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A month before public availability of its controversial, subscription-only Creative Cloud product line, including the next-generation Photoshop CC, Adobe has issued a release candidate version of the Photoshop Camera Raw 8 plug-in. As the company promised at the Creative Cloud launch, Camera Raw 8.1 also compatible with the existing...

 

 

The winners of the 4th International Earth and Sky Photo Contest were announced this week and there are some amazing shots of the night sky and the surrounding landscape. The contest was created by The World at Night (TWAN) in conjunction with Global Astronomy Month and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory...

 

 

In six short, excellent videos from the George Eastman House -- each about three to six minutes long -- the history of film photography is told in terms of the processes behind it, from the Daguerreotype to gelatin silver prints. The Eastman House staff, led by Alison Nordstrom, senior curator of photographs, takes...

 

Desert aurora over Death Valley National Park, California on March 17th. 2013. Believed to be related to a CME (Coronal Mass Eruption) solar event that night, which likely triggered what we see. (Photo by Gavin Heffernan)

Normally, to catch a view of the aurora, you either need to be pretty far in the Northern...

 

 

Think Tank Photo's newest addition to their line is an enormous, wheeled bag suitable for carting just about every piece of gear you own out to a shoot with you. The new Logistics Manager 30 is a $500 rolling gear bag, with more than 3,500 cubic inches of storage. It features an expansive inner with customizable...

 

 

It's Friday! We hope everyone has some great plans for the weekend and you're hopefully able to work a little photography into the mix. We've found a handful of great camera deals to start your weekend off right, but be sure to check back on the site regularly for more deals.

• Canon T4i with 18-55mm &...

 

 

Photographer Zach Rose of Driftwood Photography has made his Instagram account massively popular by putting a unique spin on photographs of pets and their owners. Rather than just snapping a cute shot of someone holding their cat, Rose instead uses an innovative combination of forced perspective and multiple...

At its annual Google I/O developers conference, search giant Google unveiled its latest feature updates for the Android operating system, Chrome browser, Google Plus social networking service and more.

Although there were quite a few changes in Android and Chrome that will have a positive impact for both developers and end-users, there...

 

 

Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjoro spends hours underwater armed with a digital SLR and a pair of flippers but his love of photography began on land with the spectacular American vistas captured by Ansel Adams.

"Ansel Adams is an inspiration for me," Koentjoro has said. "I’ve been studying and learning his...

The Olympus PEN E-PM2 just may be one of the most ideal compact system cameras for budding photographers looking to step up into a more sophisticated, interchangeable-lens system.

The E-PM2 is slightly smaller, lighter and more affordable than its fraternal twin, the E-PL5 -- which we also recently reviewed. It also features a less...

 

 

Apple has just been awarded a patent that could turn the very act of using an off-camera flash into a social activity. The patent would allow your iPhone to tap into other phones to use as slave flashes to light a scene, letting you slave everyone's little LED flashes into one shot of sufficient illumination.

 

 

In a move that probably surprises very few, Olympus says it will axe its low-priced, point-and-shoot digital camera line. Olympus' decision to get rid of its V series of cheap, compact cameras, comes in response to the continuing erosion of the category due to increased competition from app-happy smart phones with...

 

 

Howdy folks, it's time for a new round up of camera deals on this fine Thursday morning. Today we've found some great bargains on a variety of brands of consumer digital cameras. Remember that new deals appear all the time, so be sure to check our site regularly for new bargains.

• Sony NEX-F3 with 18-55mm...

Yesterday, we reported on the controversy surrounding the winning image for the World Press Photo organization's annual Photo of the Year contest. Three months after the winning shot by Stockholm, Sweden-based photojournalist Paul Hansen was announced, accusations came to a head that the image was either a composite, or had otherwise...

 

 

Ever wonder who attached the giant Blue Whale to the ceiling of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City? Well, the museum has put a fantastic photo archive online so you can see all the behind-the-scenes magic from its early days.

Along with a shot of the Blue Whale from 1969, we've posted a few...

 

 

A few months ago, Raspberry Pi confirmed plans to create a small, affordable camera module for the $25 computer. Now those 5-megapixel cameras are officially for sale, but are already selling out.

Available for $25, the The Raspberry Pi Camera Board is designed to interface with either the $25 Model A or $35...

 

 

Good morning and welcome to another wonderful Wednesday! Today we've got big savings on a wide selection of Nikon and Canon consumer digital cameras. Remember that new deals appear all the time, so be sure to check our site regularly for new bargains.

• Nikon D3100 Kit w/ 18-55mm & 55-200mm lenses + free...

Among the myriad features available on modern interchangeable-lens cameras, remote control via a tether has to rate as one of the coolest -- and yet perhaps most easily overlooked. The ability to set your camera up in precisely the right position and then shoot remotely, changing settings and tripping the shutter without fear of changing...

The Nikon 1 camera series has come quite some way since its 2011 launch, but like most lines based around a new lens mount, it's faced the challenge of a relatively limited lens selection. The situation has improved significantly, especially for fans of zoom lenses. To date, six zooms have been released, covering everything from 18 to...