6 Creative Macro Photography Ideas You Probably Haven’t Seen Before
Ever since the beginning of the pandemic (and, really, the beginning of photography) macro photography tutorials have all sort of blended together. The subject matter and techniques are often pretty...
View ArticleWhat It Takes to Be a Hand Model
Here’s an 8.5-minute video by Insider that offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of hand modeling. RayMartell Moore has been a hand model for over a decade now, and you’ve likely seen his hands...
View ArticleThis Optical Illusion Tricks Your Brain Into Adding Color to a Black and...
Photographer, computational biologist, and science presenter Andrew Steele just released a fascinating short video about his favorite optical illusion. By manipulating a function of your visual...
View ArticleThis Bizarre Super Macro Lens Basically Turns Your Camera Into a Microscope
Photographer Arthur R recently got his hands on a strange lens that you probably haven’t heard of. Made by Japanese company Yasuhara, the Nanoha Super Macro is a full-manual, 4x-5x macro lens with...
View ArticleThis AI Generates Photos Using Only Text Captions as a Guide
Researchers at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) have created a machine learning algorithm that can produce images using only text captions as its guide. The results are somewhat...
View ArticleScientist Captures ‘The Fastest Front Flipping Insect’ in Super Slow Motion
Dr. Adrian Smith—a scientist who is perhaps best known for his educational videos on YouTube—has released another fascinating super slow motion video highlighting a tiny little insect you’ve probably...
View ArticleUsing a UV Camera to Reveal Hidden Ultraviolet Patterns Humans Can’t See
Photographer and “mad scientist” Don Komarechka is back for a DPReview TV episode on ultraviolet light. Specifically, he explains how a modified camera-and-filter combination can reveal hidden...
View ArticleThis Leica ‘Rifle’ is Expected to Sell for $250,000 at Leitz Photographica
On November 21st, the 37th Annual Leitz Photographica Auction will take place in Vienna and online. And while the full catalog hasn’t been published yet, Leica has unveiled a few “highlights” for...
View ArticleThis 140-Year-Old Metal Bird is the Origin of the Phrase ‘Watch the Birdie!’
Professional wet plate photographer Markus Hofstätter is obviously fond of historical photography processes. But his latest video doesn’t actually involve taking any photos; instead, he’s restoring a...
View ArticleThis Cheap Projector Lens Creates the Most Intense Swirly Bokeh
Photographer, YouTuber, and weird lens connoisseur Mathieu Stern recently made one of his coolest finds yet. It’s the Carl Zeiss 105mm f/1.9 Kipronar T, a cinema projector lens he describes as “one of...
View ArticleRadioactive Glass: Can Using Vintage Lenses Ruin Your Photos?
Some lenses produced from the 1940s through the 1970s were treated with radioactive thorium oxide to curb chromatic aberration. But as Andrew Walker explains in this 7.5-minute video, modern digital...
View ArticleAre Expensive Light Modifiers Worth It?
There have been thousands of articles written about cheap and expensive lights, cameras, and lenses. To me, the light is not as important as the modifier. In simple terms, the thing that you put on...
View ArticleWhat Defines an ‘Interesting’ Photo and How Do You Create One?
Why do we create photos? Well, for a variety of reasons, but the one reason that connects them all is we feel we have made something that we want to share and we feel is worth time and attention. So,...
View ArticleYou Can Make a High-Resolution Microscope with an iPhone and LEGO
Researchers in Germany have found a way to take old iPhones — specifically an iPhone 5 — and combine them with LEGO to make a DIY high-resolution microscope designed for young students. As spotted by...
View ArticlePhoto Recovery Software Found a Factory Test Photo on My Camera
Back in 2008, I was in the Middle East in the military. I wasn’t permitted to have my mobile phone in that location at the time, so I took a relatively cheap digital camera and used it to capture...
View ArticleHow To Create a DIY Mosaic ‘Camera’ Using 1000 Drinking Straws
In this six and a half minute video from Fotodiox, photographer Sean Anderson shows how he used over a thousand mini drinking straws to create a “straw camera” that can capture mosaic type images....
View ArticleColorized Footage Reveals What Downtown L.A. Looked Like in the 1930s
Video restoration expert NASS colorized and enhanced footage from nearly a century ago to create this 7-minute video that reveals what downtown Los Angeles looked like in the 1930s. [Read More]
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View ArticleWho is the Most Photographed Person in the World in 2024?
As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time to look back on the biggest events, moments in pop culture, and news over the last year. Of course, one way the year will be remembered for decades to come is...
View ArticleWhat Your Camera Flash Has to Do With an Atomic Bomb
On July 16th, 1945, 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the White Sands Proving Ground was rocked by a massive explosion. [Read More]
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