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Before you read the rest of the article, and it will be a long read, please allow me to share a few thoughts with you. Visiting the abandoned city of Pripyat and the disaster site of Chernobyl was an experience that I wa...

DJI unveiled the Spark mini drone this morning, an entry-level product aimed at casual users and enthusiasts. It is capable of 1080p HD video capture, features a 2-axis gimbal and uses a 1/2.3-inch 12MP CMOS sensor. The ...

The short answer: whatever works for you. In this short video/soliloquy, photography educator Matt Granger takes a break from looking at the best pro photo gear, to help define what exactly “pro gear” means to him, a...

Just outside of Tokyo you will find one of the most beautiful giant wisterias in the world

Prynt, the company that launched a phone case/printer through the crowdfunding website Kickstarter in 2015, has released its next-generation mobile printer, the Prynt Pocket. With Prynt Pocket, users can print a photo di...

It's been a few years since Lomography announced LomoChrome Purple, and just today they've announced a new update to the film. The new Lomochrome Purple 400 film is designed to be a whole lot more stable. With that said,...

Commercial photographer Derek Heisler has some key advice for the novice portrait photographers in the audience: don’t pose your models. This might seem counterintuitive at first, but Heisler explains why ‘directing�...

I’m not usually one to talk about celebrities that I keep in touch with from photo shoots. Some of this comes out of professional courtesy, and another part of it is that I’m a bit of a private person. However, a cur...

Updates for Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom CC bring support for the Sony Alpha 9 and Panasonic ZS70/TZ90. They also adds bug-fixes for several Fujifilm and Hasselblad cameras. They can be downloaded via the 'Updates' opt...

Ooh... blueprinty... Triggertrap's Mobile Dongleis no longer available, but the hardware has just been open-sourced. Following the demise of Triggertrap, its innovative remote camera control system is no longer available...

Venus Optics today announced the Laowa Magic Format Converter (MFC), an adapter which allows to use Canon and Nikon full-frame lenses on the Fujifilm GFX 50S medium format camera. It differs from currently available adap...

There’s a new DJI drone taking to the skies, and it’s the smallest, easiest-to-use quadcopter the Chinese company has ever created. Meet the DJI Spark, a tiny drone that’s packed full of easy-to-use features that m...

Want a crash course in retouching photos in Photoshop? Here’s a 4-part video series that clocks in at 4.5 hours in total, making it a very comprehensive guide. There's something here for everyone -- even the most exper...

Photo editing software developer Macphun--in case the name isn’t enough of a hint--has been Apple-only since it first arrived on the scene in 2008. But not anymore. This Fall, the company is going to be releasing its b...

As I walked for lunch I met Leo and he talked with me about my tintype photography. He told me about his new Harley Davidson and that he wanted me to take his photo with the Harley. Of course, I should use my 100 year ol...

The usually Apple-exclusive MacPhun software developer has announced that it will introduce PC versions of two of its most popular applications. Both Aurora HDR and Luminar should be available for the Window operating sy...

Until the release of the 500-yen coin in 1982, its corresponding paper equivalent reigned for more than 40 years in Japan. In fact, it wasn't until 1994 that the 500-yen banknote was finally withdrawn from circulation. O...

Citing a "potential safety issue", Profoto is recalling the battery of their powerful B1X monolight, which was announced only 10 days ago. The flash unit itself is not being recalled, but this is an embarrassing debacle ...

Bjarke Ahlstrand, the so-called “Managing Dictator” of Copenhagen, Denmark-based photography company One of Many Cameras, is extremely well connected in Denmark’s photography scene. So when it came time to get marr...

DJI has launched the DJI Spark, an easy-to-use, fun-to-fly mini camera drone that lifts off from the palm of your hand.

Does your camera have an Extended ISO function? Using it can help you produce less noisy images than the base native ISO of your camera. Here’s a 4-minute video tutorial explaining this. Many photographers ignore the e...