NewsPhotography

The Kodak Reelz Digitizer Converts 8mm Film Strips into MP4 Files

C+A Global, a brand licensee of Eastman Kodak, has announced the Kodak Reelz Film Digitizer, a new 8mm and Super 8 film digital converter that turns old film strips into modern MP4 files. Just like was the case with the giant inflatable backyard projector screen that was launched by C&A Marketing earlier this fall, this film digitizer isn’t actually made by Eastman Kodak. Instead…
Read more
NewsPhotography

TIME Has Published its 100 Best Photos of the Year

TIME Magazine has published its annual selection of the 100 best photos of the year. The publication’s selection of images paints a picture of a year of recovery after 2020 that may not quite be what many hoped for. The TIME photo department’s selection of…
NewsPhotography

Nikon Z9 ‘Dual-Stream’ Tech Records and Displays Images with No Lag

Nikon has published a short video that further explains the “Dual-stream” technology in its upcoming Z9 flagship camera, which it says will always assure an accurate reality-to-viewfinder experience. The Dual-stream technology is part of Nikon’s technology for what it bills as a “real-live” viewfinder experience in the Z9. The company says that the tech is only made possible…
Read more
NewsPhotography

Hands-on with the Nikon Z 40mm F2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hands-on with the Nikon Z 40mm F2 The Nikon Nikkor Z 40mm F2 is one of a pair of compact, lightweight and affordable prime lenses for the mirrorless Z-mount system (the other being the Z 28mm F2.8 which was announced recently). At only 170 g (~6…
NewsPhotography

The World’s Largest Digital Camera is Almost Ready to Shoot the Stars

The world’s largest digital camera with a resolution of 3.2-gigapixels is being prepared for installation atop a Chilean mountain where it will scan the sky to help scientists gain knowledge about the Milky Way, dark matter, and other phenomena. Work on the giant camera, named “The Legacy Survey of Space and Time” (LSST), has been underway for several years now; the team of researchers…
Read more
NewsPhotography

NASA Has Revived Hubble’s Most Heavily Used Camera

NASA is making significant progress on reviving the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been in safe mode since early November after the synchronization of messages that control its instruments were becoming lost. Hubble was brought offline on October 25 after NASA…
NewsPhotography

Macro Photos Reveal the Hidden Beauty of Seeds

Macro photography provides a window into details of the world that often escape (or are invisible to) the naked eye. Photographer Levon Biss used close-up photos to capture the incredible diversity of embryonic plant in his project The Hidden Beauty of Seeds and Fruits. …
NewsPhotography

How to Create and Capture Stunning Ink Flow Photos

Have you wanted to capture your own ink flow photographs at home? Below, I’ll explain a few easy tips that make use of an inexpensive fish tank and a pot of ink or paint. As the paint is poured into the water a multitude of incredible shapes form which, when photographed, transform into the most unreal underwater sculptures. Ink flow photography involves pouring ink, paint, or another colored…
Read more