The Growing Trend of Retouching in Editorial Photography
The New York Times has an interesting article examining how retouching has spread …
The New York Times has an interesting article examining how retouching has spread …
Yesterday we were whimsically wondering what life would be like if we could Photoshop away some of …
Since using my first pen tablet over a decade ago, I found that working with display tablets provided an extra level of precision to my work since I could see exactly where my pen strokes were connecting on the screen. This let me be more precise and creative with my edits, but most of these tablets were either incredibly expensive or overly large. The $1,099 Huion Kamvas Pro 19 solves both these problems.
In this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA), more than 14,000 incredible wildlife images were whittled down to a single grand prize winner, photographer Ryan Stalker.
Mac, iPad, and iPhone photo and video editing app Darkroom is celebrating its ninth birthday this week, and its developers have introduced new features to mark the occasion.
There's no denying that photography is a gear-focused endeavor. We are constantly pitched fancy new equipment with the idea that more gear will make us better photographers. For some photographers and their needs, that's absolutely true. But for those just starting, some equipment simply isn't necessary.
Nikon is making the Z8 mirrorless camera -- PetaPixel's 2023 Camera of the Year -- even better through firmware version 2.0, a free update which adds multiple features and enhancements for still-image, video capture and improved workflow.
Adobe Photoshop contains a very broad and deep set of tools for making edits and adjustments to images. While there is little limitation to what can be achieved using the native tools available in Photoshop for more than two decades, they may not be as intuitive and user-friendly to photographers who have spent most of their time editing raw images in Lightroom.
Shopify has added an AI image editor to its Magic Suite that aims to help sellers create professional product photos.
Anyone who has worked with large display tablets will know that comfortably positioning and using them in a workspace can be challenging. Unless you are lucky enough to have a massive desk with a ton of space, most users will reposition these devices every time they use them. This is why having a proper stand for your display tablet is critical and why the Xoot_Pro Pen Display Stand is so helpful.
I think one of my favorite things about the current state of the display tablet industry is how there seems to be a non-stop growth of affordable alternatives to the historic "major players" in the game, making it easier and much more justifiable for photographers to make the leap into not just using a pen tablet, but a large and color accurate display version suitable for proper photo editing.
A photographer and graphic designer created a set of mind-blowing AI images of The Simpsons using the very latest text-to-image technology.
Lovebirds headed to New York City for Valentine's Day can shell out $10,000 for a premium "Romance and Style" package at the luxury Baccarat Hotel that includes a professional photo shoot.
Skylum, the maker of photo editing software Luminar Neo, has released GenExpand AI, its third and final generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool of the year, which allows users to effortlessly change the aspect ratios of images beyond the original composition.
Commercial photographer Andrei Duman is back with another spectacular personal project. This time, Duman collaborated with acclaimed LEGO® artist Nathan Sawaya for the Organogenesis: Building Blocks of Life project.
TechCrunch describes the social media photo-sharing app Daylyy as the "anti-Instagram."
I’m a native of Las Vegas, having lived here my entire life, and I have been a professional photographer here for over 25 years. With Formula One coming here soon we’re we’re about to be thrust onto the world stage of motorsports but many don’t realize the city is no stranger to car enthusiasts.
Wacom has announced the addition of two new display tablets that join the Cintiq Pro 27.
There's no denying that in the last few years, we've seen a veritable explosion of pen and display tablets from competing companies. At this stage in the competitive game, the hardest part for creatives has been figuring out what makes one tablet better or different than another at each budget level.
Adobe Photoshop on the web is live to all and packs many of the desktop application features into a web browser. It also includes some of Adobe's Firefly AI-powered tools including Generative Fill and Generative Expand.
Wacom recently expanded its lineup of entry-level pen tablets, adding the $600 Wacom One 13 Touch Tablet, the first pen display in its category to feature 10-finger multi-touch gestures.
After months of being in public beta, Adobe has officially released Firefly, its generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, to the world but with a catch: it is somewhat regulated by what are called "generative credits."
Even fashion magazines, with heavily-curated and airbrushed aesthetics, are no match for the uncanny valley perfection of images generated using artificial intelligence. Take Copy Magazine as proof. The publication purports itself to be the world's first AI fashion magazine.
French fine art photographer Réhahn is well known for his excellent documentary and travel photography. However, he has embarked on a new project with an incredible style, Impressionist Photography.
A new artificially intelligent (AI) photo app has taken Vietnam by storm for its anime-style image generation feature.
Gradient lighting is a more advanced technique that brings extra nuance and refinement to strobe lighting. It is an effect that is mainly used by product photographers but can have other applications as well.
Let’s face it, not everyone who ends up in front of your camera is going to have amazing white teeth like the model in the photo above. There are going to be times when you have a client whose teeth might be stained.
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.
Some cars exist in myths and legends. They can be so rare that even a car enthusiast might only see them by the good graces of another. The Mercedes C1000 exemplifies this.
Have you Googled “headshot photographers" lately? The results are pretty eye-opening. Right before I sat down to write this, my Google search resulted in 4 sponsored ads, right at the top, for AI headshot generators. If that doesn’t concern you, it should.
The first-ever magazine cover "shoot" entirely generated by artificial intelligence (AI) has been published on the front of Glamour magazine in Bulgaria.
A photographer has revealed how older male celebrities would look like if they were Photoshopped like women.
Pen display tablets have been getting better and more affordable, so it makes sense that all-in-one devices like the Huion Kamvas Studio 16 would follow the same path. But what makes this device a little different is it's a pro pen tablet made for designers, illustrators, and photographers to help them get their art created quickly and easily while also being a fully functional Windows PC.
If you shoot headshots and/or portraits, clamshell lighting is something you should definitely become familiar with. This versatile and easy-to-create lighting setup produces a very flattering look useful for a variety of portrait situations.
Product photography is a major branch of commercial photography that is ubiquitous in our world, as product photos are used for everything from billboards and print ads to catalogs and store displays. If you'd like to learn how to become a product photographer, you've come to the right place.
The advent of AI editing tools has sparked a debate about finding the delicate balance between efficiency and preserving the photographer's artistic vision.
A photographer has digitally reversed the cruel practice of ear cropping dogs with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
My friend Cemal Ekin of Kept Light Photography asked me to try the Apexel FL07 RGB LED light kit and provide my comments.
Photographer and filmmaker Nicola Tröhler spent time off and on over the past two years designing and shooting a high-concept photo series, Under an Open Sky. Tröhler tells PetaPixel how he developed and shot the series and more about his artistic vision for the striking images.