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Sigma announced the 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM "A" lens during the 2012 Photokina, the inaugural lens to its new "Art" series of lenses. Designed for an enthusiast market, the lens is also one of the first to be compatible with Sigma's new USB lens dock, allowing users to make fine-tuned adjustments to the performance of the...
Here are some amazing photos to get you in the winter spirit. They're images of giant snow "crop circles" created by artist Simon Beck, who makes them at the Les Arcs ski resort in France by meticulously trampling out geometric patterns with his snow shoes.
The snowy creations can take the 54-year-old Beck (right)...
There's lots of strange art on the Internet but one of the stranger things we've run across lately are these whimsical creations by an Italian artist who goes by the name Dito Von Tease.
The 33-year-old resident of Bologna takes a photo of his index finger and then runs it through Photoshop to create...
Here's a clever spoof that tweaks our social network-fueled obsession of taking photos of ourselves in the mirror.
If you slept through your art history class in high school, it's a take-off on Dutch master Johannes Vermeer's famous painting "The Girl with a Pearl Earring," with a point-and-shoot camera added in.
We...
Samuel Morse: The man who (almost) never succeeded
It’s been a long time since I did a photography history article. I generally prefer the early days of photography. People just were--I don’t know, more--back then. There was more lying, more backstabbing, more drama, and more originality. You name it; they did...
Happy Friday, everyone!
Photographer Blake Andrews has posted this humorous graphic detailing the mind of the street photographer on his blog.
Which region of the below illustration do you usually reside in when you're out taking pictures?
(Via The Click)
We don't know what to do with this candy-covered Canon EOS 7D designed by artist PJ Linden: eat it or take pictures with it.
Linden, who specializes in transforming digital products into playful "tech toys" with 3D paint, created this one-of-a-kind 7D using candy...
Three nuggets of news came from Sigma at Photokina today, as the company announced it has redefined its lineup of interchangeable lenses into three categories, introduced three new lenses -- one for each new category -- and shared how the company is stepping up its lens testing and quality control processes.
The new...
The other day, I went to an exhibition of photographs by W. Eugene Smith. Entering the museum, I spotted a sign that said, “No Flash Photography!” Out of curiosity, I walked over to a museum guard and asked him why flash photography was prohibited.
His response was "le froid de la lumière est mauvaise pour l'art" - "the cold from the flash is bad for the art." Cold from the...
Erik Johansson is a Swedish photographer and master image retoucher who lives and works in Berlin. A few years ago, he began to create a portfolio of personal photography to demonstrate his Photoshop skills. This collection of “impossible images” both tricks the eye and fools the mind because of Johansson’s attention to detail.
Starting out as a professional photographer and...
A blog post today from John Nack, principal product manager (mobile) at Adobe Systems Inc., tipped us off to an interesting project by Ken Murphy, a Californian artist, musician and programmer with an interest in time-lapse photography.
Nicely proving that even long-in-the-tooth digital cameras can offer good results in the right hands, Ken set up a six year old Canon Powershot...
