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London-based photographer Paul Kohlhaussen has a wish list of cameras he’d love to shoot with, but he can’t afford them. So, he did something rather unusual: he decided to combine some of their notable... more

Last week we wrote about Arsenal, an intelligent camera assistant currently looking for crowdfunding. Since then, the Kickstarter campaign has enjoyed huge success, with over $700,000 pledged and still plenty of time left to raise more funds. Arsenal's creator has issued... more

“Fractal” is a gorgeous new 3-minute-long time-lapse film by Chad Cowan, a Kansas-based photographer who has spent 10 years, 100,000+ miles, and tens of thousands of shutter clicks chasing and shooting... more

DJI and SkyPixel have opened up their latest competition for entries. The 2017 SkyPixel Video Contest accepts video clips from 30 seconds up to 5 minutes in length. Videos can be created by any aerial platform, so if you don't own a DJI drone, fear not you're still in the running. Prize packages include DJI drones, Nikon DSLRs and some slick-looking (?) Oakley sunglasses.

Entries must be submitted to one of three categories: City, Nature and Sports. The deadline for submissions in... more

Kodak has just launched Issue #1 of Kodachrome Magazine, a new limited edition journal that’s geared toward people who love... more

Shooting products on a white background is a common setup for anyone selling online. But how do you handle shooting a white product on a white background? The trick is to completely separate one's foreground lighting from the background lighting. Pro photographer David Patino breaks down how to do it in this short, but useful PDN video.
The collision of a meteoroid with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiters Narrow Angle Camera resulted in this wavy image.

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University

A camera on NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter survived a direct hit from a meteoroid no larger than the pin of a head that was traveling at incredibly high speeds. Despite its small size, tiny meteoroids can inflict significant damage on space equipment,... more

Newly launched on crowdfunding website Kickstarter is a modular, 'transformable' backpack called VENQUE Transformer A. The team behind the product describes Transformer A as an 'advanced backpack' that can be transformed into various types of bags... more

Here’s an interesting piece of photo history: five years before Kodaks automatic Super Six-20, Dr. Albert Einstein received a patent for a camera which could automatically determine the proper aperture and exposure to take a photograph. Yes, that Einstein.

Einstein in January 1936

Einstein along with German radiologist and inventor Gustav Bucky designed the light intensity self-adjusting camera independently of Kodak, whose Super Six-20 was widely heralded as the... more

If you are a photographer or fledgling retoucher opening Photoshop for the first time, it is a daunting experience, to say the least. There is a wealth of knowledge, free and purchasable online, but how do you know what to search for if you dont know what you dont know?

If you do get a few tips on what to search for, how do you know what is considered good practice and where will you be led astray? What do the professionals do? Who are the guides that can steer you in... more

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