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    Photographer almost gets beheaded while taking a photo of an incoming airplane

    Apr 11, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    You’ve probably come across photos captured on the beach near St. Bart’s Gustaf III airport before. You know, those ones where beachgoers can be seen…

    Scientists have learned how to store images in DNA and then perfectly retrieve them

    Apr 8, 2016 John Aldred

    As our data creation and acquisition requirements soar, so must the technology to store it all, and a team of computer scientists and electrical engineers…

    Advertising Standards Authority bans Gucci ad after ruling that the model looks “unhealthily thin”

    Apr 7, 2016 John Aldred

    The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), an advertising watchdog in the UK, yesterday presented a ruling upholding a complaint about a Gucci advert from December last…

    We are giving away our best package yet – Free Auxiliary Layers – today only!

    Apr 1, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    UPDATE: well, I guess you got it by now, you don’t need our Auxiliary Layers as they are no different from the layers you make…

    New55 shows they have the technology, might be interested in bringing peel-apart color film back from the dead

    Apr 1, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    Fujifilm might have killed off the last of its peel-apart film. But not all hope is lost. Yesterday, New55, a company that currently specializes in…

    Interview with Photoshop contender, Affinity – iPad pro, Windows, demos and future plans

    Mar 27, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    Photoshop contender, Affinity Photo, made a big splash about two weeks ago when they announced that they are rolling out a windows Beta, effectively more than doubling…

    Free London city package and a brand new backend

    Mar 25, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    We are giving away our most awesomest Image Manipulation Store package yet: City Series: London The link is in the bottom but first some awesome…

    Google is giving away Nik Software’s entire desktop collection away for free

    Mar 24, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    Nik Software, now owned by Google, has announced today that their entire Nik Collection is available for free, to everyone.

    The perfect timelapse kit giveaway (+ Trigger + tripod)

    Mar 21, 2016 Udi Tirosh

    UPDATE: this giveaway has ended, see the winner at the end of the post, thanks Triggertrap and 3LT for the awesome prizes. Timelapses are awesome…

    Photographer gets hit by a shot put at the World Indoor Athletics Championships

    Mar 18, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    In my career as a sports photographer, I’ve been hit by all sorts of objects: balls, helmets, sticks, pucks and even a mouthguard or two….