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    Chimp steals a 360° camera to take selfies with friends
    Apr 10, 2017 John Aldred

    Despite not having an LCD that lets you review your photos & video, it turns out you can chimp with a 360° camera. The New…

    Everypixel Aesthetics uses neural networks to judge quality of your photos
    Apr 10, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Stock photo search engine Everypixel is a tool that should make the quest for perfect stock photos easier. But what’s even more interesting is their…

    Canon breaks into the drone market with a new $40K search and rescue drone & camera combo
    Apr 6, 2017 John Aldred

    Well, this was unexpected. There weren’t even any rumours floating around, other than a mention of a patent two years ago. Then radio silence, nothing….

    The next mirrorless medium format cameras may have 100MP sensors and great low light performance
    Apr 5, 2017 John Aldred

    Recently, Charbax at ArmDevices visited the Sony stand at CeBIT when he noticed a couple of large sensors on display. Also on the wall behind…

    Who Shot It Better? Donald Trump: Christopher Anderson or Nadav Kander
    Apr 5, 2017 Allen Murabayashi

    Donald Trump presents an interesting case for portrait photography and its use on magazine covers. Prior to his presidential run, he was known as an…

    Is “baiting” animals worth the shot for wildlife photography?
    Apr 5, 2017 John Aldred

    The practise of using bait to attract owls and other wildlife is a controversial topic. On the one hand, it can remove the fear of…

    “Reverse Prisma” AI turns paintings into photos and turns winter to summer
    Apr 4, 2017 John Aldred

    Ok, imaging AI is just getting ridiculous now. By now we all know of the Prisma app. It lets you take photos and turn them into…

    The amusing story of how an off-the-cuff compromise made 24fps the standard “film rate”
    Apr 4, 2017 John Aldred

    We’ve all heard why 29.97fps and 25fps became the standards for TV & video broadcast. It basically boiled down to technical issues based around the electrical…

    Magic Lantern adds 4k raw video to Canon 5D Mark III
    Apr 4, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    The Magic Lantern team made an announcement that they added 4Kraw video recording to Canon EOS 5D Mark III. Since the news was released on…

    You really can’t hear trains until they’re almost right on top of you
    Apr 3, 2017 John Aldred

    It’s that time of year again. It’s warming up, the sun’s coming back, and people are going outside to shoot more portraits. And as often…