Photography News

Canon's external GPS receiver GP-E2 gets an update today to firmware 2.0, adding support for the Canon EOS Rebel T6s/T6i (760D/750D) and EOS 5DS/5DS R. The firmware update also fixes a couple of bugs related to the signal acquisition indicator light and the unit's built-in memory. Read more (link is external)

A Florida-based photographer and his model were seriously injured on Tuesday after a freak explosion during a photo shoot in a junk yard.

Local station Local10 reports (link is external) that 41-year-old South Florida... more (link is external)

In the digital age, there is a demand for instant gratification; however, is it possible that the perfect solution for the modern individual is an analog one? Instant film was a product introduced during the late 1940s and remains a popular option for instant physical prints to this day. Hold up your camera, press a button, and minutes later you have a fully processed physical image. And to think that it all started with a little girl’s simple question…

The Birth of Polaroid

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Photographer Mason Resnick (link is external) created this humorous (but perhaps painfully true?) graphic about how photography has changed since the days of 12-exposure rolls of 120 film.

Resnick was cleaning out his office when he found an unopened roll of 120 film from the 1950s, a metal... more (link is external)

If you use the Camera app on an Android phone, you may soon be getting a fancy new feature called Smart Burst, which will let you capture a rapid-fire sequence of frames and then have the best one selected for you as the keeper.

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Tired of having to memorize new keyboard shortcuts for every application you use? Want to see every Photoshop tool icon right under your fingertips? Sonder (link is external) is a new customizable keyboard that can help you navigate shortcuts. Each of the main keys features an E Ink display that can be customized... more (link is external)

It appears Apple is planning to greatly improve the quality of iPhone selfies. Code found in iOS 9 suggests that the next iPhone may offer a much more powerful front-facing camera — one that features 1080p video, 240fps slow-mo, and a flash/light.

Software developer Hamza Sood (link is external)... more (link is external)

The Leica Q offers classic M-series styling in combination with a thoroughly modern feature set including a full-frame 24MP sensor and a 28mm F1.7 lens. After a bruising experience with previous digital Leicas, DPReview's Editor Barnaby Britton has been very impressed by the Q. Click through to read why (link is external)

Editor’s note: This DIY tutorial uses a specific product called Compound 9 (link is external), but you could use the same ideas/concepts with different materials and/or objects.

Hi, my name is Christian Segeth, and I’m the inventor of a product called... more (link is external)

What does a day of covering one of the biggest events in soccer look like? Chief photographer Joel Marklund (link is external) of the Swedish photo agency... more (link is external)

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