Pilot Crashes Drone into Seattle Space Needle, May Face Jail and Fine
A drone pilot crashed his camera drone into Seattle's iconic Space Needle on New Years Eve, and they may now be facing charges.
Watch This Determined Photographer Wrestle a Softbox in Crazy Winds
German photography duo Michael Fertig and Phil Schreyer of Flash Bros shared this humorous video of a portrait shoot they recently did outdoors. There were extremely strong winds blowing, and getting the Profoto Octa softbox into position for the shot was not an easy task.
This Wacom Riding Owl May Be The Best Accessory Ever
The Wacom riding owl in the video above may be the best photo retouching accessory I've ever seen. Something tells me this little guy doesn't come included with a new Wacom tablet.
Photos of a Natural Ice Circle Spinning in a River
Photographer Kaylyn Messer was browsing Facebook recently when she learned that there was a large ice circle in the river close to her home. She grabbed her camera, jumped into her car, found the circle, and shot a series of beautiful photos.
RIP: Photographer Lord Snowdon Dies at 86
The prominent English photographer Lord Snowdon has died. Snowdon became one of the best known photographers in the UK through his documentary photos of royalty, celebrity, and society in England. He was 86.
Harvard Has a Free Online 12-Module Digital Photo Course
Want to learn photography from Harvard? (Yes, that Harvard.) It turns out you can easily do so, even without being a student. The oldest institution of higher learning in the United States offers a free 12-module online digital photography class.
Photographer Says Texas Rep. Blocked Him from Photographing Protesters
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert is being accused of a very rudimentary style of censorship by photojournalist Jim Lo Scalzo. According to Lo Scalzo, Gohmert got up and physically blocked his view so that he couldn't photograph protesters during attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearings earlier this week.
VSCO Shutters New York Office and Lays Off Whole NYC Staff
Film emulation and photo sharing company VSCO confirmed today that they are shutting down their New York City office and laying off the staff there in order to "centralize" their workforce at the company’s headquarters in Oakland, CA.
Finding and Photographing a Lunar ‘Fog Bow’: What to Look For
A month ago I had never seen a lunar fog bow; now I have seen three. I got to see my first lunar fog bow on December 17th, and last night I got to see two more of these elusive phenomena. We had lots of fog around the city of Östersund and since it was the night of the full moon, I drove around chasing locations where I could see this beautiful phenomenon.
Provocative Photos of Camera Gear Arranged to Look Like Weaponry
Arranging camera equipment to look like a gun is not a novel idea, but photographer Jason Siegel's art project Shoot Portraits, Not People takes this provocative idea to a new level by building all sorts of weaponry and combat materials using hand-picked pieces chosen from over 200 pounds of camera parts.
Capturing Beautiful Photos of the Milky Way… with a Polaroid SX-70
Night sky photography—the milky way, star trails, that sort of thing—usually means a decent camera and a nice bright lens. But photographer Daniel Stein has managed to make it work using just a Polaroid SX-70 and some Impossible Project IP600 film.
People Spent $1.6 Million on Dock that Adds Ports BACK to the MacBook Pro
This is mind blowing when you really think about it. HyperDrive, a product created specifically to add ports back to the newest version of Apple's MacBook Pros, has raised nearly $1.6 million from over 17,000 people desperate to undo one of Apple's biggest hardware goofs to date.
John Schell: The Importance of Authenticity in Lifestyle Photos
John Schell is a lifestyle, commercial, editorial and advertising photographer currently based in Los Angeles, California. A New York transplant, he started his photography career after nearly fifteen years of teaching special education at both the middle and high school level.
Lily Drone Sued, Accused of ‘Luring’ Customers with Faked Promo Video
Yesterday morning, the company behind the 'throw-and-shoot' Lily Drone announced that they would be shutting down despite raising $34 million in pre-sales and $15 million in private funding. But their press release left one thing out: they're also being sued by the San Francisco district attorney's office.
This Year’s Super Bowl Will Feature a High-Tech Player’s-Eye View
This year's Super Bowl will be the first to use high-tech camera technology to offer a never-before-seen view: a look at plays through the eyes of players.
