Photography News

Bye Bye Lightroom, Hello Lightroom CC and Faster Lightroom Classic

Lightroom is no more. Adobe today announced a new cloud-based Lightroom called Lightroom CC. The current desktop-based app you... more

Google Photos Can Now Spot Your Pet Among Other Furry Creatures

Google Photos is now able to identify and recognize your furry feline or canine companions, pulling together albums specifically... more

Adobe unveils all-new cloud-based Lightroom CC, rebrands old application 'Lightroom Classic'

Lightroom as we know it is changing today.

Adobe is introducing Lightroom CC, a brand new, cloud-centric desktop application for Mac and Windows. At the same time, the application formerly known as "Lightroom CC" has been updated and rebranded as Lightroom Classic CC. The core Lightroom experience is at the heart of both programs, but they have different strengths and limitations, especially at this early stage of Lightroom CC development.

For people who do not yet use Lightroom... more

Google Research explains the Pixel 2 portrait mode

Standard image (left) and depth mask (right), Image: Google

Background-blurring portrait or bokeh modes have pretty much become a standard feature on dual-camera equipped phones. Similar effects can be achieved with single-lens devices but operation tends to be more cumbersome, with more manual interference required, and results less realistic than on dual-camera setups.

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Have it your way: which 24MP Canon should I buy?

Burger King may have dropped its 'Have it your way' slogan but it seems to have been picked up, in spirit at least, by Canon.

With the advent of the PowerShot G1 X III, you can essentially buy a variation of the same components in seven of its cameras. Three DSLRs, three mirrorless cameras and now a fixed lens model are all built around the company's 24MP Dual Pixel sensor and powered by Digic 7 processors.

This is good news, since we've been really impressed by the company's... more

HP reveals the ZBook x2: The 'world's most powerful detachable PC workstation'

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Step aside Microsoft, because HP just released a monstrous 'detachable PC workstation' that can compete with powerful laptops like the Surface Book 2 released yesterday... but in a form... more

Canon hit two milestones today: 90 million cameras and 130 million lenses

Canon has hit two couple major production milestones today. Specifically, Canon says it has now produced 130 million EF-series interchangeable lenses and 90 million EOS cameras. And in case you're curious, the camera maker revealed that an EOS 5D Mark IV was its 90 millionth EOS camera to go through production, while the 130 millionth interchangeable lens distinction goes to an EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM.

Both the EOS and EF series made their debut in March 1987, eventually picking up... more

The ROV Slider promises cinematic phone, GoPro and DSLR shots at the push of a button

ROV Slider, a new motorized camera slider currently seeking funding on Kickstarter, promises to bring cinematic slider shots to the masses.

The portable little slider handles any camera that weighs under 5lbs / 2.3kgincluding smartphones, GoPro, mirrorless cameras and DSLRsand comes in two variations: ROV Slider and ROV Pro. Here's a quick video intro to the ROV from... more

Sigma Extends Camera Gear Warranty to Cover Hurricane Victims

Sigma has announced that it will extend the warranty on its camera gear to products that have been damaged or destroyed by the hurricanes that have recently devastated regions of the United States.

If your equipment is under warranty and was damaged due to Hurricane Harvey, Irma or Maria, Sigma will provide free repairs or discounted replacements.