The NY Public Library Just Put 187,000 Public Domain Pictures Online
This week, the New York Public Library announced that it has released 187,000+ high-resolution digital images of public domain items in its collection.
This week, the New York Public Library announced that it has released 187,000+ high-resolution digital images of public domain items in its collection.
If you ever visit Antarctica in the summer, you'll find yourself in a place where there's 24 hours of sunlight in a day. Instead of setting in the horizon and ushering in the night, the Sun "bounces" on the horizon and rises up again -- it's a bounce that can be captured in a series of photos captured through a day.
Here's a short 3-minute video by Australian photographer Pete Leong on how you can set your flash and camera settings to illuminate portrait subjects while a bright sun is in the background back-lighting them.
"Although I'm using a Profoto B1 in this video you can do the same basic thing with speed lights which is what I do a lot of the time also," Leong says.
Fujifilm helped popularize the retro camera aesthetic with its X-series line of cameras, and the next generation will continue that trend. The company is set to announce a set of new models later this month, and now photos and specs of one of them, the X70, have leaked ahead of the unveiling.
Camera drones have exploded onto the scene in the past few years, and they're being used by photographers around the world as a cheap and easy way to obtain aerial photos and videos. But what if you want both the convenience of a drone and the joy of being able to see and shoot things from the air with your own eyes and camera?
That's where something like the Ehang 184 comes in: it's a new giant drone that may one day fly both you and your camera.
If the only things you care about in a digital camera are novelty and thinness, then the "Paper Like a Digital Camera" is for you. It's a retro-styled toy camera that measures just 6mm thick thanks to its barebones construction -- it's essentially a set of tiny camera components sandwiched between paper parts.
After launching its peer-to-peer camera gear rental network back in 2013, CameraLends is now pushing into new territory: mobile.
The startup just launched an iPhone app that allows photographers to lend and borrow gear to/from other photographers. It's "the first ever mobile app for renting," says CameraLends.
It seems that there's finally some resolution in the curious legal battle between PETA and a photographer over whether a monkey owns the copyright to the viral selfies he shot back in 2011.
A federal judge in San Francisco said yesterday that he's planning to dismiss the case, ruling that the monkey cannot own the copyright to photos.
ZEISS today announced that it is partnering with Fellowes Brands to create a premium line of lens accessories for smartphone photography, "setting a new quality standard" in the space.
Video effects specialist Robert McIntosh was recently featured by Vimeo for this 2-minute video showing an unusual continuous shot captured with a camera drone.
It "seems impossible flying through signs, benches and fences from the street to the coast to reveal a perfectly lit Los Angeles all without a single cut," McIntosh says. "And it was made with the cheapest of gear as well."
My name is Nick Fancher and I am a Columbus, Ohio-based commercial and portrait photographer. I specialize in lighting -- specifically with the use of small flash in unconventional locations.
My goal is to show that you can often create high-quality photos without using a conventional studio... and while using minimal, affordable gear. You just need to learn to make the most out of your environment!
Nikon surprised the photo industry yesterday by announcing its very first action camera, the KeyMission 360, which shoots 360° photos and videos in 4K resolution. Now the company has released a set of first 360-degree interactive videos on YouTube to show what the camera can do.
Phase One dropped a bombshell this week by announcing the XF 100MP, a medium format camera with …
Want a LEGO minifigure of yourself? You can now have a custom 3D-printed head made using just 2 standard portraits of yourself.
While other photo brands are busy announcing their latest and greatest digital cameras, Kodak has a rather unusual unveiling: it's bringing back the legendary Super 8 camera as a film product with digital features.
Olympus has announced a new durable compact camera in its Tough lineup and a new 300mm f/4 super telephoto that boasts the "highest resolution ever."
Camera companies were overshadowed yesterday by Nikon's major announcements (i.e. the D5, D500, and new action camera), but there was other gear unveiled as well.
Panasonic announced two new serious compact cameras and a new Leica 100-400mm lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras.
Nikon surprised everyone today by announcing an entirely new type of camera at CES 2016 in Vegas. The Nikon KeyMission 360 is a new wearable, waterproof action camera that can capture 360-degree footage in 4K.
In addition to the new D5 and D500, announced today at CES 2016, Nikon also launched a new SB-5000 Speedlight and a WT-6A Wireless Transmitter.
Nikon today announced the new D500 DSLR, a DX-format crop-sensor DSLR with pro-level features. It's the successor of the popular Nikon D300S, but it shares quite a bit in common with the new Nikon D5.
"The New Nikon D500 establishes a new era of DX-format performance," Nikon says.
Nikon today officially announced the new D5 flagship DSLR. It features a new autofocus system, 4K video recording, and an extended ISO range of up to 3,280,000. That's right... you can shoot at ISO 3.28 million.
As CES 2016 kicks off in Las Vegas, Canon today announced 5 new PowerShot cameras for its entry- and mid-level digital camera lineups. Here's a quick rundown of what Canon released.
When the 63-story Address Downtown Dubai hotel went up in flames on New Year’s Eve, photojournalist Dennis …
The CamRanger is a popular add-on solution for controlling Canon and Nikon DSLRs wirelessly. The new Cam-Fi is a similar product at a fraction of the cost.
Cam-Fi is a wireless camera controller that lets you remote control your Canon or Nikon DSLR using an iPhone, Android phone, tablet, PC, or Mac.
