There are a number of oft-repeated photography tips out there that have guided new photographers over the years. Here’s a 10-minute video in which Kai Wong examines 10 of the most popular tips and discusses whether they should be kept or killed.
Wong started by asking his 72,000+ followers on Twitter to suggest tips for […]. petapixel.com
Memory company Crucial makes products for photographers and gamers alike. The company has blended these two audiences with a new article, "The most beautiful video games." [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-10-28 00:22
Skies and Scopes has released its annual gear analysis of the shortlisted images from the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-09-29 23:33
Flickr is a popular resource for photos captured by people worldwide. While platforms like Instagram may have usurped Flickr as a social media hub, Flickr remains a go-to destination for enthusiasts and professional photographers to share their work. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-06-20 23:22
On May 14th, 2009 a little blog called PetaPixel made its debut. More than 10 years and nearly 27,000 published posts later (26,886 to be exact), as we wrap up our first full decade in existence, it seemed appropriate to look back at the ten most popular articles of the decade. So before you go […] petapixel.com »
2020-01-01 02:29
NASA revamped its Image and Video Library website in 2017 to make a massive trove of free imagery available to the public in high resolution. Here’s a look at 20 of the most popular shots in NASA’s photo collection. petapixel.com »
2019-06-13 18:21
The great folks at Lensrentals.com have compiled their list of the most popular rental gear for 2018. Canon is well represented on the list along Read more... canonrumors.com »
2018-12-04 01:21
2017 is coming to a close. As we close out the year, here’s a look back at the top 10 posts that received the most attention on PetaPixel. #10. TSA Requires a Separate Screening of Cameras in Airports Now The TSA announced that under its new guidelines, cameras and all other electronics larger than a […] petapixel.com »
2017-12-31 01:08
A trend started by a New York photographer Annie Leibovitz with her portrait of a pregnant nude Demi Moore in the 90’s, is now a well-established art form. This iconic photograph was featured on a cover of Vanity Fair and certainly got everyone talking. boredpanda.com »
2017-05-04 16:22
Alamy, home to the world’s largest stock photo collection, has just released an infographic highlighting the most popular hashtags on Instagram. Photographers looking to keep their photography on trend on the popular social media app may find some of the hashtags useful and wish to integrate them into their current marketing. thephoblographer.com »
2016-11-17 20:22
If you’re a photography nerd and you haven’t visited ExploreCams, you’re really missing out. The site is a vast repository of camera information and statistics, collected in one simple and easy to use location. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-06 03:00
Up until recently, most introductory photography classes in colleges and universities still taught students the basics of the medium using film and darkroom processes.
Starting out in photography can be really confusing. There is so much stuff to learn, so many things to do, and so many resources to read, not to mention the insane amount of people screaming opinions at you all the time.
The straight-on angle is great for food photography because it gives your subject a sense of grandeur and can make it jump out of the picture. This angle is well suited to foods that are tall or layered as from this angle you can get a better idea of its scale or better reveal those […]
We live in a time when our technology and camera gear usually work extremely well and reliably… Until it doesn’t. Randomly. And at the worst time. When that happens, you’re left feeling unprepared and stressed which is something that none of us enjoy.
Photographer Michael Shainblum is known for some truly impressive landscape images and in previous videos has strongly advocated for the use of telephoto lenses. In this 10-minute video, he shows how he captured two days worth of images with mainly a Sigma 100-400mm.
Ever since the beginning of the pandemic (and, really, the beginning of photography) macro photography tutorials have all sort of blended together. The subject matter and techniques are often pretty similar: flowers, bugs, coins, etc.
Landscape photographer Mark Denney recently stumbled across an old folder full of “favorite” images from a few years back. At first, he was just enjoying seeing the progressed he’d made over the years, but then he noticed something: “As I reviewed these images, I noticed the same three compositional mistakes repeated over and over.” In […]