Photography News

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. 

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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

Delkin has launched the BLACK USB 3.0 Rugged, a large memory card reader featuring both microSD and SD UHS-II card slots.  This is the first rugged memory card reader offering both of these slots in a single device, according to Delkin, making it a suitable model for on-the-go photographers who are frequently in 'strenuous shooting environments.'

In addition to support both USH-II SD and microSD cards, the BLACK USB 3.0 Rugged has a larger Compact Flash UDMA 7 memory card... more

Sony claims the a9 is an autofocus tracking monsterits 693-point AF system performing 60 AF/AE calculations every second. But that’s not limited to regular subject tracking; as this demo video shows, the eye-tracking AF has been significantly improved as well.

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Profoto has announced the launch of its new B1X off-camera flash, a model that follows the maker's B1 model. According to Profoto's website, 'This isn't an update, this is a significant replacement with improvements in three important areas; power, power and power.'... more

DxOMark has put Samsung's new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8, through its testing process for mobile devices and with an overall score of 88 points the S8 is on the same level as its predecessor... more

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