Photography Promotes Emotional Wellbeing
Need an emotional pick-me-up? A study commissioned by Fujifilm suggests that nearly 80% of those surveyed responded that viewing old photos brings happiness and calm emotions, with more than half experiencing reduced anxiety. Over 70% agree that taking photos increases the enjoyment of an activity. If you’re a photographer you know that there is a nearly indescribable rush of joy that floods your brain’s pleasure receptors when you review a particularly satisfying photograph that you captured. We don’t need science to convince us that this is true—we experience it firsthand. But it’s fascinating to confirm that this emotional response is universal across our ilk. Fujifilm partnered with clinical psychologist and…
Viltrox’s Excellent and Affordable LAB 135mm f/1.8 Is Available for Nikon Z
Viltrox’s excellent LAB 135mm f/1.8 portrait prime lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras is coming to Nikon Z mount. [Read More]
Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU Is Very Powerful and Power-Hungry
Nvidia announced a new series of professional-grade GPUs and AI-powered tools for PCs and workstations. The RTX Pro Blackwell series GPUs are designed for demanding professional designers, creatives, and developers. [Read More]
Kolari Brings Magnetic Clip-in Filters to Blackmagic Full-Frame Cine Cameras
Kolari Vision, best known for its infrared and ultraviolet camera conversions and filters, announced that its popular magnetic clip-in filters are now available for Blackmagic’s full-frame cinema cameras, including the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K and Blackmagic Pyxis 6K. [Read More]
Laowa Debuts Four Ultra-Wide Full-Frame Cinema VV Lenses
Venus Optics announced four new wide-angle Laowa cinema lenses designed for VistaVision cameras. [Read More]
SmallRig’s Cooling Fan Promises to Significantly Improve Canon R5 II Recording Duration
SmallRig released a new cooling fan for Canon EOS R5-series mirrorless cameras. The $60 cooling fan snaps onto the back of the Canon EOS R5 and EOS R5 II, delivering cool air to the back of the camera to improve video recording duration. [Read More]
Hide an AirTag on Your Sony Camera With the Alphagvrd Body Cap
Upgrade plain Sony camera body caps with a customizable Alphagvrd Creative Weapon Sensor Cap that hides an Apple AirTag. [Read More]
Simple Secrets for Stunning High-Key Bird Photos (VIDEO)
Bird photography is both fun and accessible because it’s a genre that anyone than pursue at a nearby park, wildlife refuge, or even in the comfort of their own backyard. Even newbies can get in on the action with dynamic results, as you’ll see in this quick tutorial from the popular Flying Parrot instructional YouTube channel. Today’s Australian instructor Sonia is a commercial photographer turned wildlife chaser who refers to herself as a “bird tourist.” She’s also a very adept educator whose how-to videos are designed to share creative techniques that quickly inspire confidence in nature shooters of all skill levels. This tutorial reveals several straightforward secrets for capturing stunning…
Magnum is Digitizing Its Color Photo Archive with the Fujifilm GFX 100 II
Magnum Photos is working closely with Fujifilm and MPP (Heritage and Photography Library of Paris / Médiathèque du Patrimoine et de la Photographie) to digitize Magnum’s massive color library archive in Paris. The collection contains approximately 650,000 color slides that have remained mostly untouched and unseen for over 20 years. [Read More]
Godox’s New Monolight for Photo and Video Promises Power and Portability
Godox, makers of professional lighting solutions, announced a new powerful, waterproof RGBWW monolight, the Knowled M1000R. It is designed primarily with videographers in mind, although it could also be useful for photographers. [Read More]
