If you’re tired of firing up Photoshop for lightweight image editing tasks, this little tool is good news for you. Called Remove.bg, it can clear out the background of an image in seconds, no lassoing or any other editing hassle required. Because it uses AI trained on images of people, Remove.bg only works on photos […]
View More This cool tool deletes the background from images so you don’t have to use PhotoshopCategory: Photography
This $50 charging case lets you take professional-quality photos with an iPhone
Smartphone cameras are mind-bogglingly advanced nowadays, so unless you’re a professional photographer who regularly books editorial shoots, that DSLR you bought in 2009 is probably collecting dust somewhere.
Heck, even if you *are* a legit photo…
Leica releases the CL Street Kit for all of your decisive moments
Leica’s pricey — but sexy — CL camera is the closest thing you can get to an original portable luxury shooter without spending more than a used Toyota Corolla. The CL, which launched last year, is essentially a pared-down M series camera that has gotten rave reviews over the past year. Now, in time for […]
View More Leica releases the CL Street Kit for all of your decisive moments5 awesome gifts for the aspiring photographer in your life, all on sale
Shopping for an Ansel Adams wannabe this holiday season? Congratulations! You’ve got plenty of gift options to sort through. The challenge, however, is finding something that’s neither tacky (like a lens-shaped thermos) nor budget-busting (like an ho…
View More 5 awesome gifts for the aspiring photographer in your life, all on saleLearn how to shoot photos like a pro with this $29 online master class
From that idyllic first snowfall to awkward family portraits to trays of delicately frosted gingerbread men, few seasons are more photogenic than the holidays. Why, then, are you still relying on your smartphone’s undependable camera to capture preci…
View More Learn how to shoot photos like a pro with this $29 online master classGoogle’s Night Sight shooting mode for the Pixel 3 is mind-blowing
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Holy moly, has Google just changed the smartphone camera game with the release of the Night Sight mode for its Pixel 3 and 3 XL phones.
Announced at its October Pixel 3 launch event, Google boasted Night Sight as a significant leap forward for taking night photos — useful for exposing colors and details lost in the shadows.
I’ve only just tried Night Sight, currently rolling out to Pixel 3 phones via a software update, and my mind’s still piecing itself back together from being blown apart.
It’s no secret Google has been flexing its computational photography and machine-learning skills to enhance shots taken with its Pixel phones. Read more…
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View More Google’s Night Sight shooting mode for the Pixel 3 is mind-blowingGift Guide: 11 picture perfect gifts for your photographer friends
Photographers are tricky to get gifts for because every one of them has preferences they may already have spent years indulging. But we have blind spots, we photographers. We will spend thousands on lenses but never buy a proper camera bag, or properly back up our shots, or splurge for a gadget that makes certain […]
View More Gift Guide: 11 picture perfect gifts for your photographer friendsFlickr says it won’t delete Creative Commons photos
Flickr will spare both the Flickr Commons and Creative Commons photos from deletion, the now SmugMug-owned company announced today. However, its new storage limitations on free accounts may impact its use as a home for photos with a Creative Commons license in the future. When the company unveiled its big revamp last week, one of […]
View More Flickr says it won’t delete Creative Commons photosFlickr’s new business model could see works deleted from Creative Commons
Following yesterday’s series of announcements about Flickr’s plans to revamp its site under its new owners, SmugMug, one major concern has been raised: its decision to now limit free accounts to 1,000 photos may impact the number of photos available through Creative Commons. Creative Commons is a U.S. nonprofit that helps make creative works — […]
View More Flickr’s new business model could see works deleted from Creative CommonsFlickr is cutting down storage to 1,000 photos for free users
Flickr found new ownership under Smugmug earlier this year, and inevitably, that comes with changes.
The image hosting service has made a big one: Free accounts will be limited to 1,000 photos from Jan. 8, 2019, a significant cut from the terabyte of…
The corpse of Kodak coughs up another odd partnership
Kodak isn’t feeling very well. The company, which sold off most of its legacy assets in the last decade, is licensing its name to partners who build products like digital cameras and, most comically, a cryptocurrency. In that deal, Wenn Digital bought the rights to the Kodak name for an estimated $1.5 million, a move […]
View More The corpse of Kodak coughs up another odd partnershipAt long last, pet portraits with background blur are possible on the iPhone XR
The new iPhones have some great new photography features, but the XR lacks a couple, for instance portrait mode for non-people subjects, owing to its sadly having only the one camera. So last year! Fortunately third party camera app Halide is here to help you get that professional-looking bokeh in your doggo shots.
View More At long last, pet portraits with background blur are possible on the iPhone XR