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Photo by Daniel Dionne

This week the Sigma 'Art' line gained a lens many had been clamoring for: a 24-70mm F2.8 zoom, which nowadays seems a required lens for many professional shooters.... more

Episode 153 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Instagram has started rolling out a new feature to all accounts: an option to include multiple photos and videos in a single post. Starting with version 10.9 for iOS and Android, users can now select up to ten photos and videos to assemble slideshow-style posts. 

Creating slideshows is simple. Start a new post and instead of choosing one image, tap the 'select multiple' option to begin selecting images. You'll be able to drag and drop to re-order images before finalizing... more

Japanese Instagrammer Hotkenobi is making quite a name for himself, gaining thousands of followers who appreciate his talent for bringing superhero action figures to (often humorous) life.

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What’s better for portraits? Is it the versatility of a great 70-200mm f/2.8 zoom lens, or the bright bokeh-tastic performance of a solid 85mm f/1.4 lens? That’s what photographer ... more

Ricoh has released two posters charting the history of Pentax cameras, both in downloadable high-resolution PDF formats. These posters join the company's existing online Pentax History website, serving as large visual aids to complement the site's extensive product-by-product details.

The first of the two posters is dubbed the Pentax Archives, and it shows camera models over the years starting with the Asahiflex... more

Recently a few things came up that makes me ask if or when does the idea of copying someone elses photo go too far, or is it just a form of flattery derived from a source of inspiration via the route of imitation?

In the commercial photography world, this can have an impact in real dollars and sense (yes, thats the word I meant to use), especially if you get caught deliberately copying someone elses work. This was brought up in a recent article on PetaPixel... more

14-year-old budding photographer Erin wants to pursue a career in photography and filmmaking, so she asked the always inspirational Ted Forbes to share the most important lesson he... more

A research team at the University of Stuttgart, Germany has proposed utlizing a 3D printer with ultra-short pulse laser-technology to print multi-component microlenses directly onto the surface of a CMOS image sensor. Doing so would create a 'foveated' imaging system: one with greater resolving power in the center, similar to the vision of predators in the animal kingdom.

In the research project, lens groups consisting of one of four types of tiny doublet... more

I am often asked how I manage to photograph a celebrity in a few minutes or what is the best way to shoot a good portrait. Here is my list of hints for shooting better portraits.

Every year, I teach a few portraiture workshops. Photography students, amateurs and pros join in and participate with all their passion. Inevitably, sooner or later, someone asks me for my advice (and especially some tips) on shooting better portraits.

Marina Abramovic photographed in her house in... more

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