The Makers of Halide are Launching a Video Capture App for iPhone Called Kino
The co-founder of the iPhone photography app Halide says that it will "never" support video. However, the company is working on a separate video capture app.
Halide Update Turns iPhone 15 Pro’s New Action Button Into Camera Control
Lux has announced the latest version of its popular iPhone photography app, Halide. The latest version, Halide 2.13, promises numerous exciting new features including clever utilization of the new Action button featured on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Halide’s Neural Telephoto Feature Gives Any iPhone AI-Powered Zoom
Halide has released update 2.11 which adds a new feature called Neural Telephoto, which the company says gives all iPhone photographers access to a high-end feature even if they aren't using the latest and greatest device.
Update to Halide Adds 48MP ProRAW and Manual Focus Depth Capture
Halide has announced an update to its app that adds support for 48-megapixel ProRAW and HEIC capture on the iPhone 14 Pro, iOS16 lock screen widgets, and the ability to manually focus Depth Capture photos.
Halide App Brings Macro Photography to All iPhones
The new iPhone 13 Pro Macro mode allows for perspectives that are new to the iPhone, but limited to those who purchase Apple's newest devices. Halide wants to change that and has announced an update to its app that brings macro to all iPhones.
Halide Camera App Launches on iPad with a Redesigned User Interface
Halide, which is ranked as PetaPixel's best professional iPhone camera app, has been redesigned with a new user interface specifically for iPad users.
Halide Camera App Gets Huge Update with New Design, Instant RAW, and More
Lux, the company behind the popular iOS camera app Halide and the award-winning long exposure app Spectre, has just unveiled Halide Mark II: a completely redesigned and majorly upgraded version of Mark I that brings several intriguing new features for beginners and pros alike.
Halide Camera App Sees Big Spike for Wildfire Sky Photos, Donates Sales
The popular iOS camera app Halide says it saw a huge increase in downloads this week by people needing a better way to capture orange skies from wildfire smoke. In response, Halide has donated a day of sales toward wildfire relief.
Spectre is an AI Long Exposure Camera for iPhone by the Makers of Halide
Developer Benjamin Sandofsky and designer Sebastiaan de With, the duo behind the popular iPhone camera app Halide, have announced a brand new camera app called Spectre. It's an AI-powered camera that helps you shoot long exposure photos with your iPhone.
Halide is a New iOS Camera App Made by an Ex-Apple and Ex-Twitter Duo
Halide is a new ‘premium camera for your phone’ that provides advanced control over camera settings along with a gesture-based interface that aims to become muscle memory, like the dials of a camera.
Fujifilm Using its Silver Halide Know-How to Shake Up Touchscreen Industry
Fujifilm is best known for its camera and film products, but the company is now using its photographic expertise to invade new markets as well. The company is reportedly using its background in silver to create touchscreen displays that are bigger and more affordable than current offerings.
The Free Orion App Turns Your iPad into an HDMI Display
Lux, the company behind the pro camera app Halide, has just released a new app that turns iPads into external HDMI displays. Called Orion, the app is free and works with any camera, video game console, or even VHS.
Essential Photography Apps in 2023
Like most people, photographers are rarely caught without their smartphones. There are so many great apps available on iOS and Android devices that a photographer's phone can become an integral part of their kit.
Photon is a New iPhone Camera App Filled With Pro-Level Features
LateNiteSoft, developers of the Camera+ app, have announced Photon, a new iOS camera app that is focused on professional-style image capture.
The Spectre Long Exposure App for iPhone is Now Free
The popular iPhone camera app Halide has announced that its artificial intelligence-powered Long Exposure Camera App Spectre will now be free to all users in version 1.5, but it also adds a Pro version for a one-time purchase of $4.99.
Best Photo Paper for Inkjet Printers in 2023
Photographic printing was once a widespread and vital art form in itself. While there were (and are) various techniques for producing prints from film, the most common in the film era was the use of light-sensitive paper and an enlarger -- the paper would be exposed to a film negative or positive transparency (slide film) via the enlarger in a darkroom, or a digital exposure unit such a minilab machine, which you used to find in just about every drugstore.
New App ‘Skylight Forecast’ Predicts Great Sunsets and Golden Hour Light
Lux Camera, has announced a new app, Skylight Forecast, designed to predict evening light, helping photographers capture better sunset shots more consistently.
Epson’s New Legacy Baryta II Paper Promises Rich Blacks and Wide Color
Epson has introduced the newest addition to its Legacy Papers portfolio: the Legacy Baryta II.
iOS Camera App Luma Promises Control, RAW Photos, and Presets
The iOS app Luma aims to provide photographers with a unique, fun, and customizable photo and camera experience. While leveraging the power of RAW images on iPhone, Luma also allows users to create a custom processing pipeline saved as presets.
Varlens App Review: Bringing the Film Experience to the iPhone
It’s easy to overlook a good third-party photography app on a smartphone because they just keep popping up, but Varlens may be one worth keeping close by at all times.
Caffenol: A Guide to Developing B&W Film with Coffee
One of the greatest things about film photography is its friendliness toward do-it-yourself approaches. Want to hack together a working camera out of discount hardware store supplies? All the power to you! Want to shoot on art paper coated in a home-concocted emulsion, contact-printed using authentic techniques from the 1800s? Why not?
Why Adding ‘Film Grain’ to Digital Photos is Trickier Than You May Think
For months now I’ve been obsessed with emulating the film look with my digital photos. It all started with me exploring the panoramic aspect ratio of 65×24 and other wide aspect ratios, trying to understand what makes a photo cinematic.
Meet the Pieca: A Raspberry Pi Camera With a Leica M-Mount
A computer engineer created a Frankenstein camera called the Pieca. It's a Raspberry Pi camera module with a Leica M-Mount fitted onto it.
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Review: The Only Camera You Really Need
Given Apple's annual release schedule, if you were to upgrade your iPhone every time you could, you probably have not been all that impressed from generation to generation in recent years. I think that changes with the iPhone 14 Pro, because the main camera is really something special.
Glass Plate Pinhole Camera Records Sun’s Path Over a Year
Astrophotographer Ian Griffin captured this unusual photo of a solar analemma that charts the Sun's path over a year using a pinhole camera with a 4x5 glass plate inside.
How to Set the Timer on Your iPhone Camera
The iPhone has a built-in timer feature that can snap a picture a few seconds after the shutter button is pressed. This can be very helpful when you want to be in the photo and need the full quality and all of the options available when using the rear cameras. The front-facing camera isn't bad but doesn't capture as much light and that often results in a photo that's a bit flatter and softer.
Photography is a Top Driver in Silver Demand, Showing Film’s Resurgence
A new report from the World Silver Survey found that demand for silver increased 19% last year achieving its highest levels since 2015. Part of this increase is being attributed to the rising demand and surging popularity of film.
Photographer Builds Giant Camera and Darkroom Bus
Photographer Bill Hao from Vancouver, Canada, spent two years building a huge oakwood camera. It shoots gigantic wet plate collodion photos measuring 32x48 inches.
Mysterious Kodak Mosaic Discovered Behind Drywall After Decades
A mysterious mosaic created during the heyday of Kodak has been rediscovered after decades when the owners of a former Kodak research building knocked down a wall during renovations.
The DiGi Swap Lets Film Cameras Shoot Directly to an iPhone
A new device called the DiGi Swap is a combination holster and app that works with old film cameras and allows photographers a rudimentary method of shooting analog bodies as if they were digital.