New startup Indisposable is offering a unique proposition to photographers by acting as a film developing service that understands the importance of digital. The company says it is blending film photography seamlessly into digital.
On the same day that Sony announced the powerhouse Alpha 1, it also revealed its latest Xperia phone. While it is technically a smartphone, it functionally is something else entirely.
Jared Middleton (AKA Sirdork) is a toy photographer who brings miniature scenes to life using practical effects. His photos are created by carefully setting up scenes with action figures and then adding in things like water, snow, dirt, and sparklers to complete the look.
Airmap, one of the more popular services for planning legal drone flights, is facing backlash after suggesting that airspace should be monetized through taxation as well as fees associated with launching and landing drones.
Instagram is rolling out a new design for Stories on desktop to make the feature more immersive and easier to navigate. Users will be able to view stories in full-screen with a carousel containing previews of already-played and upcoming Stories.
Photographer Toby Harriman has published a stunning set of photos of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska that he captured with his iPhone 12 Pro Max and Apple ProRAW and has provided a few opinions on the performance. In short: he was blown away.
New Zealand has released a humorous new tourism commercial that pokes fun at the tired old Instagram clichés that tourists on the island nation flood social media with. The 2.5-minute ad above is titled "Travelling Under the Social Influence."
Leica has announced the reissue of what it calls a "landmark" lens: the Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2 ASPH. The lens will be released in two variants: standard black, which is available through all dealers, and silver, limited to 100 units and only available at Leica stores.
Shutterstock is set to acquire 3D-render stock agency TurboSquid for $75 million dollars, investing in a future where photos aren't necessarily captured with a camera. TurboSquid's value appears to have soared amid the COVID-19 outbreak, as traditional photography was hampered by stay-at-home orders.
At the beginning of 2020, Cornell Watson's full-time job was in human resources. At the end of the year, he was shooting for the New York Times and Washington Post and creating fine-art projects for which he has received a $20,000 grant award.
As part of its launch for the GFX100S medium format camera, Fujifilm has published a commercial that pokes fun at the idea of "leaked" tech products. While it stops short of referencing rumor sites, it does play with an idea that has actually happened.
I haven't lusted for a fixed prime camera because it's so easy for me to mount a short prime lens on my ILC. But I am intrigued by the idea of walking around with a short prime on my camera, even though it is limiting compared to walking around with a zoom.
My father Ohno Tsuneya (Oct 9, 1937 – Dec 23, 2017) was born into a peaceful small town in the hilly countryside of Saitama prefecture, a few hours by train from Tokyo.
Canon is set to release the MREAL S1 headset in late February for 4 million yen (~$38,400) that can synthesize and display CG images and place them into the wearer's real-life location to create a mixed/augmented reality experience.
Twitter has launched a new program called Birdwatch that puts the power to fight misinformation in the hands of the public. The goal is to have crowdsourced fact-checking that can help identify fake or misleading Tweet content, including photos.
In the ongoing spirit of applying my new(?) model of thinking about photographs to old questions, let’s take a pass through “ethics” to see if anything interesting shows up.
Fujifilm has announced the GFX100S, a camera that takes the "groundbreaking ideas" of the GFX100 and rethinks them with a focus on portability. The result is a compact, high-performance medium format camera that is similar in size to full-frame equivalents and weighs just 1.9 pounds.
Fujifilm has announced the X-E4, a mirrorless 26.1-megapixel compact camera that the company is referring to as a "rangefinder-style" design. The new camera is highlighted by fast autofocus and the promise of high image quality despite the small and lightweight body.
Fujifilm has announced the GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR lens, which the company is claiming is the world's first AF-capable f/1.7 interchangeable lens for medium format cameras. It is the fastest lens in the Fujifilm GFX lens lineup and the fastest autofocus lens ever made for medium format cameras.
Fujifilm has announced a new pancake prime lens for the X-System: the XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR lens. With its main feature being its compact size, the lens still promises high image quality despite its compressed design.
Fujifilm has announced the XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens, a relatively compact zoom lens for the X-system that covers a broad zoom range between 70mm and 300mm. While not particularly fast, it is a lens that is being positioned as "versatile."
The International Space Station's current Expedition 64 crew has recently shared a few gorgeous photos of Earth's auroras. The stunning natural colors are thanks to the station's orbit that takes it as high as 51.6 degrees above the equator.
With today’s announcement of the Sony Alpha 1, we saw an important camera capability moved to the forefront of the announcement: shutter sync speed.
