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For its 2015 Poppy Appeal campaign to raise support for current and former British military personnel, the The Royal British Legion commissioned a beautiful photo project that recreates studio portraits of World War I military personnel with modern day serving and ex-service men and women.

“We wanted to re-establish the connection between the poppy and the work of the Legion to make the public aware of who we help and what the money raised is spent on,” the Legion... more

Canon's Imaging Systems business has reported its third quarter sales fell by ¥26.5bn ($220m), compared to the same time last year. The company blamed a decline in worldwide demand for its interchangeable lens cameras 'due to market shrinkage,' with unit sales down 17% year-on-year, despite sales increases in Japan and Europe. Read more

Google is pushing out a new version of Snapseed for Android today, and the latest update brings RAW editing of DNG photos (or other RAW photos that have been converted to DNG).

RAW photography was added to Android phones last year, and now photo editing apps are updating to support DNG editing.

The ability to edit RAW means that Snapseed users will be able to... more

I am often asked for advice by those starting out in the photography industry. And if theres one thing I have no shortage of, its advice. So with that in mind, I present you with my 8 Tips for Starting a Photography Business.

#1. You Are But One of Many

People will ask you what you do for a living. When you respond with, Im a photographer, 9 out of 10 people will reply, Oh! Im a photographer, too! If not, they will respond by informing you that one of the following people they... more

Here’s a quick tip: if your Lightroom’s Develop module is a pain to work with because it’s so slow, try increasing the Camera Raw cache size in the settings to a huge limit. As long as you have disk space to spare, you could see a major increase in speed.

Photographer Nicky Digital... more

It came out of nowhere, a brand-new full-frame professional level mirrorless camera and lens system: the Leica SL. It combines a new lens system (using the existing mount from the T) with an extremely high resolution viewfinder and a sensor based on the one used by the coveted Leica Q. Take a look at some preliminary studio test results from the Leica SL. Read more

Canon’s sales and profits have been taking a bit hit from the emergence of smartphone and mirrorless cameras, and the company’s EOS M line of mirrorless cameras hasn’t done much to help.

The company will reportedly focus more on its... more

Back in July, we reported that 47-year-old William H. Merideth of Hillview, Kentucky, had gotten arrested for using a shotgun to shoot down a neighbor’s drone that was flying over his property.

Merideth was just cleared of all charges after a judge ruled that the camera drone’s flight was indeed an invasion of privacy.

Local news station... more

Photographer Clark Little is known for his jaw-dropping photos of giant waves crashing onto shore, a niche that’s known as shorebreak photography. Earlier this month, he captured... more

The following is my account of the most infuriating, frustrating and insulting photo usage theft Ive dealt with. After attempting to resolve it with letters, phone calls and lawyers, Ive decided the most beneficial thing I can do is lay out my experience in a cautionary tale and let people know how this company feels about photography.

On a busy evening in the middle of September, I headed out to the New Bern Mall to pick up a pizza for dinner. I dont go into the mall often and... more

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