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Photographer and photo educator Don Giannatti put together this simple (tongue-in-cheek) itemized invoice to show photography clients why photographers charge what they do for “taking a picture.”

“Every once in a while we get a client who challenges us with that tired old ‘That’s a lot of money for just taking a photo…... more

All dressed up: the photography of Emily Dickey and Dustin LeFevre

Utah Badlands, Utah

Emily Dickey and Dustin LeFevre are landscape photographers who seek out remote locations. A couple of years ago, they started to complement their standard landscape images with something a little different portraits of themselves in formalwear, adding a human element and a dramatic... more

The 61G lava Ocean Entry event happening on Hawaii's Big Island has been in the news a lot lately. If you somehow haven't yet seen the dramatic footage of red-hot lava spewing from the side of a cliff, well, you're in for a treat. But as enticing as it might be to onlookers and photographers trying to get a better view, mother nature just provided a gentle reminder why you should stay a... more

As Snap Inc., the company behind the ephemeral photo sharing app Snapchat, prepares for its Initial Public Offering (IPO), the company is filing papers that call out rival Instagram and reveal profitability may never be a part of Snapchat’s future.

Snap Inc. filed its IPO prospectus on... more

The winter sun was low to the horizon as I steadied myself upon a rather uncomfortable wooden perch. My back to the sun and downwind, target in clear sight, I drew in a deep breath then slowly exhaled as I prepared to take the shot.

At the bottom of my breath I waited for that brief moment between heart beats as I took up the slack in my finger. Thump thump Thump thump squeeze. The sharp report from my mouse-click heralded the confirmation of success. Congratulations, you... more

Sony has announced its financial results for Q4 2016 and the numbers show that the Japanese company's image sensor division has performed well. Within the semiconductors segment, image sensor sales have increased by 40% year-on-year which is largely due to significantly increased sales of image sensors for mobile devices.

Digital camera sales have slightly decreased from 1.8 to 1.6... more

The old cylindrical lens bag is making a comeback, courtesy of ONA. The newly announced ONA Beacon is a fashionable new take on the classic barrel-style bag that’ll hold all your favorite glass, and maybe a small ILC.

The $150 ONA Beacon is designed primarily as a lens bag. Cylindrical in shape, it harkens back to the singl-lens cases that used to come... more

GoPro's HERO5 models were delayed last year due to production issues.

Despite having a rough go of it over the last several months, GoPro is still committed to releasing a HERO6 action-cam later this year. The company experienced production delays with its HERO5 action-cam as well as a recall of its Karma drone, so some industry analysts were concerned that GoPro might be moving to a 2-year production cycle.

That's not the case, according to CEO Nick Woodman,... more

When Polish Web designer and travel photographer Piotr Kulczycki set out to display his photos online, he was pretty disappointed by his options. So he built his own.

The whole story is that Kulczycki built his own websiteWorld in My Lensand was immediately flooded with questions from fellow travel photographers about what service he used and how much he... more

DxO is running a promotion through February giving away free licenses for OpticsPro 9, its Raw processing software. You'll miss out on the latest camera/lens support and features offered by OpticsPro 11, but hey, it's free.

To get in on the offer you'll just need to provide DxO with an email address to which you'll be sent an activation code. Unfortunately, you won't be able to upgrade the license, so you'll... more

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