DJI, the maker of Phantom drones, has introduced a stabilized handheld 4K video system that uses a gimbal head to produce smooth video footage. The DJI Osmo is a handle-mount with a 3-axis head that senses movement and cancels out sudden jerks and bumps to ensure the camera moves slowly and the footage looks professional. Read more
It seems that photographer biopics are a hot topic in the film industry these days. An indie film released earlier this year told the story of Eadweard Muybridge, and Steven Spielberg is reportedly working with actress Jennifer Lawrence on a film about... more
CBS Evening News just aired this short segment about Yann Meersseman and Moira Fitzgerald, a husband and wife photography duo who turned their paper route on... more
Check out this crazy-looking rifle. No, it’s not from a sci-fi movie — it’s actually an anti-drone counter-weapon called the DroneDefender that’s designed to bring down drones using disruptive radio waves... more
Next week sees the return of PhotoPlus Expo, the largest photography and imaging show in the United States. Held October 21-24 in the Javitz Center in New York City, PPE 2015 will play host to more than 100 educational seminars, Photo Walks and Master Classes, and over 250 exhibitors displaying thousands of products. As usual, DPReview will be at the event, reporting from the show floor.... more
Want to see the inside of a DJI drone manufacturing facility? Now you can, thanks to some test footage that was recently found on a new DJI drone camera. Data is normally wiped before cameras are shipped, but it seems that someone forgot to delete this one.
The free browser-based photo editor Polarr is expanding its reach yet again. After launching version 2 of its online photo editor back in February and... more
Rich Clarksons photo of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, then named Lew Alcindor, in the 1968 NCAA Mens National Basketball Final Four semifinal game in Los Angeles is a masterpiece of composition, timing and exposure. The square format is the result of shooting the game action with a Hasselblad a practice that continued into the early 2000s. But that isnt what makes this photo historically interesting.
San Antonio, Texas-based boudoir photographer Victoria Caroline Haltom saw a Facebook post go viral recently after she shared an email she received from a husband who was disappointed after seeing retouched photos of his wife.
