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Photographer Jess Findlay was shooting in the mountains of Costa Rica when he came upon several beautiful fiery-throated hummingbirds. His photos captured the dazzling colors of the bird’s... more

Remember #TheDress? It’s the viral Internet photo from early 2015 that divided public opinion: some people thought it was a photo of a black and blue dress, and some people thought it was a white and gold dress. Now there’s a new viral image that has people talking. It’s called #TheLegs.

The discussion started after... more

The human eye is incapable of seeing infrared light, so infrared photography is truly a way to show your audience something they can never see with their own eyes. Here’s a guide to getting started with digital infrared photography.

Prerequisites

Before you get too excited, there is a bit of a barrier to entry to digital infrared photography. First, you have to decide which method you’d like to pursue:

Camera Conversion

This is the most... more

Here’s a 2-minute video in which cinematographer Matthew Rosen explains how he pulled focus at high speed for detergent ad.

The shot was of falling detergent powder, captured at 1500 frames per second with a Phantom Miro camera. After figuring out the furthest focus distance with paint brush bristles as a placeholder, Rosen used a long strip of masking tape to quickly pull focus from that point to the nearest focus point… in about 1/4 of a second.

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The first rule for any photographers, portrait, landscape, or weddings: always, always check your gear, count it twice, because the last thing you dont want to happen is not having the right gear for what you want to shoot.

But s**t happens — none of us are perfect. Just like when I went for a long weekend trip to the Rocky Mountain National Park, the highest altitude national park in the lower 48 with sweeping views of the Continental Divide.... more

Eyebrows were raised in the photojournalism community yesterday when World Press Photo — an industry stalwart — announced the creation of a new contest that would not have rules limiting how images are produced. The contest would allow staged and manipulated images dubbed creative documentary photography in support of... more

Some of us were thrilled to be reunited with the Game Boy Camera of our childhood. Others? Less thrilled. Watch as DPR staff revisit the Game Boy Camera or in some cases, pick it up for the very first time. 

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Throwback Thursday: Game Boy Camera

It's probably no surprise that you won't find a review or a score for the Game Boy Camera in DPReview's archives. Even by 1998 standards, the Game Boy Camera was a bit underwhelming in terms of technology. It took 0.5MP still images and displayed them at half that resolution. Output options were extremely limited: you either displayed your photos on the screen and passed your Game Boy around the room, or you acquired the Game Boy Printer a... more

Chinese lens and accessory maker Kipon has introduced an adapter that includes a variable neutral density filter, primarily for video shooters. The filter is placed between a Canon EF-S mount and a Sony E-mount body. The Kipon EF-S/E AF ND retains the autofocus and image stabilisation features of the lens, according to the company, and EXIF data is communicated so it can be recorded in the image files. The adapter also allows manual focusing of the lens to trigger MF assistance features of... more

Episode 119 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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