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Can you find your friends in a gigapixel photo of Trump’s inauguration?
Jan 23, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you wonder who was at Donald Trump’s recent inauguration, here’s something to satisfy your curiosity. CNN takes you there with a single image, as…
The first ever recording of light’s “sonic boom” was made with the fastest high-speed camera in the world
Jan 23, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
According to theoretical physics, nothing is faster than the speed of light. However, now you can see with your own eyes the first ever…
Obama’s official portrait was taken with a Canon 5D Mark II. Trump’s with a Canon 1Ds Mark III, which is even older
Jan 21, 2017
Udi Tirosh
Here is an argument that may shut the race for new gear. President’s Trump’s official portrait was taken with a Canon 1Ds Mark III. Now, it’s a…
This is the oldest known photograph of a Presidential inauguration
Jan 20, 2017
John Aldred
On March 4th, 1857, while the Capitol building was still under construction, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th President of the United States of…
Google RAISR’s upsampling brings CSI-like image enhancement to your Android device
Jan 19, 2017
John Aldred
RAISR stands for Rapid and Accurate Image Super-Resolution. It’s Google’s prototype software which utilises machine learning to provide better quality upsampling of low resolution images. They…
Man convicted for Seattle drone crash which knocked woman unconscious may face jail time
Jan 18, 2017
John Aldred
38 year old Paul M. Skinner had been accused of engaging in a conduct that created a “substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury…
White House photographer Pete Souza reflects on his time following President Obama
Jan 17, 2017
John Aldred
Jobs like White House Photographer fascinate me. It’s not that I’m particularly interested in doing that kind of work (quite the opposite, in fact). But…
Harvard is putting a 13 module photography course online for free
Jan 14, 2017
Udi Tirosh
Four months ago, it was Stanford who made their photography course for free, and now comes Harvard’s turns. Harvard has an online learning platform –…
This guy shot a lens and UV filter with an airsoft rifle to see just how much “protection” they offer
Jan 12, 2017
John Aldred
It’s one of those debates that’s been going on since the dawn of digital photography. To use UV filters or not? In the film days,…
Instagram are breaking out of sRGB to introduce wide colour display for iPhones
Jan 10, 2017
John Aldred
Last year, Apple announced the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus with displays offering a wider colour range. They also announced that the cameras built into…