The Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM goes up against the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art in this side by side comparison

John Aldred

This is a question I see coming up almost daily on various photography groups on Facebook. “I shoot Sony, should I get the Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM or the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art?”. Well, photographer Usman Dawood decided to answer this question by getting both of them. He wanted to see first hand which […]

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A Simple Way to Add Some Organization to Your Desktop

Mykii Liu

A lack of organization can really kick you in a sensitive area if you’re on a time crunch or are called to produce a photo or document of some sort. So here’s a tip: don’t be a digital slob! You might be a digital slob if your desktop is littered with a bunch of folders and files to…

Up your game on Instagram with these street lifestyle photography tips

John Aldred

Images on Instagram generally tend to fall into three categories. Food & Drink, travel & lifestyle, and then everything else. Even when just photographing friends for an Instagram post, the lifestyle kind of images tend to perform well. But creating a pleasing lifestyle image isn’t really as straightforward as just pointing your phone at your […]

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Dobby drone maker ZeroTech takes aim at DJI with this folding Mavic look-a-like

John Aldred

ZeroTech, makers of the Dobby selfie drone appear to be working on something new. At least, they are if these leaked photos are anything to go by. Apparently called the “ZeroTech Hunter”, this new drone bears more than a passing resemblance to the DJI Mavic Pro. Well, it does when it’s folded up. Opened out, […]

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Watch: woman pulls a gun on a drone hovering above her house

Dunja Djudjic

Drones have definitely become common in our everyday lives. There are plenty of their possible uses, from taking photos and videos to making tigers exercise. However, not all of the applications are useful or positive. I’ve often heard that you could use a drone to spy on your neighbors, and apparently, some people do it, […]

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Why Photographers Don’t Get Modern Art

John Raymond Mireles

It’s understandable that the great unwashed masses of the larger population might not appreciate contemporary art. But you’d think that photographers, who are creatives in their own right, would appreciate the art and creativity of others in all of its various forms. What I’ve seen instead is that, when it comes to much contemporary art, […]

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A man smashes high-priced sculpture because of a selfie

Dunja Djudjic

We already know selfies often go hand in hand with recklessness and stupidity. Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama felt this on her own skin. Only a few days after opening her exhibition, one of her highly-valued pumpkin sculptures was damaged – because of a selfie. The exhibition “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors” was opened in Washington, […]

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Popular Photography and American Photo magazines no longer exist

Dunja Djudjic

Today is a sad day in photography world: after 80 years, Popular Photography magazine will no longer exist. Its sister magazine American Photo also closes after almost two years of being online-only. The upcoming March 2017/April 2017 will be their last issues, and they won’t even keep the websites alive. Starting from Friday, March 10th, […]

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Photographer of the Day: Ian Lewry

Susan Kanfer

Category: Travel Photographer: Ian Lewry “A Sri Lankan tea picker” I love this portrait of a tea picker in Sri Lanka by Photographer of the Day Ian Lewry. The tea picker’s eyes, accentuated by a well placed catchlight, smile and grab hold of me. The soft green leaves provide a beautiful background. Very well done!…

Are we entering photography’s “Golden Age”?

Don Giannatti

[This article is for commercial photographers and not intended for consumer shooters] Shoot, I don’t know. Seemed like a good headline made to interest someone enough to engage. A headline that asks a question, a provocative question seems to be the way to get clicks and saves and ‘likes’… all that really important stuff. And […]

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