Photoshop running on the new MacBook Air. Apple Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) kicked off this week with the announcement of a new MacBook Air and first looks at macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and watchOS 9. It’s a giant stew of features and technologies meant to excite developers and prepare them for… Continue reading Meet Apple’s powerful new M2 MacBook Air
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Cig Harvey explores grief and death through the quiet beauty of floral life
Cleaver and Petals. © Cig Harvey Cig Harvey lives in a farmhouse in rural Maine, where she photographs the people and places around her. Harvey’s photos often feature bright, saturated colors, and a touch of surrealism, as she tries to find the magic in the mundane. Her latest book is Blue Violet, an exploration of… Continue reading Cig Harvey explores grief and death through the quiet beauty of floral life
Me(w)ow! Samsung’s new 200-megapixel smartphone sensor shot this larger-than-life-cat print
The feline in question. Samsung For the folks over at Samsung Semiconductor, the mighty megapixel reigns supreme. Not content to rest on the laurels of the 108-megapixel sensor it co-developed with Xiaomi back in 2019, the company launched the record-breaking 200-megapixel ISOCELL HP1 sensor late last year. In the process, it set a new benchmark… Continue reading Me(w)ow! Samsung’s new 200-megapixel smartphone sensor shot this larger-than-life-cat print
Paris streets in B&W, Meyerowitz’s classic ‘Cape Light,’ and other books worth viewing
From Joel Meyerowitz’s “Cape Light”. © Joel Meyerowitz This month, we look at a collection of COVID-19 lockdown portraits of mothers and their children, each captured through a pane of glass; a series of subtle B&W photos showing a diverse Parisian quarter; a look at the history of portrait photography, from the Daguerreotype to the… Continue reading Paris streets in B&W, Meyerowitz’s classic ‘Cape Light,’ and other books worth viewing
Summer fun in the sun: Our favorite reader-submitted Photos of the Day
Jason Simpson Summer is here and in the Southern United States, that means rain, generous drops, rumbling thunder, and humidity. But elsewhere, summer is the beach, the pool, or a walk on a pier. Summer is also fireworks—and lots of them. This week’s challenge asked readers to submit photos that showed what summer is to… Continue reading Summer fun in the sun: Our favorite reader-submitted Photos of the Day
Sigma brings wide-angle zoom to Sony E- and L-mount
This is a full-frame lens, but it’s shown here on an APS-C body (the a6500). Stan Horaczek Standard zooms like Sigma’s E- and L-mount 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN end up in many professional photographers’ bags because of their versatility. But sometimes you need to go wider. Now, Sigma offers a new 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN… Continue reading Sigma brings wide-angle zoom to Sony E- and L-mount
Color symbolism around the world
We associate robin’s egg blue with Tiffany & Co. “Coca-Cola red” might not be an official Pantone color, but it’s just as recognizable. A certain variation on bright pink is commonly known as “Barbie Pink” for its association with the brand. Chocolate companies Cadbury and Nestle have a history of fighting over a specific shade… Continue reading Color symbolism around the world
Nine tips for making original photos in famous places
A few years ago, research from Panoramio—Google’s old geo-located tagging, photo-sharing website—revealed the world’s most photographed cities. Their findings? New York was the most photographed city, with the most photographed spot being the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Second place went to Rome, with the top spot being the Roman Catholic church Trinità… Continue reading Nine tips for making original photos in famous places
Summer’s ‘here’ and we want to see your best photos of warm-weather fun
Marissa Wu Although the official start of summer is still a few weeks over yonder, let’s just agree that Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial kickoff of sunny season. We fire up the grills, add a new pool noodle to the collection, and put root beer floats back on our menus. To celebrate, this week’s… Continue reading Summer’s ‘here’ and we want to see your best photos of warm-weather fun
One of the Webb telescope’s first missions will scope out two hot exoplanets
According to NASA, the image is a rendering of what 55 Cancri e might look like based on current information. “55 Cancri e is a rocky planet with a diameter almost twice that of Earth orbiting just 0.015 astronomical units from its Sun-like star. Because of its tight orbit, the planet is extremely hot, with… Continue reading One of the Webb telescope’s first missions will scope out two hot exoplanets