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Photographer Terry Richardson ordered to hand over 140,000+ photos of Lady Gaga in court case
In an ongoing legal dispute between popstar Lady Gaga and her former assistant Jennifer O’Neill, photographer Terry Richardson has been ordered to turn over tens of thousands of images for evidence.
O'Neill was Gaga's personal assistant from 2009 to 2011, and is suing for a massive amount of overtime she claims...
Is setting a bride on fire going too far for a “Trash the Dress” wedding photo?
For wedding photographers, the Trash the Dress phenomenon only seems to be growing in popularity. After all, the logic goes, when are brides going to wear the thing again? And sometimes, the images look fantastic, juxtaposing the beauty of the dress against a harsh surrounding. But sometimes, these photographs can...
Camera Deals of the Day: Refurb Nikon D5200 kit $650, Canon T3i kit $440, Olympus OM-D E-M5 body $899, plus Canon EOS M kits back in stock for $299!
Happy Friday everyone! The weekend is almost here, and we hope everybody can set aside some time to get out and shoot some pictures. We've got some great deals for you all this morning including nice discounts on refurbished Nikon and Canon entry-level DSLRs, plus big savings on select Olympus compact system...
Playfully purr-fect photos of hairless cats: Serenah Hodson captures the feline Sphynx
Serenah Hodson is a pet photographer but she may have found her greatest muse with the strange-looking Sphynx cat. Hodson, who is from New Zealand but is now based in Australia, is drawn to photographing these hairless felines both for their bizarreness and their unusual beauty.
While hairless cats have been...
Nikon’s new “My Nikon World” app creates photo sharing network inside Facebook
Nikon has announced "My Nikon World," a Facebook app that allows photographers to upload, view, and share images — and receive badges for doing so. My Nikon World is almost a social network inside of a social network, letting photographers connect, share, and participate as a microcosm inside of Facebook.
Once...
Nokia announces Lumia 1020 smartphone with whopping 41MP sensor and Zeiss lens
Nokia has been making a name for itself recently by putting an absurd amount of attention into the photographic side of smartphones, which has culminated in the newly announced Nokia Lumia 1020 with its whopping 41-megapixel sensor. Just this year saw the announcement of the Lumia 925, and 2012 was when the earlier...
Photographer captures incredible image of massive waterspout towering over Tampa Bay
Joey Mole was in his home in Tampa, Florida when a massive waterspout erupted from the bay in front of him. The spout, which looked like something from a Sci-Fi horror movie, spiraled down from a cloud hovering over Old Tampa Bay (Oldsmar), sucking water up into the sky.
Mole grabbed his iPhone and shot images...
Camera Deals of the Day: Canon 6D bundle $2,000, Canon T5i bundles starting at $819, up to $200 savings on Sony Alpha cameras and more!
Looking for some new DSLRs, a lens perhaps, or how about some bags and cases to carry it all? Well, you've come to the right place, as today we've found another batch of fantastic camera deals, including Canon DSLR bundles featuring the 6D and Rebel T5i cameras, as well as big savings on Sony Alpha DSLRs,...
Dan Winters’ gorgeous photos of final Space Shuttle missions on display
The Space Shuttles may have flown their last missions but you can relive them in all their glory at a new photography show from Dan Winters titled "Last Launch." The show, which opens tomorrow at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles, includes many of Winters' dramatic images of the final launches of the Discovery...
JVC really wants a piece of GoPro’s pie, launches overhauled Adixxion action cam

A year ago, we told you about JVC's first entry in the rugged, point-of-view camera market, with the edgily-named JVC Adixxion action camera. Yesterday, the company followed up with a new model that aims to take a steal a bigger slice of the GoPro's pie: the JVC Adixxion GC-XA2.
Last year's model was already pretty impressive. Although...
Ricoh GR gallery photos uploaded: How does it compare to the Nikon Coolpix A?

Last week, we published our review of the Nikon Coolpix A, the first truly mainstream entry in the large-sensor, fixed prime lens camera market. At the time we noted that we were simultaneously working on a review of the Ricoh GR, a close competitor which was announced just a few weeks later, and which is both smaller and more...
Photographer prints portraits directly on stone
We've seen some people print photographs on some pretty bewildering mediums over the years. From tin cans to leaves, people like to print their photographs on all manner of material. But photographer Kalmar Madhava went one step further, printing a series of photographs on stones themselves.
Madhava is a...
Just how good is Adobe Photoshop CC’s Shake Reduction? (VIDEO)
One of the big new feature's in Adobe's contentious Photoshop CC is Camera Shake Reduction, a new tool that should help counteract in-camera blur. But short of shelling out for an official Adobe subscription, most of us aren't going to get a chance to play with it, so we're quite curious as to how well it really...
Clever Canon commercial shows just how small the Rebel SL1 DSLR really is
We all know the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 (aka 100D) is a very small DSLR, but it's hard to tell how tiny it really is until you hold one in your hand. As you might imagine, the Canon Rebel SL1 looks even more petite when you stack it next to larger DSLRs.
One of the best commercials we've seen so far to spotlight the...
Camera Deals of the Day: Nikon D5100 body $430, Refurb Olympus E-PL5 bundle $440, Samsung NX1000 $280 and more!
Happy Hump Day everyone! We've gathered up a nice little selection of camera deals this morning, including a nice price on a new Nikon D5100 body and a great bundle deal on a refurb Olympus E-PL5 compact system camera. There are also good bargains on a Samsung mirrorless camera kit, a Canon compact camera and...
Take a virtual, online tour of George Eastman House’s classic photo collection
Have you always wanted to visit the George Eastman House to view its collection of classic photos but haven't found the time to get to Rochester, NY yet? Well, now you can take a virtual tour of the the world's oldest museum for photography thanks to the Google Cultural Institute program.
Haven't heard of Google...
Just how much abuse can a Canon lens take? Watch this torture test! (VIDEO)
We're all paranoid about our lenses. We clean them obsessively, put filters on them to protect the front element, and are just generally terrified of anything marring the lens elements, and making our photos look worse. But with all the engineering that goes into a camera lens, how tough do you think that glass is?...
The Camera Bag: Squito throwable camera can capture 360-degree, airborne imagery
The Squito might just look like a hard plastic ball, but with a combination of a handful of lenses and some pretty impressive processing, it can do an awful lot more.
The Squito, and its companion device the Darkball, are being developed and patented by inventor Steve Hollinger who has figured out a way to...
Lightroom 5: 10 tips in 10 minutes, with Adobe’s Julieanne Kost

Last month, Adobe shipped the final release of Photoshop Lightroom 5, the latest version of its image organizing and editing app. If you've upgraded, you'll doubtless already have become familiar with the new flagship features of Lightroom 5: smart previews, perspective and horizon correction, and radial filters. But there are plenty of...
Camera Deals of the Day: Refurb Nikon D600 Kit for $1,859, Canon SL1 bundles from $744, Canon 60D for $600 and more!
It's another beautiful day in deal land, and this morning we've found some great bargains on a variety of cameras from a full-frame Nikon DSLRs to the tiny Canon Rebel SL1. There's also nice savings on a Canon 60D body, as as well as on some Sony gear. Check out the latest deals below, and be sure to stop...