Photography News

Starting in late 2014, COOPH (The Cooperative of Photography) began selling multi-functional clothing items designed with photographers in mind. One of the products is the Gray Chart Cap, a series of caps... more

In 2011, a modern-day treasure hunter was browsing through an antique shop in Fresno, California. Flipping through boxes, he came across an old photograph. An unsmiling group of men, 19th century Americans it seemed, were playing croquet in front of a wooden building in a rural setting. It was an interesting photograph. He paid $2 for it and walked out.

After much investigation, it was concluded that one of the men was Billy the Kid, aka Henry McCarty, and the other players were... more

Police in body armor showed up at an office building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, yesterday after someone called 911 to report a gunman holding a machine gun. Turns out it was a photographer holding a tripod.

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German camera manufacturer Leica has added another rangefinder body to its M system that has a pared-down feature set, an extra quiet shutter unit and a lower price than the M Typ 240. The new Leica M Typ 262 is very much the same as the other M bodies, but does not offer video or live view shooting, even though it uses a CMOS sensor. Read more

Venues around the world have banned selfie sticks due to concerns about them being used as weapons. If you think that’s a ridiculous reason, get this: a martial arts center in Moscow, Russia, has launched a new course on how to use a selfie stick as a weapon for self defense.

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Rumors about Samsung’s camera business struggling and closing down have been swirling around for months now, and today we may be seeing yet another proverbial nail in the coffin. Samsung is officially saying that it’s exiting the German photography market.

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Leica today unveiled the new Leica M (Typ 262), the fourth model in the Leica M lineup alongside the Leica M (Typ 240), Leica M-P (Typ 240), and the Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246). The new Leica M (Typ 262) is a stripped-down camera that “focuses on the... more

Photographer and author Tim Grey argues that sometimes the difference between getting a good picture and a great picture can be as simple as taking a few steps to the right. His PIX 2015 talk highlights 13 smalls changes photographers can make that can add up to some huge improvements in their images. Read more

So you’re getting ready to photograph your first concert? That’s awesome. Chances are, its a less-than-perfect venue — that’s usually how it works out. Its kind of like getting your first car. You dont start out with a Jaguar. You get a baby blue minivan with doors that dont shut in the winter

SOMA San Diego is actually one of my favorite venues to go to a concert at because of how crappy it is. I am not saying this to insult the venue, or degrade the... more

User interface designer Brad Colbow has sparked a conversation about Adobe’s mobile app lineup with the 5-minute video critique above. It’s titled “Dear Adobe, Your Mobile Apps Are a Mess.”

Colbow says he finally got around to exploring a new workflow with Adobe apps after... more

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