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Snapchat unveiled its first hardware product over the weekend, a pair of sunglasses with a built-in camera called 'Spectacles.' With the new product comes a new company name: Snap Inc. The name change, Snap explains, is directly tied to the launch of Spectacles. With the product, Snap has become more than a company centered around the Snapchat app, and the new name reflects this expanded focus. 

The sunglasses feature a built-in wireless video camera that records... more

If you want ultimate control over your High Dynamic Range images, manual blending is still the way to go. But creating a perfectly blended image from two or more exposures using layer masks can be challenging.

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You can always find a reason why you shouldn’t go out and try to shoot something. You don’t have the right gear, for example, or there’s too much light pollution in your area. Let this short timelapse serve as an example of why you should ignore those excuses.

Netherlands-based amateur photographer... more

I have known about these sunflower fields for several years, but seeing as the flowers only bloom for about two weeks, between work and travel I have never had the opportunity to go and photograph them.

After the birth of our first child at the beginning of the year, being a freelancer, my wife and I decided I would go the stay at home dad route. Considering that, I knew this year Iwouldn’tbe able to travel much and if I did, it would have to be close to... more

Sigma’s photographic lenses are usually released in three mounts: Canon, Nikon, and Sigma. But that’s not always going to be the case. In an interview, Sigma President Kazuto Yamaki confirmed that they are indeed planning to make Sigma lenses for Sony Full Frame E-Mount.

This juicy tidbit was mentioned during an interview Mr. Yamaki gave to... more

What's been the most exciting announcement of Photokina?

Every two years people flock to Cologne to find out what's next in the world of photography. This year we've seen some announcements that left us very excited, but we wanted to know what you, our readers, think of what's come out of the show this year. So we asked: what's been the most exciting announcement of Photokina? With more than 5,000 votes counted, we have a pretty good idea.

Winner: Fujifilm GFX 50S development... more
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The new M.Zuiko Digital Ed 12100mm F4 IS PRO is a 24-200mm equivalent zoom for the Micro Four Thirds system. On paper, it's the ideal travel lens, and we were lucky enough to bring one back from Photokina last week to try out. 

So how does it... more

Now that Photokina is over and we are impatiently waiting for the latest cameras and gear to ship, it's a perfect time to hone up on our photography skills. Luckily, our friends at Creative Live are hosting their annual Photo Week this week, September 26 - 29.

Photo Week 2016 is four days of photo education, brought to you through 24 live classes taught... more

2017 Sony World Photography Award entries

The Dinagyang Festival is a religious and cultural festival in Iloio City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January

Raniel Jose Castaneda, Philippines, Entry, Open, Culture, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

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Episode 110 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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