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How This Photographer is Using His Camera to Combat Depression
01 Jan 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
Photographer Greg Sheard has suffered from depression for nearly two decades now, but two years ago he took up a new weapon in his fight against it: his camera. In this 5-minute video, Sheard shares his personal experience in how photography has been helping him combat depression. “One thing always remains in common when I […]
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Defending ?Needles in the Sewer? and Photographing the Disadvantaged
31 Dec 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
One of my images has been subjected to criticism and scrutiny in a way that none of my other work ever has. The photograph in question is of a scene in London, Chinatown; a man reaches into a sewer while shouting about how someone threw his needles down there. I waited a moment or two […]
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The Mirrorless Camera Party of 2018
31 Dec 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
DPReview just published this humorous 3-minute stop-motion video about how the full-frame mirrorless camera party was finally crashed by new brands in 2018. “It’s time to ring in the New Year, and we invite you to join us at the Full Frame Mirrorless camera party, where we’ll meet old friends and maybe some new ones […]
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Shoot This 52-Week Photo Challenge to Improve Your Skills in 2019
30 Dec 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
Just get a new camera for Christmas and/or looking for a New Year’s resolution to improve your photography skills in 2019? Here’s a 52-week photo challenge designed to get you motivated and to stretch your creativity. The challenge below is the Dogwood 52 Week Photography Challenge by photographer Dale Foshe of Dogwood Photography. This popular […]
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How This Pro Instagram Star Earns Up to $100K Climbing Peaks Full-Time
30 Dec 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
The rise of Instagram in our culture has spawned a generation of professional Instagrammers who make a living from broadcasting (often sponsored) photos to their massive followings. Meghan Young is one such Instagrammer, and this 12-minute feature by Bloomberg gives us a look into what her life and career are like. The 33-year-old Young spends […]
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Lexar?s Warranty System is Being Held Up by US Govt Approval
29 Dec 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
After shuttering its Lexar memory card business in June 2017, Micron sold the brand just 3 months later to the Chinese flash storage company Longsys and now Lexar cards are back from the grave. But Lexar is still waiting for US government approval, and the brand’s warranty process is at a standstill because of it. […]
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How to Photograph Mysterious Floating Scrabble Letters
29 Dec 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
This past month, a student showed me an Instagram post with floating scrabble letters and asked me how it was done. After a few moments of reflection, I decided there was a number of ways to photograph floating letters and it would be a great idea for a student lab. To explore different techniques would […]
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Dropping Photojournalists Also Drops Photo Quality, Study Finds
28 Dec 01:00:02 | Peta Pixel
A number of prominent newspapers and magazines have laid off some or all of their photojournalists in recent years, but these moves are not without their consequences. A new study has found that switching from a photojournalist staff to non-professional photos has, to no one’s surprise, causes a significant drop in photo quality. Professors Tara […]
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Instagram Accidentally Switched from Vertical Scrolling to Horizontal Tapping
28 Dec 01:00:02 | Peta Pixel
If you opened up Instagram today, you may have been surprised to find that the vertical scrolling method of browsing content had been replaced with a completely different horizontal tap-based scroll. You weren’t alone, and the outcry was immediate. The good news is the switch was an accident and isn’t a permanent change to Instagram. […]
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