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Shipment of the Hasselblad X1D-50C has been delayed for a couple of weeks, according to a listing on B&H Photo. The retailers product page now shows a shipment start date of September 15, two weeks later than the previously given August 30 date.

Hasselblad's 100MP H6D... more

Last November, Lytro unveiled Immerge, a pro-grade camera rig for producing cinematic VR content using the companys light field technology. At the time, Lytro offered interested partners and studios the option to checkout a prototype of the rig, but little had been said since.... more

I recently completed a 6-month project in which I photographed my wife as a Viking shieldmaiden. Here’s a look at how the project was done.

It all started as a joke. When watching Vikings (History channels hit show on HBO Nordic) together with my wife, I pointed out several times that she seemed to share both the looks and a similar attitude with the character... more

Here’s a 2-minute video by SciShow that explains why the red-eye effect often turns irises into bright red spots in flash photos.

The basic idea is that when a camera flash... more

Arizona Border Recon is a volunteer group of armed civilians that patrols the border between the United States and Mexico, keeping watch for traffickers, terrorists, and illegal immigrants... more

One of the most discussed features of the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is Image Microadjust. This uses the slight difference in perspective between the left and right-facing halves of the split 'dual' pixels to fine-tune the effective focus point of the images.

Like everyone else, we were interested to see what degree of refocusability this gave.

If you're wondering: 'will this let me correct which eye my portrait is focused on?' the answer is a resounding 'no'. Indeed, even if the... more

Apple sent out invites to journalist this week for an event in San Francisco on September 7th — presumably to announce the iPhone 7. The invite itself is covered with colorful bokeh, perhaps hinting at major camera upgrades coming to the phone.

Smartphone cameras generally aren’t known for offering an extremely shallow depth of field and smooth bokeh (the quality of the out-of-focus points of light). One upgrade that might help the iPhone 7 achieve... more

An advertising agency recently approached me about shooting photos for a transportation industry company. They had the idea of forming different modes of transportation (e.g. car, boat, motorcycle and truck) out of the bodies of the workers.

To get the best images out of the idea, I had to modify the idea and work with professional dancers instead of the actual company workers.

Setup

Camera: Medium format, digital, with a 80mm lens set on a tripod 12... more

Heads up: if you fly a camera drone commercially, the FAA’s new rules just went into effect. Announced back in June 2016, the rules govern how small commercial drones must be operated.

A small drone is any unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that weighs under 55 pounds. Here’s a summary of some of the main rules:

To fly and... more

Hello, photographers. For the last two months, I’ve been doing market research for my project Photolemur and looking for different tools in the area of photo enhancement and photo editing. I... more

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