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    Correctional Officers Threaten To Have Camera Crew Arrested While Filming on Sidewalk
    Jun 13, 2015 Allen Mowery

    First off, allow me to preface this post by saying that I regard anything coming from Photography Is Not a Crime with suspicion. From what…

    Casey Neistat Smashes Canon 70D With An Ax, Fails Anger Management
    Jun 12, 2015 Allen Mowery

    When I get angry, I like to break things.  When I get very angry, I like to smash them to smithereens.  It’s like therapy –…

    Photographer and Assistant Seriously Injured In Photo Shoot Explosion
    Jun 12, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Unfortunately, accidents do happen, even in the world of photography. Sometimes they incur only minor setbacks, sometimes it’s very costly. And, other times, they can…

    PocketSkater2 – The 1lb Camera Dolly That Fits In Your Pocket
    Jun 11, 2015 Allen Mowery

    I am a naturally skeptical person.  So, it was only natural that, when I first saw the PocketSkater2, I was a wee bit skeptical.  There…

    Website Easily Identifies Bird Species in Your Photos
    Jun 10, 2015 Allen Mowery

    I am no John J. Audubon and make no professions as an ornithologist. However, birds can be intriguing characters. For instance, one year we had…

    Blacks Photography is Shutting Down; Closing All 59 Stores
    Jun 9, 2015 Liron Samuels

    All 59 stores belonging to Blacks Photography will close on August 8th, as the retailer was unable to keep itself relevant in the era of…

    YouTube Now Supports 8K Videos, World Still Prefers Cats
    Jun 9, 2015 Allen Mowery

    Online technological offerings just keep getting better and better. I remember the day (in the not-too-distant past) when online videos were low-res garbled messes, yet…

    DJI Is Putting Drone Development in the Hands of the Public
    Jun 9, 2015 Allen Mowery

    We are all familiar with video footage of personal drones crashing.  They’re old news.  Everyone has a drone and everyone crashes it.  The devastation is…

    Princess Kate Renders Professional Photographer Useless; Photographs Daughter’s First Portraits Herself
    Jun 8, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Breaking Royal protocol, a professional photographer was not called in to take the first official photos of one-month-old Princess Charlotte who’s fourth in line to…

    Photography From the Future: Cameras That power off Wifi
    Jun 7, 2015 Udi Tirosh

    We always talk about powering cameras (and gear in general) as a big thing. I got to fly an Inspire 1 for an upcoming tutorial and…