Best selfie sticks of 2022

Lucas Favre via Unsplash Best stabilizer DJI OM 5 Check Price A full-fledged gimbal takes this well beyond the average selfie stick. Best budget Vproof selfie stick Check Price This extremely cheap option still offers Bluetooth connectivity. Best tripod Texlar 48″ Selfie Stick Tripod Check Price Extendable tripod legs make this pick extremely versatile. You… Continue reading Best selfie sticks of 2022

Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI

Dan Bracaglia Last weekend The New Yorker published an essay by Kyle Chayka with a headline guaranteed to pique my interest and raise my hackles: “Have iPhone Cameras Become Too Smart?” (March 18, 2022). Aside from being a prime example of Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, it feeds into the idea that computational photography is a… Continue reading Outsmart your iPhone camera’s overzealous AI

Best selfie stick: You’ve got a clear vision, so let’s get you a clear picture

Lucas Favre via Unsplash Best stabilizer DJI OM 5 Check Price A full-fledged gimbal takes this well beyond the average selfie stick. Best budget Vproof selfie stick Check Price This extremely cheap option still offers Bluetooth connectivity. Best tripod Texlar 48″ Selfie Stick Tripod Check Price Extendable tripod legs make this pick extremely versatile. You… Continue reading Best selfie stick: You’ve got a clear vision, so let’s get you a clear picture

There are better ways to enjoy your old 35mm gear than this iPhone-to-film-camera adapter

The Digi Swap turns your smartphone into a digital back of sorts for film cameras. Digi Swap The Digi Swap is a new gadget set to be launched at the upcoming Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2022 (CP+), in Japan. It‘s an adapter and app that enable you to use your iPhone as a kind-of… Continue reading There are better ways to enjoy your old 35mm gear than this iPhone-to-film-camera adapter

Composition in the age of AI: Who’s really framing the shot?

AI can’t physically move your arm to help frame a shot better (yet). But it can help you improve your composition after-the-fact. Getty Images A recurring theme with computational photography is the tension over creative choices. The “AI” features in cameras and photo editing apps can take over for many technical aspects, such as how… Continue reading Composition in the age of AI: Who’s really framing the shot?

OnePlus 10 Pro has redesigned Hasselblad camera module with the same specs as its predecessor

In March, it was announced that OnePlus was teaming up with Hasselblad for a three-year partnership and introducing the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. Now, the next iteration of OnePlus flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 10 Pro is almost here with a new Hasselblad triple camera system, although the resolutions don’t really seem to have… Continue reading OnePlus 10 Pro has redesigned Hasselblad camera module with the same specs as its predecessor

You’re already using computational photography, but that doesn’t mean you’re not a photographer

A smarter camera just means more opportunities to concentrate on what matters most in photography: composition, lighting, and timing. Getty Images Maybe questioning my own intelligence isn’t the best way to kick off this piece, but if I’m going to write a column called “The Smarter Image,” I need to be honest. In many ways,… Continue reading You’re already using computational photography, but that doesn’t mean you’re not a photographer

Computational photography explained – the next age of photography is already here

Computational photography refers to processing images, often as they’re captured, in a way that goes beyond simply recording the light that hits a camera’s image sensor. Getty Images The most profound shift in photography since the transition from film to digital is happening now—and most people don’t realize it yet. That shift is computational photography,… Continue reading Computational photography explained – the next age of photography is already here

2021 Pop Awards: The year’s best camera and photo gear

Dan Bracaglia A lot has changed in the photography world since we last rounded up the best new photo gear of the year. Mirrorless cameras have elbowed out DSLRs in popularity, smartphone cameras have become more capable than ever thanks to computational learning, Olympus no longer exists as a camera brand, and interest in film… Continue reading 2021 Pop Awards: The year’s best camera and photo gear

13 iPhone camera settings photographers need to know

Common sense says you pick up the iPhone, open the camera app and just start shooting. That’ll work, but there happens to be so many settings and features hidden within these phones that stump way too many people, even some of us pros sometimes. Thus, I was inspired to jot them all down and explain… Continue reading 13 iPhone camera settings photographers need to know