Light painting has been a basic technique in my photography ever since I learned how to really play with it. I started by just doing the usual of writing names and doing swirls but then I learned how to use it for my professional work.
Light painting has some trial and error, but that doesn’t mean you have to guess everything that you do. There are also some rules and technical things that make it easier for you to do it rather than just guessing... more
Between Flickr, 500px, and other major photo sharing sites that post EXIF data alongside photos, there’s a wealth of information online about the cameras, lenses, and settings photographers are using.... more
A home security camera has captured the cringe-inducing way a $500 camera lens was delivered to an Amazon customer in Indiana. As you can see in the 30-second video above, the delivery man couldn’t be bothered to take a few extra steps and bend over.
So, he decided to treat the precious package like a rolled up newspaper and toss it to the front door like a paperboy.
We’ve shared a few very bright lights in the past that can turn night into dayeven a crazy 1000W DIY version you can build yourselfbut this 20,000W incandescent lightbulb makes all of those look like the pen light on your keychain. At full power, it can turn night into blinding white.
Telecom giant Verizon will acquire Yahoo and its web properties, including Flickr and photo blogging site Tumblr, for $4.83 billion. It seemed possible that Yahoo might sell its photo-sharing sites separately, as the company announced in March that it was accepting bids for its web properties. Today's announcement confirms that both Flickr and Tumblr will remain a part... more
A Wolf Camera store in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia, was targeted by burglars who drove a truck through the front of the store in a smash-and-grab theft.
An Italian experimental photography group has set a new world record. Using a 24 square meter negative, a canvas of the same size, and 12 minutes and 30 seconds of exposure courtesy of the sun, they created the world’s largest cyanotype contact print.
