A pair of Stanford University astrophysicists have proposed a new way to use gravitational lensing that would be up to 1,000 times more precise than current methods. The hope is to use the concept to take better photos of distant planets.
While astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets orbiting other stars in the galaxy, the first of which was discovered in 1992, not much can be…
Did Leica leak its plans to release a medium format mirrorless camera? It sure looks like it
May 3, 2022
Could Leica be working on a new medium format mirrorless camera? We don’t know for sure, but a recent video from the company does suggest the company has, at the very least, been prototyping such a camera.
Earlier this year, when Leica showed off its new M11 camera in its…
Meta’s investment in virtual and augmented realities (VR and AR) is pushing forward and a new report says the company is planning to release four headsets in the next two years.
According to The Information, Meta will release its high-end virtual reality headset…
How to Use Curves in Photoshop
May 2, 2022
When thinking about the Curves tool in Adobe Photoshop, the phrase “With great power, comes great responsibility” is a thought that comes to mind. Curves is the most powerful tool in Photoshop for adjusting brightness, contrast, tonality, and color.
All that power comes at a price and if not wielded carefully it can easily wreck an image. That’s why it’s best to work on a…
Hubble recently celebrated 32 years of imaging the sky, which has resulted in over 1.4 million observations. Physicist Casey Handmer combined those observations into a single image to see how much of the sky Hubble had actually captured.
Handmer explains that…
Philips has announced the Momentum 8000 27E1N8900, a 27-inch 4K OLED monitor that promises extremely color-accurate performance.
Philips says that the Momentum 8000 delivers incredible color accuracy and a high contrast ratio (theoretically 1,000,000:1) with a…
A photographer has shared a neat trick that gives photos a soft-focus look: placing ripped pantyhose over the lens.
Ashley Tracy, from Columbus, Ohio, revealed how she places torn nylon stockings on her lens to produce a glowing effect on her photos in a viral TikTok video that has amassed over 1.8 million views.
@ashley.tracy One of my favorite things! Have you tried this during…
If you want to become a better photographer, learn more, get and stay inspired, meet others who share your passion, and make new friends, well, nothing beats a camera club (also known as a photography club). Joining a club might even help lead you to a new career. I know it…
Viltrox is releasing a limited edition set of matte white or shiny red Fujifilm X-mount f/1.4 prime lenses with focal lengths of 23mm, 33mm, and 56mm. The company plans to only produce 500 total units of each color.
The lenses are painted in a matte white or shiny…
A drone managed to stay aloft while it recorded the colossal damage caused by a tornado that devastated a Kansas neighborhood last Friday.
The twister struck Andover, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, in the evening on April 29th. Sirens alerted citizens of the danger that afternoon, but drone operator and tornado chaser Reed Timmer — in footage spotted by DroneDJ — interpreted the call as an…
