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The Canon EOS M6 is a compact 24MP APS-C mirrorless digital camera with twin dial controls and a touch screen interface. Starting at $779 for the body, it takes the guts of the EVF-equipped EOS M5 and puts them in an updated version of the M3 body. It sits in Canon's M lineup between the M3 and M5, and is sold with the 15-45 and 18-150mm lenses as kit options for $899 and $1... more

A new video by a tester in Japan shows the a9's Eye AF (in AF-C) tracking working remarkably well with a single subject, tracking the subject's eyes all the way to the edges of the frame. Here are three reasons we're very impressed, and a couple reasons why we're still left a bit ambivalent:

What we like:
  • The a9 continues to track the subject's eye when all it sees is his profile. It's quite robust, so we expect Eye AF on the a9 to stick to the initial subject better.
  • It... more

With an overall score of 90, the newly announced HTC U11 is the highest-rated smartphone camera ever tested by DxO and has taken the top-spot in the DxOMark Mobile ranking from the Google Pixel. 

The U11 scores impressively well across all categories and in particular offers very low... more

Taiwanese manufacturer HTC today launched it latest flagship smartphone, the HTC U11. The new model's stand-out features is called Edge Sense. It lets you squeeze the phone's edge in order to execute specific actions, for example take a picture.

The main camera specification looks similar to the HTC 10... more

They say a picture's worth a thousand words. But in a tongue-in-cheek new Apple ad, a picture turns out to be worth hundreds of new customers, thanks to the iPhone 7's Portrait mode. The minute-long spot features a quiet family barbershop that sees its business boom after posting photos of its clients and their sleek new haircuts in the window. The photos, of course, are taken with the iPhone 7's bokeh-imitating Portrait mode. 

Photographers will... more

Developers of the GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP, have released an updated version that corrects a number of problems that could cause the software to crash. The free-to-use Photoshop alternative is now in version 2.8.22 for Mac and PC and includes fixes for a number of operations, such as drag-and-drop/copy-and-paste uses of the clip board and use of the color picker, that could make the program crash.

A new arrangement for the way the main image window appears in single-... more

There are some things in life that are universal rules we should all followthings like not cheating on your wife, not killing anyone, and not stealing. Easy enough, right? And if life has Ten Commandments that are just obvious things not to do, retouching should have them as well.

Here’s are my 10 Commandments of Retouching.

I. Thou Shalt Not Blur Thy Skin

You lose a lot of detail when you blur skin. It may not be noticeable on a phone screen as much, but... more

An Oregon-based plant retailer was just awarded almost one million dollars in actual damages by a federal jury in one of the biggest photography copyright wins of the year so far. Despite the strange circumstances of this case, it’s being called, “a huge win for artists, photographer, and creators.”

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Music photographer PJ Pantelis points out that three point lighting is nothing new, but it's not something every self-taught photographer has learned. If that sounds like you and you're looking to experiment with studio portraiture, his recent demo provides a great starting point. 

Lia Konrad is a 23-year-old photographer who grew up in small town Hof, Germany with big ideas. With a very small budget for a camera with a single lensbut none for lightingand a homemade costume, she has created... more

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