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Disney Research Studios has revealed a production-ready face re-aging system for visual effects that can make actors look younger or older easily, accurately, and quickly.

Scientists have fused captures of the Pillars of Creation taken by the near-infrared and mid-infrared instruments on board the James Webb Space Telescope to show the star-forming region of space like never before.

A photographer has lifted the lid on 60 years as an NFL photographer which saw him cover 42 Super Bowls.

Astronomers have raised concerns over a new satellite that is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky that could also hinder astrophotographers.

China has been accused of censoring maskless fans at the World Cup on state TV to maintain the illusion that the country's strict zero-COVID rules aren't dissimilar from the outside world.

Color Grading in Lightroom is a lot of fun, but for beginners, it can be a bit overwhelming. This often leads to people thinking you need to adjust all the sliders there are, but often this just leads to a strange-looking photo.

The Natural History Museum has selected the top 25 photos that will be voted on by the public to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2022.

Most digital cameras from the 2000s and 2010s are equipped with an optical element called an optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing (AA) or blur filter. As the name "filter" suggests, this optical element filters out some information coming from the imaged scene.

There are a lot of tools available that can help a filmmaker produce a better finished product, but these nine are particularly helpful.

A deepfake of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg thanked Congressional Democrats for failing to take action against the biggest tech companies in an eerily realistic video.

A photographer who climbed to the top of a mountain planning to capture the Milky Way serendipitously captured a SpaceX Rocket.

Reikan, the company behind the FoCal automatic lens calibration tool, is bringing its technology to smartphones with the FoCal Mobile app.

Meike has announced a new 25mm f/0.95 manual focus lens for multiple APS-C camera mounts. The $370 optic is currently available for Sony E mount, with the promise of Fujifilm X, Canon EOS M and RF, and Micro Four Thirds coming next month.

HEIPI raised over $1 million through a successful campaign on Kickstarter earlier this month for its new lightweight 3-in-1 Travel Tripod, but that success doesn't appear to be enough as the company has gone to IndieGoGo in search of more investment.

Rode has announced the successor to its compact on-camera microphone, the VideoMicro II. The company says this new iteration adds on to the original with new features and enhanced performance.

A Redditor's 3D-printable pistol grip for cameras takes the phrase "point and shoot" and makes it a lot more literal.

7Artisans has announced a new large-aperture prime lens for the Leica M Mount, the M35mm f/2 Mark II, an updated model of its previous 35mm f/2 for Leica rangefinders that has since been discontinued.

A photographer has shared his 50-year-old photo of a mystery couple who were kissing their way around Canada in a bid to find the duo.

SmallRig has been aggressively pushing into the video lighting market with its series of LED RC lights and shows no signs of slowing down with its RC 350 and RC 450 COB LEDs.

As protests around China’s zero-Covid policy mount, police appear to be searching phones for apps like Instagram, Twitter, and Telegram, which are banned in the country, with the goal of stopping photos of the protests from being released.

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Qatari officials interrupted an Argentinian TV crew filming a live segment at the World Cup as they were interviewing a soccer fan in a wheelchair.

Mood boards are more than a random collection of photos found online. If you want successful photoshoots that deliver what you, your client, or your team envisioned, mood boards can help you. All it takes is some brainstorming and curation.

The British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) has announced the winners of its 2022 Photography Print Competition. These annual awards highlight 15 categories including the organization's Photographer of the Year title.

A photographer assembled 2,500 nude volunteers for a naked photo shoot on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

DJI has passed the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), a critical security benchmark that was jointly established by the United States Department of Commerce and the Canadian Center for Cyber Security.

Instagram has removed Weird Al Yankovic's post with his "close friend Pablo Escobar" for breaching community guidelines.

The United Kingdom has responded to the advancements in deepfake technology by putting in motion a plan to ban one of its most nefarious use cases: non-consensual deepfake porn.

Tamron has launched its Lens Utility Mobile app on the Google Play Store. The software allows users with smartphones that run the Android operating system to use many of the features that were previously only available through the company's PC software.

As the United States prepares to take on Iran in a must-win game today, PetaPixel caught up with a photographer shooting at the World Cup to find out what's in his camera bag.

TTArtisan recently announced a new standard-length prime lens for Sony, Fujifilm, Nikon, Canon, and Leica APS-C cameras: the 35mm f/0.95.

Sony is set to provide Apple with a "state-of-the-art" image sensor for its next iPhone that will supposedly double the amount of light it can capture and give it the ability to clearly capture a face even with a strong backlight.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James revealed that he has a special handshake with the basketball team's official photographer.

Photographers who shoot portraits are likely familiar with Rembrandt-style lighting as well as other styles such as loop, butterfly, and so on. This is especially true if you have taken a lighting class or have been reading up on the subject. You may be using this specific type of portrait lighting in previous images and might not even realize it until reviewing later. (Ask me how I know).

A team of designers has created what it calls the Photon: a small, simple, light meter that is powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico and costs a fraction of what most camera accessory companies charge for one.

Corey Allen, the co-founder of the Flagstaff Camera Store Hidden Light, is currently missing after he tried to help his wife Yeon-Su Kim who was swept away from shore due to high winds and strong tides on Thanksgiving. Kim's body was found Sunday.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has warned the paparazzi to leave her daughters Sasha and Malia alone.

Vero has updated its terms of use to remove the word "perpetual" from the license section to make it clear that the image rights granted by users are limited to the time that users have a Vero account.

A group of four robbers, at least one of them armed, stole $178,000 in camera equipment and caused $20,000 in damage to the Leica Store near Union Square in San Francisco over the weekend.