Photography News

This headline may sound like a piece of satire, but unfortunately it’s not: Russia has just launched a new public safety campaign called “Safe Selfies” to warn citizens of the dangers of taking careless and risky self portraits. Apparently there have been a large number of deaths... more

Fujifilm just published this 3-minute-long behind-the-scenes video that offers a glimpse into the manufacturing process for the X-T10 mirrorless camera, which... more

On Sunday, Burt’s Bees co-founder Burt Shavitz passed away at the age of 80. While best known as the face of his popular personal care products, Shavitz actually started his career as a professional photographer.

Before becoming a beekeeper and partnering with businesswoman Roxanne Quimby to launch Burt’s Bees in the 1980s, Shavitz was a New York City-based photographer whose photos were published in magazines such as Time and Life.

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Canon just announced the successor to the Speedlite 430EX II flash. The new... more

What's more fun than fireworks on the Fourth of July? Fireworks at 960 fps. We grabbed a few slow-motion clips recently with the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV to test out its slow-mo video modes. Take a look at three 960 fps videos and a bonus clip at 240 fps - still pretty neat in our book. See videos

Canon has introduced its 430EX III-RT midrange Speedlite. This is the company's second flash to support radio-based wireless TTL (though it acts only as a slave), which offers longer ranges, more flexible positioning, and no line-of-sight requirement like traditional optical wireless flash systems. The 430EX III-RT is also faster, lighter and features refined rear controls, more custom settings, and a built-in catchlight panel.... more

Lensbaby is known for their creative art lenses and mobile accessories including the Composer Pro, LM-10, and Velvet 56. Today, the company has announced their latest addition to their product lineup aimed at smartphone photographers. The new Creative Mobile Kit includes two lenses:... more

A group of Google researchers have created a new system called DeepStereo that can predict views of scenery that it has never seen before. The technology allows a collection of images to be turned into a three-dimensional walkthrough — sophisticated algorithms fill in areas that were absent from the photographs, interpolating the missing frames for a smooth experience.

The 2-minute video above shows some examples of what the system can create using Street View-style still... more

Should smartphone cameras be considered “real cameras” when used by journalists? It appears Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s staff members don’t think so. Despite having press credentials, a handful of reporters were denied entry to... more

Some photographers find that shooting with a Leica camera provides an experience unlike any other. If you happen to be one of those photographers, or possibly a curious individual, we have quite a bit of exciting news. Photography enthusiast Daniel Neal has uploaded a large collection of Leica Photography magazines to the web for public viewing.

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