As someone who earns a living from digital media and keeping plugged into the photographic and videographic industries, it’s only natural that I spend a lot of time cruising around on the information superhighway and frequently interacting with people all over the world on the subject of cameras and the field writ large.
Adobe released a new blog post explaining its changes in its Terms of Use, when Adobe applications may access a user's content, and whether a user's content will be used to train Adobe's artificial intelligence (AI) models and services.
Ansel Adams once said that the photo negative is like a composer's score and the print is the performance, so why do so many modern analog photographers not want their film strips back anymore?
A woman in Mexico has died after being hit by a train that she was trying to position herself next to for a selfie.
At first glance, the Photon camera looks a bit like an action camera. However, the tiny camera is better suited to being placed somewhere and left alone.
Austrian film company Revolog just launched Echo, a new special effects film that effortlessly creates stunning results.
Light meters remain essential for many film photographers, and AstrHori's offerings have long been a popular choice. The Chinese company is back with a new model, the XH-2, which sports a revised appearance and promises improved photometric measurements.
Vivo has announced the international debut of its X Fold3 Pro smartphone after an initial launch in China in March. The smartphone promises pro-level imaging thanks to Vivo's longstanding Zeiss collaboration.
Later this year the city of Lishui in China will become the proud host of an enormous museum dedicated to photography -- possibly the world's largest.
Yesterday, Panasonic announced the GH7, a video-packed powerhouse of a camera that looks to be almost perfect. The only compromise? The Micro Four Thirds sensor. So we knew there would be a lot of folks asking: why would you spend $2,000 for the GH7 when the S5IIX exists?
Adobe, no stranger to controversy, finds itself in hot water yet again. People have taken note of updated terms of use for using Adobe software and are outraged, fearing that Adobe has complete access to a user's content.
If you're an aspiring architectural and interior photographer this one's for you. Have you ever found yourself frustrated with spending hours on-site photographing commercial or residential spaces, then staying up until 2 am in the editing dungeon, only to get lackluster results? Trust me, I’ve been there.
The Kansas City Chiefs have released a Super 8 video documenting the NFL team's championship-winning season recorded on the classic home movie film format which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s.
An iPhone photographer snapped an incredible optical illusion photo that looks like different environments spliced together but is in fact a single picture.
Leica Camera AG announced Leica LUX, a new iPhone camera app. Leica LUX features a Leica-inspired user interface, unique Leica Looks, and meticulously crafted simulations of legendary Leica lenses.
Leica announced that it acquired smartphone app startup Fjorden Electra to lead the development of the newly-announced Leica LUX app. While the acquisition is only being announced today, it closed in December 2023.
Tamron debuted a new 50-300mm f/4.5-6.3 zoom lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras.
The winners of 2024's Comedy Pet Photo Awards are out, and the images are delightful.
Pentax announced a pair of new underwater, rugged cameras in the WG-1000 and WG-8. As the latest members of the company's WG series of all-weather cameras, they sport a rugged chassis and are waterproof, dustproof, and shock-resistant.
The Panasonic GH series has always been some of the best hybrid cameras ever made, and the new Lumix GH7 brings the best features of the GH6 and last year's G9 II together in a single body. It's basically a perfect camera for me as the sensor size is the only thing I consider a compromise.
Hot on the heels of announcing the full-frame Lumix S9 camera, Panasonic is showing its Micro Four Thirds Lumix G system some love with the new Panasonic Lumix GH7 camera.
Many already know that Sony is a significant player in the image sensor space, but a new Sony Imaging and Sensing Solutions Segment report offers exciting insights into the stranglehold Sony has on the image sensor industry and how the company views the smartphone market moving forward.
Canon announced the 35mm f/1.4L VCM prime lens which is designed to work equally well for both video production and photo capture. Canon says it is the first in a series of new primes that are meant to appeal to both types of content creators.
Canon has significantly bolstered its support of the RF mount for cinema applications with the debut of the new Canon EOS C400 cine camera.
