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500px and Neil Dankoff Photography Competition: Winners Announced!

The results are in… Round two of the 500px and Neil Dankoff Photography Competition has come to an end. The judges were blown away with the submissions and after much deliberation, we couldn’t be more excited to announce the winners, runner-ups, and honorable mentions from the competition. A recap of the drool-worthy prizes Runners-up and… Continue reading 500px and Neil Dankoff Photography Competition: Winners Announced!

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

Leica & Panasonic to keep collaborating on cameras

Matthias Harsch (CEO Leica Camera AG) and Yosuke Yamane (Executive Vice President Director, Imaging Business Unit) met at the Leica headquarters in Leitz-Park to announce the partnership. Leica In a recent press release, Panasonic and Leica have announced a “new comprehensive business alliance” to “increasingly bundle their core competencies and to develop new technologies and… Continue reading Leica & Panasonic to keep collaborating on cameras

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

Best telephoto lenses for Canon in 2022

Stan Horaczek Best overall Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS Check Price Best for wildlife Canon RF 100-500 f/4.5-7.1L IS Check Price Best value Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS Check Price Telephoto lenses take up a huge market segment, with lenses ranging from 70mm up to and beyond 800mm. That’s a lot of variety to… Continue reading Best telephoto lenses for Canon in 2022

10 everyday items every wedding photographer should carry in their kit

All of the items here have one time or another come in handy for a member of the PopPhoto staff while shooting a wedding. Getty Images Photographing someone’s Big Day is a beautiful—and stressful—job, especially if you’re not a seasoned pro. This week, PopPhoto is serving up our best advice for capturing that special kind of joy. The job… Continue reading 10 everyday items every wedding photographer should carry in their kit

How to Share Photos With Micro.blog — Free Instagram Alternative

Micro.blog offers something pretty cool: a safe space to share that you can truly call your own. Created in reaction to pesky features of today’s social media sites (we’re looking at you Instagram & Twitter), Micro.blog is a blog-hosting platform with a social media-style timeline that’s ad-free and algorithm-free. It’s also built on RSS and… Continue reading How to Share Photos With Micro.blog — Free Instagram Alternative

Freeze! This week’s best reader-submitted Photos of the Day

Anthony R Gargano Candid photos may conjure up that really unflattering picture your uncle took at your wedding with his shiny new camera. The angle is wrong, he’s somehow added 50 pounds to everyone, and the facial expressions…well, we don’t need to say any more about that. However, great candid images do exist—case in point,… Continue reading Freeze! This week’s best reader-submitted Photos of the Day