Photo Professor Turns His Classroom Into a Giant Camera Obscura
A photography professor in Oklahoma recently had an awesome idea for teaching his students about the beginnings of photography: he turned his classroom into a giant camera obscura.
A photography professor in Oklahoma recently had an awesome idea for teaching his students about the beginnings of photography: he turned his classroom into a giant camera obscura.
Need a little creative boost this week? Here's a short video that shares 4 fun smartphone hacks that might just inspire you to create something different using the little computer in your pocket as either the camera or a prop.
A lot can be said in a single photo. As the old cliché says, “a picture is worth 1,000 words.” Certain famous images have had some impact in shaping the public perception of an event, such as Nick Ut’s “Napalm Girl” photo, which ran in many newspapers and changed how people thought about the Vietnam War.
The next lens in Sony's high-end G Master line has been revealed, and it promises the "highest ever quality bokeh for an alpha lens." Say hello to the FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS.
Lino Manfrotto, the photojournalist who founded the eponymous Manfrotto line of tripods and camera accessories, died at his home in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, on Sunday, February 5th, 2017. He was 80.
Tamron has two major zoom lens updates to share today, and at least one of them will make Tamron fans very happy. Almost four years after the first generation lens was announced, Tamron is unveiling a new and improved SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD.
We've gotten used to drones capturing cool, cinematic, sometimes never-before-seen images and video from the skies. But last night at the Super Bowl, Intel flipped the script, making the drones the subject of the spectacle instead of the machines capturing it.
It would be great if you could take advantage of an epic or picturesque backdrop every time you went out to shoot portraits. But since we don't all live in Iceland, here are a few simple tips that'll help you make the most of a crappy location on your next spontaneous portrait shoot.
The world's fastest 105mm lens, the $2,200 Nikon 105mm f/1.4, made a big splash when it arrived on the scene, but is there a more affordable 105mm lens that can produce similar results? Laowa's $700 105mm f/2 STF lens gives it a shot in this lens shootout.
Is Instagram on the rise, or the decline? The folks over at DigitalRev would say it's the latter, and they believe they know why: Instagram is trying to be too many things to too many people.
Well, that’s one month in the books for my 365 project. There were some days where the ideas came easy and some nights filled with tears. (Okay not that dramatic.) According to Lightroom, I took 1244 photographs this month.
Those ropes and signs at National Parks that people seem so eager to disobey are there for good reason. If you don't believe us, just check out these photos and video that show the dangers of stepping outside the designated viewing area at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
On a recent business trip to San Francisco to help my long-time friend and talented photographer Jenn Collins on her retouching workflow, she graciously gifted me in the best way possible. She knows my sense of humor and somehow found this loose-leaf paper book of the sassiest invoices I had ever seen!
It’s 2017, and Instagram is now 600 million users strong; that’s a lot of new images/videos and stories each day. An effervescent but non curated activity. Beside all the personal accounts and brands, there’s a few magazines. Some of them revolve around the third art: photography. Let’s get a deeper look…
Episode 148 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Photographer John Steele
Pelican brand hard cases are a popular choice for photographers who need to safely transport camera and lighting gear from photo shoot to photo shoot. BrandmadeTV made the 6.5-minute video above that offers a behind-the-scenes look at how these durable hard cases are manufactured.
First Kodak, then FILM Ferrania, and now Bergger. The French manufacturer is the latest company to further the analog photography resurgence by announcing a new film. It's called BERGGER Pancro400.
At what point does something go beyond inspiration? Edward McGowan is a California based photographer who has an interesting situation in his hands.
Want to see what's inside a modern instant camera? The website All About Circuits just published a teardown of the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 to explore the inner workings of the camera.
Photographer and photo educator Don Giannatti put together this simple (tongue-in-cheek) itemized invoice to show photography clients why photographers charge what they do for "taking a picture."
As Snap Inc., the company behind the ephemeral photo sharing app Snapchat, prepares for its Initial Public Offering (IPO), the company is filing papers that call out rival Instagram and reveal profitability may never be a part of Snapchat's future.
The winter sun was low to the horizon as I steadied myself upon a rather uncomfortable wooden perch. My back to the sun and downwind, target in clear sight, I drew in a deep breath then slowly exhaled as I prepared to take the shot.
The old cylindrical lens bag is making a comeback, courtesy of ONA. The newly announced ONA Beacon is a fashionable new take on the classic barrel-style bag that'll hold all your favorite glass, and maybe a small ILC.
When Polish Web designer and travel photographer Piotr Kulczycki set out to display his photos online, he was pretty disappointed by his options. So he built his own.
