Photography News
Apple Acquires Camera Sensor Startup Behind QuantumFilm: Report
PetaPixel - 30 Oct 2017 23:28Video: The story behind Albert Watson's iconic Steve Jobs portrait
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 22:26
Albert Watson is one of the best, and best-known portraitists in the world, and in this video by Profoto he tells the story behind one of his most iconic shots: THE portrait of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. It's a photo t...
X-Rite unveils i1Studio: An all-in-one spectrophotometer that can calibrate all your devices
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 22:02
X-Rite has launched the i1Studio, an all-in-one spectrophotometer designed to make it easy to color calibrate a variety of devices--including projectors, scanners, monitors, printers, and mobile devices. The spectrophoto...
iOS apps can secretly record and take pictures once you've given them camera permission
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 21:22
If you want to be sure nobody is spying on you through your laptop's webcam, the best thing you can do is cover the lens--but the same might actually be true for the camera on your Apple smartphone. Felix Krause, a devel...
Albert Watson Relates the Story of His Iconic Image of Steve Jobs
The Phoblographer - 30 Oct 2017 21:00
Photographer Albert Watson has photographed many celebrities and important people; but his image of Steve Jobs is one that really, truly stands out to lots of folks. Albert shot it with large format film and Steve was qu...
This Neural Network Enhances Phone Photos to 'DSLR-Quality'
PetaPixel - 30 Oct 2017 20:47SeungBeom Cho Breaks Rubik's Cube World Record with 4.591-Second Solve
Twisted Sifter - 30 Oct 2017 20:34
Don't blink
Nikon shuts down camera factory in China, blames 'the rise of smartphones'
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 20:11
Earlier today, the Nikon board of directors announced plans to close Nikon Imaging (China) Co., LTD (NIC)--a subsidiary based in Wuxi City, Jiangsu, China, where NIC employed some 2,500 workers at a factory that produced...
This neural network turns smartphone snaps into 'DSLR-quality photos'
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 19:53
Researchers at ETH Zürich have developed an AI-powered system that can turn your measly smartphone snapshots into images that look like they were recorded with a full-blown DSLR... or so they claim. The project is calle...
First samples: Leica Thambar-M 90mm F2.2
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 19:43
Leica just announced a new lens - a redesigned version of the classic 90mm Thambar F2.2 from the 1930s. We're working on a full gallery, but in the meantime, Leica has sent us some exclusive first samples. Take a look at...
PSA: Scrub Geotag Data from Photos of Wildlife to Keep Poachers Away
PetaPixel - 30 Oct 2017 19:22Nikon Closes Digicam Factory in China
Photography Blog - 30 Oct 2017 19:00
Nikon today announced that operations of their consolidated subsidiary Nikon Imaging China (NIC) will be discontinued. In practice, this means the closure of a factory in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, which used to manufa...
This Stop Motion Short Made with Pumpkins is Amazing
Twisted Sifter - 30 Oct 2017 18:53
Sean Ohlenkamp and Rob Popkin created an incredible Halloween-themed stop motion animation using dozens and dozes of pumpkins
Incredible Chemical Reactions Caught on Camera
PetaPixel - 30 Oct 2017 18:06Nikon Credits Their China-Based Camera Manufacturing Plant Closing to The Rise of Smartphones
The Phoblographer - 30 Oct 2017 18:00
Nikon has been in some very deep water recently; and it's unfortunate that in some ways, they're still not changing to adapt to a newer market. According to Nikon Rumors, the company is shuttering one of their camera man...
Mevo Plus is a pro-tier livestreaming 4K camera for Vimeo Live
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 17:53Dubblefilm unveils pre-exposed 35mm Kodak film stocks Moonstruck and Sunstroke
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 17:39
Dubble and KONO! have teamed up to launch two new films called Dubblefilm Sunstroke and Dubblefilm Moonstruck. Both varieties are 35mm Kodak film that has been pre-exposed to give photographs unique color effects based o...
Here's a Free Tutorial on Lightroom CC for Beginners
PetaPixel - 30 Oct 2017 17:30
Adobe just announced its new cloud-based Lightroom CC app. If you’re looking into get started with this software, Photoshop Training Channel just released a comprehensive tutorial geared toward beginners. You can find ...
Google software update will address some Pixel 2 XL display issues
DP Review - 30 Oct 2017 17:22
Google has responded to criticism over the Pixel 2 XL's 'dull' display colors, confirming that the company will release a software update in the coming weeks that adds a new saturated colors mode. With this mode, Pixel 2...
Amazing 3D Portraits Made from Suspended Paint Strokes
Twisted Sifter - 30 Oct 2017 17:19
Artworks by Chris Dorosz
This is the Chaos Caused by Flying a Drone Near an Airport
PetaPixel - 30 Oct 2017 17:09Picturing Prince: Photographs by Steve Parke
Photography Blog - 30 Oct 2017 17:00
This November, Proud Galleries will present Picturing Prince: Photographs by Steve Parke, a collection of rare and intimate prints to coincide with the recent launch of Parke's acclaimed photobook. Prince and Parke met i...