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Gura Gear added to its Bataflae line-up of camera backpacks yesterday with the new, portable Bataflae 18L ($349) pack for travel photographers. The 18L is the smallest in the Bataflae line but still has enough room to cary multiple, full-size professional digital SLR or medium format bodies, a 300mm lens and up to...

 

 

Think Tank Photo, the popular urban photography bag company, is taking a step into the great outdoors. The company announced today it is launching a new brand called MindShift Gear, which will focus on outdoor/nature backpacks.

As part of the MindShift Gear launch, a new backpack called the rotation180°...

 

 

Ilford is sponsoring a free webinar Dec. 6 (that's Thursday) on Choosing a Paper Surface for Your Inkjet Prints.

"Hosted by Joe Brady," the company said, "this presentation will focus on the properties and considerations that go into selecting a paper that will enhance the presentation of your photography." Joe...

If you've bought a new camera from Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, or Sony lately, now would be a good time to update your Apple software. The Cupertino, CA-based company has just released its Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.02, and raw files from a number of these companies' latest cameras are now available.

Apple newly supports...

 

 

LAST UPDATED: Thursday, December 6, 3:52 PM

Believe it or not, there are still great bargains to be had on digital cameras -- even though the two big shopping holidays are now in our rear mirrors. You can find deals ranging from nice discounts ($50 to $100 off, typically) on some of the hottest pocket cameras...

 

 

We've always missed a simple mechanical cable release on our electronic cameras. But no more. With Triggertrap we not only get a cable release, we also get some brains to perform magic with that old Shutter button.

We particularly liked using it for macro shots in Live View. In fact, Live View was a lot easier to...

A few months ago we published a series of articles showing that certain Canon lenses on the newest Canon cameras -- the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X -- autofocused more accurately than on earlier Canon bodies for center-point, single-shot autofocus. These combinations actually offered similar autofocus accuracy to that we could obtain...

 

 

We've seen spectacular aerial images before, but nothing quite like these truly unique shots of India by kite photographer Nicolas Chorier.

Chorier spent nine years shooting India with a camera attached to a specially designed kite, and produced the compelling photo book, "A Kite's Eye View: India: Between Earth...

 

 

Nature and outdoor lifestyle photographer Scott Rinckenberger has impressed us with his stunning imagery and his willingness to go the extra mile, quite literally, to capture the perfect shot. For his latest project, Scott has been skiing each of the twelve months of the year in his native Washington State and...

 

 

The Lensbaby line of lenses, optics and accessories were designed to let you unleash your creative side to create eyecatching photos with an SLR or mirrorless camera. With some of the effects being pretty unique, though, it can take a little while to grasp the possibilities.

That's where Corey Hilz's book, "...

When Photographer Ed Hetherington decided to photography the Zimbabwean savannah from a unique "on the ground perspective," he didn't account for the discerning taste of his lioness subject. 

 

Lioness asks "I love the L glass, but is that the Canon 16-35 f/2.8L I or II? I demand sharp corners!" (© Ed Hetherington)

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If you've ever fantasized about going on assignment as a National Geographic photographer, it's now time to act on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. WorldNomads.com and the National Geographic Channel have a new eight-day scholarship program that will select one lucky amateur photographer to travel to Oman --...

It's been a little over a month since Roger Cicala, founder of LensRentals.com, first reported a possible issue with what appears to be dust accumulating on the sensor of the Nikon D600 digital SLR. More recently, Toronto-based artist and photographer Kyle Clements first shared a time-lapse video demonstrating the problem on his own D600...

 

 

The Mayan calendar abruptly ends on December 21, 2012, and that supposedly means the world will end, too -- or something like that. So if you're looking for something meaningful and artistic to do before the coming cataclysm -- specifically on Dec. 12 aka "12.12.12" -- let me suggest you join me and participate in...

 

 

Canon announced the 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM back in February, a renewal to its popular standard zoom (and a favorite of many Canon wedding shooters). Improvements abound on many levels, but many Canon shooters will notice one major change: a big increase in the price. Does the new lens earn its keep? Click here to...

If ACDSee Pro 6 or ACDSee 15 forms the heart of your Windows-based digital darkroom, or you're looking for a new image editing and management package to go with a new camera purchase, there's good news for you from ACD Systems this week. Both applications have just received updates that add support for a wide  variety of digital SLRs and...

 

 

Here's another spectacular photo from NASA's Cassini space probe, this time of a violent storm swirling over Saturn's north pole.

The image was shot by Cassini yesterday and then slightly enhanced by Universe Today to remove "hot pixels" that occur in long exposures from the spacecraft.

The storm is an...

 

 

Is this or is it not an image of the iceberg that sank the Titanic? That's what potential buyers will have to consider when a photograph purportedly of the infamous iceberg goes up for auction at RR Auction in Nashua, N.H. next month.

The photo was captured by the captain of another steam ship, the S.S. Etonian,...

“I am going to make a name for myself. If I fail, you will never hear of me again.” -- Edward Muggeridge

I love writing about great photographers. I’m sure there are some exceptions, but in general they tend to be among the oddest and most interesting groups of people on the planet. I thought the photographer who did post-processing in...