Canon Mirrorless Cameras Come Back to US with the EOS M3

Canon USA has announced that EOS M3 will officially arrive in the US in October as the latest mirrorless camera in a line that has had a rocky start thus far. The United States never saw an official version of the EOS M2; however, plenty of gray market cameras made their way over here. Looking back, the EOS […]

Canon Mirrorless Cameras Come Back to US with the EOS M3

Canon USA has announced that EOS M3 will officially arrive in the US in October as the latest mirrorless camera in a line that has had a rocky start thus far. The United States never saw an official version of the EOS M2; however, plenty of gray market cameras made their way over here. Looking back, the EOS […]

Fail: Cameraman Crashes Segway; Knocks The World’s Fastest Man To The Ground

He may be the world’s fastest man, but he’s no match for a segway riding photographer. After winning the 200 meter dash at the World Athletics Championships, Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt was taking a celebratory barefooted stroll down the sidelines as he waved to the throng of cheering fans in the arena stands–it was a pretty […]

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How A 365 Day Project Helped Launch A Young Photographer’s Professional Career

Three hundred sixty five day photography projects are tough. There’s got to be a high level of dedication and desire to improve. Time has to be made everyday to conceive an idea, take the actual photograph, edit, and post it in your journal. Birthdays, holidays, sick days–it doesn’t matter, there’s still a photograph to be […]

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Instagram Steps Outside the Box, Allows Non-Square Photos & Videos

Instagram is singlehandedly responsible for the resurgence of the square format photo. It’s the reason we have a square photo template available in the iPhone camera app. And now, Instagram is opening its doors to non-square formats. So, finally, we don’t have to squeeze a landscape or portrait image into a square frame. With this […]

Instagram Unsquares, Will Allow Portrait and Landscape Photos – Kicks Off With #Starwars Exlusive

There has been an awakening… #StarWars #TheForceAwakens A video posted by Star Wars (@starwars) on Aug 27, 2015 at 10:00am PDT For a long time now, Instagram signature look was a square photo with a filter applied. But users are not happy about this restriction. In fact Instagram reports that about 20% of their uploads […]

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Pictage is Closing their Doors. What are Your Options?

If you’re a photo studio or photographer who uses Pictage to host and sell your photos, you likely have quite a shock this week.  On August 24th, Pictage posted the following message to their users: The Closing of Pictage https://discover.pictage.com/pictage-update-20150824 Please accept my sincere apologies for the Pictage web site being down since Thursday. The Pictage […]

Cameraman Takes Out Usain Bolt After Race Win

As Usain Bolt was taking a victory lap after winning yet another 200-meter race in Beijing, a cameraman on a Segway bumped the track fence, which caused him to lose control. Then, he spun into the fastest man alive and took him down. Fortunately, Bolt didn’t appear to be injured and the cameraman appeared to be more […]

Hasselblad Developed This Manual to Train Astronauts How To Take Photos in Space

We’ve seen a lot from NASA over the years, from original space exploration photos to intriguing experiments to some of the most incredible time-lapse footage you will ever watch.  Heck, we’ve even witnessed a moon landing Hasselblad go for three quarters of a million dollars!  But, we’re talking mere rocket scientists here, not esteemed photographers with […]

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Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM Lens Officially Unveiled

Canon has officially announced the EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM lens. It is the first lens with Canon’s newly-developed Blue Spectrum Refractive Optics (BR Optics), which uses organic material to “achieve a higher level of chromatic aberration correction than other existing technologies.” The lens is comprised of 14 elements in 11 groups and features Canon’s Sub-Wavelength […]