I Ve Spent The Last Two Weeks Editing With The Wemax Go Advanced Projector And It S Pretty Awesome

Recently, I wrote that adding a second monitor to your computer is the best thing you can do to speed up your workflow efficiency. Well, if you want to supersize it and make it a lot more fun and immersive, the next step from there is a projector. The folks at Wemax recently reached out to me to have a play with one of their new projectors – the Wemax Go Advanced, which is currently running on Indiegogo – and give them some feedback....

January 11, 2023 · 14 min · 2819 words · Paul George

If You Ve Updated Your Iphone To Ios 14 You Can Tell When Your Camera Is Spying On You

Do you ever get the unexplainable feeling that someone is watching you? Well, that’s because they just might. But if you’ve updated your iPhone to iOS 14, you may now be able to tell when this is happening and delete the apps that activate your phone’s camera in the background. Apple has introduced a new security feature to iPhones with the latest iOS update. It already exists on MacBook laptops for the same reason – to let you know when your camera is on....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 262 words · Chris Veenstra

Instagram Goes Head To Head With Etsy Will Let Creators Sell Stuff Through The App

Shopping came to Instagram quite a while ago, and now it’s finally expanding to creators. Starting from 9 July, all creators will be able to access Instagram Shopping and offer their products to buyers directly through the app. “Whether you are a candle business making a foray into e-commerce, a musician selling merchandise, or a food blogger expanding into your own cookware line, any eligible business or creator account with at least one eligible product can use shopping tags to drive people to their website to make a purchase,” Instagram writes in the announcement....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 263 words · Thomas Holmes

Instagram Rolls Out Restrict A Tool That Lets You Shadowban Bullies From Your Account

A few months ago, Instagram began testing “Restrict,” a feature that lets you shadowban anyone who is bullying you on the platform. After the tests, it has now been rolled out to anyone. “Restrict” allows you to quietly protect your account from bullies, while still keeping an eye on them and take additional actions if you need to. There are a few ways to restrict someone on Instagram. If they leave you a nasty comment, you can swipe left on the comment and choose “Restrict....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 503 words · Danielle Bailey

Instagram Takes Protection Of Teenagers More Seriously In The Latest Update

Instagram has introduced new features aimed particularly at the youngest members of the community. While kids under 13 will still be able to lie about their age easily, Instagram is trying to keep the potential predators away from them. While registering on Instagram technically isn’t allowed for kids under 13, it’s still fairly easy for them to lie about their age. “While many people are honest about their age, we know that young people can lie about their date of birth,” Instagram writes....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 403 words · Richard Doyle

Instagram To Let You Add Favorite Accounts To The Top Of Your Feed

You know how seemingly random Instagram’s algorithm has been ever since it stopped being chronological? Well, that’s about to change, at least up to a point. Instagram is currently testing a feature that lets you choose Favorites among the people you follow. This way, their posts will always show up in your Feed first. It looks like the Favorites feature is only a part of an internal test right now....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 300 words · Spencer Shepard

Intrepid Cuts Straight Down The Middle With Their New Lightweight 5X7 Large Format Camera

Large format cameras typically come in two sizes these days. They’re either 8×10″ or the more common 4×5″. But there is a size in between, and that’s 5×7″, and now the British large format camera manufacturer, Intrepid has added one to their line up. About the new Intrepid 5×7, they say it offers all of the features you’d expect from a traditional 5×7″ camera, but at a fraction of the cost and weight, coming in at a mere 1....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · Sheila Tate

Iphone 11 Pro My Return To Apple

Before I going into this one, let me first lay a little groundwork for the background I have with Apple. A number of years back, I was in love with the iPhone 4S. I felt it was a phone made for photographers and supported it wholeheartedly, going so far as doing speeches at Apple stores about how their products catered to my workflow. As time went on, the light in which I held Apple began to fade, leading to writing the articles, “iPhone is not for Photographers” and “Microsoft: Photographers New Suitor....

January 11, 2023 · 7 min · 1302 words · Heather Moser

Is Flickr Still A Relevant Social Media Outlet Yes And You Should Use It

Years ago I had a Flickr account – I didn’t use it much and it languished in oblivion until at some point Flickr deleted it. I didn’t really give it a second though – I kind of thought of Flickr as a place newbies post snapshots of flowers and sunsets. All the cool photographers used 500px. Flickr is a dead social media platform anyway right? However, I recently needed a platform where I could keep track of all my published photography, so I opened a new Flickr account – and hello, I discovered that Flickr is actually an amazing tool for your photography business (if you treat it like a tool, not a social media platform)....

January 11, 2023 · 5 min · 1052 words · David Mcateer

Is There Really That Big Of A Difference Between 12 Bit And 14 Bit Raw

12-Bit used to be the standard for most raw files in the early days. Then, somewhere around 10 years or so ago, most of them started switching up to 14-bit. There are a few that still only shoot 12-bit and some give the option of both. Why? Well, the lower bit depth allows for better performance due to the reduced data throughput requirements. We all know to shoot raw rather than 8-bit JPG, but is there that much of a big difference between 12-bit and 14-bit?...

