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Photographer wins $20,000 prize for a ‘portrait photo’ made of pen scribbles and saliva
Jul 27, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Sydney artist Justine Varga recently won the $20,000 Olive Cotton Award for a portrait photo of her grandmother. Only, her work is not really a…
Instagram ruins self-confidence and mental health in teenagers, study finds
Jul 24, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Many artists use Instagram to promote their work and even book sessions. However, there are probably even more teenagers who use this social network for…
R.I.P. Microsoft Paint, 1985-2017
Jul 24, 2017
John Aldred
A part of my childhood just died. Microsoft Paint was never the pinnacle of photo editing software. But there was a time when it was…
YouTube discontinues their video editor
Jul 24, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A recent post on Google products forum announces that YouTube Video Editor and Photo slideshows will be discontinued in September. Apparently, there were a limited…
Can you spot doctored images? This study suggests you can’t
Jul 21, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A picture is worth a thousand words, but when the picture is doctored – it’s a thousand words long lie. And when these fake photos…
Beware: scammers using Facebook Marketplace and Venmo to steal camera gear
Jul 19, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
For two weeks now, there has been an ongoing scam that caused twenty people from LA to lose thousands of dollars in camera gear….
Family of camera assistant killed while shooting on train tracks awarded over $11 million
Jul 18, 2017
John Aldred
Midnight Rider was to be a biographical movie on the journey of Gregg Allman. From struggling artist to the eventual success of the Allman Brothers…
There’s a drone flying around the International Space Station – and it’s adorable
Jul 18, 2017
John Aldred
Looking like something pulled right out of Wall-E, there’s a spherical object floating around the International Space Station. This object is Int-Ball, a camera drone…
These are the top 10 film stocks that photographers prefer
Jul 17, 2017
Vincent Moschetti
When a new film photographer asks the community which films are the best, all voices tend to agree on Porta, Tri-X, and HP5 but are…
Another photography giant fatality – Bowens International going into liquidation
Jul 14, 2017
John Aldred
Just over one year ago, Bowens along with Calumet were snapped up by investment company Aurelius. At that time, their press release waxed lyrical about…