A Look at the Lytro Illum, The Camera of the Future That Failed
Back in 2014, the light field camera company Lytro unveiled the $1,600 Illum, a camera of the future that shoots 40 "Megaray" photos and lets you refocus photos after they're shot. The tech specs were fancy, but no one bought the camera, leading to massive price cuts and eventually a complete change of direction by the CEO. The 5-minute video above is a hands-on look at the Illum.
I’m a Photographer (Who Happens to Shoot Weddings)
My name is Duy Ho, and I've been photographing weddings since 2011. I established my style by embracing my personal interests and influences: an architecture and design background, my love of cinematography and film, a respect for classic and renaissance art, and a quirky obsession with the chiaroscuro style of painting.
BBC Uses Creepy Animal Spy Cameras to Get Close-Up Shots of Wildlife
For its new nature documentary TV show, Spy in the Wild, BBC One deployed a wide range of spy cameras made to look like realistic animals. Using the creepy-looking robotic spies, the show was able to capture rare and impressive shots of wildlife up close.
The Minolta AF-S V ‘Talker’ Was an 80s Camera That Spoke to You
Back in 1984, Minolta launched a camera called the Minolta AF-S V. Marketed in the United States as the "Minolta Talker," the camera would actually speak to the photographer using it.
I Earned More From Photo Gigs in 2016 With My iPhone Than My DSLRs
2016 ended in a most fitting fashion for the new way I am trying to earn a living as a freelance photographer. On December 27, I was on Montara Beach photographing a college volleyball player on assignment for Volleyball USA magazine. The big story here? I was shooting the entire assignment with my iPhone 7 Plus.
Adobe Working on Letting You Rotate Faces in Static Portraits
In addition to working on a voice assistance for photo editing, Adobe Research has a number of other image editing projects brewing that it's showing off demos for. The 30-second video shows one technology that allows you to rotate faces in static photo portraits.
Photographer Captures Light Pillars in the Icy Night Sky
Photographer Timothy Joseph Elzinga was woken up by his 2-year-old at 1:30 a.m. last Friday when he noticed what looked like colorful auroras dancing in the night sky. After shooting a beautiful set of photos of what he saw, he learned that it was actually a phenomenon called "light pillars."
Lily Drone Shuttering After Over $34M in Pre-Orders
When the Lily camera drone was announced back in May 2015, the world was so excited by the idea of an easy-to-use throw-and-shoot drone that the company raised $15 million in private funding and saw over $34 million in pre-orders. But now it seems that the project won't ever be taking off: the company just announced that it will be shutting down.
Ep. 141: How NOT to Get Bullied by an Image Thief – and more
Episode 141 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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How to Use a Cookie Sheet and a Wood Stump to Shoot Better iPhone Photos
Photographer and DP Peter McKinnon is not an "iPhoneographer", but that hasn't stopped some of his fans from asking for tips on taking better smartphone photos. Since he's not one to disappoint, he created this useful tutorial to appease the smartphone shutterbugs out there.
This is the Mother of All Selfie Sticks
While joking around with a friend recently, photographer Ted Forbes of The Art of Photography decided he would try his hand at building the ultimate selfie stick. What resulted is a monster selfie stick that Forbes has named the Stork Mach 1.
Creative Couple’s Photos ‘Meet in the Middle’ as they Travel the World Apart
Unlike the nomadic travel photography couple we featured yesterday, traveling couple Becca and Dan frequently explore the world apart. And when they do, they use their creative photography to "meet in the middle" ... well, digitally at least.
Video Captures All Four Seasons Using Microscope and Macro Footage
The Beauty of Science project bid farewell to 2016 in an appropriately beautiful way. Using old footage and outtakes from their previous experiments, they illustrated all four Earthly seasons in a gorgeous end-of-year video that'll have you itching to break out that macro lens.
Sony Will Release a ‘Budget’ 85mm f/1.8 FE Lens in 2017: Report
A highly reliable source revealed something exciting for Sony full-frame E-Mount shooters. Apparently, the company is planning to debut an affordable 85mm FE lens, very likely f/1.8, for all of you portrait shooters on a budget.
This Useful Map Reveals Photography ‘Hotspots’ Around the World
Landscape photographer and travel addict Mike Wong has created a super useful tool for fellow photographers who want some help location scouting. It's called "PhotoSpots," and it's an interactive "heatmap" that reveals photography hotspots around the globe and even pulls sample photos from those locations.