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Italian Politician Sparks AI Scandal With Doctored Photo That ‘Undressed’ Female Lawmaker
An Italian politician has sparked outrage after sharing an AI-manipulated image that appears to "undress" another female lawmaker -- months after Italy’s prime minister shared a deepfake nude image of herself to warn of …
Honor Magic9 Pro Max Smartphone Is Inspired By Legendary Arriflex Cameras
"Pro Max" is all the rage these days, and Honor is the latest smartphone company to get in on the trendy name. Honor's new Magic9 Pro Max also brings in another big name: Arri. [Read More]
Five Ways You Can Build the Ideal Handheld Camera Rig
This past week, I pulled out my travel kit and have been testing camera rig configurations for an upcoming documentary project. The goal was to make this thing as versatile and nimble as possible, while still carrying al…
Mandler 50mm f/1.4 Lens Looks Like a Leica but Isn’t Priced Like a Leica
Chinese lens company Mandler made headlines for its debut lens earlier this year, a facsimile Leica 35mm f/2 prime. The company is back with another Leica copycat, the Mandler 50mm f/1.4 E46 Pre-A. [Read More]
Photographer Finds Tenderness Inside Cuban Homes as Chaos Rages Outside
Photographer Kelly Conlin has made multiple visits to Cuba of late, finding that the country is currently in the midst of a crisis. [Read More]
Wildlife Photographer Who Captured Images of Yellowstone Park’s Oldest Wolf Dies at 65
Wildlife photographer Sylvia Borgonovo, known for her images of Yellowstone National Park’s oldest-known living wolf 1090F, has died at 65. [Read More]
Dynamics of Colour Photo Contest Winners
One of the interesting things about the entries in this month's colour theme of “the dynamics of colour” is that so many of the strongest entries chose to use a single colour to draw the reader's interest and I think tha…
From Everyday Scenes to Meaningful Stories
The photographers whose work stays with you aren’t necessarily shooting in extraordinary places with exceptional subjects. Most of them are shooting the same streets, kitchens, parks, and faces that everyone else walks p…
8 Tips to Make Your Portrait Subjects Comfortable
The post 8 Tips to Make Your Portrait Subjects Comfortable appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by James Maher. 2026 update: Not much has changed It’s been a couple of years since we published th…
Turning Woe Back To Wow in Photography
I have often said that there are six stages to a photographer’s life. The very first is wow, that moment when you realise that photography is for you, something that is going to consume you for many years to come. The se…
Using Color to Shape Emotion in Photography
Every color in a photograph is doing emotional work, whether you intend it or not. A cool blue cast reads as distance or calm. A warm orange glow feels intimate and fleeting. Saturated red creates urgency. Desaturated gr…
Eline Deckers: Black and White Street Photography in Antwerp | 500px Photographer Spotlight
Eline Deckers works in hard light and is not afraid of the dark. The Antwerp-based photographer shoots under the name Studio EDX, and she makes black-and-white street photography with the contrast turned all the way up. …
Meta Sued Over Using People’s Photos for AI and Facial Recognition
There's a new proposed class action lawsuit against Meta that alleges they harvested Facebook and Instagram photographs for biometric information that was used to train image generation models and develop an, as yet, unr…
Honest Moments: Capturing Real Human Connection
The most technically perfect portrait in the world can feel empty if nothing real is happening in it. Real human connection photography isn’t about the right light or the right lens. It’s about what passes between people…
Video on 500px Is Live: Everything New in This Update
Photography doesn’t stand still. So today we shipped the biggest update to 500px in years, and video on 500px leads it. The site is faster. It fits any screen properly. And four new things sit on top of it. First, one th…
Introducing James and Jason, New Tripods from 3 Legged Thing
The post Introducing James and Jason, New Tripods from 3 Legged Thing appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. As one of the esteemed (ok, maybe that’s a bit much) pro team members for the 3…
Andrew Shenouda: Featured Photographer Spotlight
Andrew Shenouda trained as an architect before he ever picked up a camera professionally, and it shows in every frame. Born in Cairo in 1988, he now shoots architectural photography for practices most people only know fr…
The Megapixel Myth
My Sony has 61 million pixels. I could buy a Fuji with 100 million pixels. I could even buy a Samsung phone with 200 million pixels. All of this sounds very impressive until you realise that 99% of us never need that man…
Leaving Lightroom
I have a confession. For several years, I have had access to Lightroom and Photoshop for free. Not because I am an illegal downloader but because I submitted to Adobe Stock. Adobe contributors that made over a certain am…
Travel Photography Is About People: How to Connect, Approach Strangers, and Make Photographs That Matter
For nineteen years, Strobist has been about light. This post is about the other thing, the bigger thing, the thing that took me forty years and ten thousand assignments to fully understand. The success or failure of a tr…
Hitch your Wagons! Photography Wagon from Westcott!
