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Earlier this year, the Chicago Sun-Times moved to lay off its entire photography staff, instead aiming to arm journalists with iPhones, and pay freelancers a miserly rate. This naturally earned them a widespread drubbing from the rest of the media. But a comparison of today's front page from the Chicago Sun-Times...

 

 

There are many ways for photographers to back up and organize the boatload of images they have sitting on their hard drives -- and in other locations -- but Everpix thinks it has a better solution. The company, which specializes in cloud-based image storage, has just launched Everpix 2.0 with several design changes...

Last summer, the debut of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 answered the prayers of enthusiast shooters looking for a capable yet compact second camera, and those who wanted large-sensor iimage quality, but who found interchangeable-lens cameras simply too large. Unlike almost all its large-sensor compact camera competitors, the RX100 sports...

 

 

We didn't think it would be possible to improve upon the Sony RX1, the full-frame compact camera we named our overall 2012 Camera of the Year -- at least not so soon. But that's exactly what Sony has accomplished with the Sony RX1R, a special edition of the award-winning model that removes its almost-identical...

 

 

Photographer Dan Milner learned the hard way that it's best to keep a safe distance from the wild animals you intend to photograph. In the below video from Live Leak, Milner stops by the side of the road to photograph a stag -- which is an adult male deer without a mate -- while crouching just a few feet away from...

Now that high-definition cameras are commonplace, ultra-high def 4K video is the next big thing, and early adopters are already doing great things with it. Over the last few months, we've reported on videographer Ben Silberfarb's EOS-1D C test video, and director Jacob Schwarz' delightful 4K ink drops shot on a Red Epic. Last week,...

 

 

This captivating little film (embedded below) is not an official Leica advertisement for the M Monochrom camera but that didn't stop it from winning five awards at the recent Cannes Lions Festival. Titled Alma ("Soul"), the Brazilian movie was made independently by Sentimental Filme in conjunction with the...

With more manufacturers than ever making action cameras, it's a great time for point-of-view photography. There's one thing uniting the overwhelming majority of action cams on the market, though: by and large, they're clunky and unattractive-looking, especially when wrapped in their waterproof housings. A new entry to the action camera...

 

 

In 1970, James Speed Hensinger was part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, stationed in Vietnam, and under nightly attacks by a Viet Cong gunman. The gunman would visit the camp at night, and shoot at the soldiers with an AK-47. One night, the Brigade opted to respond with all its military might, and Hensinger took to...

As the Nikon's new flagship APS-C DSLR, the Nikon D7100 occupies a sweet spot in the company's lineup. The D7100 provides a ton of advanced photographic capabilities at a reasonably affordable price point. And it's a perfect model for photographers who are becoming more serious about their craft and want to step up from their...

 

 

Last week, we shared a photo of the International Space Station looking like the Starship Enterprise as it cruised past the moon. Now, here's a shot of the Chinese Space Station (CSS) moving past the sun and it brings to mind another famous science fiction series. Yes, Star Wars nerds, the CSS looks a lot like a...

 

 

We've all done it. Spending hours in Photoshop or Lightroom, making tiny tweaks to the coloring and lighting of our photos. But with all of our playing with sliders, and twiddling the hue and saturation, how well do you actually know color? The color experts at X-Rite have something to test just that, with their ...

 

 

Happy Hump Day to all our readers! We've gathered together a nice handful of savings on great digital cameras and lenses, as well as a nice discount on photo prints. Be sure to check back on IR regularly for new bargains on cameras and photographic equipment.

• Canon 5D Mark III body-only - $2,925 (compare...

 

 

Less than a month ago, the Chicago Sun-Times sparked controversy when it laid off its entire photography staff and switched to using freelance photographers. Today Romenesko.com got its hands on a freelance-rates memo from Pioneer Press, which is the Sun-Times Media's chain of suburban newspapers, suggesting that...

 

 

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest man-made structure in the world. It towers more than 2,700 feet in the air, and until someone crafts an even more impressive edifice, it's just about the biggest thing around. So, for those of us who don't want to head to the United Arab Emirates, Google Street View has one...

 

 

It's something all gadget users — photographers included — are guilty of: using our gear in any and all circumstances, regardless of how appropriate it is. Artist Kevin LCK has turned his incredible skills with design and cardboard to critiquing the way people use technology with his series "Ordinary Behavior".

 

 

His company's motto was "the hitherto impossible in photography is our specialty," and it lived up to the billing. A pioneer in aerial photography, George R. Lawrence captured stunning panoramic aerials of San Francisco, Chicago, New York and other great American cities. And he did it at time -- the turn of the...

 

 

Time to start a terrific Tuesday morning off properly -- with camera deals, of course! We've found some great bargains on not only various DSLR and compact cameras, but also a nice limited-time discount on a big storage array to securely save all the photos you take with these digital cameras. As always,...

 

 

Less than two weeks ago, we published our hands-on sneak peek with the new Pentax K-50 mid-level DSLR, and we've already begun our rigorous tests with this impressive camera in the IR Lab. We invite you to take a look at First Shots taken with the Pentax K-50, which so far appears to be a very worthy successor to...