Photography News & Trends
Discover photography news, industry trends, cameras, techniques and developments in photography.
ZEISS Photography Award Open for Entries - 7 Feb 2017
Claire Richardson, Picture Editor, Lonely Planet Traveller Jürgen Schadeberg, Dr. (h.c.), Photographer Sarah Toplis, Commissioning Executive, The Space
360-Degree Camera gadget for your Smartphones
The increased need of customers who look for affordable way to capture 360-degree photos led to the release of Ricoh's new Theta SC. Unbelievable performance of the camera with full features is surprising. It is user friendly in such a way even the first time 360-degree camera users can perform well. Ricoh offers the industry’s most extensive line of spherical imaging cameras, known for t...
Nikon D3400 with Snapbridge and Bluetooth Connectivity - Digital Camera Review
Nikon has long been one of the top manufacturers in the industry, and its products are still solid options today. The camera giant continuously releases new products with enhancements in image quality and performance. Nikon's entry-level DSLR camera D3400 is a modest update to its D3300. The camera's Guide Mode makes it easy to learn how to shoot in various situations. While it doesn't have Wi-...
Enhance Your Photos with Mobile Phone Camera Lenses
A Few Options for a Universal Lens Kit for Android Phones: VicTsing 3-in-1 lens: When the small lens is attached to an Android phone's camera, it adds a new creative element to your photos with three different mobile photography perspectives. You can simply attach the lens to your smartphone with the available clip and start shooting.
Live Photography Training from Masters - CreativeLive's Photo Week 2016
In addition, our In Focus series begins every day with conversations featuring some of the leading names in photography, offering insight into their processes, what makes them tick, and how they built their success.
Learn From the Masters - Stand Out Photography Workshops
It is a chance to learn about the latest cutting-edge products and techniques used in the professional digital image capture market in a hands-on, seminar-based forum. Professional photographers, photo assistants, advanced students or any imaging professionals would benefit from this event. The Stand Out tour will bring photography instructors to Dallas, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Phoen...
National Geographic Covershot Challenge - Season 4 is back in Delhi
Duration: This will be an 8-10-day shoot in Delhi starting in early to mid-October.
Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2016 - Arctic Photography Contest
- Light on the Land - Wildlife Insight - Live the Adventure - At the Water’s Edge - Small World - Underexposed - Spirit of Travel - Young Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2016 (for ages 18 and under)
Photo Show 2016 - A Celebration of Groundbreaking Women by VICE Magazine
VICE Magazine is presenting the exclusive photo show celebrating its 15th Annual Photo Issue. Presented by the Kia Forte, the show features works from over 30 of the contributing photographers spotlighted in the issue. The event will also feature a custom art installation using the photography of Stephanie Gonot. This year’s Photo Issue is exclusively dedicated to the work of groundbreaki...
Fujifilm plans to release square format Instax camera and film - Digital Camera Review
During the Photokina currently happening in Germany, Fujifilm announced that it will be releasing a next generation format "instax SQUARE format film” and “instax SQUARE camera", which is all set to rock the photography world. The camera has a 1:1 aspect ratio making it comfortable for shooting portraits and landscapes. The square format is the current trend amongst smartp...
Google Pixel: Highest Rated Smartphone Camera
1) performance in low-light conditions 2) ability to capture details 3) ability to capture natural colors 4) ability to take snapshots quickly 5) video stabilization.
Capture 360-degree Virtual Reality Photos by Cardboard Photography App
Google has launched a new application for iOS users called 'Cardboard Camera' which allows you to create 3D,360-degree photos using your mobile device's camera. It can work with your availabe mobile phone. The Cardboard Camera app simply taps into the camera of the iPhone and iPad to take convincing virtual reality photos. With the introduction of cardboard camera app google has made it possibl...
Beautiful Time Lapse Photography video which nurtures environment - Umwelt
Umwelt is a brilliant time - lapse video which shows flowers blooming while small insects are crawling on top of them. This is a brilliant photography and editing done by Japanese artist, Yoshiyuki Katayama. The unique feature about this time-lapse video are the crawling insects, which seem to stay with the flowers, till they have bloomed and then they take off. The crawling insects move at the...
Nature Photographer of the Year 2016 by National Geographic
The grand-prize winner will receive a 10-day trip for two to the Galápagos with National Geographic Expeditions and two 15-minute image portfolio reviews with National Geographic photo editors. One first-place winner will be chosen from each of the four categories, and the winning photographs will be published on nationalgeographic.com/. The overall grand-prize winner will be chosen...
Free Training Course on Digital Photography by Marc Levoy
Topics include lenses and optics, light and sensors, optical effects in nature, perspective and depth of field, sampling and noise, the camera as a computing platform, image processing and editing, and computational photography. The course will also include a survey of the history of photography, a look at the work of famous photographers, and a discussion about composing strong photographs.
Comedy Wildlife Photography Contest 2016
Looking at the funny side of the animal kingdom, the awards are focused on conserving wildlife through competition. Centred on the comical side of animals, these photography contests are held by institutions such as National Geographic and London's Natural History Museum. The silliness of the animals is best enjoyed and admired through these competitions.
Sony Launches Cybershot RX100 V with 315 phase detection - Digital Camera Review
Sony, a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world's largest image sensor manufacturer, has announced a new flagship model for its popular Cyber-shot RX100 series of compact cameras, the RX100 V (model DSC-RX100M5). A first for Sony's RX100 series of cameras, the new RX100 V model features a Fast Hybrid AF system that combines the respective advantages of focal-plane phase detection AF a...
New Polaroid Snap Touch digital camera with an instant printing feature
Polaroid is always a favourite amongst instant photography users. Now digital camera users can also enjoy the additional features offered by the latest camera, 'Snap Touch', announced by Polaroid. Polaroid Snap Touch comes with a 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen display, which allows you to adjust the background settings after taking a picture. Images are captured on a new and improved 13 MP CMOS senso...
Nikon's 100th Anniversary Photography Contest: your chance to win $4900
The grand prize is a Nikon D5 and an AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR, while the most popular entry will win a D810 with the same lens. The first prize for each category is the same D810 kit, while 21 second-prize winners will be awarded D500 bodies with AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm F2.8-4E ED VR lenses. A total of 35 D5500 bodies will be given away to third-placed entries, each with an AF-S DX Nikko...
Enhance Your Images with Advanced Photo Editor - Exposure X2
Over 500 presets emulate the most iconic analog films, ranging from vintage Daguerreotype to modern portrait films like Kodak Portra. Additional presets like lo-fi, faded and cross-processing go beyond film presets and offer a tasteful blend of effects. You can customize each one and then add it to your library of looks.
Wildlife Photographer of the year 2016 Award finalists by Natural History Museum
Wildlife Photography competition is held every year at the Natural History Museum. This is a highly recognized competition where participants from more than 95 countries participate. Every year at least 50,000 photos in the wildlife photography is submitted and here are this year's finalists. The pictures are then judged by international experts and winners are announced based on the creativity...