Photography News

Relatively speaking, I'm sort of over the idea of super fast aperture lenses simply because most folks won't be able to tell the difference with the photos--and that's the case with the Rokinon 85mm f1.2 SP lens. But at ...

Almost 2 weeks ago, Nikon Rumors reported that B&H Photo had discontinued Lexar's line of XQD cards. In light of Lexar's recent acquisition by Chinese flash storage manufacturer Longsys, people assumed the worst--for onc...

BenQ has launched a new monitor designed for professional photographers who need both high resolution and extremely accurate colors: the 27" SW271. This model builds upon the company's previous SW2700PT display, offering...

CBS Broadcasting is suing photojournalist Jon Tannen for doing something you (and most people you know) have probably done: sharing screenshots from an old television show on social media. The lawsuit is being characteri...

California-based software developer Macphun (soon to be Skylum) has announced Luminar 2018, a digital photo editor and organizer that’s aiming to be a direct competitor to Adobe Lightroom. Unlike past versions of Macph...

Borrowing from romanticized notions of the American frontier, synonymous with ideals of exploration and expansion, I captured a visual narrative of China's westernmost region, Xinjiang. Whereas the American West conjures...

In the age of Instagram, snapping a photo of a picture-perfect meal before eating it has become something of a ritual (science also suggests it helps food taste better). But one guy has made it a ritual of his own to rui...

Highlights from National Geographic's annual photo competition

Photographer Albert Watson is the man behind the iconic photo of Steve Jobs that is seen all over the Internet and on the cover of the Steve Jobs biography written by Walter Isaacson. In this 2-minute video from Profoto,...

Upsampling image and video files usually leads to pixelation and soft textures, simply because algorithms are not capable of replacing non-existing image detail. But scientists at the Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent...

Apple's 'Portrait Mode' on the company's dual-camera iPhones is a cool feature that produces some neat photos. But if you're not a fan of the fake bokeh Apple's standard camera app generates, you might want to check out ...

So, you want to be a photographer? And why not, it seems to be a valued and respected profession. Or is it?… Everywhere we look there is the product of a photographer's work, from newspapers and magazines to online med...

Michael Schwartz is a New York-based photographer who shoots fashion, advertising, and celebrity portraiture. He has shot top celebrities for some of the largest brands and publications in the world. PetaPixel: Can you t...

Photographing rally car racing from right next to the track can be extremely hazardous to your health. Here’s a 1-minute video that shows how one cameraman narrowly avoided getting squashed recently by a crashing and f...

Who knew there was so much science in a bowl of cereal!

Macphun--the photo editing software company that will rename itself 'Skylum' at the end of the year--has just unveiled the latest version of its full-featured photo editing suite Luminar. Meet Luminar 2018: a photo edito...

Tenba today launched the DNA 15 Backpack. Stylish and discrete as a camera bag, the new DNA backpack provides lightweight (just 1.7kg) flexible protection for an array of photographic kit. With two main compartments - a ...

To celebrate their 40th anniversary, Tenba have announced the addition of two Special Edition versions of their DNA 8 & DNA 15 Slim messenger bags. The Tenba Messenger DNA 8 (£80) holds a compact system camera, 2-3 lens...

I wasn't so sure that it would actually happen, but it indeed really is: the Yashica Y35 digifilm camera will most likely get a bigger sensor. In a Kickstarter update, Yashica announced that they figured out a way to giv...

The Canon 85mm F1.4L, announced at the end of August, updates the company's series of 85mm primes with a useful new feature: image stabilization. The lens isn't as fast as the 85mm F1.2L II that came before it, but shoul...

Macphun (Skylum) today announced Luminar 2018. This edition offers everything a modern photographer needs for photo editing, including new filters powered by artificial intelligence, major speed improvements, a dedicated...

The Rokinon 14mm f2.4 SP isn't the fastest wide angle lens in comparison to many of the others out there on the market these days, but Rokinon is touting it to be one of the company's very best. The lens is part of the S...