Virtual Reality
Can Photography Survive in the Metaverse? A Virtual Art Curator Explains
Sep 24, 2025
Alex Baker
Most photographers are used to showing their work in galleries, books, or online portfolios. But what happens when your images are displayed inside a 3D…
Shooting 3D VR photos with the Canon 5.2mm dual fish eye lens
Dec 13, 2023
Alex Baker
To make any flat image look 3D, you need to have two images of the same subject taken from slightly different points of view, just like in VR-180 videos. lets see how.
Post-processing a VR 180 video with the Canon R5C and Dual Fisheye lens
Oct 6, 2023
Alex Baker
When Canon introduced the 5.2mm dual fish eye lens for shooting VR 180 video, they didn’t just ‘make a new lens.’ They had to develop…
Skyglass lets you shoot virtual productions in real-time with your iPhone
Jul 13, 2023
John Aldred
While it might have just been a pipe dream for all but the most elite Hollywood studios just a handful of years ago, virtual production…
This dystopian VR app lets you step into your memories
Feb 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Many of us take photos and videos with our phones so we can watch them later and relive the important and happy moments of our lives….
Amazon’s new tool lets you “try on” shoes remotely with your phone camera
Jun 14, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
Amazon has launched Virtual Try-On Shoes, a new feature that lets you try footwear remotely and see how it looks on you. Using augmented reality,…
Canon announces Kokomo, a social platform for VR video calls
Jan 5, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
Over the past two years, our communication has largely moved online due to the pandemic. And Canon wants to change this (sort of) with Kokomo,…
The weird new Canon RF 5.2mm f/2.8 L dual fisheye lens lets you shoot 3D 180° VR video
Oct 6, 2021
John Aldred
So Canon has announced a weird but fascinating new RF 5.2mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for the Canon EOS R mirrorless system. It’s weird (but fascinating)…
This crazy lens lets you shoot full 360° photos and video with the need for stitching
May 7, 2021
John Aldred
Ok, this is pretty impressive and also extremely cool. Industrial and interaction designers, Rob Englert and Meyer Giordano have created a very unique lens for,…
This guy built a VR time machine from a year’s worth of Snapchat Spectacles footage
Jul 13, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
During the coronavirus lockdowns, I sure would love to have a time machine so I can travel back to all those concerts I attended and…