Photography News

Behind the Shot: Prince of the Night

'Prince of the Night'. Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Argentinian Patagonia, April 2014

In this article I'd like to take you far away to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, a well known national park in Argentinian Patagonia. I visited Patagonia in April 2014 and spent a month scouting for my '... more

GoPro iOS App Turns the Apple Watch Into a Remote for Its Cameras

GoPro has released a new update to its iOS app that turns the Apple Watch into a remote control for GoPro action cameras.

The minimalist app puts a few controls right on your wrist: you can preview your shot, toggle between capture modes, start/... more

Google Photos Now Has Shared Albums That You Can Build with Friends and Family

Back in May, Google unveiled its new Photos service, which offers free and unlimited photo storage for preserving life’s memories. Now the company is going a step further by making the experience social: a new shared albums feature allows you to build photo collections together with friends and family.

“Sharing photos and videos between friends... more

‘Studio’ Wildlife Portraits Captured with Camera Traps and Flashes

Photographer Jonny Armstrong‘s portfolio is filled with some of the most remarkable wildlife photos you’ll ever see: many of the portraits have a studio-like quality to them, and they’re often taken from just a few feet away.

The secret to Armstrong’s work is that... more

The First Sample Photos from Pentax’s Upcoming Full Frame DSLR

It’s no secret that Ricoh has a full frame Pentax DSLR up its sleeve. The camera is set to debut in the Spring of 2016, and a 24-70mm lens has already been announced for the body.

If you’re looking forward to this camera, this may whet your... more

RED Scarlet-W and Scarlet-W Monochrome unveiled: shipping starts in February

RED has introduced its new Scarlet-W and Scarlet-W Monochrome pro-grade cameras. Both models feature RED's Dragon sensor with recording options that include 5K/60fps, 4K/150fps, and 2K/300fps. Additionally, the Scarlet-W Monochrome makes it possible to capture black and white footage with enhanced resolution and improved light sensitivity. Thanks to a durable and lightweight design, Scarlet-W is suitable for on-the-go projects.

RED says its new offering makes 'obsolescence obsolete' by... more

Tokyo to Catch Bad Drones Using Bigger Drones with Giants Nets

Tokyo’s police force has come up with a clever solution for dealing with rogue drones: they’re going to catch them using larger drones and giant nets.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced yesterday that the goal of the crime-fighting drones is to defend important locations with “the worst-case scenario in mind.” It’s not just the use of camera drones to spy on sensitive locations that authorities are concerned about, but things like... more

This is a Photo of Earth Captured During Apollo 15

Apollo 15 was the 4th NASA mission to land astronauts on the moon. On the way home in early August 1971, Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden picked up a Hasselblad camera on board and captured this amazing shot of the crescent Earth, illuminated by sunlight from the side and basked in the beam of a lens flare.

This particular 70mm film magazine (#99) contained spectroscopic film for ultraviolet photographs. The photo is officially titled “AS15-99-13487.”

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Shooting Wet Plate Collodion Portraits with 12,000Ws of Studio Lighting

This is a story about a collaboration to overcome 19th century technology problems using 21st century technology to produce well lit portraits.

Luke White and I, Paul Alsop, are two English photographers living in New Zealand who came together in 2014 to make wet plate collodion portraits.