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Zack (link is external) says he was filming a wedding with a drone this past weekend when he captured this example of “beautiful aerial wedding photography.” He was shooting with a... more (link is external)

Using a video feed to capture stills isn't a new idea - Nikon's first electronic camera, the QV-1000C, did it in the late 1980s - but the resolution of 4K makes it more useful. Panasonic has recognized this way of working and has introduced 4K Photo mode to its 4K cameras, to make things easier for the user. We took the feature for a test drive. Read more (link is external)

London's Victoria and Albert museum is to hold a major exhibition of the work of Julia Margaret Cameron to mark the bicentenary of her birth. One of the most important female photographers in the form's history, Cameron would have been 200 years old this year, and the exhibition will be part of a series of exhibitions around the UK to celebrate her work. Read more (link is external)

Excited about Sony’s new a7R II (link is external) full-frame mirrorless camera? Photographer and gear reviewer Maarten Heilbron has published a fantastic 21-minute hands-on review of the camera, the available lenses, and the still photography abilities. There are also two other videos in which Heilbron talks about the camera’s... more (link is external)

Gimbal stabilizers can be used to help produce smooth, high-quality video. However, inexpensive gimbals typically use heavy counterweights for stabilization, making them difficult to carry around, while more expensive models utilize precision electronics. A happy medium may soon be on the market; the California-based company, Neuvison, has announced their Kickstarter for the... more (link is external)

YouTube celebrity Casey Neistat made the photography world cringe and groan today after publishing a new vlog titled “Quitter,” which includes a particularly painful-to-watch case of violence against cameras. After repeatedly experiencing an error on his Canon 70D that caused him to lose footage, Neistat took an ax and destroyed both the camera and lens.

The horror starts at 4:48 in the video above. Here’s a GIF showing what he did:

Neistat... more (link is external)

If you shoot film, you know how difficult it can be to properly organize your photographs once they have been digitized to your computer. Modern digital cameras allow easy organization with built in metadata that provides every bit of information you could ever need; however, digitally scanned photos contain no such data. Promote Systems has introduced the... more (link is external)

The short film above, titled “Denali,” is photographer Ben Moon (link is external)‘s beautiful and touching tribute to his dog Denali, who passed away last year at the age of 14. It’s a story of love and friendship, creatively told from Denali’s perspective.

Based out of Portland, Oregon... more (link is external)

Canon's external GPS receiver GP-E2 gets an update today to firmware 2.0, adding support for the Canon EOS Rebel T6s/T6i (760D/750D) and EOS 5DS/5DS R. The firmware update also fixes a couple of bugs related to the signal acquisition indicator light and the unit's built-in memory. Read more (link is external)

A Florida-based photographer and his model were seriously injured on Tuesday after a freak explosion during a photo shoot in a junk yard.

Local station Local10 reports (link is external) that 41-year-old South Florida... more (link is external)

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