Shutter speed makes or breaks a photo. It’s the secret behind crisp, sharp images – and the magic of dreamy motion blur. But there are some myths about shutter speeds that you might have heard before, so let’s clear the air.
First of all: What even is shutter speed? It’s one of the three core exposure settings – alongside aperture and ISO – and understanding how it works…
The National Portrait Gallery has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, one of the world’s leading awards for contemporary portrait photography.
The annual prize celebrates outstanding portrait photography from around the globe…
The credit for this mesmerizing film? That goes to a Giant Pacific Octopus that borrows the filmmaker's camera!
August 14, 2025
Underwater filmmaker John Roney has completed around 1,500 dives in his career, but a dive earlier this month off the coast of Vancouver Island will likely remain a highlight of his career spent underwater – because an octopus borrowed his camera and proceeded to take…
JERUSALEM – Israel’s Elbit Systems released its financial statements for the second quarter of 2025 on Wednesday, presenting record revenue and profit.
The public defense company brought in $1.97 billion in this year’s second quarter, for a total of $3.86 billion over the first half of the year. Its GAAP net income stood at $125.7 million for the second quarter and $233.4 million for…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — European military industrial production in support of Ukraine has overtaken American output for the first time since Russia’s invasion, new numbers released Tuesday show.
According to the tally by the German Kiel Institute for the World Economy…
Democratic congresswomen, including several military veterans, are demanding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth apologize and resign after reposting a video about a Christian nationalist church with pastors who advocate for the repeal of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the…
I think fans of combat-dense action-roguelites will have to splash around when they dive Into the Unwell. Its elasticky, sometimes grim slapstick humor brings a one-of-a-kind energy to a familiar-playing game, but looks aren’t the only thing that makes it stand out. Combat has a distinctive weight that translates the old-timey animation style into gameplay well. Mix that with the myriad ways you…
Stalker 2 Development Roadmap Includes Unreal Engine Upgrade, As Well as PS5 and PS5 Pro Release
August 14, 2025
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl‘s roadmap for the latter half of this year is now available, and it includes changes to both the base game and the Zone Kit Modifications Tool, as well as plans for its previously-confirmed release on PS5 and PS5 Pro.
“Our…
Drag x Drive Review
August 14, 2025
If you’re one of the Nintendo fans who worried the company lost its creative spark after playing it fairly safe with the Switch 2, let me introduce you to Drag x Drive: a wheelchair basketball-inspired sports game that’s controlled almost entirely with the Joy-Con 2’s…
Yesterday was Patch Tuesday for Microsoft, which means tons of security updates across the company’s products and services. Specifically, 107 new security vulnerabilities have been patched.
Microsoft classifies several of the vulnerabilities in Windows and Office as critical, but also says that none of the vulnerabilities are currently being exploited in the wild.
Keep reading for an overview…
