Canon is Letting You Photograph Earth From Its Camera Satellite
As a showcase of its CE-SAT-1 Earth-imaging satellite, Canon is allowing anyone to take their own photos of Earth from space as part of a demonstration for CES.
Blue Angels Share Photos From the Final Flight of ‘Legacy’ Hornet Jets
To honor the service of the "Legacy" Hornet jets, the Navy has released a few images taken during the commemorative final flight of the platform by the Blue Angels. In addition to the striking images, the Navy also released a short clip from the inside of the cockpit.
Videographer Captures the Theft of His Own Camera Gear at Anti-Racism Rally
A backpack full of thousands in camera gear, laptops, and hard drives was stolen during an anti-racism rally in Toronto, ON this past weekend. The kicker? The videographer who owned the gear captured the entire incident on video.
Testing Every New Feature Adobe Just Added to Photoshop and Lightroom
Earlier this week, Adobe released major updates for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Camera RAW, with new and improved features across the board. But if the announcement was a bit overwhelming, don't worry: Colin Smith at PhotoshopCAFE has put together a demo of every new feature that Adobe just added to these products.
Incredible Game Engine Demo Blurs the Line Between CGI and Reality
Earlier today, Epic Games released a "first look" at the Unreal Engine 5 video game engine, and the results are mind-blowing. Using a gameplay demo running on a Playstation 5, they showcase an environment that is so close to photorealistic that it's often hard to tell the difference.
Huawei P40 Pro Image Stabilization Demo Seems Too Good to Be True
Huawei recently revealed the P40 Pro smartphone: the company's latest flagship complete with some very impressive camera specs. But the most impressive thing about this phone might not be the cameras themselves, but their insane digital image stabilization.
Olympus Shows Off 2000mm Reach by Shooting Mt. Fuji from 42 Miles Away
With the major Japanese trade show CP+ being cancelled over coronavirus concerns, Olympus has taken to YouTube to share the presentation it was planning to give at the show. The 45-minute presentation included an interesting look at how much reach the new M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens gives when combined with the M.Zuiko Digital 2x Teleconverter MC-20.
Adobe Shows Off Improved Content-Aware Fill Coming Soon to Photoshop
Adobe is making some big improvements to the Content-Aware Fill tool in Photoshop. In a sneak peek of an update that's "coming soon," Photoshop Product Manager Meredith Stotzner shows how an upcoming version of the tool will make it easier to get realistic results from this already-powerful fill tool.
Film vs. Digital: This is How Dynamic Range Compares
Photographer Bill Lawson wanted to compare the dynamic range of film and digital photography, so he recently went out and shot 10 stops overexposed and 10 stops underexposed for a 21-stop comparison to see how far you can go before the photo is unusable. He shares the results in the 7-minute video above.
This is the Power of Canon’s 120MP Camera Sensor
Canon has just released this new 3-minute video showing the power of its 120-megapixel CMOS sensor, which it first announced in September 2015 and then showed off at an expo in May 2016.
This is the Speed of the Sony a7 III
Here's a short video by Camera Creativ that demonstrates the high-speed continuous shooting of the new Sony a7 III, a full frame mirrorless camera that costs $2,000.
This is How ‘Blazingly Fast’ Photoshop Was in 1997
Think Photoshop runs slowly on your computer? To make yourself feel better, check out how "fast" basic Photoshop operations were 20 years ago. Here's a short clip of the Photoshop demo that was given at Macworld Expo in 1997 to show the speed of a new CPU.
This Basketball Demo Shows the Sony a9’s Blazing Fast Autofocus
Sony is touting its new a9 camera as a sports camera with blazing fast autofocus and shooting speeds. If you weren't impressed with the camera tracking a pole vaulter at 20fps, check out the demo in the video above: the camera accurately keeps its focus locked on a basketball being tossed back and forth near it.
Demo: The Sony a9’s Eye-Tracking Autofocus is Crazy Accurate
Sony claims the a9 is an autofocus tracking monster—its 693-point AF system performing 60 AF/AE calculations every second. But that's not limited to regular subject tracking; as this demo video shows, the eye-tracking AF has been significantly improved as well.
This is What 20fps with the Sony a9 Sounds Like (Spoiler: Nothing)
Sony made quite a splash in the photo industry this week by announcing the new a9, a mirrorless camera that can shoot 24MP full-frame photos at a whopping 20fps. We soon got a look at what 20fps on this camera looks like. If you want to see what 20fps sounds like, check out the video above.
