James DeRuvo

Camera+ app, which allows manual control of the iOS camera, is moving to a monthly subscription service and has announced new features such as a 48MP AI-driven image upscaler.

Zhiyun has launched its first LED light with the FiveRay FR100C LED Light Stick, which the company says is five times brighter than competing light sticks.

Meike has announced a new ultra-wide 8mm f/2.8 ultra-wide lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The fully manual lens provides a full-frame equivalent focal length of 16mm and offers a minimum focusing distance of just under 10 inches.

Picsello is a new e-commerce and customer relationship manager that aims to help photographers keep track of clients, billing, image hosting, and other business details that bog down the original reason most get into the profession: taking pictures.

SantaColor 100 ISO color film is new stock from Finnish film company Santa 1000 based on a brand of 35mm roll that is used in aerial surveillance photography. The film is being offered in a crowdfunding campaign.

Sigma has shared a digital cross-section of its upcoming upcoming 16-28mm f/2.8 lens that showcases the intricate internal focusing system in action.

Nikon has announced that production on the D3500 and D5600 DSLRs has ended, confirming a report from last year.

Amazon has announced a way to virtually try-on shoes through augmented reality (AR) via the camera on a smartphone. The feature is designed to give shoppers an idea of how shoes will look on their feet, but will not be able to tell them if they truly fit.

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has been served with eight different lawsuits that contend the company deliberately adjusted its algorithm to hook young people.

NASA has announced that it has isolated the mass and location of what could be a “wandering” black hole using the Hubble Space Telescope. This is the first time in the space agency's history it has been able to achieve this, despite there being over 100 million black holes populating our galaxy.

Camera gear manufacturer Meike continues to expand into the stills lens market with a new wide-angle 12mm f/2 APS-C manual focus lens.

A photographer has attempted to develop 35mm black and white film using powdered energy drinks after he successfully developed film using beer, dishwashing liquid, and instant coffee.

Home Security camera company Reolink has developed a new trail camera called the KEEN Ranger PT, which can capture 4K video in a 360-degree sweep and upload it via a 4G LTE connection for remote viewing.

Apple has made a major update to iPadOS, bringing multitasking to the popular tablet and making it work closer to a desktop experience.

Apple is giving the iPhone’s lock screen a massive makeover in iOS 16. At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference today, the company introduced its plans for a more personalized lock screen that users are able to customize.

Canon has announced the imageFORMULA RS40 photo scanner which can scan up to 40 photos per batch at a rate of 30 per minute at a maximum resolution of 600 dots per inch (DPI).

Videographers who transition between shooting in Log and RAW video might find that it isn't always smooth, especially when it comes to color grading.

Sony has announced that the production of the a6400 mirrorless camera has restarted. As a result of the worldwide computer chip shortage, the APS-C mirrorless camera was temporarily discontinued last December.

Venus Optics has unveiled a new unique macro lens: the Laowa 24mm T14 2x PeriProbe. It has many of the same features as the previous Laowa probe lens but with a twist -- a 90-degree rotating periscope tip at the end.

A professional photographer has analyzed more than 3,000 photos to see if cropping into a photo is better or worse than using a teleconverter.

"Crop factor" is a term that is often heard in the world of digital photography, especially when discussing entry-level cameras. If you have no idea what it means, this article is a basic explanation that should help to fill you in.

CamFi has announced the new CamFi 3 and CamFi 3 Plus wireless tethering devices that promise to transfer photos directly to a computer or mobile device from a variety of ranges for use in an assortment of shooting situations.

With the power of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor opening up the mobile world to usable 8K video, larger image sensors are on the horizon, and Motorola is teasing its plans to create a mobile device with a huge 200-megapixel image sensor.

Canon has been awarded a patent for new artificial intelligence (AI) driven technology that will automatically zoom in to better frame a photo before capture.

Kipon has announced the third-generation Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 APS-C lens that it claims features a new lens coating that removes flare and purple fringing. Rated as one of the fastest lenses in the world, the 40mm f/0.85 Mark III is designed with art and portrait photographers in mind.

Leica has teamed up with Xiaomi in a new long-term strategic partnership to create smartphones, the first of which will launch later this year.