Lexar has a new portable SSD called the Armor 700 that promises not only fast transfer speeds but also protection from the elements thanks to an IP66 rating.
A photograph taken in a rural area of China showing a woman making a huge portion of dim sum has won the Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2024.
NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has been going into protective "safe mode" after having issues with one of its three remaining gyroscopes forcing it to suspend science operations.
The British pub is legendary with imitations found around the world and tourists who visit London will often seek out rustic, Victorian boozers where they can enjoy a warming ale.
Joe Rosenthal's iconic Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph has sold for $103,090 at auction making it the most expensive wartime image ever sold.
Artificial intelligence-based photo culling and editing app Aftershoot gives photographers a major upgrade with the release of Aftershoot Edits 2.0.
A decade's worth of Peak Design's client data (about half a million records) leaked publicly because due to a data migration, the information was temporarily not password protected.
New research could completely change how people use night vision technology.
One of the crucial elements of a wedding day is the timeline. As photographers, the timeline dictates what types of photos you’ll be shooting and when you’ll be shooting them. Today we’re going to talk about how to create a wedding photography timeline to make your shooting experience better for you and your clients.
Samsung unveiled new monitors, including fresh Odyssey series OLED displays with AI upscaling.
Stock photo and video agency Shutterstock has announced a new multi-year partnership with Reka, an AI company. Like its relationships with Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and OpenAI, Shutterstock is licensing its data for Reka to train AI models.
Photographer Ben Zank has published his first book Nothing to See Here of his fascinating and often faceless surreal self-portraits.
There is a growing backlash against influencers filming strangers in public without their knowledge for videos on social media.
Acer is all in on three dimensions. The company's SpatialLabs devices, including monitors and laptops, support stereoscopic 3D images without using glasses. While there is some 3D content already out there, Acer now has a way for users to capture 3D imagery of their own, the Acer SpatialLabs Eyes Stereo Camera.
Photographer Jack Lodge has spent over 30 evenings and early mornings with barn owls in the U.K. but has never witnessed anything as dramatic as what he captured last weekend.
Many photographers will tell you that the hobby is all about getting outside but gallery exhibits are generally associated with indoor spaces. Not so for Marc Hom's retrospective Re-Framed.
The CEO of Klarna, a "buy now, pay later" finance company, has boasted that his business will save $10 million this year at the expense of photographers and the photo industry thanks to generative AI.
Not only will Don Pettit become the second-oldest NASA astronaut ever to visit space when he returns for his fourth mission in September, but arguably the best photographer to ever blast off into orbit will return to the International Space Station (ISS).
In a move almost certain to anger users, Instagram is reportedly testing a feature that makes ads "unskippable."
Maingear has been a big name in custom PCs for over 20 years and has earned a sterling reputation for its high-end PCs, especially for gaming, and strong customer support. While its flagship MG-1 line, ranging from just over $1,100 to the $4,000 machine I tested, has plenty of features for hardcore gamers to drool over, the MG-1 can also be an outstanding option for creatives.
A pair of wedding photographers have been applauded for their incredible, non-traditional pictures of a couple's big day.
In April 2023, Getty rejected a $4 billion takeover bid from Massachusetts-based investment firm Trillium Capital, categorizing the acquisition attempt as insufficiently credible. Now, federal investigators describe the failed takeover as a "pump and dump" scheme and have charged Trillium and its CEO with securities fraud.
Selling the gear you no longer use can be a great way to earn money back, whether you are putting that money towards new gear or simply trying to make a buck. Plus, there's no sense in unused gear sitting on a shelf collecting dust when someone else could enjoy it.
As a huge nerd for the history of photography, I've spent a lot of time reading about and studying products of the past. And there have been a lot, to say the least.
TTArtisan announced a compact and affordable 250mm f/5.6 telephoto reflex lens for full-frame cameras.
The tattooed man arrived at the photographer’s right on time, a walking gallery of living art in vibrant blues, greens, and reds imprinted all over his face and neck. He sat for a portrait in the studio as scheduled.
