Here's a new 18-minute educational video by Filmmaker IQ about the subjects of depth of field and its relationship to different lenses and sensor sizes. "Through some fundamental scientific demonstrations, we will clarify concepts like circle of confusion and lens equivalency," the video says.
Kodak's film business may finally turn a profit this year thanks to support from Hollywood, but the photographic film industry is still seeing declines in demand.
That's the latest word from Fujifilm, which today just announced a major worldwide price increase for its film lines.
"Bubbleissimo" is a quirky new photo project by New York-based photographer Mindo Cikanavicius. It features serious portraits of men wearing serious expressions... and beards and mustaches made of soap bubbles.
"The Boy with a Camera for a Face" is an award-winning 14-minute short film about a boy who was born for a camera in place of a human head. Every moment in the boy's life is saved for the future, leaving to a unforeseen benefits and challenges in life.
Check out this photo of a potato. It may look like a rather ordinary photo, but it's one of the most expensive photos in the world: it sold last year for a staggering $1,000,000+.
"The Lab" is a series of 6 creative experiments being conducted on photographers by Canon Australia. Early efforts were interesting: 6 photographers were asked to shoot portraits of the same subject while given different backstories, and then another 6 were asked to shoot photos of the same objects with no repeats.
The upcoming Olympus PEN-F has been outed in leaked product photos already, but blurry product shots don't always give a good idea of what the camera looks like in the real world.
Well, a new set of sharp, real-world photos of the PEN-F leaked today, and they provide a great look at the not-yet-announced camera in all its retro glory.
There are special agonies that are reserved for the "official photographers" of families and friends. One of them is when you sprint into the scene after setting your camera's self timer, only to have the camera snap the photo before you're ready. It was even worse in the days of film, when sometimes you might not even see the blooper until after the photos are processed.
Above is a family portrait that captures this pain perfectly. It was shared with us by a woman named Molly, who says it's her favorite photo of her father, Geof -- he's the one that set the timer.
Lomography just brought another classic lens design back from the dead. Today the company announced its new Jupiter 3+ 50mm f/1.5 lens for L39 and M mount rangefinders.
It's "a bold, beautiful, and brimming-with-bokeh resurrection from the zenith of Russian optical design," Lomo says.
Did you know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens villain Kylo Ren used to be a National Geographic photographer? Okay, not really. But kind of.
Panasonic drummed up some excitement back in 2014 by announcing the Lumix CM1, a smartphone with a serious camera that had a 1-inch sensor and a Leica lens.
The successor to that "phone camera" is now out, but it's not what you might expect. The new Panasonic CM10 is a followup to the CM1 that leaves out the phone aspect entirely -- it's now just a "smart camera."
Photographer Jan Helmer Olsen recently took his camera drone to Karasjok, Norway, and …
We've seen a number of photographers use mirrors in creative ways in recent years. Photographer Stefan Schlumpf recently decided to go big with the idea for a series of portraits.
For his "Silent Dialog II" project, Schlumpf set up a large mirror in outdoor locations -- including a giant open pit mine -- and used it to create a beautiful backdrop to frame his models.
Our buddies over at COOPH got their hands on the new Leica X-U waterproof camera and created this video with 8 photo ideas you can do when you have a rugged camera that can take a beating and a dip.
Leica today announced the Leica X-U (Typ 113), the first Leica camera that's specifically designed for extreme outdoor and underwater shooting.
Here's something that most Nikon DSLR shooters probably know already, but perhaps some of you don't... Most Nikon DSLRs feature two small green dots somewhere near buttons on the back or top of the camera. Those dots tell you how to do a factory reset of your camera to default settings.
French-Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui has died from injuries she received during the Al Qaeda terrorist attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, last Friday. Alaoui was 33 years old.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has attracted over 700,000 followers on Twitter by regularly sharing beautiful snapshots of Earth, as seen from the International Space Station.
Over the past few days, however, Kelly has been photographing something a little closer to his home: the first flowers ever grown in space.
Fujifilm produced medium format cameras back in the heyday of film, but the company has focused on smaller formats ever since digital photography burst onto the scene. It's not ruling out a return to the medium format market -- in fact, Fuji says it's actively researching and testing medium format sensors.
During a wedding reception back in September 2013, photographer Tammy Bryan and the couple decided to have a little fun with the guests by organizing a flash mob. Bryan is the organizer of the Greater Cincinnati Photographers Club, and she asked 100 of the group's photographers to help brighten up the first dance... literally.
Upon first glance, photographer Benjamin Von Wong's latest work looks like a Photoshop composite that shows a model swimming with sharks below the sea. But what you see is the real deal: Von Wong did actually tie down a model underwater with sharks swimming around, all for a series of surreal (but very real) portraits.
Looking for a fun little weekend craft project or some thrifty home decor? You can make yourself an Olympus mirrorless camera out of paper.
Hungarian photographer and retoucher Flora Borsi has a knack for making creative (and viral) photomanipulations, from placing herself into historical photos to turning the world into a coffee-lover's dream.
For her latest project, titled "Animeyed," Borsi created a series of striking self-portraits in which her right eye is "replaced" with an animal's.
The LensCoat LensHide is a new portable blind for wildlife photographers that helps you become invisible to the wild animals you're taking pictures of. LensCoat calls the product "the best-engineered portable blind in the market."
