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Photography website 500px has launched a new directory that aims to help photographers find new clients and vice versa. The directory currently has more than 50,000 photographers listed across 191 countries and more than 11,000 searchable locations, according to 500px. This public launch follows the directorys beta arrival back in December.

Photographers utilizing the directory can establish their own user profile, set rates for offline work, and directly communicate with clients.... more

When Red Bull came to me with the idea for golfer Lexi Thompson to do an underwater boxing/golf shoot, I had to really think about how we were going to do this — I knew it was going to be challenging.

Since she’s a golfer, I assumed that Lexi wasn’t used to being underwater for extended amounts of time. And half the battle to getting good pictures is keeping your subject comfortable and motivated to get the photos… even without having to submerge... more

Many (if not most) of the people reading this have shot 35mm film, and a chunk of those people have shot 120 medium format film, but only a fraction of that fraction has ever touched a large format camera. Here’s your chance to see what it’s like to shoot 4×5 film for the very first time.

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Google opened up its Play app store to select Chromebook users last year, and now Adobe is offering versions of its Android Creative Cloud apps for the company's browser-based notebook computers. The following apps will be available 'in the coming weeks' for certain Chromebook users:

  • Photoshop Mix
  • Lightroom Mobile
  • Illustrator Draw
  • Photoshop Sketch
  • Adobe Comp CC
  • Creative Cloud Mobile

The apps have been optimized for use... more

NASA has a new high resolution toy in orbit. The GOES-16 weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral back in November, and NASA just published the first photos of our Earth... more

 

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Apple's iPhone 7 isn't officially classified as a waterproof. With its IP67 rating it is capable of surviving immersion at a depth of one meter (3.3 feet) for 30 minutes but this is meant to protect against accidental drops into water or splashes rather than make the phone suitable for underwater activities. 

However, an incident... more

Last year, four Canadian filmmakers were arrested after photos and a video were published showing them walking on off-limits geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park. While one of the four individuals was slapped with an $8,000 fine and unsupervised probation back in November, as well as a 5-year ban from U.S. national parks, the other three faced... more

If you love those timelapses that make our great big world look tinypeople scurrying around Manhattan like ants, or airplanes moving around an airport like toysthis simple tutorial will teach you everything you need to know to post-process your own tiny world timelapse.

The tutorial was put together by the YouTube channel... more

Removing a lens from modern cameras is usually extremely easy. It’s a great feature for photographers who switch lenses a lot, but it can also make it quick and easy for thieves to steal a pricey lens. Now there’s a new open source accessory called Mark’s Lens Safe that helps protect against this type of common theft.

Professional dance and music photographer... more

Photographer and father of two Chris Crisman wants his childrenthe 4-year-old boy and the 2-year-old girlto know that they can do become anything they want… without caveats. His series Women’s Work... more

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