An IT professional and former Adobe employee has discovered a Lightroom bug that could be costing you hundreds of gigabytes worth of storage space... per photo shoot! Fortunately, there's a simple workaround.
Japanese firm BCN Retail released its camera sales report for March, and the numbers are undeniably grim. In Japan, mirrorless camera sales dropped by over 50% year-over-year in March, with little reason to believe they'll rebound in the coming months.
Well-known sports photographer Anthony Causi died Sunday from the coronavirus at the age of 48. Causi captured photos of New York City sports teams for the New York Post in a career that spanned over 25 years.
Lightroom has many adjustments and in general, they work reasonably well. I bet the most widely used sliders are the Highlights and the Shadows sliders. There seems to be a general tendency to make sure that the highlights are not blown and the shadows are not blocked.
Because of the quarantines currently sweeping the country and world, creatives have had to get especially creative to make collaborative art in spite of distance. I’ve seen photographers shooting portraits of people from the sidewalk and through windows. I’ve also seen photographers shooting via conferencing apps. I, too, recently conducted my own remote portrait sessions, which I’ve decided to call Remotraits.
Fujifilm's GFX series of cameras has already redefined what digital medium format cameras can be with their relatively small price tags and form factors, but the company is just getting started -- it wants to help GFX break into the mainstream by making digital medium format even cheaper, smaller, and lighter.
Instagram has officially launched its Web-based direct message (DM) system to all users around the world, making it possible for anyone to read and send messages from any browser outside the mobile app.
A colorful photo of a tardigrade, popularly known as a "water bear," has won a top prize in the first-ever Olympus Global Image of the Year Award that was created to honor the best life science microscopy images.
The Bismarck, North Dakota-based video production company Threefold shared this short and sweet 2-minute video showing how they took an old ambulance and turned it into an awesome way to haul a huge amount of equipment from place to place.
Fuji's Instax film is typically thought of as a "snapshot" product, not something you'd use in a studio, but Brooklyn-based photographer Anthony Tripoli hasn't let that stop him. He's figured out a way to shoot studio portraits on Instax film, strobes and all.
Photographer and YouTuber Matt Granger has released an informative side-by-side comparison of all five of Fuji's X100 cameras—from the original X100 to the brand new X100V. If you're wondering which of the five cameras is the best value, this is a great place to start.
Colorado-based photographer Mandy Penn recently earned some online love with a newborn photo shoot that's taken the Internet by storm. The Friends-themed shoot used custom-built props to transform Penn's studio into a tiny version of Central Perk, complete with an "ensemble cast" of newborns.
Portrait photographer Miguel Quiles recently created a much-requested video that touches on a little-understood subject within the world of photography: working directly with camera, lens, and accessory brands that want to sponsor you.
As the coronavirus has spread throughout the U.S., it has left a wake of economic turmoil. As of Wednesday, April 9th, over 16 million Americans have filed for unemployment. Like many other freelancers, photographers have seen an abrupt drop in income. For many, late March brought about cancellations in droves over the course of about a week.
As part of Japan's record $993 billion emergency COVID-19 stimulus package, the country has allocated a full $2.2 billion to help Japanese companies move their production out of China. The change could have a major influence on camera and lens makers.
I've been an amateur landscape photographer for some time now. I remember fondly my first years in the field—I loved roaming around and shooting like mad. I even started getting good at it. Year by year, though, I found myself shooting less and less.
How does Lens IS compare to using IBIS? And how do either of these compare to stabilization in post? These are the questions that Eric Stemen wanted to answer in his latest side-by-side comparison, which highlights the benefits and limitations of each stabilization method when shooting video handheld.
It looks like Canon wants to get creative with the full-frame mirrorless RF mount. A new patent uncovered by Canon News shows that the brand is working on an 8mm f/4 circular fisheye lens with a whopping 182° field of view.
The highly classified US Air Force facility in Nevada commonly known as Area 51 has long been a source of intrigue for conspiracy theorists, some of whom believe that the site is used for studying crashed alien spaceships. Private pilot Gabriel Zeifman took to the skies this past weekend and captured some rare aerial photos of Area 51.
In his latest "sofa session" interview, Martin Parr speaks with fellow Magnum photographer Alec Soth (pronounced like "both") about launching his career, connecting with strangers on the road, and why it's critical not to give in to what's "cool."
You don’t have to be out and about to capture beautiful photographs of your children. The homes we live in may not strike you as being particularly photogenic, but think about how many of your childhood memories revolve around the house you grew up in. It's the ideal backdrop.
Sony has released a major firmware update for the sports-focused a9 II, adding a bunch of useful high-speed shooting features and other usability enhancements, including one much-requested Canon EOS R copy: the ability to close the shutter whenever you swap lenses.
I spent some time in Antarctica earlier this year and next to photographing landscapes, I couldn't help but document the cute penguins. I quickly got addicted to photographing them as they're just so nice to watch -- the funny movements they make, the cute interactions they make with their little chicks, and even their funny way of walking.
When everything went into lockdown a few weeks ago, I think my brain went into lockdown as well. It just zapped my motivation, my creativity, my income -- everything. Suddenly 3 months of income were just gone.
It's common knowledge that being an artist—and trying to turn art into a profitable career—is one of the most challenging pursuits a person could undertake. But for many artists, there is no other option than to make it work, one way or another.
