Explorer is a New Photo and Video Tripod Company

Explorer is a Australian-based photo and video accessory brand that is newly available in North America. It is debuting 12 products in its tripod range, all of which it says are designed by photographers, for photographers. Explorer touts itself as a family-owned and operated brand and has been operating as a company for about a… Continue reading Explorer is a New Photo and Video Tripod Company

Kodak Unveils New Disposable Camera Loaded with TRI-X 400 Film

Kodak Alaris has announced the Kodak Professional TRI-X 400TX single-use camera, which comes pre-loaded with 27 exposures of Kodak’s more popular black and white film stocks. Kodak Alaris is a British-based manufacturer and retailer of photography supplies that range from hardware and software for the digital imaging space to retail printing kiosks. The company is… Continue reading Kodak Unveils New Disposable Camera Loaded with TRI-X 400 Film

Judge Dismisses Photographer’s Lawsuit Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the photographer who shot the iconic photo of Uma Thurman on the poster for Pulp Fiction, saying he waited too long to file for copyright infringement. The New York Post reports that photographer Firooz Zahedi filed a lawsuit against Miramax in May of 2020 for violating a… Continue reading Judge Dismisses Photographer’s Lawsuit Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster

Photographing the 2021 Navy Football Uniform on an Aircraft Carrier

Photographer James Quantz Jr. was commissioned by the United States Naval Academy to photograph its 2021 football team uniform on an active aircraft carrier ahead of the annual Army-Navy game. Quantz Jr. previously worked with the Naval Academy in 2020 to help produce the images for last year’s Army-Navy football game and also recently worked… Continue reading Photographing the 2021 Navy Football Uniform on an Aircraft Carrier

Canon Launches a $14,300 18.4-inch 4K HDR Reference Display

Canon has announced the DP-V1830 reference display, an 18.4-inch 4K HDR professional monitor that it promises features improved black levels, a wide color gamut, and better viewing angles than its predecessor. Canon says the DP-V1830 features improved core components such as a high-quality display engine, a “revamped” set of high-resolution algorithms, new panels, and a… Continue reading Canon Launches a $14,300 18.4-inch 4K HDR Reference Display

Luna Display Now Lets PCs Use Macs as a Wireless Second Monitor

Astropad has announced version 5.1 of Luna Display which adds a PC-to-Mac mode that allows for up to 5K resolution Mac computers to be used as a second display for PCs. Luna Display recently enabled the use of an iPad as a wireless display for PC devices, but version 5.1 now allows what the company… Continue reading Luna Display Now Lets PCs Use Macs as a Wireless Second Monitor

You Can Finally Buy Sony’s $9,000 Airpeak Drone

Almost a year after it was first teased, Sony is finally making the AirPeak S1 drone available to purchase. The drone was officially announced in June and ships with the main aircraft, four propellers, a remote, two batteries, and a charger. Sony calls the Airpeak S1 the “introductory” model of the Airpeak line and touts… Continue reading You Can Finally Buy Sony’s $9,000 Airpeak Drone

Digital camera popularity is on the rise in China with live streaming expected to grow 400% by 2025

An article on the Japanese website Nikkei is claiming that the popularity of digital cameras in China is on the increase. According to the Google-translated version, sales of digital cameras have increased due to a seemingly unlikely suspect. What has historically been the downfall of dedicated cameras, smartphones seem to be the cause. Deficiencies in… Continue reading Digital camera popularity is on the rise in China with live streaming expected to grow 400% by 2025

Photographer captures extremely rare moon halos during partial eclipse

Astrophotographer Eliot Herman from Tuscon, Arizona was outside to photograph the partial lunar eclipse that was visible for part of the world in late November. The night was cloudy, however, and Eliot didn’t manage to capture anything that he was particularly proud of. Aside from this unbelievably rare image of 3 halos surrounding the moon… Continue reading Photographer captures extremely rare moon halos during partial eclipse