[embedded content] By all accounts, former-Mythbuster, Adam Savage seems like one of the most interesting guys on the inte et. Recently, for his series Tested, he visited the Stanley Kubrick exhibition to see some relics used by the iconic filmmaker. Part of the collection is the fascinating f/0.7 l...

[embedded content] Super slow-motion footage is something that we often take for granted here in 2016, if only because the inte et is so loaded with it. But, the stats on true super-high-speed can be baffling, and this video by The Slo Mo Guys is a nice little reminder of how far the high-speed came...

It’s not all that common for high-profile photographers to get their own signature-series gear, but Moose Peterson is a pretty big deal in the nature photography game, and has been for some time, which is why he had his own signature series of camera bags in the ‘90s. Now, Mind Shift Gear is bringin...

We have been having a lot of fun creating these weekly photography quizzes and it has been fascinating to see which questions prove the most challenging. See how you stack up against this week's barrage of questions and be sure to share your score with us on social media! This entry passed through t...

A while back, I wrote about a technology that would try to automatically guess the appropriate colors for black-and-white images using algorithms. Now, there’s a demo site online from Algorithmia that lets users try the colorization process on their own photos. I have spent some time this mo ing mes...

One of the amazing sights and sounds that repeat over and over at Nickerson Beach is the blastoff of the entire skimmer and/or te colony. Having thousands of birds in the air all around you is an amazing sensation. I was quite tired when this blastoff happened so rather than moving to get behind my ...

While most of us view the majority of the images we see on a screen of some kind, it’s actually a pretty excellent time to make photo prints. There are tons of labs and different presentation options out there to choose from. Now, a Kickstarter project called Shots/onStone aims to provide prints mad...

Not everyone has the cash to spring for a full-on medium-format camera rig for drone photography, but there are lots of other options out there, including the new DJI Zenmus Z3, which is its first dedicated drone camera with built-in optical zoom. The camera uses the same 1/2.3-inch sensor found in ...

[embedded content]At the recent Apple Developer’s Conference, one of the big stories for photo enthusiasts was the mention of Raw photo support in iOS. Now, Adobe has fueled the flames of iPhone and iPad Raw image workflow by adding a raw “Technology Preview” in the latest update for Lightroom Mobil...

In Focus: Neal Slavin's Prayer Project by americanphotomag Portrait photographer Neal Slavin made a name for himself as a specialist in staging groups of people, from a fencing club wreaking havoc in a ballroom to a passel of well-behaved pugs. Now, with The Prayer Project, he’s photographing a very...

This may be one of the worst weeks in recorded history to release a mobile app that’s not called Pokemon Go, but Polaroid recently a ounced its new mobile initiative, an app called Swing that encourages users to make and share 1-second moving pictures. At first glance, the app has a strong resemblan...

We love camera bags, but it’s not often you see one generate genuine excitement outside the photography nerd set. The Peak Design Everyday Messenger bag was a runaway hit, however, and now the company is using Kickstarter to expand the line with a Backpack, Tote, and Sling bag option. The Kickstarte...

[embedded content] Commercial product photography is a fascinating thing. An intense amount of preparation and work usually go into making an image that looks rather basic by design. When you’re doing a photoshoot for something called Barbie Dreamtopia, however, things get a little more exciting—the...

One of the toughest parts of being an aspiring portrait or fashion photographer is finding models to be in your pictures. There are lots of options out there from dedicated services to the untamed wilds of Craigslist, but a new app called FStop is trying to simplify the process in the style of the p...

The cameras attached to drones, whether they’re proprietary models or simply GoPro cameras, have gotten pretty good. However, if you really want to push the boundaries on unma ed aerial photography (and your shoot budget), then medium format is the way to go. Drone-maker DJI owns a minority stake in...

[embedded content] The inte et has a long history of awesome videos made by strapping cameras to animals. In the Faroe Islands, however, animal-cams serve a more practical purpose as they use sheep to help populate Google Street View for the remote landscapes. The project is a promotional campaign f...

Sony seems to be on a bit of a new 50mm lens kick lately. Not long ago we met the new “nifty fifty” in the form of the FE 50mm f/1.8 lens and now Sony has introduced its high-end Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA prime geared toward professionals and advanced amateurs withE-mount Alpha interchangeable-lens...

Lots of fine detail and intersecting lines make for a relatively tricky scenario, but again, the FE 70–200mm f/2.8 G Master does a good job keeping everything in check. If you look closely at the edges of the white highlights in the top right, you can see some very slight green fringing, but it’s ex...

I may have a few relatively ancient rolls of film in my freezer, but none as old as the two Kodak rolls recently acquired by Rochester, New York’s Eastman Museum. The museum, which houses one of the world’s leading collections of photographic technology, had long hoped to get examples of these two f...

We first met the Light L16 camera last year, and got a chance to see the prototype in person back at the 2015 PhotoPlus Expo. Basically, the idea is to create a camera body with 16 individual sensors and smartphone-style lenses, then use clever and advanced software to achieve impressive photographi...