Canon has previously predicted a 50% drop in camera sales over the next two years, and it seems that they might be right according to their latest financial report from Q1 2019. According to the report, they’re already seeing a 23% decline in camera sales from last year, with an 81% drop in operating profit vs Q1 2018. The report notes that unit sales are down much faster than expected, with entry-level DSLR sales falling rapidly along with an economic slowdown in China....

Earlier this year, Canon announced the development of six new RF mount lenses. While some of them are already available for orders, Canon has left us waiting longer for RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM, RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM and RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM. But, according to some sources, there’s not much more to wait. The “holy trinity” of lenses could be coming as soon as this week, and we already know the prices....

You’re not really getting to test out those bodies and lenses, of course, but it’s an evolution of the simulators already available on the web. They lets users see the different field of view at different focal lengths on different sized sensors. The simulators also allow you to see some real-time feedback on how the settings you choose will affect the shot. Canon have now announced a new VR camera simulator for Oculus Rift....

It might be full steam ahead with mirrorless for much of the world’s population, but Canon hasn’t entirely abandoned their DSLRs yet. This has been proven by the release of a firmware update for the Canon EOS 1DX Mark III. Don’t get too excited, though, it’s not bringing any new functionality. It’s merely fixing a few bugs. But the fact that they’re releasing it all offers some hope for Canon DSLR shooters....

When Capture One for iPad was released in June, there was no option to tether your camera to your iPad. They promised it would be coming soon and now they’ve made good on that promise. The latest v1.10 update for Capture One for iPad now supports tethering your camera to your iPad while shooting. And it does it wired through a USB cable or wirelessly over WiFi. The new update lets photographers shoot directly into Capture One on the iPad to be able to see a large preview of your shots as they’re being taken and you can apply a preset to them by default to get a good idea of how the final image is going to look....

Facial recognition and video surveillance can have different applications, both good and bad. But government officials in a Chinese city decided to use it for the latter. They photographed people wearing pajamas in public and announced their photos to shame them. And as if that weren’t enough, there were also names and other personal data published along with the photos. On Monday, the officials of Suzhou, Anhui province, published images of people wearing pajamas in the street on the official WeChat account....

I have warned people multiple times to do their research before hiring a wedding photographer. However, it seems that sometimes even that isn’t enough. A UK couple reportedly hired a photographer based on her portfolio only to discover that she had used stock photos in it. Their wedding photos apparently turned out so awful, that they had to restage the wedding for another shoot. Lin and Brendan Lavery from Devon, UK, chose their wedding photographer based on the photos on her website and social media page....

Of course, you can also use a canvas, a woven background, vinyl or any other “big white thing”.Advertisements Grey Background The closer your subject is to the background, the more light it gets from spillage, and the lighter the background becomes. You can actually make your background Black if you just move your subject away from the background and make sure no light is hitting it. This is a one light setup....

I’ve been wanting to try this experience for a long time now and finally got the opportunity to shoot a roll of expired Agfa Precisa CT 100 then got it crossed-processed in C-41 chemistry by my lab Nation Photo. Precisa is probably one of the least known slide films that exists (at least it was to me) and I honestly had no idea how it would perform, knowing that it expired somewhere in 2005....

After sexual misconduct allegations against David Alan Harvey, he resigned from Magnum Photos. According to the organization, his resignation came shortly before the Board’s decision to remove him from the membership. Last year, FStoppers shared a story of alleged child sexual abuse in some of Harvey’s images selling on Magnum’s website. His resignation allegedly has nothing to do with this, but it started an avalanche. Shortly after this story, photojournalist Amanda Mustard turned to Twitter and shared sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey....

If you are still not on the Adobe subscription model maybe this is the deal that will flip you. Adobe usually bundles Photoshop CC + Lightroom in what they call a “Photography Plan”. This plan usually sells for $9.99/month (or 119.88/year). Even if you are a student, the price stays the same. So if you are still on the fence, go and grab this deal before it is gone.

Here we are again, it’s Black Friday. I hope those of you for whom it applies are preparing to work off yesterday’s turkey feast! If you’re not ready to hit the stores, though, don’t worry. There are plenty of deals to be had online for photographers and filmmakers that want to save a little money. Or for normal people who want to treat that photographer or filmmaker in their lives on the cheap this Christmas....

The iPhone 8 has been a hotly anticipated device. Most notably because it marks the 10th anniversary since the initial iPhone release in 2007. People expect Apple to make a big deal of it, with some major upgrades and features. And as far as design goes, there definitely looks to have been some rather substantial changes. Pictures have been leaked to BGR of a real life mockup reported to be the final design of the iPhone 8....

After a recent drone incident at Gatwick Airport, DJI has decided to tighten up its geofencing system and give it a third dimension. The Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) 2.0 geofencing system will be launched across Europe, covering a total of 32 European countries. It creates “bow tie” safety zones around runway flight paths, expanding the restricted zone from a two-dimensional circle to a three-dimensional zone. The GEO 2.0 applies in the 13 countries already covered by DJI’s original GEO system, and 19 new countries that did not previously have advanced geofencing....

A female TikTok influencer from Egypt, Haneen Hossam, recently had her content on the platform send her to jail. The only thing she did was what influencers generally do – she invited and taught other users to monetize their social media activity. For this, the young woman was charged with “human trafficking” and sentenced to three years in prison. Hannen is a woman in her early twenties and a Cairo University student....

This is going to be a long one… Photogrammetry is my hobby for the last couple of years. My first try was a small wooden Piggy from four or five years ago. That was done with a mobile phone (Nexus 4) without any knowledge of proper lighting, manual control of the camera, balancing photos, etc. The scanned result was pretty bad, but I learned a lot from it. After that, I bought a Canon EOS700D with kit lens and started to learn more about the proper way to take photos, how to correct them and how to work on the scanned geometry....

Imelda Bell is a multi award-winning photographer. She is also a rather remarkable woman. The first claim is factual; that she is remarkable is something this lady would certainly dispute. So here’s an idea. I will tell you some of what I know about her and leave you to decide.Advertisements The journey begins Like most of us, Imelda has not always been a professional photographer. Her background is in engineering and studio management in the world of broadcast TV so they’re kind of related....

A couple of new images have leaked of the upcoming DJI Mavic Air 2, along with screenshots of an FCC certification showing a little more information about what we might be able to expect. The images come courtesy of serial DJI-leaker OsitaLV via Twitter. They show a top-side view of what is believed to be the Mavic Air 2 along with the FCC label of the battery. According to the label, the battery appears to be significantly increased over the original DJI Mavic Air, raising that capacity from 2,375mAh at 11....

For most of us who own cameras, we’ve at least heard of a darkroom, even if you’ve never been used one or been inside one. It’s been a part of photography for as long as photography has existed, and there are many still around today, despite the world going digital. A lot of people still shoot film, and there are plenty of darkrooms around the world you can hire, even if you don’t have your own....

Some two weeks ago, Sony announced a firmware update for the RX10 IV which would add real-time Animal Eye AF. We didn’t know the release date back then, but now it’s officially out. Sony RX10 IV can now have the Animal Eye AF in their camera and nail focus when photographing their four-legged friends. The main improvement in the version 2.00 firmware is the real-time Animal Eye AF, and you can use it by half-pressing the shutter button....