Battery life is still one of the most obvious weaknesses of smartphones and many devices, even high-end models, will struggle to get through an entire day of normal use without charging. Apple's iPhones are no exception, which is why there is an abundance of aftermarket battery packs and cases available for the range, but until today no Apple-branded battery expansion had been available. Read more... more
Apple is rolling out iOS 9.2 today, and among a host of minor features and fixes is new iPhone support for Apple’s Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. This means you can now connect your camera to your iPhone and import photos... more
As virtual reality grows in popularity, an increasing number of consumer-grade 360 cameras are hitting the market. Latest among them is Luna, a spherical camera that records 360 footage for viewing on desktop or through a cardboard VR headset. The team behind Luna is seeking funding on Indiegogo to cover design and production costs.
Luna features a pair of 190 fisheye lenses, and uses 'artificially intelligent auto-stitching software' to merge the captured 2K footage into a... more
In 1941, legendary photographer Ansel Adams began working for the US Department of the Interior to shoot large format photos of National Parks and other notable locations out in the great outdoors.
Guess what? The same job opening has appeared again: the National Parks Service is looking to hire a black-and-white large format photographer, and the salary is up to $100,000 per year.
Here’s a tongue-in-cheek promotional video for a new support group designed to help Instagram Husbands. “Behind every cute girl on Instagram is a guy like me… and a brick wall,” says an Instagram husband named Jeff. “My job in pictures is to make her look good.”
“There are many Instagram Husbands out there, and we want you to know that you are not alone,” the ad says. “If you or someone you know is an Instagram Husband, help... more
Jason Ching is a research scientist with the University of Washingtons Alaska Salmon Program who uses photos and videos to document wildlife, landscapes, and ongoing research in Alaska. He recently took a drone camera out to Iliamna Lake, the largest lake in Alaska, and captured hours of footage of... more
Is it wise to convert your raw files to the Adobe DNG format? If you are using Lightroom or Photoshop with Camera Raw, you have the option to convert your master files to DNG. In this article I want to focus on the benefits of converting, the reasons why converting to DNG may not always be ideal or necessary, as well as tackle some of the misinformation about DNG.
DNG Pros
The DNG format was devised by Adobe in response to the growing number of undocumented raw camera file... more
Here’s a 6-minute video by Green Label that focuses on the work of Travis Jensen, the San Francisco (and LA) based street photographer that we also featured back... more
What happens if your portrait clients request golden hour lighting… outside of golden hour? That’s the situation photographer Pye Jirsa of Lin & Jirsa Photography found himself in recently... more
