Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Photographing Antelope Canyon on the Tour – Phil Mistry © Suwandi Chandra, Sony a7 III, Sony FE 24-105 F4 G OSS, 24mm, f/8, 1/30, ISO
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DJI has found itself on a list of companies that the United States Department of Commerce has blocked from being able to conduct business with U.S.-based companies. American companies cannot export parts to DJI, and it’s possible that U.S. consumers will find it harder to purchase DJI products. The Department of Commerce added 78 companies
Evan Anderman is a pilot and photographer who uses his combination of skills to capture some impressive aerial landscape photos. Anderman has been dutifully uploading multiple videos a month documenting his process since earlier this year. Anderman calls himself a “social landscape photographer” and since April of 2020 has been regularly sharing ten to fifteen-minute
Industrious designer Benjamin Bezine has created a Raspberry Pi-powered film scanner that combines with a film advancer made from Lego and a mirrorless camera that along with machine learning automatically scans whole rolls of film. Bezine writes that this is his fourth iteration of the Roboscan device, with the latest model made more efficient thanks
Canon Japan’s “Official Fan Goods” online store includes mugs and tumblers that are modeled after Canon’s EF and RF lenses that would make a great gift for any Canon shooter. Added within the last day, Canon has listed a lens mug, lens tumbler, a mini cup set, and two gift boxes that turn Canon’s iconic
While announced on November 26 with claims of immediate availability, the Schneider Kreuznach 80mm f/2.8 LS AF Mark II may not have been easy to acquire. The lens now appears to be making its way into availability around the world. The medium format leaf shutter lens is equivalent to a 50mm on a 35mm full
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Photo of ICU Doctor Going Viral for Embracing a COVID-19 Patient – Good Morning America Dr. Joseph Varon, chief of staff at United Memorial Medical
Shutterstock Editorial has just revealed the photographs that documented the historical moments that dominated 2020, a very different year from any other. The year started normally with red-carpet shows like Oscars and then veered off dramatically to pandemic and protests and is winding up with hope as news of vaccines emerges. Photo by Allen J.
The mastermind of an incredibly elaborate international scam that targeted photographers and other creatives has been apprehended. Described as a “crazy evil genius,” the suspect impersonated major female power-players in Hollywood to lure unsuspecting victims. In January of 2019, photographer Henry Wu described a long, elaborate con that saw him and blogger Zory thrust into
In at least one region of Canon’s massive global empire, the company has begun listing its sensors for sale to other companies, following in Sony’s footsteps. This is a noteworthy development, as Canon has to this point reserved its sensors for only its own camera hardware regardless of business division. Originally reported by EOS HD,
A rare Leica lens has sold for more than some people will pay for a house. The Vario-Elmar-M 3.5-5.6/28-75mm ASPH. prototype was initially estimated to sell for between €60,000 and €80,000 (~$72,430 and ~$96,570), but blew past those projections easily, closing at €240,000 (~290,000). The lens is one of only three existing Vario-Elmar-M lenses and
OWC has announced Copy That, an app with the sole purpose of making it easier to copy photos and videos from your iPhone to external storage. It gives you the ability to select what you want to copy, where you want to copy photos to, and how you want to copy them. The process is
Ikea has announced that it is sunsetting its catalog as part of a continued transition to digital sales. Described by Ikea as “iconic and beloved,” the publication will cease both print and digital publication. The Ikea Catalog had found itself the center of attention numerous times over the years, from a story on most of
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Cabrera described an imagined image of singer Demi Lovato in her room, writing a song among all of her ephemera. Two of her songs had
Ross Bernards left Vail, Colorado, in June of 2018 to live the #VanLife full time to provide flexibility and more opportunity to “explore the most photogenic and best-kept secrets of North America” and its iconic landscapes. He feels most at home and a tremendous sense of peace with his feet firmly planted under the stars.
