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Abstract: Some parting thoughts as we wrap up Lighting 103.Hopefully, you have enjoyed our discussion of color and light in Lighting 103 v1.0--or at least found it useful as you expore your own lighting. Coming next will...

Matteo Bertoli, a California-based cinematographer, got a chance to try out the iPhone X's video capabilities in Kauai and has just published the results. And before you ask - Bertoli states that it was all shot handheld...

Greg Sand's 'Echoes' explores the struggle to retain a lucid remembrance of lost loved ones

A few days ago, my girlfriend, Victoria was trying to take some photos of a bridesmaid gift she received the night before. She was trying to take these images on her phone and was not having any success. After a few unsu...

Filters are the bread and butter of landscape photographers. Here’s a 12-minute video from Nature TTL that will teach you what filters every landscape photographer should have in their bag, as well as why to use them i...

The Google Pixel 2 might sport one of the best smartphone cameras around, but when it comes to the display--particularly on the larger XL--model, Google has had nothing but trouble. Reports of everything from burn-in, to...

Here’s a strange and hilarious idea that the Internet has spawned: if you Photoshop rock climbers out of bouldering photos and leave the spotters in the frame, the resulting images look like photos of rock worshipers. ...

After releasing it in beta last month, ON1 has officially announced the latest version of its image editing and organization software: ON1 Photo RAW 2018. With this newest version, ON1 wants to establish its application ...

Remember when the DJI Zenmuse X7 drone camera was released, and we said DJI had become a camera company without anybody noticing? You might consider the latest scores out of DxOMark proof of that assertion. The sensor te...

Here’s a 6-minute video from PiXimperfect that looks at the difference between the Levels and Curves functions in Photoshop. While the two may seem similar in purpose, there are some very clear differences between them...

My name is Caleb Stein, and I’m a recent graduate of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. “Down by the Hudson” is an ongoing project I’m working on. It’s a record of my walks and interactions, mostly along...

So you're skydiving at 12,500 feet, and after pulling your parachute cord, a whole bunch of nothing happens...

After undergoing three open heart surgeries, 5-year-old Sophia Chiappalone had one wish before her fourth operation: to be a princess and marry her best friend, Hunter. After hearing of the wish, a family friend and pro ...

A new tripod called Vixari is attempting to launch on Kickstarter, where it is billed as "the world's most portable tripod." Vixari has an ultra-portable foldable design that's only a little bigger than a smartphone, but...

Want to see the video capabilities of the iPhone X? Here’s a beautiful 3-minute cinematic short film about a French pastry chef. Everything you see was shot entirely with the iPhone X. Titled “Made in Paris,” the f...

Want to know the origins of the concept of copyright? Here’s a 25-minute video from Filmmaker IQ that looks at the history and philosophy behind modern-day copyright. While copyright may be crucial in the modern digita...

Ever dreamed of being an astronaut-photographer and flying out in space to take photos that are literally out of this world? Now, you can at least pretend to be one with a fully functional replica of the first ever Hasse...

Introduction The Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 is the company's newest mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (ILC), and in many ways, the first Lumix camera ever to be aimed squarely at professional and advanced amateur stills ...

Episode 227 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Olympus Visionary Tracie Maglosky In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photograph...

If you were to look at the lenses coming from Korea in the past couples of years, you'd be shocked; and that's where the Irix 15mm f2.4 Blackstone lens is manufactured. We took a previous look at the company's Blackstone...

Both fashion and fine art photography make use of portraiture for eye-catching pictures, yet the final results show different styles. If you find yourself wanting to dabble on both but aren't sure about what sets them ap...