The Impermanence of Digital Photographs
It seems like everyone has access to some kind of camera these days, but will the digital images captured survive long enough to become part of the historical record of our time for future generations?
SortMyPhotostream Brings Chronological Order to Your Flickr Chaos
SortMyPhotostream is a tool that most Flickr …
The Million Dollar Homepage of Photography
Back in 2005, a student in England named Alex Tew launched The Million Dollar Homepage, through which he sold the pixels of a 1000x1000 grid for $1 each. Although it was an extremely simple idea, the unique project attracted enormous amounts of press coverage, and eventually earned $1,037,100 in a matter of months. It also spawned countless copycat websites that virtually all failed, since the idea was no longer novel.
13 Tips for Staying Motivated in Photography
Here's a common story: one day you become enthusiastic about photography, and find yourself jumping at every opportunity to take photos and to improve your work. You keep this up for a while, but slowly the enthusiasm you once had starts to fade. You start feeling like you've stagnated in your growth, and that you're just doing the same old thing, over and over again.
Apple iPad Pro (2024) Review in Progress: Future Tethered to the Past
Apple's iPad Pro (2024) is a marvel of modern technology. Sleek, bright, and thin, it feels like technology we were promised when I was a kid. But for as many times as I stood mouth agape at it, I felt pulled back -- and that's not necessarily entirely on Apple to fix.
How to Build a Black-and-White Darkroom in Your Home Bathroom
Darkroom printing has long been an increasingly forgotten part of film photography. Even with many new photographers picking up film in recent years, a lot of them seem to ignore the practice of darkroom printing.
ProMaster’s Light Attendant App Takes the Guesswork Out of Lighting
Lighting on cinematic photo or video production sets can sometimes be an overwhelming experience. While lighting companies continue to improve both the ease of use and quality of the light lights, mastering and adjusting the setups can take a lot of time, effectively slowing production to a halt when changes need to be made. Thankfully, creatives that leverage the power and simplicity of the ProMaster Light Attendant App can quickly and easily master all of their on-set lighting needs.
This Live Webcam Lets Viewers Watch and Feed Stray Cats
A live webcam has been captivating viewers in China by letting them watch and feed stray cats.
MKBHD Calls Humane AI Pin the ‘Worst Product’ He’s Ever Reviewed
YouTuber Marques Brownlee, AKA MKBHD, has released a scathing review of the highly-funded, much-hyped, camera-equipped wearable device called the Humane AI Pin.
Macro Videographer Recreates Nuclear Explosion From Oppenheimer Movie
In Christopher Nolan's blockbuster movie Oppenheimer, the director famously refused special effects for the filming of a nuclear explosion instead opting to do it in-camera. Inspired by this, a video artist made a macro version of the Trinity nuclear test.
Photographer Spends 10 Years Capturing the Brutal Sport of Muay Thai
A photographer has documented the sport of Muay Thai for 10 years, traveling to the sport's home in Thailand to capture impoverished youngsters quite literally fighting for a better life.
San Francisco’s Train System is Still Running on Floppy Disks
In 1998, San Francisco installed the latest cutting-edge technology to run the train network: floppy disks. A quarter of a century later and the city's transportation agency is still using the same system.
One-of-a-Kind Leica M4 Wrapped in Plastic May Fetch Big Bucks at Auction
While the October edition of the biannual Wetzlar Camera Auctions is still many months away, an item that will be available this fall has already been unveiled, and it's one of the strangest Leica cameras ever -- a Leica M4 wrapped in plastic and twine by the artist Christo.
Webb Captures ‘Extraordinary’ Photos of 19 Nearby Spiral Galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of 19 nearby spiral galaxies as part of its long-term Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) program.
Award-Winning Maven Magnetic Filters ‘Wave 2’ Adds Nearly 20 Filters
Just over a year after launching the Maven Magnetic Filter System, Michael the Maven has returned with a new wave of filters, adding much-requested filter variants to the color-coded magnetic filter family.
