Japanese company Tone Mobile has released a very… special… new smartphone. Aimed at parents who want to keep their kids from making bad choices, the TONE e20 has an AI-powered “Smartphone Protection” feature that prevents users from shooting or saving “inappropriate” photos (read: naked pictures). The official Tone Mobile press release (translated) hails the TONE
Anyone who has had any exposure to still life photography or studio work will know just how expensive backdrops can be. I have a couple from Kate Backdrops company, one of which I use very often, but I’ve been hankering after a few more.
[embedded content] The Hasselblad XPan is a legendary one-of-a-kind 35mm panoramic rangefinder worthy of its cult camera status, but at over $3,000, is it worthy of your money? In this video and article, we’ll take a look at the XPan compared to two affordable alternative options: the Horizont camera, and the Pentax ESPIO 120SW. The
Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) recently announced finalists and shortlists of its annual contest. However, some images of Hong Kong protests have been removed due to their alleged “sensitive nature.” This has caused a backlash in the community, accusing competition organizers of censorship. One of SWPA Documentary category’s finalists is Hong Kong photographer Ko Chung
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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to white balance a photo with just one click! The technique shown in this tutorial is perhaps the best and quickest way to color correct a photo in any Situation. With just one-click, all your colors will magically fall into place. I’ll even show you what to
500px Ambassador, Dariane Sanche, challenged the 500px community to push their limits and create a fantasy-esque theatrical portrait. Read on to learn about Dariane’s selection process and see the winners of this Quest. The Selection Process “I really enjoyed judging this Quest and discovering awesome photographers from around the world who have so much amazing
A San Francisco-based photographer is facing some legal backlash from the Golden Gate Bridge District over a photo that they claim he took from a restricted area. The photographer says the District is simply “hunting for money” by searching the Internet for pictures that they believe were taken from restricted areas. Bruce Getty is a
A Hong Kong-based company called “NONS” has created a M42-mount ILC that can be used to shoot Fujifilm Instax Mini film. They’re calling it the world’s first M42 mount SLR instant camera, and it allows shooters to pair easy-to-find Fuji Instax film with much-beloved (and often very cheap) classic M42 lenses. The NONS SL42 camera
[embedded content] Photoshop has become so intertwined with many of our lives as photographers that it’s difficult to imagine life without it. For those younger photographers, there was never a time when it didn’t exist. But Photoshop today celebrates its 30th birthday from that initial Version 1 release. So, we thought now would be a
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Photoshop tutorial showing how to create a smoke/fog brush using a photo of clouds. If you have any questions please leave them below or head over to this tutorial’s page on our website: How To Create a Smoke/Fog Brush In Photoshop Check Out My Beach Project Here: https://www.behance.net/JRfromPTC Subscribe + Like + Share + Comment
Today, a whopping 93% of millennials have smartphones, and 86% use social media. This year, 90% of cars will be connected to the internet. By 2025, ridesharing is predicted to become a $358 billion market in the US (that’s a $300 billion increase since 2017). Technology is rapidly reshaping our world and the way we
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri recently revealed the answer to a question that many IG users have been asking for years. No, not “is the chronological feed coming back” (he already answered that one a while back). He explained why Instagram, after all these years, still doesn’t have a proper iPad app. The revelation was part
[embedded content] Ever wonder what it would be like to use a high-end telephoto prime to shoot portraits? Daniel and Rachel of Mango Street have, and so they decided to rent the $12,000 Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III USM IS lens and take it for a joy ride shooting their particular style of urban
When you have a vivid imagination, the world around you becomes magical even on the dullest of days. The work of Portuguese photographer Tiago Silva is a great example of this. He observes the world around him and looks for unusual perspectives, compositions, colors and shadows. As a result, he ends up with plenty of
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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to make powerful customizable vignettes in Photoshop using Camera Raw. The point of this tutorial is to created off-centered vignettes that help the focal-point stand out from the background. ? INDEX 01:28 – Outer Vignette Adjustments 03:04 – Inner Vignette Adjustments LINKS FREE Lightroom CC Course on
Are you ready for fashion week? While fashion shows used to be a chance for buyers at boutiques and department stores to view clothing crafted by designers on the catwalk, they have now become a star-studded social event. At the most exclusive shows, celebrities and socialites alike vie for a chance to sit in the
PetaPixel has learned that the CP+ 2020 expo in Japan—one of the largest photo industry trade shows in the world—has been cancelled due to fears over the recent coronavirus outbreak. An official announcement from the show is expected shortly. (UPDATE: Confirmed) We were tipped off to the news earlier this evening when social media consultant
Canon released a new kit lens for the RF Mount tonight. The new RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM promises to be an affordable and versatile lens for photographers who love the new EOS R system, but don’t want to spend more on a lens then they did on their camera body. One of the main
Pentax Pixel Shift is a fantastic feature when it comes to boosting the dynamic range, increase the level of detail and reduce the noise in an image. Many product photographers employ this feature for increased detail, but it can also yield great results for landscape photography. That said, the technology still faces some challenges when
Lightroom tips and tricks in 60 seconds or less from longtime Lightroom team member Benjamin Warde. Follow Lightroom: http://facebook.com/Lightroom Tweets by Lightroom http://plus.google.com/+Lightroom http://instagram.com/Lightroom
In this tutorial, you will learn how to replace the sky in a Photo with Photoshop. Sometimes you may take an awesome photo, but the weather does no help you with achieving the results that you want. So you’ll need to use Photoshop to bring in a more dramatic sky and take your photo to
Yesterday, Topaz Labs—the software company behind popular photo editing plugins and software like DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Gigapixel AI—announced that it will start charging for product upgrades. Users are understandably upset. The announcement was made by CEO Eric Yang through the Topaz Labs community forum, and as of this writing, it’s already generated 444
Last night we got our first official glance at Canon’s vision for their future in the R5 development announcement, and it looks to finally be an example of full-frame mirrorless taken seriously. In a morning discussion here at PetaPixel, the question was raised: why did Canon just now decide to wake up? I have a
There are plenty of photo competitions around. Some are free, some are paid. Some offer prizes and some only bragging rights. Our World in Focus is a site that aims to be cheap to enter, but still offer a worthy prize. Their latest Landscape photography competition got some amazing entries, but the winners are nothing
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Photoshop tutorial showing you how to match the saturation of images using a Saturation Map. ► Subscribe to My Channel Here: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQ_ZkYaMe6qPoueUyPQgpQ?sub_confirmation=1 Photoshop Compositing Course: https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/product/photoshop-compositing/ Photoshop tutorial showing you how to use a Selective Color Adjustment Layer to create a Saturation Map. Then you can use the map to try to match the saturation
Looking for new action and sports photographers to follow on 500px? Great! We’ve got a list of 10 heart-pounding, adrenaline-spiking, pupil-dilating action/adventure/extreme sports photographers on 500px that you should follow right now. We’ll work our way through the major categories of photography — from wildlife, to landscapes, to street photography, to portraiture, and beyond —