If you're a fan of the late musician David Bowie, there's a good chance you've seen these police portraits before. Often referred to as one of the best celebrity mugshots, the photos are mistakenly believed to be staged promotional photos. But they're not: they are official mugshots taken after Bowie was arrested for marijuana possession back in 1976.
The history of the photos is also rather interesting.
The Los Angeles-based sketch comedy group Mommy created this humorous 6.5-minute “behind-the-scenes video” …
A photographer has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against Twitter, claiming that the social media company failed to remove a photo of hers that was posted without permission, and even after she sent multiple DMCA takedown requests to have the posts deleted.
If you want to see a photojournalist who cares deeply about the subject they're covering, watch this 3-minute National Geographic video. In it, photographer Charlie Hamilton James discusses his photos of vultures -- one of the fastest declining families of birds in history, and what James calls "the world's forgotten environmental disaster."
James photographed vultures in South Africa from all kinds of perspectives, from placing cameras inside carcasses to shooting the remains of vultures -- one of the most trafficked animals in the world -- being sold in street markets.
There's more bad news in the photojournalism industry today: Sports Illustrated has laid off Director of Photography Brad Smith, Photo Editor Claire Bourgeois, and Photo Director John Blackmar. This comes almost exactly 1 year after the magazine laid off its entire roster of staff photographers.
For their latest film The Hateful Eight, director Quentin Tarnatino and cinematographer Robert Richardson shot on 65mm film using …
If you're a casual photographer, you probably don't have so many tripods that you have a hard time storing and organizing them. But if that is a problem that you or your studio struggle with, here's a clever solution: you can use a snowboard rack as a tripod storage solution.
The New York-based Lixi Studios shares this finding in the 3-minute video above.
Reporters Without Borders just released this new video, titled "War Reporters," as part of a new campaign to raise awareness and support for conflict photographers.
"Without independent reporters, war would just be a nice show," the video says. "Support those that risk their lives to bring us the truth."
A couple of days ago, we shared a leaked photo that showed Olympus' soon-to-be-announced retro mirrorless camera, the PEN-F. New photos just leaked, and now we have a better idea of what the camera looks like from each direction.
Chris Dixon is a 25-year-old photographer based in Sydney, Australia. When he's not photographing weddings, he's often standing in shallow ocean water and shooting fine art photos of waves breaking on the coastline.
PBS NewsHour just published this short interview with photographer Ken Van Sickle as a segment in its "Brief But Spectacular" series. It examines the question "what makes a photographer when everyone is taking pictures?"
Fujifilm has a sense of humor. At its major press event today, company Vice President Toru Takahashi made an unusual argument for the benefits of its professional mirrorless cameras over traditional DSLRs: he pointed out that DSLRs weigh 2 cans of beer more than Fujifilm flagship camera.
Sharing a photo on Facebook usually doesn't result in you getting 15 years in jail. That is, unless the photo is a gun selfie and you're a convicted felon.
Fujifilm has announced its new XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens, a telephoto zoom lens that was seen on the company's road map last year.
The Oakland, California-based photo software company VSCO is on a roll. After raising a whopping $70 million in venture funding -- $40M in 2014 and $30M in 2015 -- the company just announced that it has passed the 30 million user mark.
In a world obsessed with views, likes, and viral hits, it can be discouraging to feel like no one is paying any attention to the art you make. If that describes your photography, then you should watch this fantastic 10-minute video essay titled "Painting in the Dark: The Struggle for Art in A World Obsessed with Popularity."
In it, Adam Westbrook of Delve takes a look at the life and work of Vincent van Gogh. Although he is now one of history's most celebrated artists, Van Gogh struggled through years of poverty and obscurity during which no one cared about his efforts.
Fujifilm today unveiled the new X-E2S, a premium rangefinder-style mirrorless camera that sits on a tier under the new X-Pro2.
Fujifilm just announced its new X70, a premium fixed lens camera that sleek, portable, and versatile.
Fujifilm today announced the X-Pro2, its new flagship mirrorless camera, and the world's first with Fuji's Advanced Hybrid Multi Viewfinder.
Photographer Albert Watson has shot some of the most memorable photos of some of the world's most famous people over his lengthy photography career, from Alfred Hitchcock to Steve Jobs.
While his work has mostly focused on fashion, celebrities, and art, Watson recently ventured into a different genre: real estate photography. The photographer is selling his $21.5 million penthouse in New York City, and he shot his own photos for the listing.
Manny is a gray tabby cat that's attracting attention for his special camera skills. More specifically, Manny is quite skilled at shooting selfies of himself, and now tens of thousands of people are following his photos on Instagram.
The Digital Camera Comparison Chart is a simple new web app that plots digital cameras on the market using their price and resolution.
Leica today introduced three next generation updates of classic lenses for its M series linup. There's a new Leica Elmarit-M 28 mm f/2.8 ASPH, Leica Summicron-M 28 mm f/2 ASPH, and Leica M Summicron-M 35 mm f/2 ASPH.
Vogue magazine sparked controversy earlier this month by recommending that brides say "I don't" to "hiring a professional wedding photographer." Needless to say, the suggestion didn't go over well in the photography community.
Now one bride is hitting back at Vogue by posting an Instagram photo that shows why you should hire a pro wedding photographer.
Clichés are everywhere on Instagram, and trending hashtags are an easy way for users to shoot nearly identical photos …
GoPro has seen better days. The company just announced that it will be cutting its workforce by 7%, roughly 100 people, after seeing big declines in sales of its action camera.