Cameras

Google’s Clips AI Camera Was Trained in Photography by Pro Photographers

Google’s Clips AI Camera Was Trained in Photography by Pro Photographers

In October 2017, Google announced Clips, a small hands-free AI-powered camera that’s designed to capture your life’s memories without much human intervention. The camera isn’t on store shelves yet, but Google is revealing some new interesting details about it. One such detail is that the camera was trained with the help of real professional photographers. […]

The Creative Process of Photography: A Case Study

The Creative Process of Photography: A Case Study

I often hear: “I really like your photos. You must own an amazing and super duper expensive camera!” My reply to these people is: “If you own Tiger Woods’ golf club, would you be able to play at his level?” In Woods’ case, it all comes down to years of practice and a healthy dose […]

This Photo of an Icy Niagara Falls Looks like It’s of a Different Planet

This Photo of an Icy Niagara Falls Looks like It’s of a Different Planet

Toronto-based photographer Adam Klekotka visited Niagara Falls earlier this month in freezing temperatures and was amazed by the look of the falls, which were illuminated by color lights that made the scene look like “fire and ice” on a different planet. “What you can see in the picture is an observation deck on the Canadian […]

This Japanese Machine Gun Camera Was Used in World War II

This Japanese Machine Gun Camera Was Used in World War II

A Japanese “machine gun” camera has popped on eBay. The camera, which was used in war-time during the World War II era, can be yours for a price of $4,499. The Konishoruko Rokuoh-Sha Type 89 camera was used for military training exercises. Before the age of tiny digital cameras broadcasting live feeds, air forces around […]

5 Lessons I Learned In My First Year of Business as a Photographer

5 Lessons I Learned In My First Year of Business as a Photographer

My name is David Wahlman, and I’m a photographer and videographer for outdoor and active lifestyle industries based in Orange County, California. In this post, I’ll share 5 of the lessons I learned after my first year of business. 1. Being Your Own Boss Is Harder Than You Think (and so much better…) There are […]

Google Photos’ AI Panorama Failed in the Best Way

Google Photos’ AI Panorama Failed in the Best Way

Alex Harker was skiing with friends at the Lake Louise ski resort in Banff, Alberta, a week ago when the group stopped to take some photos on Harker’s Android smartphone. After shooting a few shots, Harker found that the AI-powered panorama stitching feature inside his Google Photos app had created the photo above as the […]

Why I Rejected Your Request for Free Photos

Why I Rejected Your Request for Free Photos

This post is dedicated to all the people who have completely lost their sense of common decency. I have a destructive humbleness that most people do not understand (myself included). I do not have a Patreon page, I do not run ads on my website, I have never asked for donations. However, for some reason, […]

Rant: How Sony Can Fix the Terrible Menus on Its Great Cameras

Rant: How Sony Can Fix the Terrible Menus on Its Great Cameras

Many Sony shooters rave about their cameras but rant about the menu systems within them. Camera reviewer Maarten Heilbron has some ideas on what’s wrong and how things can be improved. Here’s his 11-minute video “rant” on the subject. “Sony’s features are at the leading edge of camera technology,” says Heilbron. He accepts that this […]

Man Finds ‘Deathbed Photo’ of War Photographer Gerda Taro

Man Finds ‘Deathbed Photo’ of War Photographer Gerda Taro

A man sharing a photograph of his father online has apparently stumbled upon the last known photograph of legendary war photographer Gerda Taro, who’s regarded as the first female to shoot on the front lines of conflict (as well as the first to die while doing so). Warning: This article contains graphic photos. It all […]