Creator Designs a Customizable 3D-Printed Raspberry Pi Camera
Creator Boaz crafted a custom camera module with a 3D-printed case using Raspberry Pi.
Who Should Count as a ‘Student’ in Photo Contests?
The Sony World Photography Awards is arguably the most prestigious and largest photo contest. The 2024 edition is open to entries and some of its rules are under fire.
Acclaimed Food Photographer Aubrie Pick Dies Aged 42
Acclaimed food photographer Aubrie Pick has died at the age of 42 after a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer.
Critics Are Wrong: It Is Impressive Apple Shot its Latest Event on iPhone
This week's Scary Fast Apple event was significant in mostly expected ways. Apple debuted its new M3 series of chips, launched super-powered new MacBook Pro notebooks, and updated the iMac for the first time since 2021. However, Apple also did something unprecedented: it shot the entire event on the iPhone 15 Pro Max smartphone.
Reveni Labs’ New Camera Tester Aims to Preserve Analog Photography
Canadian company Reveni Labs, known for its remarkably compact spot meter for analog photographers and recent automated film processing machine, has launched an affordable camera tester for repair technicians, store operators, resellers, and avid collectors.
Photographer’s Spectacular Portraits Taken at Native American Powwows
A photographer has created a series of magnificent portraits after attending several Native American powwows.
Sigma Should Make an L-Mount APS-C Camera (And Probably Will)
Sigma has not released a new camera since 2021 and doesn't currently have an APS-C camera, otherwise known as a crop sensor, in its lineup. In fact, it hasn't made one since the sd Quattro in 2016. That should change, and I believe it's about to.
Manufacturers Need to Stop Making New USB 3.2 2×2 SSDs: It Isn’t Helpful
A couple of companies have released new SSD products in the last few months and they carry one commonality: USB 3.2 2x2. They shouldn't, because all it does is overstate the performance a vast majority of users will ever see.
Lomography’s Nour Triplet V 64mm f/2 Lens Offers Creative Control
Lomography has launched its Kickstarter campaign for the Nour Triplet 64mm f/2 Bokeh Control Art Lens. Available for Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E-mount cameras, the unusual lens promises users the ability to capture three distinct image styles in a single lens.
Kodak DCS: Why the Revolutionary Digital Camera System Failed to Catch On
Sometimes, having an original idea isn’t everything. Innovation can strike at the wrong moment, fizzing out before it has a chance to materialize.
Food or Fraud? Restaurants Are Selling You Lies With a Side of Fries
Between inflation and "shrinkflation," consumers are getting the short end of the stick these days. As the rich get richer, regular folks face a litany of anti-consumer practices, not the least of which are misleading food photos at restaurants.
The Melting Giants: A Somber Photo Series of Wandering, Doomed Icebergs
The Melting Giants project came about by happenstance. I overheard two men talking about the icebergs that come along the Newfoundland coast. That was enough to pique my interest, so off I went.
Rumors are Bad for Photography and I’m Tired of Pretending They’re Not
Rumors about upcoming cameras and lenses are a staple of the online photography community. Manufacturers nearly always hate them and photographers often love them. I land somewhere in the middle but tend more toward the idea that rumors, even when intriguing, can be damaging.
Sony’s Drone Product Strategy is Confusing and Inconsistent
Sony's Airpeak S1 drone has thus far been a rare misstep for the respected Japanese company. Despite some (expensive) improvements to the Airpeak S1 drone, Sony's support for its flagship aerial platform, first revealed in 2021, has been significantly undercut by yesterday's reveal of the Sony ILX-LR1 full-frame camera.
The Paul C. Buff ‘Celestial’ Delivers a New Level of Creative Freedom
The heavily anticipated Paul C. Buff Celestial Light has given photographers who shoot on location and on the move a compact, reliable, and affordable lighting solution for their work.