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While it arrived on the wedding scene within the last couple of years, the trend of intentionally blurring photos is still going strong and it's unlikely to be leaving any time soon. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The "Roman Calendar," also known as the "hot priest" calendar, is one of Rome's best-selling souvenirs. But the photographer behind it has admitted that not all of the hunks in the photos are men of the cloth. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Kate Middleton and Prince William released their Christmas card photo of them posing with their children over the weekend which caused a stir after many accused them of a "Photoshop fail." [Read More] petapixel.com »
I chose to put this as an opinion because I'm not a lawyer, and while my background is in engineering, we are talking about a rather convoluted subject matter. This topic can really only be answered accurately by lawyers familiar with the legislation. canonrumors.com »
Last month, Fujifilm held one of its X Summit events, using the occasion to launch the Fujifilm GFX100 II. The new flagship medium-format camera has attracted significant attention, and with good reason. petapixel.com »
This week, Panasonic Japan quietly listed a 2x teleconverter on its website as "new," which resulted in some reports that it had announced a new lens accessory without much fanfare. petapixel.com »
Zenfolio has published its 2023 State of Photography Industry Report that seeks to answer questions about how photographers are doing and how the industry is evolving. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Vivo X90 Pro isn’t the brand’s top device, given there’s a Pro+ version out there, but this phone isn’t one to take lightly. Vivo isn’t shy about the credibility and relevance it wants in the market, even if its phones aren’t all that visible in North America yet. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Every time I talk to a rep at a camera company, I think that they have their heads in a space that's consumed by their smartphone and the web. This is why so many have said that photography is dying a slow death. thephoblographer.com »
DJI’s RS 3 Mini is a scaled-down version of the popular RS line of gimbals that supports a lighter payload and has scaled-down motors and a more petite frame to accommodate today’s lighter mirrorless cameras -- but doesn't skimp on features. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Instagram is making its Gifts feature available to more creators in the United States. Gifts are described as a way to more easily earn money from an audience -- easy in theory, but it muddies an already confusing monetization web with Meta-owned properties. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The U.S. Copyright Office has told a federal judge that artificial intelligence (AI) artwork can't be protected.
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Apple appears to be getting more confident with the imaging capability of its mobile devices as it just published a 30-minute long, epic Bollywood film shot entirely on iPhone. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The battery is the least thought-about accessory a photographer or videographer depends upon to get a job done. These small hunks of chemicals allow electricity to flow through our gear, allowing our creativity to flow. [Read More] petapixel.com »
When a software company wants to increase profits, there really only seems to be one answer: subscription pricing.
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Snap's Pixy drone was announced only four months ago, but the company has already decided it's not going to make more.
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This optical illusion reveals how a person's brain can change the color of the objects that they see.
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petapixel.com »Your camera isn't weather sealed. It's weather-resistant. This also means that your camera isn't waterproof. Yes, there's a huge difference. And I think it's imperative for us to discuss this as it can lead to photographers not knowing the difference between one thing or another. thephoblographer.com »
Micro Four Thirds had a lot going for it when it launched as it promised low cost, smaller lenses, and good image quality. So why didn't it become the go-to format? [Read More] petapixel.com »
One of the James Webb Space Telescope's primary mirror segments was struck by a micrometeoroid and while it has been damaged, NASA says it's not cause for alarm and the telescope is still on schedule. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The news of falling camera shipments is like the dripping of a faucet. It comes with a regular, steady, beat, and just when you think it has stopped... plink, there it goes again! So perhaps it's no surprise that CIPA -- the trade body for manufacturers -- has a downbeat forecast for 2022, but strangely seems to have missed the good news! [Read More] petapixel.com »
"Reminiscencia is not a finished project," proclaims the artist who goes by the moniker Ezo Reiner. A quick glance at the project, and one tends to disbelieve that he began photography a decade ago, just for fun. thephoblographer.com »
One of the most common myths in photography and art, in general, is that some things are wrong and others are right. This creates a notion that some art is worse than other art. If this were true, the world would never go beyond a predefined concept of art. Painters like Van Gogh have painted […] petapixel.com »
A new survey being conducted over in Japan has surprising results on what the most beloved camera brand is. While companies such as Canon, Nikon, and Sony may currently command market dominance, it’s Pentax/Ricoh that has gotten the most love. petapixel.com »
Update on 3/05/2021: The creator of the deeptomcruise account today revealed that it was a stunt. Masterminded by visual effects expert Chris Ume, the goal was to draw attention to deepfakes and petition for their regulation. petapixel.com »
A TikToker is using deepfake technology to impersonate Tom Cruise on the social media platform and the results are so realistic that some may mistakingly believe it actually is the famed actor. This latest situation has again raised concerns about the creation and use of deepfakes. petapixel.com »
We're about to find out if long hair is really last season.