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 373 words · Florence Stall

It S Confirmed Nikon Z9 Sensor Is Made By Sony

I know some of you must have been on the edge of your seats for this little piece of news, but now we know. After much speculation, it’s been confirmed that the Nikon Z9‘s image sensor is manufactured by none other than Sony. The SonyAlphaRumors website published the news today, saying “the Nikon Z9 sensor is not only manufactured by Sony but also part of Sony’s patent authorization.” Interesting!...

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 275 words · Cynthia Mckeighan

James Webb Telescope Captures Distant Planet Outside Our Solar System

Astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The planet is a gas giant, which means that it has no rocky surface. Like Jupiter and Saturn in our own solar system, it means that the exoplanet is most likely uninhabitable. The image shows the planet in four different bands of the infrared spectrum. The exoplanet has been catchily named HIP 65426b after its host star the HIP 65426....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 427 words · Stephen Velazquez

Jeff Cable Opens Up About Shooting The Canon Eos R3 Is It Really Any Good

Digital Photo Pro has posted an interesting interview with photographer Jeff Cable who recently had the opportunity to give the new Canon EOS R3 a good workout during the Tokyo Olympics. There’s been a lot of hype about the camera since it was initially announced, but does it live up to it? This is why I say that the interview is interesting because while it is an overall positive review, Jeff doesn’t really sugarcoat anything....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 518 words · Dylan Graham

Kim Kardashian Sued For Posting Photo Of Herself To Instagram Hires Personal Photographer To Share His Photos From Now On

Kim Kardashian seems to be following the celebrity trend of posting photos of herself to Instagram without photographer’s permission. And just like many celebrities before her – she got sued over it. Photographer Saeed Bolden is suing Kardashian after she shared a photo that she took of her and Kanye West. Funnily enough, she hired a personal photographer after the incident in order to avoid future legal dispute. According to TMZ, Kardashian shared a loving moment between her and her husband with her followers on Instagram....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 370 words · Roselyn Smith

Kodak Ektachrome Is Coming In 120 And Large Format Sheet Film This Year

The news of Ektachrome’s triumphant return to the world was a big deal when it was first announced. One of the many historic flavours of film that we thought had disappeared from our lives forever was coming back. It’s two years since Kodak Alaris told us Ektachrome would be coming back to 35mm. But now, it’s also coming to 120 roll film as well as large format sheet film....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 461 words · Linda Salinas

Kodak Gold 200 Comes Back In 120 Format After 25 Years

Film shooters rejoice, Kodak has some good news for you. Kodak Moments (the division of Kodak Alaris) has resurrected Kodak Professional Gold 200 in 120mm. If you’re looking into upgrading to medium format, this will be a great place to start. But also, it’s great if you’re looking to cut back on the film cost as it will be a more affordable option than other 120mm color film rolls from Kodak....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 309 words · Sherrie Carlson

Laowa S New 65Mm F 2 8 Is An Aps C 2X Macro Lens At A Very Affordable Price

Laowa just doesn’t seem to be stopping with new lens announcements lately. This month we’ve had the 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, 12mm T2.9 cinema lens, a rumoured f/0.95 Argus lens, and just a couple of days ago, a “leaked” 9.5mm ultra-wide rectilinear lens popped up. Now, Laowa has announced the 65mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO for Sony, Fuji and Canon APS-C mirrorless cameras. The new lens uses the APO design from the Laowa 100mm f/2....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 235 words · Eric Stromain

Leaked Photos Show New Sigma Fp L To Come With 60 2 Megapixel Sensor

According to a report over on L-Rumors, the new Sigma fp L will house a 60.2-megapixel sensor. They show screenshots of a folder of images found on Sigma’s web server, along with EXIF data showing a whopping 9520×6328 pixel resolution. The sensor that will come in the Sigma fp L is not a Foveon, although it’s not quite a Bayer sensor, either, featuring what is rumoured to be a unique colour filter array layout that’s a bit reminiscent of the Fuji Super CCD sensors from back when they used to make DSLRs....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 258 words · Nancy Oswalt

Leaked Spec Sheet For Upcoming Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark Ii Says Phase Detect Af Is Definitely Coming

Well, it looks like the announcement is going to be coming quite soon. After the recent photo leak, a complete set of specs for the Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark II has also been leaked. Also, we now know what the differences will be between the S5 Mark II and the S5 Mark II X. The big news though is that, yes, Panasonic finally seems to be putting Phase Detect Autofocus into a mirrorless camera....

January 11, 2023 · 3 min · 531 words · Alta Bowler

Learn How To Use Sound Design To Add Massive Impact To Your Videos

Sound design is an often-ignored part of video production for many people outside of the world of big movie studios. But it’s an important part of the overall production that can add a lot of value to the end result. It’s not just for feature-length movies, either. It can be used very effectively in your vlogs and travel videos, too. In this video, filmmaker Bryn North talks us through the process of adding sound to your videos....

January 11, 2023 · 2 min · 399 words · Anna Felts