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Handy Website Lets You Check Amazon Prices Around The World For Better Deals On Photo Gear

Mar 15, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

Okay, you technically can search for the price of any Amazon product, not just photo gear. So, should you feel compelled to see if you can…



Weasel Gets The Ride Of His Lifetime While Clinging To The Back Of A Flying Woodpecker; Expert Says It’s Real

Mar 4, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

East London resident, Martin Le-May captured a once in a lifetime event while visiting Hornchurch Country Park with his wife in hopes that she would be…



Nikon Buys Medical Imaging Company Optos For $400 Million; Reduces Exposure To Camera Market

Mar 2, 2015 Liron Samuels

Last year we reported Nikon’s plan to invest almost $2 billion in mergers and acquisitions, mainly in the medical technology industry, in order to diversify…



Photographer Projects A ‘Marry Me’ Slide During A Photoshoot. She Sees The LCD And Says Yes!

Mar 1, 2015 Udi Tirosh

Proposing is stressful, isn’t it. I mean, forget about the yes/no answer. Just making a decent proposal could be a killer project of its own….



Developing New Signs For Photobomb, Selfie, Duckface, & Others In American Sign Language

Feb 28, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

The birth of internet slang is fascinating stuff, I’m sure most of you will recall the hoopla that flooded the web when the word “selfie”…



World Record for Light Painting Orbs Broken With 200 Orbs In One Photo

Feb 27, 2015 Liron Samuels

Light painters have many cool tools and techniques at their disposal allowing them to create various shapes, lines and colors. One of my favorite shapes…



Lytro Gains $50M In Funding; Cuts Up To 50 Employees As They Shift Focus From Photo To Virtual Reality

Feb 27, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

I’ve been quietly rooting for Lytro since they introduced their field camera, but the young, innovative camera company has never really been able to raise…



Flashback Anti-Paparazzi Clothing Now a Reality. Nay Sayers, Eat Your Hats. Maybe.

Feb 26, 2015 Liron Samuels

Several readers and many people I spoke with were unimpressed by the anti-paparazzi clothing we covered last month. The most common response was “I’ll believe…



‘Bad Reviews’ Extortion Scams Targeting Photographers and How To Deal With Them

Feb 25, 2015 Eden Bao

There is a new “bad reviews” blackmail scam that has been targeting many of my colleagues including myself. The scam is not just targeting newborn…



St. Louis Photographer Sues Authorities over Her Right to Shoot Public Park Portraits

Feb 25, 2015 Liron Samuels

Is a ban on professional photography in a public park in violation of the First Amendment? According to Photographer Josephine Havlak and two of her…