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SLOPES is an innovative new stand for GoPro HERO cameras that uses a polyhedron shape to give you 20 different positions. Mount your camera to it, and you can position your camera in the orientation you’d like in just a couple seconds without having to adjust anything else.

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Slovakian food recipe site Varme published this simple 1-minute video tutorial on how you can use $25 in IKEA products to create a DIY lightbox for improving your food and product photography.

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The Samsung NX500 is the baby brother to the company's superb NX1 mirrorless camera. It brings over many of the features of the NX1, including its 28MP BSI CMOS sensor and AF system, and puts them into a compact body at a price competitive with other midrange mirrorless models. Read more

Heres episode 19 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and... more

People on the West Coast of the United States were treated to a light show Saturday night after the US Navy quietly launched a test of an unarmed missile. As a bright white light shot across the sky and burned out as a blue haze, panicked people placed 911 calls with theories of giant meteors or aliens in UFOs.

Some people were in the right place at the right time with their cameras and were able to capture remarkable photos, videos, and even time-lapses of the “UFO.... more

Want to own a camera that once belonged to a photography great? Now’s your chance. The estate of the Mary Ellen Mark is currently holding an eBay auction for a Nikon FM2 that was part of the late and great American photographer’s collection. Mark... more

The United States announced last month that it’s creating a federal drone registry and will soon require that all drone owners register their devices in order to fly legally. While the move should help reign in the “wild wild west” that is the drone industry today, some are wary that over-regulation could hurt the rights of drone owners... more

The Internet is abuzz over a series of photographs by a farmer named Liezel Kennedy in Saskatchewan, Canada. The image above may appear at first glance to be a simple snapshot of a snowy Canadian countryside, but it’s actually a photo showing how well sheep... more

DPR reader Philip Ewing found he had little time outside of long hours at the office to spend on photography, so he turned his commute into a time to exercise some creativity. Each day he brings his camera along with him on Washington D.C.'s Metrorail system, where he photographs the Brutalist-style architecture, morning rushes and evening light of the Metro subway. Read more

The dangers, and perks, of sports photography: Northampton Town Football Club photographer Pete Norton was shooting a match recently when he found himself being pulled into the action. After his team scored a goal to secure a 2-2 draw, the players swarmed their photographer, knocked him over, and piled on top of him.

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