The post Hitch your Wagons! Photography Wagon from Westcott! appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. Westcott Launches the Photography Wagon: A Rolling Gear Cart with a Built-In Boom Arm Th…
Dirty Windshields, Dealing With Wind, Camera Movement, and Getting Bored: This Week In The Light Stalking Photography Forums
It's been another wonderful week in the world of photography with our friendly and generous community. As always, if you would like to join us, I highly encourage you to sign up here and we'll let you know when the next …
Westcott Expands FJ Wireless Lighting System
The post Westcott Expands FJ Wireless Lighting System appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. Westcott Expands FJ Wireless System with New FJ100 Touchscreen Strobe and FJ100 Touchscreen Spe…
Peak Design Rethinks the Traditional L-Bracket with New Field Bracket System
The post Peak Design Rethinks the Traditional L-Bracket with New Field Bracket System appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. The Kickstarter for Peak Design’s new Field-Bracket is off and …
Flash photography isn’t that scary
The post Flash photography isn’t that scary appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. I was thinking back to when I got my first flash — a Canon 430EX, the kind that pops into your hotshoe (t…
The Traveling Photographer’s Manifesto,Discounted for Strobist Readers
For fifteen years, this site focused on lighting. Before that, I worked as a newspaper photojournalist. Lighting was part of the job. So were access, preparation, and learning how to walk into unfamiliar situations and …
How the iPhone 16 Can Help You Be a Better Content Creator
If you’re a content creator, you know the value of using tools that help you produce better quality content and make the entire editing process easy from start to finish. Whether you’re creating videos, podcasts, written…
Wallet Management 101: How to Keep Your Wallet in Great Shape
Wallets aren’t incredibly expensive, but if you take good care of them, they can serve you well and last a lifetime. Thankfully, the most important strategies for keeping a wallet in good condition are both inexpensive a…
5 of the Best Cities and Locations Worldwide to Pop the Question
Did you know one in four weddings is a destination wedding? The same source adds that, as of 2021, around 5,000 weddings were held daily in the U.S., which works out to over 1.9 million annually. Meanwhile, the average c…
Content Is Still King, But It’s Evolving: Here’s How
New and old marketers alike recognize the phrase “content is king,” but it’s naive to suggest that “content” means the same thing it used to, back when the phrase initially rose to prominence. Content is still king, for …
7 Custom Photo Gift Ideas Sure to Impress
Personalized photo gifts are always a great idea for your loved ones, but you don’t want to go with something plain. Sure, printing photos and making a photo album can be a nice gift, but there are other options that are…
How to Improve Your Yearbook Printing
Every year, schools and organizations all over the country plan to create, print, and sell or distribute yearbooks. These novel tomes collect photos and information from students, employees, or participants for a given t…
So Long (for Now!) and Thank You.
in-person lighting workshops and/or our X-Peditions trips (both of which are currently on pause during the pandemic) we absolutely are planning to restart them once the coast is clear. Please make sure you are on the rel…
SLC-1L-13: Conservancy Critters
For these photos of some of the resident animals at the Howard County Conservancy, we used a single speedlight generally at one-eighth power, and let the environment of the impromptu studio to the rest of the heavy lifti…
iPhone Users: Put an AirTag in Your Camera Bag
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Notes on the Paul Buff Link 800ws Flash
The Paul C. Buff Link monobloc studio strobe ($895.95) delivers 800ws of portable power, and deserves consideration from anyone in the United States who is considering a big gun for use on location. this one by Mike McGe…
A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic
During normal times, Joe Ruggiero Jr. might hold 25 funerals a month; this April there have been 71. Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, his family’s funeral home in East Boston is so overrun that the tribute lounge and ca…
Boston Globe staff photographer Erin Clark named Feature Photography Pulitzer finalist for 2020
Patrick Lupien and Mariah LeMieux-Lupien knew they were going to be evicted from their apartment in Biddeford, Maine. The lapse was a matter of basic math: As Mariah put it, when you don’t have it, you don’t have it. Des…
Photos: One day on the front lines of COVID-19
Jessica Rinaldi documented a Cataldo ambulance crew as they worked their 24-hour shift.
Globe staff photos of the month, March 2020
Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month before the coronavirus grabbed the region’s attention: the end of Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 presidential campaign, L Street ice swimmers prac…
Life during the coronavirus pandemic
Globe staff photographers document the Boston area and beyond during this unprecented time. The gallery is updated weekly throughout the crisis.
Globe staff photos of the month, February 2020
Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: the New Hamphire primary, Ash Wednesday, living with progeria, the Beanpot Tournament, and Red Sox spring training.