouTube personality with over 780,000 subscribers has caused a stir by claiming that he ordered a $6,000 DSLR from Amazon but received a camera box filled with rocks instead. And when he was sent a replacement from Amazon, the second box was filled with bricks.
Here's something that isn't directly photography-related but is relevant to pretty much every photographer: if you've never heard of it before, you should check out the website Have I Been Pwned? It lets you search for your email addresses and passwords to see if any of your accounts have been compromised through security breaches.
Tiffen, parent company of Steadicam, has just announced the Steadicam Air. It's a "revolutionary" new pneumatic monopod for photographers that does height adjustments using gas lift.
In this post, I'll share the story and results of a recent experiment I did with lighting a model with a neon light. I was hanging out with a friend in a local coffee shop when he showed me an awesome album artwork he saw online.
For Canon and Nikon shooters looking to get a fast ultrawide, the choices in the past have been the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Canon 16-35mm f/2.8, and Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 VC. Or, go with an f/4 lens and get the Canon 11-24mm or Sigma 12-24mm. Sigma has now joined the mix with its own 14-24mm f/2.8, and we got a chance to use it for a few days to see how it performed.
Apple just released this 1-minute video that offers a short and sweet behind-the-scenes explanation of how the company created the Portrait Lighting feature found in the latest iPhones.
How does SpaceX get such clear and detailed imagery and footage of its rocket launches? Here's a 5-minute video from Primal Space that answers that question.
The film renaissance marches on. Kodak Alaris just announced today that it will be bringing back Kodak Professional T-MAX P3200 TMZ, the multi-speed panchromatic black-and-white negative film.
Here's a straightforward guide on how to get something more out of your waterfall shots. The idea to this guide came to me when I recently visited Iceland again and kept seeing everyone taking the same shots at the famous waterfalls. Even the ‘professional’ photographers with very expensive gear were just planting their tripod in the ground, putting on a wide angle with an ND filter and were all taking the same shots.
Sigma has just announced the pricing and availability of its new 14-24mm f/2.8 Art lens, and the new details won't disappoint. The lens will be available next month with a price tag of just $1,299.
Episode 257 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Wedding and portrait photographer, Ett Venter
It's an age-old question: why do people shoot on film? Can you tell the difference between film and digital? Is it enough of a difference to warrant the high cost of shooting film? Or is it just a fad? We are here today to hopefully answer some of these and more!
Photographer and Profoto Legend of Light Miguel Quiles made this 7-minute video in which he shares 5 different ways he likes to use a beauty dish for portrait lighting.
Sony just announced HVL-F60RM, the company's new flagship flash with guide number 60. It's a flash that "combines continuous flash performance with advanced operability and wireless control," Sony says.
Have you ever wanted to adjust the strength of a Lightroom Preset with a simple slider? Opal is a new plugin that lets you do just that. It allows you to turn down or crank up any Lightroom preset in just seconds.
Back on September 20th, 2016, an Argentinian amateur astronomer named Victor Buso was setting up and testing a new camera on his telescope when he captured something that may have never been caught on camera before: the first moments of a supernova.
Tamron has just unveiled two new full-frame lenses. The first is a 28-75mm f/2.8 lens that's being developed for Sony mirrorless cameras, and the second is a 70-210mm f/4 lens that will be launching soon for Canon and Nikon DSLRs.
The new Pentax K-1 Mark II is identical in many of its core features and specs to its predecessor, the original K-1. The two cameras are so similar that Ricoh can actually upgrade your K-1 into a K-1 Mark II for a fee.
Ricoh has just announced the Pentax K-1 Mark II, a successor to the original K-1 that was unveiled in February 2016. The latest camera promises better image quality and enhanced performance for shooting in difficult environments.
Want to get started with lighting your portraits with an off-camera flash but don't want to break the bank in the process? Photographer Francisco Hernandez made this 10-minute video that shows what you can do with a basic cheap lighting setup.
It seems that February 2018 is the month of global shutter CMOS sensor breakthroughs. A day after Sony announced the first 1MP+ backlit global shutter CMOS sensor, Panasonic announced its own groundbreaking development: a global shutter CMOS sensor that's capable of 8K, 60FPS, and HDR.
Canon released its 6D Mark II in 2017, and the Internet has been abuzz ever since then discussing its high ISO performance. There have been reports that the Mark II creates more noise at high ISOs than the original 6D.
Filmmaker Andrew Saladino of The Royal Ocean Film Society made this 5-minute short film titled "The Life of a Camera." It tells the story of a Yamasheta 35mm film camera over decades of use, all through the eyes and photos of the camera.
