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There is now a website that lets you get (and give!) honest feedback on photographs
Oct 2, 2018
John Aldred
This is quite an interesting idea. ARS is a new platform which allows you to give and receive critique on photos completely anonymously. Created by…
India proclaims “no-selfie zones” to reduce selfie-related deaths at tourist spots
Oct 2, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Plenty of selfie-related accidents and deaths happen each year, and the majority of them occur in India. In an attempt to increase safety at popular…
The Apprentice photoshopped photos display impossible hands. The show claims “lighting situation”
Oct 2, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
We’ve seen plenty of Photoshop fails in promotional posters or magazines (and this is my absolute favorite). The latest fail has been spotted in promotional…
DJI can now approve flights in no-fly-zones at their discretion
Oct 1, 2018
John Aldred
DJI has just announced that they have been approved to offer Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) services for professional drone pilots. The FAA…
This is why Canon didn’t put IBIS in the EOS R mirrorless camera
Oct 1, 2018
John Aldred
There have been a lot of complaints about the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera. It only has one card slot, it crops when shooting 4K…
German tourist trampled to death after approaching elephants to take a photo
Oct 1, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Last week in Zimbabwe, a German tourist was trampled to death by an elephant when she tried to get closer and take a photo of…
Google will soon add author credits to images
Sep 28, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
After removing the “View Image”, Google is now adding another change to the image search in an attempt to protect creators’ copyright. Starting today, Google…
“Distracted Boyfriend” meme proclaimed sexist by Swedish advertising body
Sep 27, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, you must have seen the “Distracted Boyfriend” meme in some of its…
Massive haul of Leica cameras and lenses stolen from Ffordes’ Scotland camera store
Sep 27, 2018
John Aldred
In the early hours of yesterday morning, thieves broke into the Ffordes Photographic Ltd camera shop in Inverness, Scotland. They took a huge amount of…
Facebook & RED’s new Manifold 360 camera contains 16 8K Helium sensors
Sep 27, 2018
John Aldred
You know we’re at peak levels of crazy when somebody shoves 16 8K RED Helium sensors into a single camera. But that’s exactly what Facebook…