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Friday, November 25, 2016

The Sony a99 II is a Low Light Monster

Photographer Mathieu Stern has based his YouTube channel on reviewing cheap and unusual lenses, but for his latest experiment he went a different direction. Stern created his own lens using 3D printing to see what results he could achieve.

OK Go just released this 4-minute music video for their song, "The One Moment." What's notable about this project is that most of the 4-minute video is a super-slow-motion shot captured over just 4 seconds of real time.

Sony's latest E-mount mirrorless cameras have wowed photographers with their low light and high ISO capabilities. Now it looks like its latest A-mount SLT, the new Sony a99 II, will do the same. Above is a 2-minute video showing its performance at ISOs up to 25600 in a room lit only by two candles.

President-elect Donald Trump held an off-the-record meeting with about 25 media executives and anchors in Trump Tower on Monday. At the gathering, Trump shared some complaints about the outlets' coverage of him, including the use of unflattering double chin photos.

If you've ever been to the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, you've probably seen the countless tourists standing around with their hands in the air, pretending to push the tower of …

Photographer Clint Davis recently did a photo shoot with top-tier 2016 IndyCar racing drivers and their cars. He also created a series of behind-the-scenes animated GIFs showing how the composites were created.

My cats love to go outside and explore the world, but when it's raining they prefer to stay indoors and stare out the window.

After generating a considerable amount of hype, Chronos has landed on Kickstarter, and the dream of a 21,500fps high-speed camera at a price point of $2,500 is catching on like wildfire. The campaign reached its funding goal of ~$48,000 in about 5 hours after going live.

British photographer Melvin Nicholson of Preston, Lancashire, is receiving international attention this week after his photo of a "white rainbow" went viral in the media.

If you're keeping track today, the score is Big Corporations: 1, Photographers: 1. Because while Carol Highsmith might have all-but-lost her epic lawsuit against Getty Images, a photographer in Germany came out on top when he took Facebook to court.

There is a big craze for Sony full frame (FF) mirrorless cameras at the moment, and seeing people rush onto that bandwagon is like watching lemmings following each other over the cliff.

Out with the old and in with the new. Nikon has released their latest update to the 70-200 f/2.8.

Last year, journalist Esther Honig published a viral series of images showing how photo retouchers in 27 countries around the world "enhanced" a portrait of her according to their cultural preferences. Inspired by that project, the UK medical website Superdrug Online Doctor just published a similar experiment that explores body image.

Canon today announced its latest entry-level DSLR, the Rebel T6 (known as the EOS 1300D in other countries). If you're looking for a groundbreaking new camera, unfortunately the T6 isn't what you're hoping for.

More often than not, when a reader sends us a link to a Craigslist ad, it's some troll (or moron... or both) asking for free wedding photos or something. That is definitely not the case with the crazy for-sale ad one of our readers sent our way today.

Here's a new 11-minute video in which Ted Forbes of The Art of Photography discusses how all the greatest and most successful photographers he has met through the years have shared one "secret" in common: "extreme determination."

Took long enough. While Canon shooters have been able to use their lenses on Sony cameras with full control since forever, Nikon shooters with AF-I and AF-S glass haven't had a fully automatic option... until now.

Instagram took another big step this week in competing more directly with Snapchat. The Facebook-owned company has launched live video and disappearing photos.

Famous photographers throughout history have produced some incredible images that have stood the test of time, but it's not only their photographs that are inspirational. Their acute insights into the creative process have guided generations of photographers and shaped the way even today's best photographers think about their subjects and scenes. If you're stuck for inspiration, or even motivation, we've put together 50 quotes from the most inspirational and talented photographers the world has seen to help you get your mojo back.

Unless you've been on an Internet fast for the past week, you've probably seen this incredible clip from the upcoming BBC nature documentary Planet Earth II. The harrowing 'chase scene' has gone viral online, and now the BBC are giving us a peek at how their crew captured this spectacular footage.


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