Monthly Archives: August 2013

Last April, we mentioned Red Bull's Illume contest in our coverage of the company's incredibly cool wakeboarding-and-light-painting photo shoot. Red Bull Illume is an action and adventure-themed photo contest that takes place every three years, and the latest round of … Continue reading →

Apologies for the tardiness of our weekly Firmware Friday update today. A few technical issues mean we're a few hours later than planned in getting the article online, but we're back running on all cylinders now. This week, we have … Continue reading →

    In the eternal war of one-upmanship that is the wedding-industrial complex, everyone wants their wedding to be the most unique and special thing ever imagined. And every photographer who has worked a wedding knows that that applies to … Continue reading →

    The Nokai Lumia 1020 launched to much excitement earlier this year, thanks to its large 41-megapixel sensor. Nokia has been doing a big push on marketing its smartphone as a camera for taking excellent photos, and it has … Continue reading →

    Happy Friday! We've got a long weekend coming up (it's Labor Day on Monday for the U.S. and Canada), and hopefully everyone can take time to go out and take some photos. To help you get in the … Continue reading →

Yahoo, parent company of Flickr, clearly has big plans for its photo sharing service. The company has been making some pretty radical changes over the last few months, including revamping its site, boosting storage to a whopping terabyte free for each … Continue reading →

Snap quiz: What do lightning striking, balloons bursting, and skittish animals have in common? If you guessed that you'd need quick reflexes to get a picture of them, you hit the nail squarely on the head. A new product called … Continue reading →

    Earlier this week we showed images and video of the Rim Fire that is currently devastating Northern California and Yosemite National Park. Today we saw another video, this time filmed and published by the Yosemite park staff, that gives … Continue reading →

    Judging by the actions of camera manufacturers of late, it appears we're in the midst of something of a backlash against the optical low-pass, anti-aliasing filter. Long used to reduce moiré in photos and video at the slight … Continue reading →

    Happy Thursday everyone! We've found a great set of new deals, including some great prices on Nikon, Canon and Sony cameras, as well as on a pancake Canon STM lens. We also discovered an awesome bargain on a … Continue reading →