Photography News

Stay up-to-date with the latest news within the photography industry. Here we feature new photography gear announcements, creative conferences, and other interesting headlines related to the world of photography and filmmaking.

Photoshop's Content-Aware Tool Is About to Get a Major Upgrade

The Content-Aware Fill tool in Photoshop is nothing short of magic when it works, but that can be hit or miss depending on what it has to work with in the image and what you're trying to get rid of. Adobe is giving the feature a major upgrade, and you can see a preview of it here.

Vimeo Aims to Disrupt the Video Stock Library Market

Vimeo is trying to disrupt the video stock library market. And the contributors get to keep 60-70 percent of the revenue generated from their clips, which is nearly double the average industry cut of 35 percent.

Fujifilm Announces the X-T3 Camera

In a week full of mirrorless camera announcements, Fujifilm has stepped up to the plate again with its announcement of the X-T3.

Zion National Park Is Changing the Rules Again for 2019

Zion National Park caused an uproar among photographers in January of this year when it came to light that photography workshops operating within the park were restricted to using tripods in paved areas and pullouts only. Within two weeks of that initial response Zion had reversed a part of those restrictions. With 2019 fast approaching, there're even more changes coming for photography workshops and their participants.

Canon EOS R Mirrorless Hands-on Review

The much coveted but until recently, wildly under-delivering "mirrorless battle" between the titan brands has finally kicked off. Syrp have got to do a hands-on review of Canon's new EOS R mirrorless, and it's interesting to say the least.

Rod Stewart Is Being Sued in Copyright Dispute Over Photo Usage at a Gig

Legendary rock singer Rod Stewart has joined the growing list of celebrity musicians being sued for copyright infringement. The case follows incidents involving Bruno Mars and Jessica Simpson, who both became embroiled in high-profile copyright court cases. Unlike his peers, Stewart is accused of using imagery for a gig backdrop without permission.

Lexar Makes Return to Flash Storage Market

The financial crisis hit everyone hard, and one of our favorite brands, Lexar, announced they were going to discontinue the brand in June 2017. A few months later, Longsys acquired the Lexar trademark and branding rights, but we hadn't heard anything until now.

Sony Announces "Tough" UHS-II SD Cards

Sony is claiming that these are now the world's toughest and fastest consumer SD memory cards. Meet the new SF-G series TOUGH SD cards.

Fstoppers' First Look at the New DJI Mavic Pro 2

Ever since its release in 2016, the DJI Mavic Pro has been one of the most popular, portable drones on the market. It's camera quality, size, and ease of use helped it become one of the best selling drones ever.

Leica M10-P Announced With New, 'Virtually Silent' Shutter

The Leica M10 is the company's flagship full-frame rangefinder, and today it gets an upgrade with P-model styling and a new shutter that Leica says makes the M10-P the quietest analog camera it has ever made.

Grieving Mother Finds Comfort in Digital Art

After the traumatic loss of her son in a terror attack in Barcelona last year, an Australian mother found solace in composite superhero artwork created by a total stranger.

Amazon Is Going for Google's YouTube Base

Bloomberg reports that Twitch is offering YouTube creators large sums of money to stream their videos on its platform instead. As a response, YouTube is offering to pay creators for not sharing their videos on other platforms.

Sony a6700 Rumors Are Now Circulating

Alongside Nikon and Canon's much-anticipated mirrorless news, there's another announcement due this year that's keeping the rumor mills ticking over: the Sony a6700.

Instagram Account Hacking on the Rise, Russian Culprit Likely

Instagram has yet to officially acknowledge the reports, but Mashable came out with a report Monday evening detailing a large uptick in Instagram account hacking across hundreds of accounts, presumably by Russian culprits.

Vandalism at False Kiva: Canyonlands Closes Access

A disturbing trend over the past several years has been visitors in national parks visiting less traveled areas and not respecting the beauty and resources that these natural and culturally important destinations deserve. With the wanderlust culture and the demystifying of areas via social media tourism, previously unknown and culturally significant places are becoming public attractions with the inevitable issues that go along with some individuals that simply don’t respect the destinations themselves.

Oprema Jena’s Future for Resurrecting the Classic Bokeh Looks Bleak

The company behind Oprema Jena has filed for bankruptcy and applied for de-listing from the German stock exchange. The crowdfunded designs for resurrecting some of the classic lenses that made bokeh character famous are likely to never come to fruition now.