Pidgeon, formerly Lensii, is a photo-sharing app designed to take on Instagram. Its founder says it will run on a freemium model and will never play host to the annoying onslaught of ads that plagues the app it’s meant to replace.
Chronological Feeds, Enhanced Messaging, and Only Photography
After a bit of a bumpy start and an elongated waiting period to be approved by both Google Play…
Photographer Captures Heartwarming Photos of Foxes ‘In Love’
February 14, 2022
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, nature and wildlife photographer Roeselien Raimond has released a beautiful series of photos showing tender, loving moments between foxes.
“We all need love, hugs, and kisses, and so do foxes,” Raimond tells PetaPixel. “In…
Tamron says it plans to double its mirrorless lens lineup by 2023, show a ‘swift response to new formats’
February 14, 2022
Update (Monday February 14, 2022 at 12pm EST): The original version of this article incorrectly referred to as Tokina in a few areas. The article text and headline have been updated accordingly.
Tamron has published its full 2021 fiscal year financial results and inside are…
There is nothing more devastating for a portrait photographer than when a client doesn’t like your photos. You train for years, buy the best equipment possible, and come to your session with 100% dedication to providing the best possible experience… and then you get that feedback.
As pro headshot photographers, this doesn’t happen often (maybe one out of 100 shoots), on the rare…
The Best Time of Day to Take Outdoor Portrait Photos
February 14, 2022
When is the best time of day to shoot portrait photos outdoors? Should we shoot only during the golden hours and avoid midday altogether, or is it better to use the brightest daylight hours to take our portraits with a few simple light modifiers? In this guide, we explore…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has captured its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space, piercing the thick clouds that obscure the planet.
Reveals Continents, Plains, and Plateaus
NASA reports that in two recent flybys by the Parker Solar Probe, it…
Sigma 20mm F2 DG DN sample gallery
February 12, 2022
Earlier this week Sigma announced its new 20mm F2 DG DN lens for E-mount and L-mount cameras, the widest in the company’s all-metal ‘I series’ of compact prime lenses. Check out our sample gallery to see how its image quality stacks up.
Want to learn more about this lens? Watch our hands-on review from DPReview TV.
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Using a 12-Year-Old Bachelorette-Themed Disposable Camera
February 12, 2022
In a new video from Fotodiox, photographer Sean Anderson, he shows the results from using a long expired disposable film camera with pre-exposed, bachelorette-party-themed messages imprinted on the roll.
Anderson, who is known for making several interesting DIY…
Canon USA successfully stops a new method of importing counterfeit goods into the US
February 11, 2022
Canon U.S.A., Inc., and Canon Inc. of Japan have announced that they have ‘successfully reached an agreement with one of China’s leading logistics and fulfillment companies in a dispute over the warehousing and shipping of counterfeit ‘Canon’ camera…
Canon Has Discontinued All But Nine EF Prime Lenses: Report
February 11, 2022
Canon has been quietly discontinuing many lenses in its EF catalog over the last year, and a new report alleges the practice has gotten particularly aggressive in the last month.
Rapidly Shrinking EF Lens Support
Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka tweeted a photo that shows Canon’s lens lineup in Japan on January 8 compared to February 10, reported by Digicame-Info, and the prime lenses…
