Capturing a snow leopard is considered by many to be the holy grail of wildlife photography. But when it comes to manipulating an image of the world's most elusive big cat, how far is too far? [Read More]
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For many years I’ve played with the idea of recreating various lighting looks that many of us may know and love from the natural world around us. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-03-29 21:39
There are many places where drones are banned and many laws restricting how, when, and where you can fly, but what if you absolutely must capture some drone shots in one of these off-limits locations? Well, you can just fake it! San Francisco-based viral video wiz Karen X. Cheng has put together some fun ideas […] petapixel.com »
2021-03-10 21:21
In this video and article, we’re going to show you how to spice up an ordinary portrait using off-camera flash to simulate window light photography. We’ll use the CAMP framework (Composition, Ambient Exposure, Modify or Add Light, Pose & Photograph) to outline the steps we took to compose, light, and capture the final image. Step […] petapixel.com »
2020-05-30 20:23
By carefully applying blur to a portrait, you can make it look like it was shot with a shallow depth-of-field using a fast (and expensive) lens. Here’s a 12-minute tutorial by PiXimperfect that teaches the key to creating this faux blur in a realistic way. petapixel.com »
2019-03-27 22:00
During the Vietnam War in 1969, Beatles’ singer John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged a now-famous “Bed-In for Peace” at the Hilton Amsterdam. Govert De Roos was a 15-year-old photographer at the time who desperately wanted to cover the event, and he managed to sneak in by making his own fake press pass. The above […] petapixel.com »
2019-03-26 19:39
Here’s a new 3-minute music video by Russian/Ukrainian group 5’Nizza. In it, the band finds themselves in a variety of situations, but as the action is frozen they keep on singing while the camera pans around them. petapixel.com »
2017-09-19 20:19
One of these iguanas is not like the others.
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New photos and videos show one of the rarest birds in the world, offering a new look at the hummingbird.
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Humans might have sheltered in place, but animals were on the move during the pandemic's lockdown days.
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The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme of the United Kingdom has a new tool to monitor the declining hedgehog population: artificial intelligence. [Read More]
A new camera system developed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) allows for a better look at elusive sea predators. [Read More]
An 18-year-old wildlife photographer was found dead in a state park he often visited to capture images.
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A photographer captured a "once in a lifetime photo" when a bobcat appeared from nowhere to pounce and take down a giant blue heron that he had his camera trained on. [Read More]