Photography

Now that the Instagram camera could very well become a real thing thanks to crowd-funding efforts, it’s time to revisit some of the real life options you have for your Instagram photos. We’ve covered more than a few of the many choices you have out there, and new ways to utilize your filtered photos never fail to crop up. Here are a few of our favorite ways to materialize your Instagram activity. Aluminyze While Aluminyze isn’t an… Read More

Apple is looking at ways to further improve the camera functionality of its mobile devices with news that the tech giant has been granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office for a "multi-point touch focus" system using a dedicated image processor. As noted in an Apple Insider report, the patent, which was awarded on Thursday, explains how the system would allow a user to select – via a device's touchscreen – two… Read More

On the off chance you've never heard of light painting, it's those pictures you see with glowing lights dragged across the screen to form shapes, paths, and sometimes even words. This is a photography effect achieved by using long exposures to capture the path of light. To get your camera to capture the cool effect, you'll often need a tripod to hold the camera steady as you set the slow shutter speed to create the image. Of… Read More

In a win for technology, citizen journalism, and our Constitutional rights, the U.S. Department of Justice has issued a letter to the Baltimore City Police Department reconfirming that photographing, video- and audio-recording on-duty police officers is a Constitutional right protected by the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments. "Because recording police officers in the public discharge of their duties is protected by the First… Read More

Yesterday Facebook announced its latest acqui-hire, photo-sharing site Lightbox. The deal comes shortly after Facebook folded SoLoMo app Glancee into its team, and of course after its $1 billion Instagram grab. “We started Lightbox because we were excited about creating new services built primarily for mobile, especially for Android and HTML5 platforms, and we’re honored that millions of you have downloaded the Lightbox Photos app and shared… Read More

If it's anything that makes us instantly sad, it's seeing precious gadgets purposely smashed and torn apart just for the heck of it. But you have to admit, no matter how extreme these tests are, you still want to watch the videos to see how the gadgets fare. The usual victims of these tests are smartphones and tablets since they're prone to more accidental drops, but what about digital cameras? Kai of DigitalRev TV received a… Read More

Face recognition technology has struggled to reach mass adoption. Facebook arguably took the first and most user-friendly steps last year when it introduced a tagging feature that automatically recognized the people in your uploaded photos. The backlash was to be expected of course, but in due time, the user outrage generally quieted (as it so often does in the case of Facebook upgrade uproars). It’s difficult to know how used this feature is: I… Read More

Never put it past Leica to make beautiful cameras with luxury aesthetics, now complete with a collaboration with French high fashion brand Hermès. If you thought the Leica we saw in March was amazing, the new limited "Edition Hermès" Leica M9-P adds a classic leather touch to your digital accessory. The premium touch on this Hermès Leica M9-P rangefinder highlights the "Veau Swift" calfskin in ocre leather trim that was… Read More

Think your Instagram photos artistically belong in a gallery? There's no surprise that you can get your photos from the app printed as various types of decor and accessories, but now you can make a buck or two if other people like them as much as you do. Instacanvas has a simple goal for photographers on Instagram: Make them sellable. The site allows artists to set up a free gallery with photos of their choice uploaded to your own… Read More

The beauty of Instagram is its Polaroid-like qualities converted to the digital realm. A few weeks ago, The Verge released a parody video of what both photography companies would look like if the two combined. While the video is certainly silly and concept-only, obviously coffee spills and bird poo aren't exactly desirable photo filters. This Instagram Socialmatic design looks more like the real deal. Resembling the iPod Nano (if it… Read More

Olympus has introduced the TG-1 iHS, the latest model in its range of rugged cameras, but this time it’s promising the device doesn’t compromise image quality over a desire to make the body as hard-wearing as possible. Before getting into the camera’s specification, here’s how tough Olympus has made the TG-1. It’s waterproof to 40 feet (12 meters), freeze proof to 14-degrees Fahrenheit (-10 degrees Celsius), and can withstand a drop from 6.6… Read More