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Hackers Recover NASA’s Lost Lunar Photos. Look Better Than The Originals
Apr 25, 2014
Udi Tirosh
Back in 1966, the US was on a hunt for landing on the moon. As part of NASA’s location scouting for a landing site, they…
Tour Manager for Three Days Grace Speaks Out On Concert Photography
Apr 23, 2014
Maaz Khan
Two days ago, controversy was bred after a clash over social media between photographer Rohan Anderson and the pop-punk band Red Jumpsuit Apparatus; the band…
NYPD Gets A Lesson In Social Media – #myNYPD Tag Backlashes To Show Police Brutality
Apr 23, 2014
Udi Tirosh
It is not uncommon for “older” bodies of the industry to “not get” how social media works. At it’s core, a social campaign give a…
Lytro’s New 40-Megaray Camera Is Nothing Like Their Previous Toy
Apr 22, 2014
Maaz Khan
Post-production focusing is something that’s gotten a good amount of attention in the past two months, thanks to the new HTC One and Google’s latest…
Amazon Teams Up with Blurb to Start Selling Self-Published Photo Books
Apr 21, 2014
Maaz Khan
For quite some time now, Amazon‘s given people the choice to self-publish their writing onto the Kindle Store. But in what seems like a partnership…
How a Band Responded in the Most Immature Manner Possible After Stealing a Photographer’s Work
Apr 21, 2014
Maaz Khan
It’s a sad reality for small business photographers that there will be times where their work is stolen by others. Most of the time they’ll…
Truth in Advertising Act: A Bill That Wants to Regulate Photoshop in Advertisements
Apr 19, 2014
Maaz Khan
H.R. 4341, also known as the Truth in Advertising Act, is a bill being introduced to Congress. Sponsored by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Lois Capps…
Sigma’s 50mm f/1.4 Art Lens Comes in Second Only to Zeiss in DxOMark Tests
Apr 18, 2014
Maaz Khan
Back in February, we posted about Xitek’s testing of the highly anticipated Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens. Against the $4000 55mm Zeiss Otus, Sigma came…
Baltimore Agrees to Pay $250K for Police Seizing and Deleting a Citizen’s Cell Phone Videos
Apr 18, 2014
Maaz Khan
This isn’t the kind of crime you’ll find in The Wire, but it’s pretty big for the photography community. The City of Baltimore has just…
NASA’s Video Of The Lunar Eclipse Will Make Sure You Wont Miss The One In October
Apr 16, 2014
Maaz Khan
Last night, a lunar eclipse came into fruition above us and the moon took the color of Mars. Living in Dallas, Texas, I was lucky…