Lomography has unveiled the Diana Instant Square, a lo-fi toy camera that shoots Fuji Instax Square instant film. It’s the world’s first Instax camera to feature interchangeable lenses and a hot-shoe mount. The camera is compatible with all of the lenses that have already been released for the Diana F+ instant camera, which shoots Instax […]
The Chinese drone juggernaut DJI has outgrown its current headquarters and is now building a giant new complex for its future. The twin towers will also be located in Shenzhen, Guangdong, and will feature giant quadruple-height indoor drone flight testing spaces as well as a sky bridge that will be used for showing off new […]
Johnnie Behiri of cinema5D recently visited the Cartoni tripod factory in Rome, Italy. The 11.5-minute video above is a behind-the-scenes look at how the famous tripods are made by a small team at the family company. Cartoni tripods are widely used around the world in the television and motion picture industries. The company’s origins could […]
I picked up a camera in 2008, and I laid my mother to rest in 2010. Guess what I never got around to? That’s right: I never created a real portrait of her before we said goodbye. Back then, I knew I wanted to be a portrait photographer. I was starved for subjects. And after […]
Leica has just announced a new ultra-limited edition Leica M10 rangefinder created in collaboration with the Italian luxury car company Zagato. Instead of being covered with leather trim to provide grip, the Leica M10 “Edition Zagato” is covered instead with fine grooves in the metal body. “Founded a century ago, Zagato has been the creator […]
Kanye may have shot the album cover photo on his latest album for free using his own iPhone, but he paid a lot more for the cover of a new album he produced. The musician reportedly shelled out $85,000 for a photo of Whitney Houston’s bathroom that he used on the album cover for Pusha […]
Photographer Mathieu Stern loves experimenting with very old and/or strange camera lenses, but his latest project is quite strange, even by his standards. He used a 3D printer and created a lens that looks like a giant eyeball. “If the model of the camera lens is the human eyeball, why not reverse the process and […]
Looking back at my early photography, I shake my head in embarrassment. I know I should be proud of the fact that I’ve come a long way since then, but it’s hard not to notice just how poorly processed those images are. I’m sure I’m not alone. Post-processing is a big part of digital photography […]
In photography, the “golden hour” is the time right after sunrise or right before sunset in which sunlight is warmer and softer — a look that’s valued by landscape and portrait photographers. If an hour isn’t enough time for you to get your fill of the special lighting, you might want to visit the Arctic […]
Discussions of many photography topics have the potential to veer deep into complex technical territory that may appeal more to scientists than to artists, and color theory is certainly one of those topics that can become rather arcane quite easily. What follows is a guide for landscape photographers who are more artistically inclined, those who […]