Photography News

Remember the drone that a British Airways pilot said he hit in approach to London Heathrow airport earlier this week? Well, it turns out it may have been, “a plastic bag or something.”

The update comes from the UK’s Minister of State for Transport Robert Goodwill, who revealed that there may have been a goof up in communication and reporting... more

Sigh. There’s nothing like a photo straight from the great Hubble Space Telescope to put our megapixel squabbling and ultra-fast frame rate comparisons in perspective. For the telescope’s 26th birthday on April 24th, the Hubble engineers have released a spectacular photo of “an enormous bubble being blown into space by a super-hot, massive star.... more

SLR shooters have been dealing with autofocus misalignment issues for as long as autofocus itself has existed, but thanks to Nikon’s new AF Fine Tune feature, what used to be a very annoying and difficult problem can now be fixed with a few button clicks.

As you might already know, front- and back-focus issues are something experienced exclusively by SLR shooters, since mirrorless cameras draw their focus straight from the image sensor. What AF Fine Tune... more

I’ve been wrestling with this for a while now. I wasn’t going to write a post like this but things have reached a certain point where I don’t feel I can take anything on any further, so for now a little social media post will have to suffice in lieu of actual justice.

About 2 months ago, I started getting messages online from friends and fans pointing out some similarities in my work and that of another photographer who was a part of the most... more

This is pretty cool. 360 video and photography is all the rage, but while Virtual Reality might be the main way you can experience these photos, a company called Scandy lets you hold them in your hand through the magic of 3D printing.

Anybody who has ever had their photos... more

I was honoured to wrap-up another bridal-inspired editorial shoot where I was paid for my expertise. Having been a wedding photographer for 5+ years, I can say with certainty that it has taken 2+ years of hustling to be welcomed into the inner circle of a few select Sydney florists, stylists, hair stylists and makeup artists. Being invited to shoot an editorial campaign is one thing, being paid for the privilege is another.

One of the most common frustrations... more

Don't write off smartphone camera accessories just yet – a three-lens bundle from Singapore-based Inmacus produces surprisingly good results. Read more

The Nextbit Robin looks like your standard smartphone, but its cool blue exterior houses the first real cloud-based phone. It's an innovative device, but unfortunately its camera falls short of the best in its class. DxOMark has put the Robin through its standard mobile tests, awarding it 81 points and putting it in 18th place in DxO's mobile rankings. While image testers liked the Robin's good detail preservation and fast AF, unusually high noise levels kept NextBit's smartphone out of the... more

The Nextbit Robin looks like your standard smartphone, but its cool blue exterior houses the first real cloud-based phone. It's an innovative device, but unfortunately its camera falls short of the best in its class. DxOMark has put the Robin through its standard mobile tests, awarding it 81 points and putting it in 18th place in DxO's mobile rankings. While image testers liked the Robin's good detail preservation and fast AF, unusually high noise levels kept NextBit's smartphone out of the... more

Noise reduction for night sky photos can be tricky, because the algorithms at play often reduce the sharpness of your stars while removing noise in the darkest parts of the sky. In this video tutorial, photographer Dave Morrow shows you how to avoid this issue... more

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