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Before I picked up a camera and discovered the potential for documentation, I had (still have) a first love: being a bass player. For those not in the know, the bass is the instrument that isn’t the guitar, isn’t the drum kit, and isn’t the vocals. It’s the one that makes you dance, and rattles […] petapixel.com »
Recently, the more I study my photographs, the more I feel that bokeh is cheating me out of a more substantial image. I really like photographs with a lot of visual complexity — well presented, not chaotic, but a clear arrangement of multiple elements. petapixel.com »
An appeals court has ruled that a 40-year-old man who followed women around with a camera to shoot creepy images of them did not commit any crime because the photography was done in public places. The New York Times reports that three women accused 40-year-old David Eric Lambert of following them around large stores (a […] petapixel.com »
"My personal goal is to study underwater life through camera lenses and to boost people's interest in marine biology." boredpanda.com »
The scene through the viewfinder was one of pastoral beauty: a thatched and jettied cottage, with colorful Gertrude Jekyll borders full of Lupins. As my eyes drank in the peached colors of summer, a single press of the shutter button on my camera brought me tumbling back into the splintered blues of winter. Beyond the […] petapixel.com »
In a recent interview with DPReview, Olympus VP of Sales and Marketing Aki Murata laid out the company’s market position quite eloquently, explaining why (and how) Olympus intends to compete in a camera market that is increasingly focused on full-frame. petapixel.com »
Adobe has launched Photoshop on the iPad, a fully rebuilt application on the real base of Photoshop that purportedly runs smoothly and efficiently despite being on the pseudo computer that is the Apple tablet. petapixel.com »
First off it’s not you, it’s Instagram. It comes down to a few very simple things that can be summed up in three words and two reasons: chronological order and saturation. There are so many people on Instagram, and the organic, chronological order news feed is sadly a thing of the past. These two things […] petapixel.com »
At least once a day I see a social media rant about other photographers, also referred to as “the competition”, and how they are “devaluing” photography. I see it across the board from wedding and newborn photography to commercial work and fashion photography. petapixel.com »
Eye-rolls, shrugs, and barbs greeted the $120,000 Grand Prize winner of Dubai’s HIPA Photography Prize. Malaysian photographer Edwin Ong’s photo of a partially blind Vietnamese woman carrying her baby was derided for representing yet another “poverty porn” contest winner before it was suggested that the image was staged by photographer Ab Rashid. Ong defended his […] petapixel.com »
Fujifilm has already launched some pretty landmark cameras of the digital age, but there's still one thing missing in their line-up: a Full Frame masterpiece. Despite the clamor for it, however, the company has made it clear in a recent interview with Fujifilm's Shinichiro Udono, Jun Watanabe, and Takuya Noguchi at the CP+ 2019 by French website Photo Trend. thephoblographer.com »
Boston photographer Jordan Kines shares his advice and experiences from behind the lens. iso.500px.com »
Today in "face palm-worthy stuff you find in the Internet", we spotted an Indiegogo campaign by someone asking funding for photography equipment, and subsequently, his stint as an amateur photographer. thephoblographer.com »
When I read or watch reviews of lenses by folks in the photographic community, it often seems like one of the most important qualities to them is how the lens renders bokeh. It’s often made me wonder, do we sometimes forget that bokeh is just background? And is this fixation healthy? Or most importantly, how […] petapixel.com »
A few days ago, I awoke to a text message from a friend who lives halfway around the world telling me that he had unexpectedly seen one of my images on a FOX News story. The image was from a photoshoot that I had done of Richard “Old Man” Harrison from the television show Pawn […] petapixel.com »
There has long been this stigma against ‘crop sensor’ cameras in the photography community; likely dating back to the crop vs full frame marketing campaigns that went on back when the differences in performance between them was, in fact, significant. thephoblographer.com »
There has long been this stigma against ‘crop sensor’ cameras in the photography community; likely dating back to the crop vs full frame marketing campaigns that went on back when the differences in performance between them was, in fact, significant. thephoblographer.com »
Ever since the Canon EOS-1D C, there has been a lot of chatter and desire to see another “C” labeled DSLR. The EOS-1D C was quite expensive, at more than twice the price of the very similar EOS-1D X and it didn’t sell all that well until it saw heavy discounts. We’re being told again, Read more... canonrumors.com »
Kodak TMax P3200 is Kodak's latest film offering; and apparently there is a fair amount of confusion about the film emulsion. Share images from it in various groups and you'll hear people say "But isn't is an ISO 3200 film?" The answer: No, it isn't. thephoblographer.com »
One of the things keeping vegans from shooting film is the fact that medium uses animal gelatin as part of the emulsion coating on the plastic film base. The short answer is yes, film contains animal products, but Ilford attempts to explain this matter in a straightforward and honest FAQ. thephoblographer.com »
Check out this surreal 4-minute short film titled Club Palace. It may look computer-generated, but everything you see was captured on camera using miniature sets, careful lighting, practical effects, and precise camera moves. petapixel.com »
A couple weeks ago, I got a chance to run the Nikon D850 through its paces as a scanner. The “Negative Digitizer” feature, which can automatically flip negatives to positive got a lot of buzz as the camera was being released, and I was eager to try it out. I’ve been using digital cameras to […] petapixel.com »
The progression that is the discovery and appreciation of photography is a journey unique to the voyager. Whether the path is walked through a textbook, an online forum, or alone, there is no two that are alike. petapixel.com »
