Samsung’s T3 SSDs will put 2TB of storage in your pocket

Storing photos while traveling can be tricky business. That’s why Samsung introduced its T-series hard drive lineup, the latest of which is now capable storing up to 2TB of storage using flash memory (no moving parts, thus less room for hard drive failure when dropped). These T3 drives improve upon their predecessor by offering more […]

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How a perfectly composed and chaotic New Year’s photo went viral

What do you do when you’re the one responsible for making a photo go viral across the globe? Well, if you’re Roland Hughes, Senior Producer for BBC’s website, you document every facet of the experience and share how a single image hidden in a gallery of a local newspaper skyrocketed into popularity with the help […]

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Instagram brings 3D Touch-like functionality to Android

When Apple introduced its new iPhone lineup this past September one of the stand-out features was a display technology called ‘3D Touch.’ Designed to make touchscreen displays more valuable in terms of user interaction through pressure sensitive displays, the software/hardware hybrid functionality allows developers to make more rich interactions for their applications. With the exception […]

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‘Size Matters’: Two photographers try to charm a woman — with photo gear

We’ll go ahead and avoid the argument of whether size matters (in photography, of course) and simply introduce this hilarious little short by photographer Serge Ramelli. Simply titled ‘Size Matters’ the three minute video depicts two photographers battling it out for the attention of a red-haired woman reading a book at the park they happen […]

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This 6mm thin camera fits inside your wallet

Cameras have been getting smaller and smaller with each passing year. This particular one might just take the cake though–at least in the thinness category. Meet the Paper Retro Camera, a 6mm thin cardboard camera that’s fully capable of capturing 1.3-megapixel stills, 720p video and audio. With a still image resolution of 1,280 × 1,024 […]

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How to make a $2 DIY Ring Light with an iPad box

Professional ring lights can cost absurd amounts of money. This makes for a prime opportunity for DIY versions. We’ve shared a handful of DIY ring lights before, but this one might just take the cake in affordability and simplicity. Created by The Angry Photographer on YouTube, this $2 ring light takes less than an hour […]

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Film beat out GoPros and drones as the best-selling photo gear on Amazon this holiday season

Amazon has become the go-to place for holiday shopping. This year was no exception, with the Seattle-based web retailer raking in record numbers of Prime subscriptions, hardware purchases and, most importantly, overall revenue. One of the most interesting tidbits in Amazon’s annual holiday sales report is the product that takes the top spot in the […]

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OmniVision’s new smartphone sensor can shoot 16MP photos at 45FPS

Get ready. Smartphone cameras are about to get a whole lot faster. Today, OmniVision Technologies Inc. has announced its latest imaging sensor, a 16-megapixel 1/2.4-inch module capable of capturing full resolution photos at a blazing 45 frames per second. The new sensor, officially called OV16860, is the first image sensor built on OmniVision’s new PureCel […]

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Struggles Only Photographers Will Understand

As flawless as we might present our photography lives to be on social media, there are times when being a photographer isn’t nearly as glorious as it sounds. To demonstrate just a few of these instances, DigitalRev has taken it upon themselves to share a collection of ‘Struggles Only Photographers Will Understand.’ In the three minute […]

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Fox News set to defend itself in court over use of 9/11 images on Facebook

The news has become the news. January 11th, 2016, Fox News will battle it out in the courtroom against North Jersey Media Group, publisher of The Record and the Herald News, over copyright claims that state Fox News used iconic images from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center without permission. The image in question […]

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