This is What 20fps with No Blackout Looks Like on the Sony a9
This footage might confuse you at first. You might wonder, "when is he going to start shooting?" Here's the thing: he already is. This is what 20 frames per second with no blackout and AE/AF tracking looks like on the newly announced Sony a9.
This is What Canon’s New Built-In Lens Lights Can Do For Ring Photos
Canon recently announced the EF-M 28mm STM and the EF-S 35mm f/2.8 IS STM, two macro lenses that feature Canon's first built-in LED ring lights on their fronts. Canon says one of the advantages of the lights, which can be independently controlled on the two sides, is an instant improvement to macro wedding ring photos.
Natural Light vs Flash vs High Speed Sync: See the Difference
Same setting, same model, three different lighting scenarios. In this demo, Toronto wedding photographer Derrel Ho-Shing shows you the difference between shooting with natural light, regular strobe, and high speed sync.
This Sneaky Ode to Compositing Has a Lot More CG Elements Than You Think
Visual effects artist Roy Perker is tired of people saying that VFX and digital compositing "looks fake." So he created this fun little video to show off his own compositing skill, and educate people on what it takes to seamlessly blend real footage and computer generated imagery on screen.
Capturing Beautiful Outdoor Portraits with a Cheap 50-Year-Old Soviet Lens
There are some fantastic portrait lenses out there for cheap, if you know where to look. A great example is the Jupiter-9: a 50-year-old M42 mount 85mm f/2 Soviet lens that, in the right hands, captures beautiful portraits with gorgeous bokeh.
This Simple Video is the Perfect CMYK Demo: See Subtractive Color in Action
CMYK—which stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (or Black)—is the color model used in most printing. It's called a subtractive color model, and if you don't understand what that means or how it works, this brilliant little demo should help.
Video Shows You How to Use a Vintage Mechanical Light Meter
Light meters aren't nearly as popular these days as they once were, but even if you have one in your bag, it's probably nothing like what you're about to see here. The meter in this video by YouTuber Mind Splurge is a vintage 'Walz Coronet' mechanical light meter, and it's dripping with hipster allure.
200x Camera Zoom Lets You Read the Words on Airplanes
Here's a video that's going viral on the Web right now: Korean YouTuber MichealHrd shared this short video showing the power of a 200x camera zoom. You can zoom in on an airplane cruising by overhead and read the name of the airline on the side.
Here’s How Much Photoshop Hotkeys Can Speed Up Your Workflow
Do you use hotkeys when you edit in Photoshop or Lightroom? If you don't and you're a professional photographer editing tens or possibly hundreds of images per session, this short demo might convince you to start.
Blast from the Past: When Floppy Disks were Groundbreaking Photo Storage
"The manufacturers have found a way of storing a whole roll of transparencies onto a tiny disk," says Tomorrow's World presenter Maggie Philbin in this short clip. But she couldn't have guessed how primitive that groundbreaking floppy disk technology would seem just 30 years later.
See Photoshop’s New Face-Aware Liquify Feature in Action
One of the fancy new features in Photoshop 2015.5 is called Face-Aware Liquify, but for some reason Adobe hasn't officially demonstrated it on the Photoshop YouTube channel. Well, have no fear, we found a great little video that demonstrates all the ins and outs of the tool.
This Simple Example Shows the Power of High Speed Sync
High speed sync is a big deal when you're capturing portraits on-location. As photographer Manuel Ortiz shows in this informative video, it can mean the difference between a captivating shot and something full of background distraction.
How to Use Moonlight as Your Main Light Source
Using the moon as your main light source for late-night photography can be beautiful, surreal... and challenging. But photographer Karl Taylor has a neat trick up his sleeve that can save you hours worth of test shooting in this situation—the trick is called "math."
A Look at How One Zoom Lens Can Tell Three Stories
Many prime lens lovers will tell you they don't need no stinkin' zoom lenses, just "zoom with your feet" as they say. But there is a point to zoom lenses, and it's not just the versatility of having multiple focal lengths—it's the ability to tell different stories with the same lens.
Natural Light vs Off-Camera Flash: An Eye-Opening Demonstration
Even a single off-camera flash can make a massive difference in an outdoor portrait shoot, giving you a look that is simply impossible to capture with natural light alone. Photographer Manuel Ortiz demonstrates this beautifully in a quick, eye-opening comparison video.