Photography News

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting

Jared Polin, AKA Fro Knows Photo, has published a set of 7 photo challenges that photographers can do while stuck at home. It’s his way of helping to keep photographers sane and creative while they #stayathome and self...

Zhiyun Tech has just revealed a powerful new gimbal called the Crane 3S, which significantly increases the power and versatility of their popular Crane 3 LAB without giving up much in the way of portability. The Crane 3S...

Portrait of Dr. Eric Fossum, provided by The Optical Society. The Optical Society (OSA), has announced that Eric Fossum, PhD, inventor of CMOS sensors as we know them, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of its Edwin...

Portrait and documentary photographer Manfredi Gioacchini recently embarked on an expedition to cover as much of Antarctica as possible, documenting its beauty and raising awareness about the impacts of climate change on...

The folks at Seagate have just added an M.2 NVMe SSD to their high-endurance IronWolf lineup. The new IronWolf 510 is described as “ideal for creative pros” and “the world’s first PCIe SSD” to meet the rigorous...

YouTuber Gerald Undone has created a lighthearted “stay-at-home workout tutorial” for photographers who are self-isolating, doing their part to help slow the spread novel coronavirus. The video features a bunch of ph...

Join us on Sunday at 5pm EST for a brand new live show by the Phoblographer. Pro Camera Reviews is a new web show featuring the Reviews Team of the Phoblographer as they discuss the products they're actively reviewing an...

Canon USA has jumped into the battle against the novel coronavirus, announcing that the company’s medical division (Canon Medical Systems Corporation) has started “development of a rapid genetic testing system for th...

The Olympus 12-40mm F2.8 has joined us on a lot of journeys over the years, mounted to many different OM-D camera bodies. First announced in 2013, the lens is still a mainstay in Olympus' Micro Four Thirds system. Coveri...

Photo: 35mmc.com The Pentax MX is a gem of a film SLR: super compact, well-built and fully-mechanical in operation - batteries are only required to power the light meter. Better yet, they're easy to find in working order...

Luminar 4.2 now offers AI Augmented Sky capabilities, which enables photographers to create unique, one-of-a-kind digital art pieces. This free update for all Luminar 4 users also contains important enhancements to its p...

You can use Serif's Affinity apps on Mac or Windows, including Affinity Photo, completely free for three months. There's also a 50% discount for users who would rather buy and keep the apps.

What's the biggest misconception about the job of a portrait photographer? Perhaps that it's easy. No big deal – just set up your camera, shoot – and boom! – the pictures are ready. But are they, though? What would...

Over the course of 27 years, from 1991 until 2017, photographer Deanna Dikeman has a ritual. Every time she left her parent’s house in Sioux City, Iowa, she would snap a picture of her mom and dad waving goodbye from t...

Conceptual photography is all about bringing a certain idea or visual story to life. Sometimes, it's a creative way for us to tickle the imagination. But it also proves useful for communicating a message to consumers, wh...