In September 2016, an Indian couple made international headlines after it was found that their photos “proving” they had reached Mount Everest’s summit had been faked using Photoshop. It turns out the husband and wife were both police officers in India, and they’ve just been fired after an investigation into their deception.
If you've ever felt down, defeated, unmotivated, uncertain and unsure whether you should go on being a photographer, then this video is for you. And since all of us, at one time or another, have felt this way; this video is for all of us. Put together by visual artist Simon Cade of DSLRguide, it tackles the most common insecurities and uncertainties that make any... more
Corel just released PaintShop Pro 2018, the latest version of its image editing and graphic design software suite. For this latest version, the Corel engineers have... more
Copyright platform Binded (formely Blockai) has launched a simplified copyright registration tool that allows photographers to register their images with the U.S. Copyright Office for free. That doesn't mean, of course, that the U.S. Copyright Office's registration fee is waived, but rather that Binded doesn't tack its own fee on top of the government's registration cost, making it far... more
Here’s a 15-minute video by photographer Sean Tucker in which he runs through an effective technique for processing black and white images, with a focus on mobile. Tucker... more
Cascable, the iPhone app for remote-controlling DSLRs and mirrorless system cameras, has released a major update. Version 3.0 comes with support for many newer cameras and, for the first time, also works with models from Fuji and Panasonic. You can find a full compatibility list on the Cascable website... more
The Seattle skyline at sunset, photographed from a drone.
Adding a drone to my photography toolkit has been one of the best decisions I've made in my creative career, allowing me to take pictures and videos that I would not have been able to take otherwise. After three years of flying drones for both recreation and commercial projects, I've come to the realization that adding a... more
There are tons of posing tutorials out there for portrait photographers, but almost all of them are directed at how to pose women. So if you've been looking for a few solid tips on how to pose male modelsor male friends helping you out with a photo shootcheck out this video by Daniel and Rachel of Mango Street.
If you're looking to get into artificial lighting for dirt cheap, there's a new 'most affordable' option in town. It turns out Amazon sells what looks to be a clone of the already cheap (~$70) Godox VT560 for the rock bottom price of just 28 bucks through... more
