Photography News

A few months ago, a girl came in to apply for a social media position at my last job. I was one of three photographers at the company and we had an opening for another photographer position. She mentioned to the HR recruiter that she also does photography.

The HR guy comes and grabs me to tell me this and was wondering if I wanted to interview her for the open photographer position as well. So I said, “Sure, let me see her portfolio.”

To my surprise, her... more

In December 2015, Shane Arsenault and I had started talking about a joint photography project with the purpose of using... more

Photographer Jenna Martin’s wildly popular Lowe’s photo shoot seems to have sparked a trend. Cincinnati-based photographer... more

We live in an amazing time in which it’s actually possible to shoot a photo like this one: it’s a Tesla Roadster sports car flying through space with the Earth in the background.

Yesterday, billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket, the world’s most powerful operational rocket. Musk’s original “midnight cherry” Tesla Roadster was mounted on the nose of the rocket with a dummy named STARMAN sitting inside.... more

Chinese accessory and optical manufacturer Meike has posted a picture on its website of three lenses it intends to launch in the coming months. Two stills lenses are promised, a 50mm and a 25mm, as well as a 25mm designed for movie shooters.

It is reported ... more

Dual-camera setups that allow for better zooming and a background-blurring fake bokeh effect have become pretty much a standard feature on flagship smartphones; however, they are still far less common on cheaper 'budget' devices. That's all about to change. The image sensor division of device maker Samsung just launched the new... more

Olympus has just announced the new PEN E-PL9, a camera “to put you in touch with your creative side.” It provides quality and creative control for photographers who want a camera upgrade but don’t want to jump into larger and pricier camera systems.

At the core of the camera is a 16-megapixel Four Thirds CMOS sensor backed by a TruePic VIII processor. It has an ISO range of 200-6400, expandable to 100-25600.

The camera features 3-axis in-body... more

Kodak is warning potential investors that "KODAKCoin" offerings found online aren't the real thing. According to an email sent to potential investors, and shared by AdAge, scammers have started listing KODAKCoin for sale despite its lack of official availability. Buyers aren't getting the new cryptocurrency, they're simply losing real-world cash.

In January, Kodak... more

DxOMark chart shows that overall scores for smartphone cameras have steadily improved over the last 5 years.

If you're looking for the most drastic and impressive improvements in the world of imaging, the (sad?) fact is, you'll want to look at smartphone manufacturers. And this is what DxOMark highlights in... more

Destin Sandlin of SmarterEveryDaywas out shooting the recent Super Blue Blood moon when something weird happened. As soon as the moon “touched” the tip of a model of the... more

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