On Sunday, Burt's Bees co-founder Burt Shavitz passed away at the age of 80. While best known as the face of his popular personal care products, Shavitz actually started his career as a professional photographer.
Canon just announced the successor to the Speedlite 430EX II flash. The new Speedlite 430EX III-RT is the first flash in the 430EX line to offer radio-controlled wireless capabilities.
Should smartphone cameras be considered "real cameras" when used by journalists? It appears Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's staff members don't think so. Despite having press credentials, a handful of reporters were denied entry to a photo op between Harper and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley yesterday because they only had smartphones and not non-phone cameras.
Have you ever wondered how film projectors are able to turn still frames on film into moving images in …
Photographer Evan Halleck was visiting the Grand Canyon recently when he saw a storm brewing in the distance. He drove up to it, set up his camera for a time-lapse sequence, and ended up capturing some incredible images of a thunderstorm pouring rain and lightning into the canyon.
After raising $158,470 through Kickstarter two years ago, Palette today launched its modular control interface to help photographers take their photo editing workflow to the next level.
Union Pacific Railroad, the largest railroad company in the United States, has launched a new campaign that warns photographers and the public from taking photos on train tracks.
An unusual family of animals is winning hearts on Instagram. The account @bob_goldenretriever has attracted over 77,000 followers so far by regularly sharing snapshots from the life of one man's pets: a eccentric but tight-knit group that consists of one golden retriever, one hamster, and eight birds.
A cameraman at the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR race escaped disaster this past weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. While working a camera on a tripod on the side of the track, the man found himself just a short distance away from a car slamming into the catch fence after a big wreck.
Last month, we shared how "freedom of panorama" has come under attack in Europe. According to a proposed amendment to copyright reforms being considered, photographers would need to seek authorization before commercially using photos showing copyrighted works that are permanently located in public spaces.
Once word of the proposed amendment got out, photographers have been working hard to speak out against the proposal in order to retain freedom of panorama.
If you share your photography in any public manner, you’re bound to run into critics who point out things …
Want to be blown away by the size and beauty of the Milky Way? …
Kaleta Bartosz was on a boat with his girlfriend off the coast of …
Back in April, Zeiss announced its new Batis series of lenses -- a lineup that featured the world's first-ever OLED distance display rather than a physical distance indicator window. The new OLED screens can be easily read by photographers even in low (or no) light situations.
If you're wondering what the screens look like at night, check out the short clip above showing a screen glowing during a shoot in the dark.
Here's a fantastic piece of visual storytelling: the New York-based production company Variable recently traveled to the small Greek island of Chios to document an annual tradition that involves Orthodox churches firing 100,000 homemade rockets at each other in a mock war. The resulting short film, embedded above, is titled "Rocket Wars."
Hey, Amazon Prime members: if you've been eyeing a particular piece of camera equipment, you might want to hold off on purchasing it until next Wednesday. On July 15th, to celebrate its 20th birthday, Amazon is holding a ginormous shopping event called "Prime Day." The company promises that it'll be offering more deals than Black Friday.
Patience can lead to great things in photography. For photographer Johan Georget, it's what allowed him to capture this shot-of-a-lifetime of a rhinoceros in Africa.
GoPro has just announced a new action camera, it's smallest camera yet. The new GoPro HERO4 Session is 50% smaller and 40% lighter than the HERO4 Black and Silver, and its cube-style design is strangely similar to Polaroid's Cube+ action camera.
A new idea by Hillary Clinton is going viral on the Web, and this one has nothing to do with government policies. While walking through the streets during the Independence Day parade in Gorham, New Hampshire, yesterday, Clinton's aides used ropes to contain and control photographers and others members of the press corps. Photos of the unusual "wrangling" quickly went viral online after being shared by reporters.
Capturing animals riding other animals seems to be a new trend in wildlife photography. First there was a weasel riding a woodpecker. Next was a raccoon riding an alligator. The latest: this photo of a crow hitching a ride on the back of a bald eagle.
The highly-regarded Sony a7S is known to be a monster in low-light situations, a fact demonstrated by a number of short films have used moonlight as the only light source. Those projects are eye-opening, but another way to see just how good the camera's high ISO quality is is to compare it with other well-known cameras.
That's what photographer Tony Northrup does in the short 1-minute comparison above, pitting the a7S against the Nikon D810 and Sony a7 II at various ISOs.
Singapore-based photographer Mezame Shashin-ka is a big fan of incorporating science fiction themes into his photography. Recently an engaged couple approached him with a special request: they wanted a Star Wars-themed pre-wedding photo shoot that would be "out of this world." Shashin-ka delivered.
Light-painting photographer Darren Pearson released this 3.5-minute video tutorial on how to paint …
Amateur photographer Dylan O’Donnell recently captured this beautiful photograph of the International Space Station flying across the face of the moon over Australia. The silhouette of the station can be seen in the upper right hand corner.
1000fps slow motion shooting has traditionally been something found only in high-end, professional-grade cameras, but it’s beginning to appear …
There's a revolution brewing in the world of concert photography. After photographer Jason Sheldon penned a viral open letter to speak out against Taylor Swift's concert photo contract, a major Irish newspaper decided to boycott photos at Swift's recent concert. Now a Washington newspaper has followed suit with another major player in the music industry: the Foo Fighters.
