See the Nikon COOLPIX P900’s 86x Zoom Lens Take On the Moon

When the Nikon COOLPIX P900 was released earlier this year, it brought with is a number of convenient and exciting features, including built-in WiFi, GPS…and a lens the equivalent of 24-2000mm.  No, that is not a typo.  The 83x optical zoom lens can really reach out and touch. YouTube user Naturbeobachtungen von Lothar Lenz decided to put [...]

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Watch As An Old, Damaged Photo Is Masterfully Brought To Life

Colorizing monochrome photographs is nothing new.  In fact, photographers were hand-coloring photos as far back as the 1800s.  But, one of my gripes has always been how artificial and “flat” the images always looked.  Even with Photoshop, many people seem content to just slap a single color over an area and call their work done, but [...]

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Photographer Convinces Live Nation CEO to Change ‘Work For Free’ Photography Policy

Sometimes ranting about things works.  On Friday, Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto posted a rant in which he expressed his frustration with Live Nation about their policy of not paying photographers for their work while retaining the rights to the images. After replying to a job ad looking for photographers to cover the opening of their new Ascend Amphitheater, [...]

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Man Shoots Down Neighbor’s Drone, Has To Pay For Damages

Drones are a common and controversial topic, and drones themselves sometimes make people angry.  Brett McBay, a California resident, is so passionate about drones that he instructed his son to shoot one down outside their Modesto, CA home with a shotgun.  McBay alleges that he originally thought the drone was a CIA spycopter.  However, it [...]

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Ditch Paper: Create and Sign Model Release Forms with Snapwire’s Free Mobile App

Model release forms are simply part of the photography industry, and while you may not be legally required to have one in all situations (depending on local laws), it never hurts to get a signed release from a subject.  However, toting around a bunch of unsigned release forms in the event that you might need [...]

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Epic Star Wars Pre Wedding Shoot Done With Action Figures

Photographer Mezame Shashin-ka loves shooting action figures and also loves shooting themed pre-weddings. So how could he say no to this opportunity of shooting a pre-wedding session based on Star Wars. The couple saw one of Mezame’s previous themed shoots and approached him with the idea. Being a collector of action figures, Mezame came up with [...]

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Jason Seldon’s Response To Taylor Swift’s Agent

After my public response to Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple, I didn’t quite expect the phenomenal reaction it received. I knew it was provocative, I knew it was going to be risky and could possibly harm my chances of getting access to other concerts in future.. but it needed to be said – out [...]

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