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Skylum has just published an update to Luminar AI (version 1.0.1) that the company says delivers a "more refined version of Luminar" while also addressing a few bugs. The update is available now.
The new Sony Alpha 1 is undoubtedly impressive. It's the culmination of years of technology advancements across multiple camera lines that have converged into a single, outrageously powerful capture device. It also is a return to the idea that the best camera a company can make is not for the masses.
Sony has announced its new flagship camera, the Alpha 1, which is capable of 8K video capture. If you're curious what that looks like, Sony has uploaded a video to allow for close inspection.
Sony has announced the Xperia Pro 5G "communication device." Featuring HDMI connectivity and 5G, it is designed to work more as an external monitor and data transfer device, and less as a traditional smartphone.
Sony has announced the Alpha 1 mirrorless camera, a camera that combines all of Sony's top technologies into one body, creating a 50-megapixel camera that can capture stills at up to 30 frames per second, blackout-free, as well as 8K video.
A 28-year-old Tennessee man has been arrested and charged for creating a "disrespectful Photoshopped image." He is accused of manipulating a photograph of a deceased officer's grave and posting it on social media.
Instagram is rolling out a new Professional Dashboard that will act as a central destination to track the performance of posts and access "professional tools."
Inexperienced models often struggle in front of the camera because they lack insight into their own appearance. While we all can look our best in front of a mirror, it's because we can see ourselves. This filter aims to bring that ease of posing to photography.
It’s undeniable that life is often seen as a kind of race or competition, but I absolutely despise this idea.
Filmulator is an open-source RAW photo editor based on the process of developing film, and while far more limited than software like Lightroom or Capture One, its tone mapping algorithm is supposedly designed to be faster and easier to get a good result.
Learn photography rules, learn to apply them, learn their advantages and limitations. Finally, learn to bend them, break them and explore beyond them.
ZY Optics has announced the Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens for Leica M-mount cameras, a manual focus lens that not only supports Leica Rangefinder Coupling for focus assistance but also promises to work with third-party autofocus adapters made for Nikon Z or Sony FE cameras.
If you often find yourself in Zoom meetings in which others on the call don't need to see your face, you now have a great excuse for leaving your camera off: it can help save the environment.
Nikon U.K. has announced that as it attempts to navigate changes brought about by Brexit, it will be halting new orders until further notice. The company originally stated it was ceasing all orders and shipments, but has recently clarified its position.
Pergear has announced a 10mm f/8 APS-C manual focus, wide-angle pancake lens for micro four-thirds, Nikon Z, Sony E, and Fuji X mounts that features an extremely compact "body cap" design.
NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed back in June 2016 during the War in Afghanistan while documenting fighting between Taliban and Afghan/American forces. NPR just aired a great interview with his mother Alyda, who shared about her late son's life and legacy.
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!
One of the most widely published photos shot during the inauguration of Joe Biden this week doesn't feature Biden at all, but rather Senator Bernie Sanders sitting in isolation while wearing a big coat and homemade mittens. In case you somehow missed it, the photo has taken on a life of its own as a viral Internet meme.
Finding your photographic style takes time. It's a process. You may even think you found it only to discover that your preferences have changed. That's okay. That's good. It means that you are growing and evolving on your journey.
When I was a semi-professional 4x5 landscape photographer I often spent a half-hour shooting a single sheet of film and several hours enlarging it to the best of my ability. I sought the sharpest possible result. And now in the digital age, I still pursue sharp images.
Adobe recently gave Photoshop the ability to instantly colorize photos using Adobe Sensei AI technology. Here's a new 1.5-minute video tutorial by Adobe showing how you can now breathe color into a black-and-white photo with just a few clicks.
In an effort to expand the opportunities for women, Red Bull has hired a group of women photographers to document three key Hawaiian big-wave breaks (Jaws, Waimea, Outer Reefs) for the entire winter season.
Last June, PetaPixel shared PhotoStatistica, an app that takes the EXIF data from your photos and displays them as graphs. In short, it gave you a visual representation of how you shoot. The app has seen a version 2.0 update that significantly improves its features.
Stavanger Foto, a camera and photography shop in Stavanger, Norway, has set up photo equipment on a giant chessboard. The shop is using everything from flashes and teleconverters to giant super-telephotos to represent the different pieces.
Roger Cicala of Lensrentals noticed that multiple copies of the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 returned to the warehouse with the same visible crack in an internal element. Why it kept happening was a mystery.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman is a well-respected journalist who has a very strong record when it comes to rumors, and his latest promises the return of a port that photographers have been yearning to see: the SD card slot is coming back to the MacBook Pro.