In the early morning hours of April 25 (Friday), a rare alignment of Venus, Saturn, and the crescent Moon will create a "smiley face" in the eastern sky. For photographers, it’s a brief chance to capture a celestial pareidolia. [Read More]
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New carrying company Oda is making a splash with its new ultra-thin, wallet-ready SD and microSD card holder, which is available entirely for free right now. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-01-15 21:42
Photographers and videographers can finally get credited for their work on short-form videos, such as on TikTok, with a newly-launched "IMDb for Everyone." [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-04-02 21:11
Sight was the first of our senses to be technologically shared in a world we did not witness with our own eyes. Photography—writing with light—has historically meant a one-to-one relationship between what was before a camera (defined as a lens focussing light on a recording media) and what came out the other end, created by a human. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-03-11 19:50
After the U.S. Copyright Office put out a call for opinions on how copyright should work with AI-generated material, the world's biggest AI companies had a lot to say. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-11-06 18:28
OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, has announced a new version of its AI image generator DALL-E. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-09-21 14:15
Inpainting and Extend Image, are two powerful new ways to edit your photos that will soon be available on Adobe Firefly. I took a couple of photos I shot with Sony A7rV and tried to modify them using Playground Ai which already contains those two features. Check out the video to see how it works! sonyalpharumors.com »
2023-04-07 20:17
Our membership plan gives you so many great benefits whenever you want them! This month, we’ve got something special for photographers! Our members all qualify to win a Wacom Intuos Pro Medium just by being a member! This is partially in celebration of our latest perk: which offers our subscribers a discount on select Wacom … thephoblographer.com »
2023-01-06 02:00
Birda is a bird-watching app that allows users to log birds and locations as well as use crowdsourced data to inform them of the species in their specific region, all data that is extremely valuable to bird photographers. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-11-01 18:04
Robot dogs are being trained to carry out Google Maps-style 360 virtual walkthrough tours in construction sites.
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If you're reading this blog post, then you're most likely a passionate photographer. And if you're not, then you're considering hiring one and you want to know fair rates. For the record, anyone can do TFP. thephoblographer.com »
2022-09-27 13:00
Fujifilm photographers, do you know how great the new 17-70mm f2. 8 is? Well, we tested it, and you can win it! We’re really happy people are loving the banner-ad free Phoblographer! And we’re keeping up with our promise. thephoblographer.com »
2022-08-20 13:00
Roving photographers who live in recreational vehicles (RV) can now receive Starlink internet as Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched a new product specifically for vans. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-05-24 23:52
"Copying other people doesn’t help you grow," clarifies Hiren Vekaria when I query him on what photographers could do to develop a visual style. "It’s like copying someone else’s homework," he adds candidly. thephoblographer.com »
2022-01-08 20:00
Photographers now can take their pick of cameras that can shoot stills fast enough to actually be movies. But Canon’s approach to a speedy flagship is arguably the most different from Sony’s and Nikon’s. thephoblographer.com »
2021-12-01 14:00
Landscape photography does not always have to be about dramatic sunsets and striking light. In his latest video, photographer Michael Shainblum demonstrates how to bring out the nuanced beauty of an overcast day. petapixel.com »
2021-10-19 18:20
One of the bigger personal projects I’ve been working on recently is my Cinematic Studio Lighting course. During the process of writing the accompanying notes and shooting promotional images for the event, I’ve done a ton of research on how cinematographers and directors of photography work, think, and plan their shots. Warning: This article contains […] petapixel.com »
2021-08-25 19:37
Earlier this year I wrote an opinion piece on the photo-sharing platform, Clickasnap. I praised the concept, which aims to ensure photographers get paid, but was critical of some of the design and functionality. thephoblographer.com »
2021-06-10 01:00
Photographers reveal that time can be slow down and allows us to see the world through their cameras. boredpanda.com »
2020-06-10 17:08
I want to start by saying that if you or your family and friends are impacted by the current events of COVID-19, I send my sincerest condolences. The tragedy, pain, and suffering that the world is going through is immensely saddening and should not be taken lightly, so we should all be taking the necessary […] petapixel.com »
2020-04-18 18:57
Being able to render colors accurately is definitely a big deal for photographers, which is why we make it a point to do routine monitor calibrations as part of our workflow. But, have you ever thought about whether you yourself have an accurate color perception? This quick test will let you know if you can actually get those colors right and notice subtle color differences. thephoblographer.com »
2019-06-17 16:00
Art has arguably been around almost as long as humans have. The moment we learned to mark something for others to see and interpret, the moment art was born. Thankfully for us photographers, we needn’t go quite that far back to begin learning from the history of art. In fact, we only need to go […] petapixel.com »
2018-11-29 20:08
Ever been out and about with the camera and want to edit your images, but don’t have immediate access to a computer? It's a familiar experience for most photographers and means you can often endure a frustrating wait to create a finished image. digitalrev.com »
2018-10-10 03:00
Adding smooth motion to your video sequences, or to your camera when capturing timelapse creations used to need a bag full of kit, but MIOPS looks to have found the perfect solution in the shape of the Capsule360 motion box. digitalrev.com »
2018-06-25 03:00
SnapBridge is the free Bluetooth app that Nikon uses in its cameras to enable photographers to connect to smart devices, such as phones and tablets, and transfer their images so they can be uploaded to the internet on the move. digitalrev.com »
2017-12-04 03:00
The Sigma 14mm f1. 8 DG HSM Art lens is the fastest aperture wide angle lens that you can currently find on the market, and it's perfect in so many ways for the photographers that do astrophotography as well as those who photograph interiors in low lighting. thephoblographer.com »
2017-11-21 08:00
Leica has helped Christmas come early for photographers who love mirrorless cameras that fuse high image quality with classic vintage styling, as the brand has just released its latest model - the Leica CL. digitalrev.com »
2017-11-21 03:00
Lots of folks consider themselves hobbyists and amateur photographers--and they always wonder how they can take better pictures. Lucky for those folks, The Project Photography came up with a number of great tips that the advanced photographers will do and consider (because of course they have experience) but that others may not. thephoblographer.com »
2017-06-21 01:00
Photography website 500px has launched a new directory that aims to help photographers find new clients – and vice versa. The directory currently has more than 50,000 photographers listed across 191 countries and more than 11,000 searchable locations, according to 500px. dpreview.com »
2017-01-24 23:20
Obviously, all camera systems these days have become very mature and capable of doing almost everything that a photographer needs or wants. They’re all good and can help image makers in many ways. thephoblographer.com »
2016-12-09 14:02
Astrophotographers start twitching because seven planets -- Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune -- will be briefly visible in the night sky this week. [Read More]
A creative photographer used ancient and mythical rocks as the basis of a 360-degree "stellar flower" image that shows the passage of day into night and the setting of Venus and the Moon. [Read More]
Photographers around the world may want to point their lenses to the western night sky tonight to capture a rare image of five planets lined up. [Read More]
A photographer captured Venus and Jupiter over a period of 10 days as they converged toward each other in the night sky, practically kissing one another at the apex. [Read More]
There aren't many good photos of Venus, and even fewer have been captured from the planet's surface. Distance alone can't explain the relative lack of pictures of Earth's second-nearest neighbor. [Read More]
The last few days have seen a parade of planets lined up in the night sky with Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and the moon all visible -- a planetary alignment that won't happen again until 2040. [Read More]