Lensbaby has announced the Twist 60, a new lens for creative photography. From what we can see, the Twist 60 is all about bokeh. The 12 aperture blades and a maximum aperture of F2.5 should give a soft, well-rounded bokeh with good separation of the subject from the background, but the real 'twist' is just that - the twist. Specifically the twisty, swirly bokeh.... more (link is external)
Hasselblad claims that its new H6D is a completely new camera and is redesigned 'from the ground up' on a completely different platform. The new platform is one of electronics compared to the mechanical bias of its previous models, and consequently there is a good deal more communication between the back and the body and the new HC lenses.
The general thrust is one of modernization with a mass of upgraded specification that brings the companys flagship... more (link is external)
A group of tourist photographers in the UK found themselves in the middle of a tense, awkward situation this week when they were confronted, detained by, and accused of paedophelia by a group of angry mothers who thought they were photographing children. They were, in fact, taking photos of a fountain at the seafront.
No matter how lucrative it might be (link is external), maintaining your pets social media accounts can be a lot of work. But what if your puppy could shoot and share their own photos, without your help? With this vest from Pedigree, they can.
No it’s not a late April Fools’ joke (we thought it was too at first), it’s an actual thing. It’s called the “Posting Tail,”... more (link is external)
Photographers lending their skills to try and help shelter dogs is nothing new, but Slovenian photographer Katja Jemec (link is external)‘s series “I Looked Up and There You Were” offers a different perspective than we’ve seen before… literally.
When people say you should do “anything” to get the shot, getting decapitated or losing a hand might not be what they had in mind. But that’s what one tourist almost did while trying to get a photo of a plane landing at the dangerous St. Bart’s airport.
Getting a different perspective from your smartphone camera might soon be a much easier task thanks to the “Drone-in-a-Phone” casea concept that comes with, you guessed it, a tiny drone tucked away inside.
