Photography News

TIME’s latest contract for photographers has been at the center of controversy (link is external) for about a month now, and many photographers are still refusing to sign it as they campaign for more favorable terms.

We shared last month (link is external) how the new contract eliminates space rates, has copyright grabbing terms, and... more (link is external)

Snowflakes have become an obsession of mine (link is external) as an extreme macro photographer, but I never thought I would be able to take it this far: 2,500 hours of work across 5 years, all presented as a single composite photo titled The Snowflake:

Depicted in the composite image above are over 400 unique snowflakes, all accurately measured and scaled to that they are all in relative size... more (link is external)

Here’s a short 30-second PSA ad about the dangers of taking pictures on train tracks. It was released by Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (link is external), a US-based non-profit that advocates national rail safety.

The video is “a humorous look at scenarios that put professional photographers and their clients at... more (link is external)

In October 2015, Apple quietly unlocked 10-bit color (link is external) in its release of the OS X El Capitan operating system update. 3rd party software didn’t support the new color output, so it was limited to Apple’s official Preview and Photos apps.

That changed this week: Adobe quietly expanded 10-bit (30-bit color RGB) support in Photoshop CC to OS X in... more (link is external)

In his first year learning photography, Benjamin Von Wong created over 50,000 photographs, but none of them struck him as extraordinary. It wasn't until he tried out a flash gun that he began to see new possibilities that could make his work stand out. Many more photos later, Benjamin Von Wong is well-known for imagery that blends practical effects, fantastic locations and post-processing into something surreal and extraordinary. Find out how he got his start and... more (link is external)

Google today launched (link is external) Cardboard Camera for Android, an app that lets you shoot 3D virtual reality photographs with a smartphone. Resulting photos can be viewed immersively through a Google Cardboard VR headset.

Taking a... more (link is external)

Photo by Neville Elder

Mayas calm and thoughtful features hover kindly over her fathers hollowed face. Davids prominent cheekbones are exaggerated by the Chiaroscuro effect of a bare-bulbed lamp. Strings of dark hair frame Mayas profile in the windowless bedroom. Propped up on an elbow, she is beautiful, yet the role reversal is obscene.

Cancer — like a madman who begins and ends his massacre in our bodies — has catapulted this... more (link is external)

Updated 12/3/15: Xiaomi's Yi Action Camera, initially available only in China, is now being offered in the US through Amazon (link is external). Thanks to promising specs and a low price point the Yi garnered a lot of interest at launch, and will no doubt interest shoppers who consider a GoPro too expensive. However, the $88 US list price exceeds original estimates, and orders placed now are estimated... more (link is external)

Skydivers often photograph and film their jumps with a GoPro camera, but what happens if you want to shoot higher-quality photos with a DSLR? The solution is to mount it to your helmet and find a way to trigger the shutter.

Photographer Wolfgang Lienbacher (link is external) demonstrated this... more (link is external)

Pulse, a project currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, aims to bring wireless control to many Nikon and Canon DSLRs. The device consists of a wireless controller that attaches to a camera's hot shoe and plugs into its USB port, connecting to Android and iOS smartphones over Bluetooth. Read more (link is external)

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