Author: Gannon Burgett

Meet Arturo, an adorable R2D2 drone ready to take to the skies

Gannon Burgett

This holiday season, drones and Star Wars are some of the most talked about items to be had. Thus, it’s only natural that we see the two come together for a little holiday celebration. Meet Arturo, the self-proclaimed ’world’s first actual flying R2D2 drone.’ Created by aerial cinematographer Don Melara in partnership with aerial photography […]

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This little contraption will help you wrangle up all your photography cables and cords

Gannon Burgett

With as many wireless photography products as there are on the market you’d think you wouldn’t have to deal with cables. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, it almost seems as though more cords have accumulated since every wireless gadget needs to be charged. Earlier today though, I stumbled across a […]

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These are the camera bags Darth Vader and Chewbacca would wear if they were photographers

Gannon Burgett

You can’t go more than one or two clicks online without seeing something related to Star Wars. And today, we’re contributing even more to that trend with an introduction to two of the most stylized camera bags we’ve ever seen. ThinkGeek has teamed up with Star Wars to create and sell officially licensed camera bags […]

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Watch this hockey photographer’s lens hood fall onto the ice and get mistaken for a puck

Gannon Burgett

Hockey is a fast-paced, hard-hitting game where peripheral vision is key to getting the puck where it needs to be. But what happens when what a player goes for a black object on the ice that doesn’t end up being the puck? Well, if you’re Sean Backman of the Ontario Reign from the American Hockey […]

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Virginia will now let you smile in your driver’s license photograph

Gannon Burgett

Ladies and gentlemen, hell might’ve frozen over. Virginia’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will now let customers smile when having their license photograph taken—something that has been banned since 2009 when the DMV started planning for use of facial recognition and image verification software. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that I’ve had to […]

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Here are the incredible photos behind SpaceX’s historic Falcon 9 rocket landing

Gannon Burgett

Six months after a experiencing a catastrophic explosion while en route to the International Space Station, SpaceX successfully delivered a payload to space and landed its 230-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket upright upon its return to Earth. Minutes after delivering 11 satellites into orbit via its ORBCOMM–2 payload, the first stage rocket fell back down into […]

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Facebook rolling out Live Photos support for its iOS app

Gannon Burgett

Back in September, Apple introduced the world to Live Photos, a new feature supported by its iPhone 6s and 6s Plus smartphones that capture 1.5 seconds video and audio both before and after a full-resolution still image is snapped. Now, Apple wasn’t the first company to release a feature like this – not by a […]

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‘Freelance Isn’t Free’ bill would protect NY photographers from getting ‘stiffed’ by stubborn clients

Gannon Burgett

One of the most difficult parts of being a freelance photographer is having to get on clients for continually trying to weasel their way out of a contract, even after the work has been completed. Normally, you end up with the payment, but it’s not unheard of for photographers to get burnt. To help prevent […]

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FAA confirms names and addresses of drone registrants will be publicly available

Gannon Burgett

Today is the day. From here on out, anyone who purchases a drone must register their device with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) before their UAV ever takes flight. While the process is both simple and affordable – only $5 and a few lines of information submitted online – a new […]

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