The Washington City Paper says it won't be sending a photographer to this weekend's Foo Fighter concert due to the fact that the band's contract "sucks." Instead, the paper hopes to buy photos directly from fans who attend the show.
Did you know that a Nikon F3 still photography film SLR was used to shoot the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom? The mine cart chase scene in the film would have been too expensive if the track were built to scale, so George Lucas and Steve Spielberg turned to the special effects team at Industrial Light and Magic. They modified a Nikon F3 to shoot the chase scene in miniature using stop motion.
Traditional SLR cameras do phase detection autofocus by directing light onto AF sensors in the camera’s mirror box. Some …
Photographers, beware: there may be scammers on your local Craigslist that target photography assistants. Fall into this trap, and you could soon find yourself separated from your own money.
Believe it or not, the image above isn't a digital composite created in Photoshop -- it's a light painting photo captured using a film camera. Photographer Jason D. Page spent four years planning for this shot before finally capturing it in just the right conditions recently.
Nikon today announced three new lenses: a 16-80mm f/2.8-4 for DX cameras, a 500mm f/4 for FX, and a 600mm f/4 for FX. The 16-80mm brings Nano Crystal Coating and Electromagnetic Diaphragm to DX lenses, while the 500mm and 600mm use fluorite elements for significant weight savings.
A camera startup called Bounce Imaging has just launched the Explorer, a tactical 360° camera that looks like a black softball with lenses scattered across the surface. The device is designed to help law enforcement scope out risky environments before entering them, capturing a spherical panorama to reveal hidden dangers.
Here’s something you can file under “What NOT to do as a photographer”: …
Flickr sparked some controversy back in May after it was discovered that the service's new autotagging feature was prone to mislabeling black people as "apes." It looks like Google Photos developers didn't learn from Flickr's embarrassing misstep: a Google developer is apologizing after it was found that Google's Photos app misidentifies photos of black people as "gorillas."
Sony announced a few years ago that digital imaging would be one of its three main pillars (with the other two being games and mobile). It looks like the decision is paying off, and Sony is doubling down on its plans. After making 40% of all image sensors sold in 2014, Sony is now announcing that it will raise $4 billion in funding in order to increase how many sensors it can produce.
If you’re a fan of both photography and the TV show How It’s Made, here’s a behind-the-scenes video that …
It's like deja-vu, all over again. A month after a fan photographer caused a horrible crash at Italy's top bike race, another DSLR shooter has caused a crash at the British National Road Race Championships.
Chinese restaurants are known to have painfully bad food photos adorning the walls to show the different dishes offered, …
Back in April, the lighting company Photoflex unexpectedly announced that it would be closing shop after 30 years in the business, to the disappointment of many. Later that month, the struggling company revealed that it was working on a deal to allow the brand to live on. They succeeded.
Photoflex announced yesterday that it has been acquired by the lighting company PromarkBRANDS. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Since 2011, photographer Murad Osmann has been shooting a hugely popular series of photos titled "Follow Me" showing his significant other leading him through scenic locations around the world, from his point of view. We featured the project back in 2013, but recently Osmann's girlfriend led him by the hand one last time in the photo above... down the aisle at their wedding.
Today the White House announced that it has done away with a 40-year-old ban on cameras and photos in public tours. Social media, which was previously banned, has been green-lighted as well, and the White House is encouraging visitors to share photos and social media posts with the hashtag #WhiteHouseTour.
Cinematographer Abraham Joffe of Untitled Film Works made this 3-minute short film for …
Olympus' innovative Air camera was announced back in February, but up to this point it has been a Japan-only product. Not anymore: today Olympus announced that the Air A01 will be available in the United States starting in July for $300.
The popular browser-based photo editor Polarr has now arrived on mobile devices. After launching in the iTunes App Store late last week, the app was featured by Apple and was downloaded a whopping 250,000 times in the first 48 hours.
At least one major newspaper is taking a stand against Taylor Swift's concert photography contract, which has generated quite a bit of discussion in recent days over its 'restrictive' and 'unfair' terms. The Irish Times, Ireland's second most popular newspaper, explained today that it chose to leave out photos entirely rather than sign Swift's contract.
Photographer Nick Fancher is the author of Studio Anywhere, a photographer's guide to shooting high-quality portraits in unconventional locations and with low-budget tools and materials.
As one of his latest projects, Fancher built a v-flat catchlight with interchangeable white shapes as a flexible tool for portraiture.
Here’s a daily dose of cuteness: Renowned Japanese wildlife photographer Mitsuaki Iwagō recently …
Here's an unusual wedding photography fail: Chase Richardson was photographing a wedding party last year when he accidentally slipped on a puddle. As he tumbled to the ground, his finger pressed his camera's shutter button and captured this photo of the party's expressions as they watched the disaster unfolding before their eyes.
The new $600 Nikon P900 compact camera has received a good deal of …
Argentinian professional photographer and retoucher Joaquin Villaverde has a knack for restoring and colorizing old photographs. The video above is a time-lapse he made showing how he recently breathed new life into a vintage portrait that had a good amount of damage. It's 2 hours of work in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 condensed into 3 minutes.