Every year, millions of dollars in grants are awarded, but most photographers may not know about them. Foundations, non-profits, and private companies are looking for talented photographers with a fresh eye and a new take and are willing to pay them for it. Here are some grants for photographers that are sure to help fund your project in order to tell the story your images will convey, and how to apply for them.

Congress held a public hearing on UFOs on Tuesday to discuss the various sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Unfortunately, those hoping for details will be disappointed: it ended with few answers on the unexplained events.

Portable USB-powered displays aren't new but can be very helpful for editors on the move to get access to more screen real estate. Acer’s new model turns things up a notch though and can take a 2D image and make it appear as if it were 3D.

Though it can fit in the palm of the hand and is extremely light, the Nanlite Forza 60C has a huge amount of power. This Chip on Board (COB) LED light packs a powerful array of LEDs that can illuminate a subject with up to 12,810 lux at one meter.

Matterport positions its new Axis as a way for Realtors to easily provide prospective home buyers a way to digitally walk through a listing without even being there.

Photographers who want to expand into videography can often become overwhelmed by the number of terms that are unique to the filmmaking discipline. This glossary of videography terms should help.

Venus Optics has announced a set of Laowa Nanomorph anamorphic lenses that are designed for Super35, APS-C, and Micro Four-Third cameras. They feature Laowa’s patented optical structure which makes them the smallest anamorphic lenses on the market.

Litepanels has announced the new Gemini 2x1 Hard LED light panel. It offers the brightest focused beam available in its class and can illuminate a subject with up to 20,000 LUX of light at three meters but is still lightweight enough to mount to a drone.

A series of leaked 3D models appear to show a new DJI design that is reminiscent of popular racing drones. Supposedly called Avata, the leak indicates the first-person-view (FPV) drone will be a smaller option alongside last year's DJI FPV.

Rights management is vital to photographers and other creatives who want to zealously protect the copyright of the images they capture. How long a person can legally prevent anyone from profiting from their intellectual property can be confusing, as the provisions of copyright have changed many times over the years.

Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill that would cap copyright on intellectual property to a maximum of 56 years, with no extensions. If passed, the bill would also retroactively apply to existing copyrights.

Dutch startup Ventje offers small yet versatile camper vans that appear to be a more affordable way for photographers who want to live in a nomadic style to get everything they need in one compact package without breaking the bank.

Skylum has updated Luminar Neo with artificial intelligence-powered masks that will analyze all the elements present in an image and identify them as separate elements automatically.

Google has expanded the immersion of its Maps app by combining street view with aerial imagery. It also showed a coming technology that utilizes a smartphone camera to provide information on real-time situations.

A Congressional panel will be convened next Tuesday to investigate reports of military sightings of UFOs by United States Navy personnel that includes dramatic video footage. It is the first such hearing on UFOs in more than 40 years.

Adobe has launched the Content Scheduler as part of its Creative Cloud Express platform, a move it says is in response to requests for a unified way to allow creatives to plan, create, and publish content across social media.

A judge has tossed the defamation portion of a Los Angeles-based photographer's lawsuit that was based on a run-in with Hillary Duff in 2020 where she posted a video on social media and called him a "creep."

Adobe has announced its Spring update for both Adobe Photoshop on the iPad and its other freehand image app, Adobe Fresco.

Rapper Jack Harlow became the center of controversy when he filmed himself adjusting the settings on a live broadcast camera without the operator’s knowledge or permission while courtside at an NBA playoff game.

High-resolution security cameras at Prairie Creek Elementary School in Andover, Kansas captured the central fury of a tornado as it passed through the area.

Buying a copy of Photoshop back in the day wasn’t cheap, but it used to be easy. One price, one copy. Nowadays, with subscription models dominating the creative software space, things have gotten a bit more complicated. And while photographers may need a bingo card to know how much Photoshop is going to cost, there are a lot more benefits than swinging down to the local computer store and picking up a copy.

The German black-and-white film brand ORWO has announced Wolfen NP100, a new ISO 100 black-and-white 35mm film. It's the first professionally finished film launched by the company in 50 years.

Qualcomm has released video captured by the world's first smartphone capable of shooting 8K HDR footage. The 1.5-minute video above was shot up and down the west coast, on state beaches from California to Washington.