Why Dedicated Cameras Will Always Be (Optically) Better than Smartphones
It’s September which means another generation of Apple iPhones. This year, the iPhone XS (pronounced “ten ess”) adds a slightly larger sensor plus significantly more…
PSA: It’s “Bokeh” not “Bokuh”
Image: Apple There are many sounds that native American English speakers have trouble reproducing. The French “r” (aka the “voiceless uvular fricative”), the rolled double…
Master Storytellers: 5 Travel Photographers Share Images from All Over the World
No matter where in the world they find themselves, travel photographers have a keen eye for connection, and are some of the rare few that…
Who Photographed that Colin Kaepernick Nike Image?
Nike and Colin Kaepernick broke the Internet yesterday with an ad campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of "Just Do It." https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7/status/1036695513251434498 Reaction to the ad…
An Optical Engineer Explains Lens Flange Distance and Mount Diameter
Nikon has understandably made a big deal about launching their new Z-mount alongside the announcement of their new mirrorless cameras, the Z6 and Z7. The…
Dangerous Conditions and Extreme Constraints: 5 Industrial/Corporate Photographers Share the Hidden Challenges of the Job
From photographing an explosion to being told you have two minutes to shoot a CEO’s portrait — the job of industrial and corporate photographers is…
Announcing 6th Annual Luminance Talks at Photoville: Sept 14th in NYC
One of our favorite events of the year is just around the corner. For the sixth year in a row, we're partnering with Photoville to…
How Much Depth-of-Field Do You Get with Nikon’s 58mm f/0.95 lens?
Along with the announcement of Nikon's new mirrorless Z-system was the development announcement of a 58mm f/0.95 Noct lens. The Z-mount's huge inner diameter of…
Pro Tips: What it Takes to Publish a Personal Photo Project
In honor of World Photo Day, we asked editorial and commercial photographers Emanuel Hahn and Andrew Kung to share the story behind their audiovisual storytelling…