As of early 2017, my only camera is the Ricoh GR II, which has a fixed-focal 28mm lens. I wanted to share my personal experiences shooting with a 28mm lens, after shooting with a 35mm lens for almost 6 years.
GoPro had a very rough 2016. The company released its Q4 earnings report yesterday, and the numbers reveal GoPro operated at a whopping $373 million dollar loss last year. Fortunately, there is hope for 2017.
What do you do when a celebrity with almost 5 million followers on Instagram shares your photography with their audience without credit... twice? That's the question fashion photographer Don Mupasi is wrestling with this week.
Thanks to DxO Labs, we get to end this week with a freebie. If you're interested in mixing up your post-processing workflow, you can get a free, no-strings-attached license for DxO OpticsPro 9 between now and February 28th.
Sigma is still on a roll when it comes to its high-end Art lenses, and the latest accolade is impressive: DxOMark just awarded the new Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens the highest score the benchmarking company has ever given.
Beyonce posted a maternity photo to her Instagram account yesterday, and in less than a day, that photo became the most-liked post Instagram has ever seen.
One of the beautiful things about photography is that you can always learn new things and adapt as new technology comes out. For example, the first camera I ever shot on was a 35mm film point and shoot, and now I shoot on a full frame DSLR.
Here's a powerful feature that looks like it's coming to Instagram: multi-photo galleries shared as a single post.
When I was growing up, I spent several summers living with my father on the Isle of Skye in northern Scotland. As a teenager, I didn’t have an appreciation for the landscape, but as I grew up, I started noticing just how beautiful it really was. That is why I began photographing nature, and it’s really this love for the outdoors that drives me today.
Photographers in the UK will soon be paying significantly steeper prices to use Photoshop, Lightroom, and other apps in Adobe's Creative Cloud. Adobe is the latest company to raise prices for customers in the UK, blaming its move on "recent changes in exchange rates."
Here's a short comedy sketch that creatively sums up what photographers and other creatives often experience: being asked to do free work in exchange for "exposure."
Indonesian photographer Daniel Tjongari shot a series of photos showing the beautiful misty forests around the Borobudur temple found in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia.
Episode 147 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Featured: Wedding and lifestyle photographer Rich Chapman
My interest in photography began about three years ago when I picked up a digital camera and starting taking the same images that any photography noob would take: long exposures, landscapes, still lifes, sometimes street photography.
Did you know you can transfer the image on a Polaroid instant print onto paper? It's called an "emulsion lift," and this video tutorial by photographer Matt Day shows you exactly how to go about doing it.
As a professional photo retoucher, I owe Adobe most of my life. Without them, I would honestly not be where I am today, being able to do what I love every single day! Over the years, it has also gone through a multitude of changes, and since my life is tied directly to Photoshop, I pay very close attention to them.
If you're looking for the last memory card you'll ever need, Lexar is getting close with their new 512GB Professional 3500x series CFast 2.0 card. Announced earlier today, this card packs a combination of storage and speed that 4K shooters will find very appealing.
A professional photographer in Germany was overwhelmed with emotion this week after she was reunited with her stolen camera case filled with expensive DSLR equipment. The happy moment was caught on camera.
This article aims to provide you with key tips, techniques, and hacks that, if followed correctly, should practically guarantee nailing pin-sharp manual focus shots in no time.
Back in 2015, photographer Dustin Snipes shot a viral series of photos for Red Bull showing NBA star Anthony Davis dunking the Sun. He recently revisited the concept by shooting USA volleyball stars using the Sun as a ball on the beach.
Scanning colour negative is without a doubt the most irritating part of my workflow.
Google-owned image editing app Snapseed is a go-to for many photographers when they want (or have) to edit photos on their smartphone. And starting today, those people have a new, highly-requested editing tool at their disposal: Curves.
The film renaissance is growing. Just weeks after Kodak announced the return of Ektachrome film, the Italian film brand FILM Ferrania is back from the dead as well. Today it introduces its first new film stock. Called Ferrania P30, it's a black-and-white 35mm film.
Classical art meets modern-day drudgery in artist Alexey Kondakov's ongoing series Art History in Contemporary Life. For the past two years, Kondakov has been delighting his fans by expertly Photoshopping figures from classical art into modern-day photos.
The GoPro Karma camera drone is flying back onto store shelves today, three months after being recalled due to some of them losing power and falling out of the sky. GoPro believes it figured out the problem and fixed it.
I always say that if you want to see creativity, ask a photographer the various ways potential clients will respond back to rate requests. I decided to turn that into reality!
