The Cinebot Evo Is a Portable Cinema Robot for Pros
Motorized Precision announced Evo, a compact, portable cinema robot that folds up so small that it can fit in a hard case. [Read More]
Google’s New Interactive AI Tool Teaches You About Lighting for Free
Google launched new AI-powered Arts & Culture experiments this week, including Learning Light, an experiment by Google Arts & Culture Lab artist in residence Jack Wild. This interactive tool walks users through lessons and experiments to help them learn about lighting. [Read More]
Exposure Bracketing for Beginners: What, When, Why, Where, and How
Exposure bracketing is a powerful technique that enables you to achieve a perfect exposure when shooting in difficult light, like complicated outdoor scenes with a wide range of tones from bright highlights to deep shadows. Today’s comprehensive beginners guide comes to us from The School of Photography (TSoP)—an amazing source of online courses and a leading provider of education to schools and colleges in the UK. This very helpful Guide reminds us of the old days in journalism school when we learned about the “The Four W’s & the H”—namely, what, when, why and how—because that’s exactly the approach taken today by Mac Newton who just happens to be the head honcho…
President Trump Pauses Many Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days, Hits China With Higher Tariffs
Less than a week after instituting wide-ranging tariffs against nearly every American trading partner, President Trump announced a 90-day pause on all “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with a significant exception: China, which will see tariffs further increased to 125%. [Read More]
ChatGPT Can Turn You Into a Toy Action Figure
Last month, ChatGPT upgraded its AI image generator to a powerful new model which has generated a lot of buzz. First, there was the Studio Ghibli style images, but a new trend now sees people becoming toy action figures in a box. [Read More]
Kipon Launches Cinespeed65 Medium Format Cine Lens Series With Speedy 68mm T1.4 Prime
Kipon, known for its optic adapters and lenses aimed at the pro cinema and broadcasting market, announced its newest lens, the Cinespeed65 68mm T1.4. It is the company’s first medium-format cinema lens designed to cover medium and large-format image sensors, hence the “65” in the name. [Read More]
The (Lens) Doctor is In: Servicing Your Own Glass
As I’ve collected more and more camera equipment, especially vintage film gear, I’ve amassed a collection of quite a few lenses that I found for peanuts at flea markets, thrift, and antique stores, or online through marketplaces like eBay. [Read More]
The New Camera Gear That Caught Our Eye at the NAB Show | The PetaPixel Podcast
The NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) is the largest video-centric exhibition of the year and Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I walked the show, saw it all, and have thoughts! [Read More]
5 Huge Photo-Editing Mistakes That Are Easy to Fix (VIDEO)
So you’ve done all your post-processing homework and the results you achieve still leave something to be desired. What’s up with that? According to instructor Steve Arnold, it may be because you’re making five “huge” editing mistakes that are super easy to fix. Arnold is a notable Australian landscape specialist and educator known for straightforward shooting and editing tutorials for beginners and experienced photographers alike. Today’s eye-opening episode will likely set you free when it comes updating your everyday post-processing workflow to get things right every time. This handful of errors can sneakily sabotage your results. Arnold begins with a “massive” mistake that can wreck your edits even before you…
Zoner Photo Studio X Spring 2025 Update Adds Powerful AI Masking
The annual Zoner Photo Studio X spring update is here, adding robust new AI-powered masking tools to the Windows-based photo editing application. [Read More]
