We're getting closer to being able to take pictures with cameras built directly into contact lenses. Samsung has been granted a patent in South Korea for a smart contact lens that projects images directly into the wearer's eyeball... and which has a built-in camera that's controlled by blinking.
Having trouble nailing tack-sharp autofocus with your camera? Aside from technical proficiency, there are a number of other issues that could be causing you AF grief. Here's a 14-minute video on 8 common AF problems and their solutions.
Photographer Jason Lanier says he was doing a photo shoot at a park in Texas when a man drove his truck over his camera gear bag that contained tens of thousands of dollars in gear.
Gap is apologizing this week after a photo in its new Gap Kids ad campaign sparked controversy for a "racially insensitive" pose. The photo shows a white child model resting her arm on a black child's head.
Everything is Terrible found a couple of cringeworthy photography instructional videos from decades ago.
Whoa. There's a major sale going on that you may want to be aware of if you're in the market for particular cameras and lenses. Newegg is offering an amazing coupon that takes a whopping 25% off select gear.
Image recognition is widely used to flag and remove offensive content from social media these days, but sometimes artificial intelligence isn't very intelligent. One Instagram user just found that out after she had her account disabled for posting a photo of a cake.
Professional photographers sometimes gripe about how casual shooters undercut their businesses by offering (often) lesser quality work for pennies on the dollar. But it's not something that was brought on by cheap and accessible digital cameras -- this "problem" has been around from the early days of photography.
Photographer Peter Stewart is an internationally published photographer who's also popular on photo sharing sites, boasting tens of thousands of followers and millions of views on 500px, Flickr, and Instagram. Here's an eye-opening series of his before-and-after post-processing comparisons.
Fuji's Instax instant film was the bestselling item in Amazon's Camera category in the 2015 holiday season. It wasn't a fluke: the company's instant film business has been exploding in popularity in recent years.
Leica announced back in February that it's "reinventing" mobile photography by partnering with the Chinese smartphone giant Huawei. We soon got a glimpse of a leaked Huawei P9 phone with dual, supposedly Leica-made, cameras. Now the company has confirmed it: the upcoming Huawei P9 was created with Leica.
Think Tank Photo has announced the new Production Manager 50, the world's largest rolling photography equipment case. It's designed to help you safely take an "immense" amount of camera gear on the road.
The $6,500 Nikon D5 DSLR and $3,200 Sony a7R II mirrorless camera are two of the current leaders in low-light, high-ISO shooting, but how do they stack up against each other? This 1.5-minute comparison video will show you.
When your photo sharing app is used by hundreds of millions of users around the world, there are a lot of sad and angry people when your service goes down. Instagram crashed for about 15 minutes yesterday -- coincidentally April Fools' Day -- and people freaked out.
If you ever need to soften your flash in a pinch, you can go the MacGyver route and fashion a diffuser for yourself using an ordinary piece of paper. They usually cost about $0.01 per sheet, so this is one of the cheapest diffusers you can make.
What would you do if a client threatened to ruin your reputation online if you didn't issue a refund... for a photo shoot you already did? That's what recently happened to San Francisco-based photographer Josh Edelson.
Back in February, Pentax announced its first full-frame DSLR, the K-1. The camera, which has some pretty nifty and novel features and fantastic weathersealing, won't start shipping until late April. If you want a look at what the camera can do, the operating manual has appeared online.
For his new short film "Chromaticity," director Paul Trillo turned the sky into his giant canvas by strapping smoke grenades to DJI camera drones.
Happy April Fools' Day, everyone! We've scoured the Web for the cleverest and funniest photography-related jokes so that you can get your fill of the day's ridiculousness in one place.
Want to see how the Nikon D5's video recording performs under low light and high ISOs? Kenneth Yung over at Photoblog.hk shot this short film -- what you see is straight out of camera and lit using a single 50W incandescent light bulb.
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, widely considered the best player ever, has filed a $30 million lawsuit against Samsung. He claims that the company used a photo of someone who looks like him for an advertisement.
Colorizing old black-and-white photos with Photoshop has been a popular subject on the Internet over the past few years, as skilled retouchers use their time and skills to offer a new view of vintage images. In the future, though, software may be able colorize B&W photos with the click of a button.
One photographer received quite a shock recently when he found out that one of his clients had been arrested for murdering her daughter. He had been hired by the "grieving" woman to create Photoshopped "ghost girl" photos at the grave site.
