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Pika is a new bot friend that “explores the world” with children through the use of a smartphone camera. The concept combines... more

Here’s an unusual idea that you may only be able to pull off if you’re rich, famous, and well-connected: socialite Khloe Kardashian wanted the perfect driver’s license photo, so she decided to bring her own portrait lighting and makeup artist to the DMV.

In a recent episode of the reality TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kardashian brought lighting director Landon Hosto and her friend Malika Haqq to the DMV to help improve her driver’s... more

Clear Outex is a new waterproof camera housing seeking funding on Kickstarter. Affordable and universal, the housing will keep your camera safe... more

The sequence of diversions and re-routing caused when a drone was sighted close to one of Londons busiest airports has been turned into an amazing animated map by the UKs National Air Traffic Service (NATS), to demonstrate the level of disruption even short airport closures can create.

The video map shows what happens to normal air traffic at Gatwick airport when the runway was closed in response to a drone in the vicinity. The closure lasted only nine minutes, but in that time two... more

Believe it or not, sports and live music photography have a lot in common your reaction time as a photographer is crucial. The money shot moments happen in a split second and if you are too early or too late on your shutter release you will have missed the shot. Most of the time when Im out on a shoot Im working with a DSLR that shoots 6 frames per second or a... more

Episode 225 of thePetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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When we got our hands on Chinese camera maker YI's first mirrorless camera, the YI-M1, we didn't have a lot of positive things to say. Despite a great sensor, the camera was... unrefined. But the company just released a new firmware version for the M1 that promises to smooth out some of its rougher edges.

Key updates include (much-needed) improved AF speed, the addition of a RAW+JPG shooting option, exposure control in P, A, S and M modes when shooting... more

BenQ has launched a new monitor designed for professional photographers who need both high resolution and extremely accurate colors: the 27" SW271. This model builds upon the company's previous SW2700PT display, offering support for HDR10 alongside a 4K 3840 x 2160 resolution and the maker's AQCOLOR technology.

With the AQCOLOR tech, users are given total control over the display's color via hardware calibration and the maker's... more

CBS Broadcasting is suing photojournalist Jon Tannen for doing something you (and most people you know) have probably done: sharing screenshots from an old television show on social media. The lawsuit is being characterized a 'retaliatory strike' by some, since Tannen filed his own copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS Interactive back in February.

The... more

California-based software developer Macphun (soon to be Skylum) has announced... more

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