Photography News

Instagram and Apple are making nice. With the release of the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plusand the new camera features built into each of themFacebook-owned Instagram is building special features and compatibility into an update meant specifically for iPhone 7 users.

Instagram’s head of design Ian Spalter made an appearance at yesterday’s iPhone announcement event, where he explained exactly how Instagram is planning to take advantage of the iPhone... more

Apple officially announced the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus yesterday. In case you missed the live stream of the event, here’s a 13-minute recording of the segment in which Apple VP Phil Schiller introduced the new camera features found in Apple’s latest flagship smartphone.

Schiller shares the new specs of the camera modules, and discusses how the dual... more

Ive been shooting festivals for a number of years now. In the pit, backstage, on-stage, around the site While all of that is great (like, really really good fun) Ive had an idea knocking about for a while now.

The Idea

Ive always wanted to create a pop-up photo studio to capture portraits of the acts playing. High-end, professional portraits all tied together by the fact that these artists came together, from all over the world, to one location, for one weekend... more

Well that was quick. Just two days after pictures of three new Zeiss lenses leaked online, the company has officially unveiled the new members of the... more

Lifestyle photographer Scotty Turner shared his super scientific white balance method on YouTube this morning, and it is spot on. Instead of getting technical about it, he does what weve all done at one... more

Zeiss has announced it's adding 15mm F2.8, 18mm F2.8 and 135mm F2 options to its manual focus Milvus line. Counting these three, there are now nine lenses in the Milvus range. Zeiss puts an emphasis on robust construction with their full metal barrels, video-friendly features and optical designs that minimize chromatic aberration and distortion. 

The new lenses will be available in October... more

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There's just a week left to enter the 2016 USA Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition! 

The USA Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition was founded in 2013 by Charlie Waite, one of the world's most respected landscape... more

When you resize (and resample) a photo in Photoshop, youre given the option of strategies such as Nearest Neighbor and Bilinear. If you have no idea what those mean, check out this 9-minute video by ... more

As with most creatives, when I have a concept in mind it will distract and consume me until it becomes a reality. I wanted to create a conceptual self-portrait that was dreamlike, surreal, and relevant to an inner conflict in my life.

As a stay at home mom to my two young children, I’m constantly battling between following the urge to learn and grow as a photographer/business owner and handling my responsibilities as Supermom. Although I did have a... more

Episode 105 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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