Photography News

As lens patents go, this one is pretty radical. Canon has filed a patent that shows the optical design for an impressive EF 28-560mm f/2.8-5.6 super zoom. No, this is not a super zoom camera, it’s a lens meant for full-frame Canon DSLRs.

The patent was spotted... more

What’s your deepest… darkest photography secret? Do you occasionally give in and shoot *shudder* Auto? Is your most popular photo taken with *shudder* an iPhone? This silly DRTV video is all about these kinds of “shocking”... more

While they aren't cameras that make headlines, one thing is for certain: entry-level interchangeable lens cameras sell by the truckload. The majority of them are stripped-down versions of their midrange siblings, with things like newer sensors, advanced autofocus systems, customizable controls and 'premium' build quality being left out. That doesn't mean that these aren't capable cameras - quite the contrary, actually.

All of these cameras - both mirrored and mirrorless - produce... more

In the not-so-distant future, finding the photo you’re looking for online may not require you to describe it or know the location or even the photographer… just as long as you can doodle something that looks like it on a scrap of paper.

Computer scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have developed a program that can do just that: take a drawing and find a photo that looks just like it. “For some types of images you want... more

This strange Raspberry Pi-powered DIY-camera isn’t really a camera at all… at least not in the traditional sense. When you press the shutter, instead of showing you the picture you just took, it shows you a similar photo from the Internet instead.

The camera is called “... more

There are only a few people alive as qualified to give photography and composition advice as Huntington Witherill. A former “artist of the year,” he studied under the great Ansel Adams and in this video he describes his approach to composing eye-catching images.... more

A veteran French photographer is facing criminal charges in France over a photo she took during the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris, France.

A photojournalist of over 2 decades, Maya Vidon-White was in Paris when gunmen began shooting at the Bataclan theater on... more

Processor maker ARM has acquired the UK-based imaging technology company Apical for a cash consideration of $350 million. The Apical name might not be too well known among consumers, but the company's technology can be found in a very large range of digital cameras and smartphones.  

The company's products include Assertive Display which makes screens adapt to changes in lighting, and Assertive Camera, a range of image signal processors (ISPs) and software modules that... more

Sad news in the photography industry today: Michael Reichmann, the founder of the popular website Luminous Landscape, passed away yesterday at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Luminous Landscape publisher and CEO Kevin Raber announced the news today... more

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