Two photographers have lost a copyright case against Instagram. The court recently ruled that embedding photos on third-party websites is not a copyright infringement. This might have implications for all photographers out there, and it’s also not the first time that a photographer lost to Meta in a similar case. The backstory Photographers Alexis Hunley […]
Country singer Miranda Lambert recently got to the center of attention after she stopped singing in the middle of a concert. She did it to call out “influencers” who were taking selfies instead of enjoying the music, and she sparked a fierce debate all over the internet. The backstory While singing “Tin Man” during a […]
I got to shoot the Litli-Hrtur volcano eruption almost by accident. I just happened to be in the area, as the saying goes. That said, I think that luck counts, and I would like to share my experience with you. I flew to Iceland for a volcano-agnostic photography gig – shooting for a fashion brand […]
At some point, many of us will have a camera that just doesn’t feel right when it comes to shutter speeds. Maybe we’re seeing flicker when we’re shooting timelapse, or perhaps we have an old camera that doesn’t seem as quick anymore. In the olden days, confirming shutter speeds was no easy feat. It required […]
Australian photographer, Helen Whittle, has expressed deep pain after discovering her image of her daughter has been used in a pro-Russia mural on a war-ravaged building in Mariupol, Ukraine. The mural, created by Italian street artist Ciro Cerullo, known as Jorit, features a young girl with the colours of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in […]
A photographer from Juneau, Alaska, inadvertently filmed his own tragic fate on a glacial lake. Paul Rodriguez Jr., a 43-year-old outdoor enthusiast, met with a horrifying accident while kayaking on Mendenhall Lake. The authorities have not yet located his body, but the GoPro camera mounted on his helmet has provided haunting footage of the incident. […]
Some of you might remember a bizarre virtual camera we featured recently. It was a 3D virtual camera, constructed in Blender, that used models of real optics to focus the light and add some imperfection into your otherwise flawless renders. Well, its creator, sirrandalot, has now released the file – after improving one or two […]
Zeiss has acquired UK-based Ncam Technologies Ltd. Founded in 2012, Ncam is a developer of camera tracking systems. These are used for things like motion control, visual effects and virtual production. Zeiss appears to want to move into the camera tracking space, hence the acquisition. What makes Ncam special is that its a system you […]
There are many words we learned by reading which often results in us pronouncing them wrong. Have you ever thought about what photography terms are among the most commonly mispronounced ones? Yeah, “bokeh” certainly is one of them, but people at SimpleGhar did fun research to discover more terms that people often pronounce incorrectly. […]
It’s not easy to start earning money as a beginner photographer. it all seems a little overwhelming, and it’s difficult to know where to start. Sadly, you can’t monetize all those times people have asked you, “When will you start making some money from your photos” or “Why don’t you shoot weddings?” But thankfully, there […]
