This new Lightroom plugin lets you instantly upload to Instagram from your desktop

Uploading from your desktop straight to Instagram isn’t really anything new.  There are a number of methods out there to let you access your Instagam account and post new images straight from Windows or OSX.  Usually, they’re a bit of a long winded process. The new LR/Instagram plugin for Lightroom, however, makes the process simple and […]

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Cinematography Database YouTube Show cancelled over Copyright issues

The Cinematography Database was one of the more recent YouTube shows I really started looking forward to the each week as new episodes were released. Now, the creator of the show, Cinematographer Matt Workman, has been forced to shut down the show in its current format over Copyright issues. In the latest video to the Cinematography Database channel, […]

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Hasselblad tease with new “Game Changer” possibly 50MP mirrorless camera

Hasselblad are about to make a big “game changing” announcement in a few days and boy have the rumours been flying. but one theory seems to be the most likely at the moment. Both Photo Rumors and Mirrorless Rumors are reporting that the likelihood that this will be a new high end medium format mirrorless camera, containing the same […]

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World’s Oldest Working Photo Studio Shuts Down After Long Legal Battle

Today, a week after an exhibition titled ‘Bourne and Shepherd: Figures in Time’ came to a close in the plush locality of south Delhi, Bourne and Shepherd, Asia’s first photography studio and the world’s longest functioning decided to shut shop in Kolkata after 176 years. The studio, was still functioning out of its original, regale building […]

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Nikon accused of false advertising in Germany over D500 Wi-Fi claims

German website Fotografie is reporting that Nikon have received a “cease and desist” from disgruntled German D500 owner, Andreas V., for falsely advertising the camera’s Wi-Fi abilities. While the camera does indeed offer Wi-Fi, it can only be utilised via Nikon’s new Bluetooth connected SnapBridge system. At the moment, SnapBridge is only available to owners of compatible Android […]

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Giving credit where credit is due. Why is it so important to credit the artist?

I work in the beauty industry and mainly use Instagram to promote my work, so I run into this problem a lot. This blog post has two goals: explaining why it’s so important to give credit when reposting other people’s work and advice on how to protect your art. I hope that you find some useful […]

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Taking photos actually increases the enjoyment of an experience, research says

Adele might disagree with this one, but a team of researchers at the American Psychological Association have published a study reporting that taking photographs of an experience can actually increase the enjoyment of that experience. With several lab and field studies conducted, each of the over 2,000 participants were either banned from using or allowed to use a camera […]

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Getty files Copyright suit over stolen photo resale scheme on Facebook

Getty Images has filed a copyright infringement suit against Ohio man, Walter A. Kowalczuk for allegedly downloading as many as 3,400 high resolution images from Getty’s servers without permission which he then resold through a private group on Facebook. According to PDN, Getty’s claim against Kowalczuk, filed June 8th in US District Court in Cleveland, states […]

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Apple is finally giving us RAW photo support in iOS 10

Along with all the usual announcements about magical things and Siri, Apple have announced some of the new features coming to the camera and its software in iOS 10. As expected, facial recognition support is coming, which allows the camera to categorise the images you shoot automatically.  But the big news is that iOS is finally […]

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