The University of Missouri has one of the oldest and most prestigious journalism schools in the country, but in November 2015, the school had its reputation tarnished by a viral video that showed student photographer Tim Tai and cameraman Mark Schierbecker getting blocked and harassed by student activists and university staff.
Over 100 of Missouri's lawmakers are now demanding that the assistant media professor, Melissa Click, be fired for her actions during the protests.
DJI may be the dominant leader in camera drones right now, but there are plenty of other companies battling for a slice of the market. Parrot, which has a number of drones in its stable already, is showing off a new one at CES 2016.
The Parrot Disco is an ultra-light drone that can fly at up to 50MPH for up to 45 minutes with a 14-megapixel digital camera in its nose.
For the past 7 years, Junebug Weddings has been holding an annual wedding photography contest to identify and recognize the best images that are being made. This year, after receiving over 10,000 photo submissions from wedding photographers in 45 different countries, the contest has released its collection of top wedding shots of 2015.
Last month, Filmmaker IQ put out a great 13-minute video on …
Nikon today announced two new 18-55mm kit lenses for entry-level photographers. They're the first AF-P lenses from Nikon, with the "P" indicating that the lenses use a stepping motor for fast and quiet autofocusing.
There are two variants of the new AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6: a VR one with stabilization and a non-VR one that leaves it out.
Artist Richard Prince sparked huge controversy last year by taking Instagram photos without permission, making extremely small edits to them, and then selling them as fine art for up to $100,000 each.
Now, one of the outraged photographers who had his photo used by Prince is suing the artist for copyright infringement.
If you're a photographer who's constantly on the move, Samsung has a new external drive that you may want to add to your camera bag. The new Portable SSD T3 is a palm-sized external solid state drive that can store 2 terabytes of your photos and files while taking up minimal space and weight.
If people call me a pro or a hack I really don’t care. Either way, clients pay for me to take pictures for them. For personal work, I create images that are both photography and art, some of which are liked, some are ignored, and some tic up an occasional nose — I do it because it feeds my soul.
Need some inspiration to start off the new year? Try these 11 TED talks on photography.
I love hard light. I love the shadows it creates and the colors it brings out. I also love the convenience it affords. I work exclusively with small flash, and by using predominantly hard light in my images, I am able to travel extremely light, as I need few to zero modifiers.
French photographer Serge Ramelli made this short film titled “Size Matters.” It’s the …
Photographer Joel Goodman was photographing revelers in Manchester on New Year's Eve when he came across a strange scene: police were wrestling a man on the ground while another man was reclining on the street and reaching for his beer.
Goodman's resulting photo has gone wildly viral online, and many are referring to it as a "perfect composition" and a photo that's reminiscent of a Renaissance masterpiece painting.
Syrian photographer Jafar Meray lives and works in a country that has been devastated by war. For a recent wedding photo shoot, Meray decided to use a war-torn neighborhood as a striking backdrop.
He calls the series "Love Reconstructs Syria."
I know this topic is covered here and there and everywhere: in school and online, in workshops and lectures, on street corner posters and graffiti under freeway overpasses… However, one way or another this topic seems to either elude a lot of photographers entirely or perhaps they ignore it knowingly. Either way, after continually seeing tight headshots done with lenses possessing an obviously incorrect focal length, my personal OCD has reached a boiling point and I decided to finally do this little post complete with a demonstration.
Phase One today announced a new 100MP CMOS full-frame digital sensor for the XF camera system. "The ultimate camera system has arrived," Phase One says.
One of the big stories this past New Year's Eve was the major fire that broke out at the 63-story Address Downtown Dubai hotel, which sits next to the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building.
37-year-old photojournalist Dennis Mallari was one of the many people in the hotel when the blaze started. He found himself trapped on the 48th floor, where he had planned to shoot the city's firework displays at midnight.
Earlier this week, National Geographic announced this year’s winners of its prestigious photo …
The Sony a7S II is known to have amazing performance in low light and at high ISO. To see just how powerful its low light capabilities are, a Greek photographer who goes by Boji decided to do a casual test that pits the camera against the human eye. You can see the comparison in the 48-second video above.
If you’re interested in taking your photography business to the next level, you do not want to miss out on the newest photography workshop hitting the industry:
Lea Clark: Showing American Girls how to live their Photography Dreams.
Kenko Tokina has announced a new ultra-wide zoom lens for Canon and Nikon crop sensor cameras. The new Tokina AT-X 14-20mm f/2 PRO DX has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 22-32mm on Canon APS-C cameras and 21-30mm on Nikon ones.
When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve in the capital city of Lima, Peru, things get crazy. People shoot fireworks high into the sky from the streets and from the roots of buildings, creating a spectacular light show.
Photographer Jeff Cremer was in Lima this year and decided to use his camera drone to capture what the crazy fireworks display looks like from above. It "looks like the start of the air campaign in Iraq," Cremer says.
NHL photographers are getting a little too involved in the action these days through the little hole in the rink glass that they shoot through. A week after a photographer dropped his lens hood through the glass and had it confused as a puck by the players, a photographer has accidentally injured a player by being a little careless with his lens.
The dangerous practice of rooftopping photography has claimed yet another victim, this time in New York City. 24-year-old Conner Cummings was killed yesterday after climbing the Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown Manhattan and then falling from the 52-story building.
Microsoft has launched a new camera app for iPhones that's designed to help you take the perfect selfie. It's called Microsoft Selfie, and it uses some of Microsoft's latest technology to auto-tweak snapshots of your face.