Webb Photographs the Ring Nebula in Unprecedented Detail
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the Ring Nebula in spectacular, unprecedented detail using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) imagers.
In the last decade, 4K video recording has gone from a format only used in high-end productions to a feature found on even the most entry-level cameras and smartphones. It was inevitable that there would be another resolution bump as sensors and computing power improved, and now we have a number of compelling full-frame mirrorless cameras that can record 8K video internally (right to the memory card). We decided to compare the most compelling 8K-capable, full-frame mirrorless cameras to see …
WhatsApp, a Meta-owned app, is finally letting users share high definition (HD) quality photos -- with support for HD videos reportedly coming soon too.
Images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) have the power to deceive and that's exactly what happened recently when a series of "photos" pertaining to show Paris covered in trash went viral.
Steve Jobs was the visionary founder and leader of Apple who could be poorly behaved -- what his biographer calls "Bad Steve." A new story reveals photographers found themselves on the receiving end of Bad Steve.
Rode has announced a new professional wireless microphone system called the Wireless Pro with the promise that it is capable of delivering next-level audio quality to the degree that Rode claims it as the most powerful wireless mic ever.
Many photographers will say that your camera lens is as important (or even more important) than your camera body. All of the light that your camera body captures has to go through some sort of lens, which affects sharpness, distortion, amount of light, perspective, and many other variables.
Users of Meta's Portal products are reportedly receiving notifications that the devices will no longer support photo and video sharing starting at the end of August.
A wedding photographer has urged brides not to ask for refunds from wedding photographers on the island of Maui after it was hit with devastating wildfires.
NASA's Lunar Trailblazer satellite has been equipped with a new Thermal Mapper instrument that was developed by scientists at Oxford and will play an important role in the satellite's goal of searching for signs of water on the Moon.
Pixelmator has announced Photomator 3.1, the latest version of the company's "ultimate photo editor" for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Photomator was first brought to Mac this May.
A sunflower farm in the U.K. has urged people to stop the nude photo shoots that have been increasing in their fields.
The Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 Pro Autofocus lens for Fujifilm X-mount is now available. Touted as a "masterpiece of optical engineering," it is also remarkably affordable at $545.
A bride has revealed how she accidentally ruined her wedding photos in a viral TikTok video because she didn't "soft smile" -- but some viewers are blaming her photographer.
A photographer who has been in Ukraine since the beginning of the war has revealed the award-winning photos he has taken and some of the emotions he has felt in a CBS News television interview.
Photographers who have been on X (formerly Twitter) for more than nine years may want to check if their photos posted before December 2014 are still on the website after millions of images were deleted.
A federal judge has ruled that images generated with artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be copyrighted while contrasting them with photography.
Today I’m sharing my favorite accessories for outdoor and adventure photography. The things that make the list are the things I don’t leave behind when I know I have to keep up on a big adventure while also producing high-quality images. Too much gear will weigh me down but the right gear will make my life and photos better.
Quick question: what’s the best lens for photographing wildlife at different distances? A telephoto zoom, of course, because then you can zoom for the focal length and framing you want. But if that’s true, then why did I take a fixed telephoto with me on the safari I just led to Africa? Because, paired with two teleconverters and one camera feature, it actually gave me MORE focal lengths to work with. Let me explain…
The context and process behind a photograph can be interesting on a technical level when it comes to the gear, film, lighting setup, and any artistic emotion or guidance that may have gone into it from a photographer with an interesting backstory to them.
As reported by WFLA, longtime Florida wedding photographer Michael Zoumberos spent nearly a year in jail for civil contempt because he refused to cooperate with federal investigators concerning a major DEA scandal that included Zoumberos' brother, former DEA agent George Zoumberos.
Tokyo-based EmbodyMe is known in some circles for its AI and deepfake technology, and its latest form of arguably unrealistic expression is Xpression Chat, an app that integrates photos with ChatGPT.
Skylum has announced the next phase of updates coming to its Luminar Neo software set start release this fall, which includes a bevy of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered tools.
Taylor Swift's Eras tour has been an absolute smash hit, with attendance at each show averaging more than 72,000 fans. With nearly 70 shows on the docket throughout North America and ticket prices averaging nearly $500, ticket sales alone could eclipse $2 billion per CNN. Unsurprisingly, many fans want to take high-quality photos and videos at the shows.
Gav and Dan of the popular YouTube channel The Slow Mo Guys have taken an up close and personal look at what happens when someone gets a tattoo at a blazing-fast 20,000 frames per second.
Researchers on board the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer have captured gorgeous footage of what is known as a glass squid. While this creature isn't rare, close-up views of it like this truly highlight its beauty.
Canon executives have definitively stated that the company has no intention of releasing lens roadmaps, stating that it instead prefers to surprise customers.
French photographer Mathieu Stern is no stranger to taking photos with unusual cameras. However, his latest camera is perhaps his oddest as he turned Paris apartment into a giant camera obscura and captured a beautiful photo of one of the world's most famous sights, the Eiffel Tower.
Landscape photographer Michael Shainblum is extremely experienced across a diverse range of landscape photo subgenres, including woodland, seascape, and abstract landscape photography. Among Shainblum's favorite landscape photography genres is waterfall photography, the subject of his latest tutorial.
LumaFusion version 4.1 now allows editors to place animated GIFs directly onto a timeline, export any clip as a GIF, and expands the company's library of transitions.
Photographer Caesar Lima has pointed his lens toward people with rare skin conditions, including congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) and vitiligo. Lima's "Unusual Beauty" project skillfully shows how people can embrace and celebrate the beauty that results from an unusual appearance.
Like all cameras, the sophisticated imaging instruments used in telescopes detect wavelengths of light. While some telescopes see in visible light, as human eyes do, others work in wavelengths that people cannot see.
A new social media app called BeFake AI wants to take a legitimate approach to self-expression by using a phone’s cameras and photos to produce AI-assisted creative images.
A photographer exploring an abandoned morgue stumbled across human bones and organs while taking a number of haunting photos.
7Artisans, a brand most well known for affordable manual focus lenses, is trying its hand at audio with the introduction of a new wireless lavalier microphone set.
A study has found that 15 billion AI images have been produced in one year, it took 150 years for as many photographs to be taken.
Canon executives in China were asked by local journalists when the company might consider opening the RF lens mount to third-party optics, and the company confirmed that it is currently evaluating options -- just on a case-by-case basis.
Leica is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Leitz Photographica Auction, the official auction house of the German camera company, with a limited edition Leica M6 black paint finish set.
A popular TikToker has been criticized for filming a "sad" woman eating alone for a “random acts of kindness” video.
Archeologists using a drone equipped with high-resolution LiDAR have revealed thousands of previously unknown details from the U.S.' largest and bloodiest World War II battle.
A major Chinese photo agency is demanding an astrophotographer pay $12,000 to use his own photos after he posted his work to social media platform Weibo. The photographer says he never licensed his photos to the agency.
New York City has banned TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns over its parent company ByteDance’s alleged ties to the Chinese government.
The Voyageurs Wolf Project is a University of Minnesota research initiative designed to understand more about wolves within northern Minnesota's Greater Voyageurs ecosystem.
XP-Pen has announced the second-generation, $599 Artist Pro 16 display tablet for artists and retouchers. The updated tablet boasts a 2.5K resolution with a stylus that leverages an X3 Pro Smart Chip with a "world-first" 16K pen pressure technology.