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GoPro wants you to strap its action cam to a sportbike, or your snowboard, or your BASE jumping helmet; Polaroid has other ideas. The company’s Polaroid Cube and Cube+ action cams recently got their own…... more

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Not so long ago, novice photographers began learning their craft with black and white film. While many eventually mixed color into their portfolios, others eschewed hues entirely, opting for the smoothness of subtle monochrome tones.

Then came the digital revolution where all native output was in color by default, and... more

Nikon is offering to replace 'early generation' EN-EL15 batteries for D500 users who are getting less than the expected battery life from their cameras. In a statement, the company explains that batteries manufactured prior to a design change in 2013 'may not be capable of the maximum number of shots possible [...] indicated in D500 documentation'. If you can supply a valid receipt for the purchase of a D500, ... more

In this blog post, I would like to share some insights with you regarding the connection between aperture and the inverse-square law of light, as well as their effects on light fall-off.

Let me ease you into this topic by explaining the aperture first.

Aperture Stops (f-Stops)

Switching from the maximum aperture to the next smaller one reduces the incident amount of light that enters your lens. In addition, the aperture diameter is lowered by a factor of... more

A female photographer was caught on camera getting too close to a large elk at Yellowstone National Park this past weekend. To the woman’s surprise, the elk suddenly decided to charge at her.

The incident was captured in the 40-second video above by a tourist named Manny Perez, who was with tour guide Jody Tibbitts of... more

Sigma has announced that three of its lenses, the 20mm F1.4 DG HSM Art, 35mm F1.4 DG HSM Art and the 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM, arent 'fully compatible with' Canons newly released EOS-1D X Mark II. When one of these lenses is used with the camera, the resulting images may be underexposed. The company is developing firmware to correct the issue.

According to Sigma, the issue manifests when users choose Center-weighted Average Metering or... more

Good news for users of Ricoh Theta and Theta S 360-degree cameras: the corresponding apps now support the use of 'head-mounted displays' for viewing your images and videos in their full 360-degree glory. This of course includes Google's budget Cardboard viewer. 

When viewing... more

I tracked over 10,000 likes and followers I received on Instagram in May, 2016. Here’s a look at the data and what I discovered.

Here’s the big picture of the results:

Likes Received: 10,491
New Followers... more

Nikon recently gave filmmakers Wriggles & Robins the new Nikon D810 and asked the duo to showcase the low-light capabilities of the DSLR. They decided to shoot a stop motion animation in the dark outdoors.

After creating 84 different foam board animal frames, the duo set up a 20 meter... more

Over in Sugar Land, Texas, a town of about 83,000 people, there’s a strange new piece of public art that has the world talking. Sitting right outside the city hall building is a new bronze statue of two girls taking a selfie.

Sugar Land says... more

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