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Yesterday, Western Digital announced plans to acquire SanDisk Corporation, a company that specializes in memory chips and SD cards. According to a statement released on Wednesday, WD will purchase all of SanDisk’s shares in a deal totaling about $19 billion; a combination of cash and stock will be paid. Read more

19-year-old signer, actress, and model Zendaya is making waves today after calling out a magazine for Photoshopping her body. She says she was “shocked” when she found her hips and torso “quite manipulated” in the published photo, and she has posted comparison photos showing what the retouchers did to her.

Here’s the side-by-side diptych Zendaya... more

Every year, there’s a competition held in Petaluma, California, to discover and crown the ugliest dog in the world. Petaluma-based photographer Ramin Rahimian attended the... more

HDR photo merging has been around for a while, but only recently has it been implemented inside Adobes Lightroom. In this article I will show a brief tutorial on how to use it inside LR and explain the pros and cons of this technique based on my own experience and photographic technique.

The photos were shot in a recent visit to Paris, using an A99 with several Minolta lenses (24mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2.0 RS & 50mm f/1.4) and a circular polarizer made by Haida. Except for one... more

Want to see what it’s like to work as a conflict photojournalist at the front lines of a war? Here’s an 8.5-minute point-of-view video showing two photographers covering a battle in which Afghan soldiers close in on Taliban positions.

Josh Smith, a correspondent and... more

Heres episode 14 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and... more

Phase One has today introduced a firmware update for its new XF system, announced in June. The update brings new tools to those using the XF with its Waist Level Finder, as well as a seismograph vibration delay mode. Additionally, three new leaf shutter Schneider Kreuznach lenses are announced. Read more

When Phase One announced its new XF camera system back in June, the goal was to unleash a new high-tech camera that can stay relevant long into the digital age. The company... more

What do you say as a photographer when youre asked to shoot for free? What if the one asking is a good friend, an old friend… a friend who really ought to know better?

What if they promise great exposure?!?

The pressure can be unbearable, and saying no can be really hard! I asked 12 of my professional photographer friends to shoot an event for free. Heres the message I sent each of them individually:

Hey!

Quick question and honestly, no pressure at all.... more

The “L” in Canon’s L-series lenses stands for “luxury,” and the professional-grade lenses can be easily recognized by the distinctive red ring found near the end of the barrel. Canon is now expanding that red ring to the world of high-end photo printers.

Today, the company announced the new... more

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