Peacock feathers are designed to dazzle and attract a mate, but they're equally amazing when viewed from up close. Canadian photographer Waldo Nell photographed one through a microscope, and the resulting photos look like colorful abstract art.
Polarr has just launched version 2.0 of its popular iOS photo editing app. The new version features a list of new features and an upgraded user interface.
IKEA has announced its new "Art Photography" collection, a new series of 11 limited-edition fine art photos that will soon go on sale in IKEA stores in the United States.
Here's a clever idea: if you have unwanted 35mm film canisters lying around, you can turn them into simple cases for storing and organizing your SD cards.
Most humans can see about 1 million colors. Some people can see around 100 million. This 4-minute video by DNews is an interesting look at this condition, which is known as tetrachromacy.
Shootlr is a new iOS and Android app that turns selfies and photo taking into a social experience that you do with friends and family. Instead of shooting and sharing selfies and snaps yourself, you can use the app to request pictures from others.
Brazilian portrait photographer Ana Paula Grillo recently shot heartwarming maternity and newborn photo shoots... for a dog named Lilica.
Most camera straps have a small loop that holds the extra flappy end in place so it doesn't dangle loosely. If you want to tuck the end of the strap away even more, the 2-minute video above demonstrates a simple way to do so.
EgyptAir Flight 181 was hijacked yesterday by a man wearing a fake explosive belt. During the 7-hour ordeal, one of the hostages decided to ask the hijacker to pose for a selfie.
Here's a short 2.5-minute video in which photographer Mathieu Stern reviews the Lomo T43 40mm f/4, a cheap $5 manual Russian lens that has surprisingly good image quality (given its cost).
Google announced this week that its Google Photos app on Android now supports non-destructive editing. You're now free to make drastic changes without worrying about writing over the original file, because all edits are now reversible.
Here's a great 4-minute video by the YouTube channel society of geeks that looks at the work of official White House photographer Pete Souza.
It's looking more and more like Flickr will soon find itself under the control of a new owner. It's no secret that its parent company, Yahoo, has been struggling as of late, and now the latest word is that Yahoo is on the auction block and taking offers for its businesses.
Video games are becoming more and more realistic, and the quality is getting so good that some screenshots and clips may trick you into thinking you're looking at a photo or video of the real world.
Sony today announced the RX10 III, a compact camera with a powerful 24-600mm f/2.4-4.0 equivalent zoom lens.
Two amateur astronomers have captured what appears to be an explosion on Jupiter that resulted from a large asteroid impacting the planet.
The New York Public Library has launched a new online resource called the Photographers’ Identities Catalog (PIC). If researching the world of photography is your thing, then you'll love this site: it features the biographical info of over 100,000 photographers and other businesses in the industry.
Sony today announced two new additions to its full frame FE lens lineup: the 50mm f/1.8 prime lens and the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom lens.
Sigma's Art series of lenses has received high praise for its leading image quality and relative affordability. A 24-70mm f/2.8 lens may soon be added to that family.
Swiss freeskier and filmmaker Nicolas Vuignier captured the worlds imagination back in February with his iPhone-swinging bullet-time idea. Now he's back again with another creative effort: turning the sky into a giant canvas by covering extreme skiers with black pigment.
Here's a creative time-lapse of London by the filmmaker Matel. It combines day and night views of the city in each frame as a diptych.
Here's a sweet camera deal that's currently available: the reputable eBay store robertsdigital is selling a nice kit with the original Olympus OM-D EM-5 camera. At $700, with what's included, you're essentially getting an EM-5 thrown in for free.
During the Great Depression in the US, the government had a role in creating the "golden age of American photography" by paying some of the best photographers to document the country. While many iconic shots emerged, other shots that weren't as good were "killed"... with a hole punch.
Companies like Facebook and Instagram have turned photo sharing into an industry dominated by smartphones and "Likes." Nikon's new DSLR ad campaign pushes back against this exploding culture.
Lens flare was once considered a problem in filmmaking and something that should be prevented with well designed lenses and special coatings, but now it's something that's embraced and seemingly in every movie that hits the silver screen. How and why did this change happen?
Floating acrylic frames are an elegant way to display your photos on walls, but commercial solutions can be pricey. Here's a 1.5-minute tutorial video by A Beautiful Mess on how you can go a cheaper do-it-yourself route for the same result.
How long does it take a person to learn photography? Can -- or should -- you make the jump from newbie to working professional professional in a heartbeat? That's the question discussed in this insightful video by photographer Mike Browne.