Over the last several years, autofocus technology in cameras – regardless of manufacturer – has gotten incredibly reliable. With that in mind, Manny Ortiz set out to see if there was a notable difference among the big three in this 7.5-minute video. First of all, it should be noted that Ortiz intended to do this
Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, hosted his third annual, 17-minute blind smartphone camera test featuring 20 new smartphones. The phones were grouped into a bracket that hid the phone names while the public voted for their favorites. First of all, it’s important to note right from the start that this “test” is the furthest
The Looking Glass Portrait is the first portrait-oriented digital photo frame capable of showcasing 3D holograms that can be made specifically for it using any camera or produced from a single Portrait Mode photo from your iPhone. Looking Glass previously successfully Kickstarted a landscape-oriented holographic display that was designed to be used by 3D creators.
Sony today announced Visual Story, a new free iOS app that provides gallery creation, cloud storage, and web delivery to professional wedding and event photographers who shoot Sony cameras. Once the app is paired with your Sony camera, the photos you shoot can automatically be transferred to your iPhone or iPad as they’re created, as
In an interview with Mynavi News, Canon’s Kengo Iezuka says that not only were the 800mm and 600mm f/11 lenses possible because of mirrorless design, but the success of these two lenses may lead to additional similarly-designed primes. Kengo Iezuka is one of the executives involved in the planning of Canon lenses – specifically in
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! Jupiter and its four moons © Bill Dunford Is this Photo Showing Jupiter and Its Four Moons a Fake? – Snopes A photo of a
After 70 years of holding its leading photographic trade show in Cologne, Germany, Photokina may be no more. The world’s largest photo trade fair has announced that due to a “massive decline in markets for imaging products,” it will be discontinued indefinitely. Photokina was first held in Cologne in 1950, becoming a biennial event in
Panasonic has published a firmware update for all four Panasonic S full-frame cameras. The S1, S1R, and S1H all see improvements to autofocus to match that of the S5, while the S5 sees a major video upgrade along with better autofocus performance. Panasonic is known for frequently making changes to its autofocus algorithm that have
Software company autoRetouch has debuted a new software feature that promises to reduce hours of post-production time down to seconds. Automating what is called a “ghost mannequin” photo, the software quickly creates composite images for use in e-commerce. A Ghost Mannequin image is a photo with a sort of “hollow man” look to it. Ghost
German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies believes that Time of Flight, or ToF, sensors will become a standard in high-end smartphones. The company says the technology will overcome low-light focusing issues that currently plague the devices. In an interview with SemiconductorForYou, the Senior Vice President of Sensors at Infineon Philipp von Schierstaedt says that the company
Fujifilm has announced a firmware update the brings pixel shift multi-shot functionality to the GFX100. The camera combines with newly-announced software to combine 16 RAW images into a single 400-megapixel image. The feature works by combining the 102-megapixel sensor, the X Processor 4, and the in-body image stabilization system to move the image sensor in
Samsung Electronics is reportedly in a position to challenge Sony’s imaging sensor dominance. Sony had prioritized the supply of image sensors to Huawei, a strategy that has backfired; Samsung is apparently ready to take advantage. Sony commands more than half of the image sensor market, but because it focused its efforts on supplying Huawei, Samsung
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! A Promised Land, back and front cover, showing the BACK-COVER PHOTO THAT ALMOST DID NOT MAKE IT © Phil Mistry How the Photo on Barack
A new product bearing the Kodak name seems to ask, “If you’re shooting film, why not immerse yourself in the experience?” The company is releasing metal film canisters commonly used in the 1970s brand new for 2020. Groovy. Retopro is a brand licensee of Eastman Kodak Company and has emblazoned the iconic photography brand’s logo
On August 4, an explostion rocked the city of Beirut, killing over 200 and injuring more than 6,500. In order to reconstruct exactly what happened, forensics researchers were able to piece together the event using photos and videos uploaded to social media. Forensic Architecture was invited by the Egyptian online journal Mada Masr to review