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A new 'tripod' like device called the Tenikle has just launched on Kickstarter, and it looks kind of like a Joby GorillaPod with a creative twist. As with the GorillaPod, Tenikle features three flexible arms that can be bent and reshaped for a variety of surfaces; unlike GorillaPod, Tenikle can stick to those same surfaces using the three powerful suction cups found on each arm.... more

People’s eyes are more attracted to areas of photos that have more “meaning” than areas that “stick out.” That’s according to a newly published study by a team of researchers at UC Davis’ Center for Mind and Brain.

As photographers, we’re normally told to compose our photos by leading the eye through a scene, and not to include too many distracting objects or bright spots that may tear the eye away from the important parts of the... more

I confess: Im a photo gear junkie. Ive bought dozens of cameras and lenses, way too many tripods, camera bags and backpacks, and many thousands of dollars worth of filters, flash units, and other accessories. Ive tempered my obsession over the last few years, mostly because there’s only so much room to store these things, but from the flood of new products hitting the market recently I’d say I slowed down just in time.

Most of the gear Ive bought has come from what... more

Filmmaker Matteo Bertoliwho you may remember from his very popular iPhone 7 Plus cinematic videorecently got an iPhone 8 Plus to test out. And so he put on his walking shoes and spent some time shooting with the new phone all over the Los Angeles area.

The result is the 2:40 video above, all of it... more

The long-awaited 'Firmware Update Version 2.0' for Panasonic's GH5 is officially live today. The update was teased when the camera was first unveiled, and more details about the update were released in August. But even then, the official release date was a mystery. We only... more

The popular JOBY GorillaPod has a new challenger. Tenikle is a new three-tentacled and suction-cup-covered tripod that’s jumping into... more

Polaroid has been on a lighting spree of late, and the brand continued that trend this week by launching a lightweight, flexible LED light panel that can be bent into various positions and shapes.

The 12x12-... more

BBC Earth has just released a 5-minute prequel for its upcoming natural history TV series Blue Planet II. Watch the video above for an eye-dazzling dose of visual inspiration.

The seven-... more

Nikon’s marketing says the $3,300 D850‘s autofocus components are the same as... more

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Instagram officially hit 800 million users this week, but the Facebook-owned company has no interest in resting on its laurels. In fact, alongside its "hey, we added another 100M users... no big deal" announcement, the company continued its crusade against comment trolls by launching the most powerful commenting controls the app has seen yet.

The numbers bit was only mentioned briefly in Instagram's news release. "Our community has grown to 800 million, with 500 million... more

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