Landscape photographer Thomas Heaton is used to shooting epic vistas and vast landscapes, capturing the world in broad strokes. But since he's stuck at home like the rest of us, he thought he'd try macro photography on for size. After all, how hard could it be?
Lens and camera maker Sigma has launched a #SigmaShotatHome photo and video contest that hopes to inspire photographers and filmmakers in the US to get creative, and possibly earn some prize money in the process.
Accessory maker LensCoat usually makes rain covers and other lens protection that help to keep your gear safe. But as the COVID-19 pandemic increased in intensity, the New Jersey-based company has started making masks for health care workers instead.
One of the most useful AI-powered tools in Photoshop is the relatively new Object Selection tool. But if you're finding that the tool isn't quite as precise as you would like, Unmesh Dinda from PIXimperfect has a few tips that will help you dial the feature in just right.
After World Press Photo announced its finalists this year, Iranian photographer Solmaz Daryani came forward and accused German photographer Maximilian Mann of plagiarizing photos from her personal project for his environmental photos of Lake Urmia in Iran. Now Mann's collective is firing back, accusing Daryani of fabricating the controversy with previously unpublished photos.
Photographer Ray Briggs of Okushi Photography recently shot an emotionally charged, powerful portrait that implores people to stay home so that we can protect our health care workers. His wife Mary, the subject, is a nurse on the front lines of the COVID pandemic.
If you were worried that Canon was going to do away with the EOS M lineup of APS-C mirrorless cameras, it seems you have nothing to fear. Recent reports indicate that Canon has two new EOS M cameras in the works, as well as a few new lenses.
Los Angeles-based event photographer Mik Milman made this 11-minute video showing how he stores and organizes his photography gear. The centerpiece of his organizational strategy: a rolling tool chest.
Photographers are finding all kinds of ways to keep their skills sharp while on lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. For UK-based wedding photographer Chris Wallace of Carpe Diem Photography, that meant setting up and shooting a wedding at home... with LEGO.
If you haven’t heard about this following situation, then you might just lose your temper now.
There's no shortage of creative photography ideas that you can try while isolating, but we really like this one from the folks at Adaptalux. Using just some paper and light, they'll show you how you can capture beautiful abstract macro photography without leaving home.
Canon News has uncovered a new patent out of Japan that shows some of Canon's potential plans for the RF lens mount. According to the patent, Canon is looking into releasing some more affordable RF prime lenses like an 85mm f/1.8 and a 100mm f/2.8.
Film photographer and YouTuber Willem Verbeek has released a helpful video for beginners that covers his 8 favorite film photography hacks and tips. Some are useful, some are obvious, and some are just good sense.
Photographer Hugo Rodriguez has created a "new generation" of color chart called the HR-1 SuperChroma that blows your ColorChecker out of the water. Using 999 evenly distributed color patches, Rodriguez claims his chart can produce more accurate results than anything else on the market today.
Isaac Alvarez and the UNPLUG Production crew are back with another low-budget, high-quality photography tutorial. This time, they're showing you how easy it is to capture some epic "action scenes" from the comfort of self-isolation by using some action figures, sugar, and creative lighting.
Do you know your camera basics? Today we dive into shutter speed and teach you all the ways you can use shutter speed to unlock your creativity and expand your photography style. Learn how to show fluid movement or capture a split second and what styles of photography these shutters speed options are best for.
Canon has released a firmware fix to the dreaded "lock up" issue that has plagued some 1D X Mark III users, making the camera unusable for high-speed shooting. Firmware version 1.1.0, released earlier today, fixes the problem and adds a few additional features at the same time.
When people ask me my favorite places on Earth, typically I respond like this: the best food is in Ethiopia, the best historical sites are in India, but the best people are in Kurdistan. For that reason, I have been pulled back to Kurdistan as a photographer again and again.
Fotodiox has launched a new Fotodiox Pro Fusion Adapter that lets you mount Canon EF (and EF-S) lenses onto Leica L (and T) cameras while retaining the full range of automated functions.
After announcing the lens as "in development" way back in October, Tamron has finally officially unveiled the 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD for the Sony E-mount—a 70-200mm f/2.8 competitor for full-frame mirrorless that costs just $1,200. That's less than half the price of Sony's $2,600 70-200mm f/2.8 GM.
Barcelona-based photographer, filmmaker, and skiier Philipp Klein Herrero was going to go on a ski trip with his family before lockdown hit and they all got stuck inside. But Herrero decided to go skiing anyway... on his living room floor, that is.
In October of 2017, photographer Gabor Nagy took his new drone with him on an adventure to Tuscany, to see if he could capture this instantly-recognizable Italian landscape from a different perspective. The result was a beautiful series of eye-catching aerial photos called "Tuscany from Above."
A security researcher is being rewarded handsomely after he discovered a massive iOS and MacOS camera flaw that would allow bad actors to hijack the camera and microphone in any iPhone or Mac computer, and use it to spy on you.
After a recent bad experience in Ukraine, I returned to the UK upset, fed up and tired of things not going my way. I can't get into details about what happened in Ukraine and although it was personal, it acted as a catalyst which then got me reflecting negatively on other areas of my life too.
If you're feeling down and need a smile, check out this 1-minute video of a fox stealing a phone from a human and running away with it.