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The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that bars federal employees from using TikTok on government-issued devices amid national security fears.

A wedding photographer who thought she had been hired to shoot a couple's proposal was pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be her own proposal.

In addition to baseline security recommendations like two-factor authentication and pushing for stronger passwords, Instagram is adding a way for users to regain control of their accounts if they have been hacked.

A new survey has revealed that photo editing apps are more regularly used by smartphone users than video, news, and dating apps.

A photographer built his own wildlife pond with an adjacent photo hide so he could capture beautiful photos of flora and fauna.

A deer hunter whose trail camera went missing was amazed when he discovered where it was; wrapped around the antlers of a giant buck.

Self-described writer and director Kyle Vorbach realized that by specifically training the Stable Diffusion artificial intelligence (AI) image generator, he could create realistic photos that never happened. So he did, and faked a whole month of his life.

Social media users have been left amazed by the sight of a World Cup photographer using his trackpad to quickly edit pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Your iPhone can nicely blur the background to enhance a photograph or video. A similar effect works well with video chat software, eliminating distractions and putting the focus on the subject. Whether you want to blur the background during a FaceTime call, snap a beautiful portrait photograph with your iPhone, or edit the background blur in pictures you've already captured, we'll explain how it works to help you get the blur you want from your iPhone.

Paris Hilton is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for cropping, editing, and posting photos of herself on Instagram without the photographer's permission.

A photographer attended Mulletfest 2022 to capture the eccentric hairstyle that Australia is adopting as its national haircut.

Less than a week after the reports indicated that Meta was investigating making a Twitter competitor, Instagram is rolling out that feature, called Notes, to all users.

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D GFX, a manual-focus prime lens for Fujifilm's medium format camera system that promises a 110-degree field of view with close to no distortion.

A videographer filmed the extraordinary moment a grizzly bear kills a moose during a wedding.

Panasonic has announced that it has redesigned and replaced the previous Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 II ASPH with a new Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH POWER O.I.S. for the Lumix G Series Micro Four Thirds cameras.

San Francisco 49ers star Deebo Samuel has apologized after brutally wiping out a photographer and simply stepping over him without checking to see if he was ok.

Members of both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate have introduced a new bipartisan bill that aims to completely ban TikTok from operating in the country amid spying concerns.

It’s a beautiful, sunny day. You’re celebrating a special event with a photo session, getting your poses ready. You’ve posed countless times with family and friends, at parties, and for selfies. This should be a piece of cake, right? You say ‘cheese’ in your head and bring out the pearly whites. Then you check the camera to see the result.

Portrait retouching can get overwhelming sometimes with the steps you need to take to make your shots look absolutely perfect. Maybe these steps aren't that hard, but they can definitely be very time-consuming, so finding any way to speed this process up to make better and more efficient use of your time is a high priority for every photographer. Using Luminar Neo to tackle these steps can make retouching a breeze using just a few tools and leveraging some of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) built into the application.

SmugMug and Flickr (which was acquired by SmugMug in 2018) have announced a new nonprofit organization called the Flickr Foundation, whose mission is to help keep "billions of historic and culturally significant photographs safe, sound, and accessible for future generations."

Instagram has officially launched "Candid Stories" -- a new dual camera feature that copies the photo-sharing app BeReal.

Photo editing app Lensa AI's terms and conditions allow it to distribute and use users' images without any compensation.

A humpback whale swam 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) with a broken back that was monitored with drone cameras.

Meta has announced a new open-source content moderation tool that allows platforms to identify and remove a range of "violating content" at scale, including terrorism, child exploitation, and other types of abuse.

Picture day almost did not happen for a New York City school, until a celebrity photographer stepped in to shoot the students' portraits.

Irix has announced a second version of its 150mm T3.0 cinema lens called the 150mm T3.0 Tele. It doesn't replace the previous version, but makes it more usable for a wider audience by improving the focus and aperture range and removing the macro designation.

Model Bella Hadid is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit after she posted an image of herself on Instagram without the photographer’s permission.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed that the iPhone has been using Sony camera sensors for the last 10 years.

Authorities in China have made a series of policy announcements regarding artificial intelligence (AI), including banning AI-generated images that are not labeled as such.

Photographer and computer science undergrad student Joshua Bird has created a 3D-printed movie camera that uses "normal" photo film canisters, with the goal of letting him enjoy the nostalgic look of film video without paying for expensive motion picture film.

Lomography has released the DigitaLIZA Lab, a web-based tool that allows film photographers to convert and fine-tune film scans in a few clicks.

You’ve been taking your camera everywhere, shooting photos of your experiences, and you love the way photography makes you see the world. Gradually, you’ve started to wonder what it would be like to turn your passion into a career. This guide will walk you through the process of how to become a photographer.

This lightweight and compact 18mm f/8 shift lens from AstrHori allows photographers plus or minus 6mm of panning shift and a rotation of 360 degrees to better capture cramped spaces or vast landscapes.

AstrHori has announced a new 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The $256 optic is available for Nikon Z, Sony E, Leica L, Fujifilm GFX, and Canon RF mounts.

Let’s start with the technical news, Xencelabs, a Portland, Oregon-based company in the field of digital drawing solutions for creative professionals has had some astounding growth this year. This is not some light news, the company has in fact seen the EMEA market double since 2021. They are basing this on online and offline sales, retail and channel expansion. This is a huge development especially in such a low market, this level of success is really something to be congratulated.

AstrHori has announced an 85mm f/1.8 portrait lens for Sony E-mount full-frame cameras that promises high-end results for an extremely low cost of entry.

An artificial intelligence (AI) program has warned that photographers may have to leave the creative industries, because of AI.

Skylum has announced the seventh paid extension for its Luminar Neo photo editing software called Magic Light AI, a tool that allows photographers to add and adjust lights to make them appear more "magical."

Students in China have invented a $71 “invisibility cloak” that hides wearers from artificial intelligence (AI) security cameras.