Microsoft Adds More Robust Photo Editing Features to One Drive

After introducing basic photo editing functionality to One Drive over the last year, Microsoft has added several more, including exposure adjustments, cropping, creative filters, and the ability to add markups. “We’re excited to announce new photo editing features in in OneDrive on the web that will enable you to crop photos, adjust light and color,… Continue reading Microsoft Adds More Robust Photo Editing Features to One Drive

Rangefinder Reveals its 30 Rising Stars in Wedding Photography

Rangefinder has announced the 2021 finalists of its annual “30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography” awards that celebrate creativity and vision in wedding photography. First launched as a magazine in the early 1950s, Rangefinder is now a fully-online publication for all things photography and business, particularly weddings and portraits. Its name also is tightly associated… Continue reading Rangefinder Reveals its 30 Rising Stars in Wedding Photography

Hit the Beach with this Malibu Barbie-Themed Polaroid 600

Retrospekt, the same company that just launched a Pepsi-themed Polaroid last month, is back at it with its second Barbie-themed instant camera: the Malibu Barbie Polaroid 600. Retrospekt refurbishes instant film cameras and offers restored vintage models and launches new custom collaborations with both national and international brands, all released as official Polaroid products. Since… Continue reading Hit the Beach with this Malibu Barbie-Themed Polaroid 600

Stunning death defying short film shows Toronto base jumpers leaping from skyscrapers

“What was that video? What is happening? Who does these things?” That is the opening sequence to the brand new eye-opening video ‘The Air Up There‘ created by Toronto photographers and features BASE jumpers and extreme climbers jumping from the tallest structures. Those are questions you may also be asking after watching the video! The… Continue reading Stunning death defying short film shows Toronto base jumpers leaping from skyscrapers

Photographer files a lawsuit over iconic Pulp Fiction poster, court says he’s too late

Firooz Zahedi, the photographer behind the iconic Pulp Fiction movie poster, filed a lawsuit against Miramax. He claims that the company broke the contract by using his image on a bunch of consumer products, but he was too late. The court rejected the suit alleging that he was too late to file it. I believe… Continue reading Photographer files a lawsuit over iconic Pulp Fiction poster, court says he’s too late

Scientists have developed a fully working camera that’s the size of a grain of salt

Teeny tiny micro-sized nano-optics cameras are a relatively new development and it’s been very exciting to follow. They just keep getting smaller and better. Now, researchers at Princeton University and the University of Washington have managed to create a fully functional camera that’s as small as a grain of salt. A large grain of salt,… Continue reading Scientists have developed a fully working camera that’s the size of a grain of salt

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Award winning macro photographer opens can of worms in bug drug drama

The photographer who won the 2021 Buglife Bug Photographer of the Year Award has been vilified on social media for his apparently unethical methods to keep the insects from moving while he photographs them. Extreme macro photographer Steve James from Northampton, UK was announced as the winner of the award last Thursday. Whilst the award… Continue reading Award winning macro photographer opens can of worms in bug drug drama

Camera sales are down, but the industry has survived similar slumps

The Pentax K3 Mark III is the sole DSLR to come to market in 2021. Ricoh/Pentax The camera industry is going through a serious shakeup right now. Despite claims otherwise, DSLRs are on the way out. The move to mirrorless cameras has had winners—Sony, Canon—and losers—Nikon. Historic camera divisions are being sold off to private… Continue reading Camera sales are down, but the industry has survived similar slumps

The best meteor shower of 2021 is coming on December 13-14th with a second on the Winter Solstice

December is bringing with it two meteor showers. First up there’s the Geminids, which will begin on the evening of Monday, December 13th and peak later on in the evening until early morning on Tuesday. Under perfect conditions, this meteor shower can offer up to 150 meteors per hour, although the bright moon will reduce… Continue reading The best meteor shower of 2021 is coming on December 13-14th with a second on the Winter Solstice

Shutterstock x Bradley Theodore: The Backstory Behind 5 Iconic Images

Some photos are so popular they’re burned into your brain—and yet, you may not have any clue when or why they were taken. Let’s change that. Shutterstock has partnered with acclaimed contemporary street artist Bradley Theodore for an exclusive exhibition at Art Basel Miami Beach. For the collaboration, “Icons Transformed,” Theodore reimagines photographs of cultural… Continue reading Shutterstock x Bradley Theodore: The Backstory Behind 5 Iconic Images