NewsPhotography

NASA Wants to See Your Best Photos of the Moon

August 25, 2022
A total lunar eclipse begins as the full moon is shadowed by the Earth on the arrival of the winter solstice, Tuesday, December 21, 2010 in Arlington, VA. From beginning to end, the eclipse will last about three hours and twenty-eight minutes. | Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA will soon launch the Artemis I which will fly 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back to demonstrate the capability of…
Read more
NewsPhotography

Snap Reaches $35M Settlement in Privacy Lawsuit Over Lenses

August 25, 2022
Snap has agreed on a settlement of $35 million in an Illinois class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. The state alleged that Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, had fallen foul of the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing biometric data of users who used it lenses and filters — without their consent. As reported by Engadget, residents of Illinois…
Read more
NewsPhotography

Apple Hints at Astrophotography in September 7 ‘Far Out’ Event

August 24, 2022
Apple has sent out invitations for its next hardware event, widely speculated to feature the iPhone 14. The imagery for the event is space themed, leading some to speculate astrophotography features are coming to the company’s new smartphone. As is always the case with Apple news, rumors have been swirling around what to expect in the iPhone 14 for months. Engadget reports that the…
Read more
NewsPhotography

Gear in this story

August 24, 2022
90% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Fujifilm X-H2S is the company’s most capable video/stills hybrid yet: a 26MP X-mount mirrorless camera built around a Stacked CMOS sensor. It can shoot stills at up to 40fps (15fps with mechanical shutter), and capture…
NewsPhotography

Shakira’s Shocked Reaction to Camera Phone in 2001 Shows Tech Progress

August 24, 2022
Colombian pop star Shakira posted a video to her Instagram last week of her shocked reaction to a phone camera 20 years ago that underlines how far lens technology has progressed. The Hips Don’t Lie singer is visibly blown away by the technology, in what was clearly the first time she had ever seen such a device. While inspecting the phone in total awe, she says: “This one doesn’t…
Read more