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Photographer, weird lens expert, and friend of PetaPixel Mathieu Stern created this very simple and straightforward Photoshop tutorial for anybody out there who wishes they were a Jedi and wants to impress their... more

All five initial categories of our 2016 Readers' Choice Awards are now open for voting. Help decide which cameras and lenses take home the ultimate bragging rights. Vote now

Five years ago I was somewhere in the wilds of central Vietnam, about to click upload on my first ever video project. If you had told me then that, in just a handful of years, I would be contributing to one of the entertainment worlds most prestigious and popular wildlife documentaries BBCs... more

Following the beta announced last month, Serif has officially launched the finalized version of Affinity Photo for Windows. The new application follows in the footsteps of Affinity Photo for Mac and aims to offer photo editing capabilities similar to that of Photoshop, only at a lower $39.99 cost. In addition to the new Windows version, the Mac edition of Affinity Photo... more

Curved sensor mania first took over the blogosphere back in 2014 thanks to Sony and... more

This is an older video (2014… practically prehistoric in social media terms), but if you’re looking for a totally different take on the “one second of video per day” idea, this is it. Musician... more

In 2015, Hugo Cardoso embarked on an interesting experiment: built a 35mm slit-scan film camera. That experiment was a big success, which left Cardoso only one choice going forward… go... more

Photographer John Kraus has brought rocket launch photography back into the mainstream. His photos regularly go viral online, and we’ve shared several of them... more

Have Your Say: Best Zoom Lens of 2016

The end of the year is almost upon us, and as usual, 2016 saw plenty of new lenses released, including several excellent zooms. We've used a lot of them and tested some, but we want to hear from you - what were your favorite zoom lenses of 2016? 

For the sake of a manageable list, we've omitted 'kit' zoom lenses and most variable-aperture telezooms from this poll. If there's a particularly high-performing example of either type which... more

Have your say: Best prime lens of 2016

It's a great time to be a photographer. Based on reader interest and preferences, we've rounded up a total of twelve prime lenses that were released in 2016 for your consideration in this poll. They run the gamut in terms of lens mount, focal length, maximum aperture, and of course, use case. 

Which of these prime lenses is most exciting to you? Which do you already have, or are looking to add, to your particular kit? Let us know by... more

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