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Light bows out of the smartphone camera industry
Jun 16, 2020
John Aldred
It’s been an interesting journey for Light, the company that brought us that crazy 16-lens camera five years ago. It garnered a lot of hype…
Instagrammers are being called out for using Black Lives Matter protests for self-promotion
Jun 15, 2020
John Aldred
If one thing’s for sure, no matter what’s going on in the world, no matter how bad, how serious it gets or what the potential…
How to build your own seamless backdrop DIY storage racks on the cheap
Jun 15, 2020
John Aldred
I don’t shoot much in the studio anymore, but when I used to, I had quite a few different backdrops. They were a pain to…
Manfrotto’s 504X fluid video head looks like the 504HD and a Nitrotech had a baby
Jun 15, 2020
John Aldred
Manfrotto’s 504HD fluid video head has been extremely popular since it was released about a decade ago. It’s a solid but smooth head that supports…
Ricoh has launched a new “Street Edition” of its popular GR III compact camera
Jun 12, 2020
John Aldred
The Ricoh GR series cameras have become extremely popular amongst street photographers over the last few years and have picked up a very loyal following….
MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2 pancake lens is as slim as a lens cap
Jun 12, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Japanese lens manufacturer MS Optics has released Aporia 24mm F2, a pancake lens for Leica M-mount. While all pancake lenses are slim and compact, this…
Learn three dramatic portrait lighting setups with just a single speedlight and a 5-in-1 reflector
Jun 11, 2020
John Aldred
The last few months have been a challenging time for photographers the world over. Some are now able to start getting back out and trying…
“Sorry, I just wanted a pretty photo” says photographer whose photo bricked thousands of Android phones
Jun 11, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I don’t remember that a sunset photo has ever caused such a stir like it did earlier this month. The photo bricked phones of hundreds,…
Privacy Nightmare: This site will show you “all the photos” of anyone on the web
Jun 11, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Facial recognition technology has been causing quite a stir for a while now. While some are paranoid about it, others find it to be useful,…
Diffraction made simple – Why your pictures are softer at f/22 than at f/8
Jun 11, 2020
John Aldred
It’s something that all of us have run into at some point or another, particularly when we’re still learning the basics of photography. We learn…