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OM System M.Zuiko 20mm f1.4 Pro
Nikon Z 100-400mm, 24-120mm Zooms, FTZ II Adapter
Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 DC DN Contemporary
Hasselblad 907x Anniversary Edition Kit
Canon 16mm, 100-400mm RF Lenses
Sigma 24mm, 90mm Contemporary Lenses
Fujifilm: Two XF, One GF Lenses
Sigma 150-600mm f5-6.3 Sports Zoom
M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm f4.0 Pro Lens
Two Nikon Z Series Micro Lenses
Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art Lens For Mirrorless
Tamron 11-20mm, 150-500mm Zooms
Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm f2 Prime
Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 Contemporary Lens
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 28mm f2
Panasonic Announces Lumix S 70-300mm Zoom
Leica Noctilux-M 50 f1.2 ASPH.
Working Around Photoshop's Guide on White Problem
Celebrating the Fourth on the Fifth
Retro? Not Going Back Quite That Far
About That Lemon (and Deconvolution Sharpening)
Using ExifTool as an Image Organizer
Merry Christmas from Konzerthaus Berlin
Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi
Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer
How to Take a Group Photo During the Pandemic
Romano Cagnoni, War Photographer
An Introverted Street Photographer
On Safari with Brooke Bartleson
Michael Falco's Pinhole Images
The Art of Climbing Photography With Simon Carter
Picasso's Foray into Photography
Liszt's Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Walter Iooss on Capturing Sports Legends
Proof of Character: Marlis Momber
Yellowstone's Winter with Raul Touzon
A Conversation With David Bailey
Womens Work Photography Exhibition 2020
Accra Shepp's '2021 (At Last)'
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Happy New Year!
31 December 2021
As we are about to leap into our 11th year publishing Photo Corners, we thought we'd mix up our traditional New Year's Eve feature. Just a little bit. Something old, something new.
Friday Slide Show: Wooden Birds
31 December 2021
Somehow we acquired a set of wood bird ornaments. They are small and, despited what you might expect, weightless little wonders of the imagination.
Looking Back
31 December 2021
We're with Satchell Paige when it comes to looking back on things. "Don't look back," he said. "Something might be gaining on you."
Around The Horn
31 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the NYT's Year in Pictures, the Guardian's 2021 in Pictures, a Richard Benson exhibition, the Congo, an Arca Swiss C1, a small writing desk and learning to cook.
Remembering Sabine Weiss
30 December 2021
Sabine Weiss, the Swiss-French photographer who disdained characterizations of her work as humanist because she was "a complete photographer," died on Tuesday. She was 97.
Around The Horn
30 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Michele Laurita, Todd Cole, Jim Kasson, Andrew Molitor and Darktable.
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Around The Horn
29 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at nature, the pandemic, the Fujifilm 35-70mm and the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III.
Around The Horn
28 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 2021, the Faroe Islands, holding a camera, silliness, resolutions and Shutterfly.
Around The Horn
27 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Desmond Tutu, the L.A. Times, Nina Hamberg, Google Arts & Culture Exhibits, 2021 camera line-ups and a photo industry review.
Happy Christmas
25 December 2021
Whenever we walk up the hill to the mailbox, we chuckle as we pass the empty lot bound by an iron gate with a white statue of Mary standing at the higher back end. It's adjacent to a convent, which as far as we can tell, is home to no more than one old nun who likes to monitor the foot traffic.
Matinee: 'Merry Christmas from Konzerthaus Berlin'
25 December 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Tracking Santa in 2021
24 December 2021
With so many commercial airline flights suddenly canceled due to Omicron outbreaks, you might wonder if Santa got off the ground tonight. No worries. He's the only passenger aboard, after all.
Friday Slide Show: A Snowman
24 December 2021
Among our Christmas decorations, this frosted glass snowman is a favorite ornament. We can't recall how it came into our possession but it was likely a gift from years ago. We can't remember buying it.
Around The Horn
24 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at best photo collections, Harold Davis, Walter Iooss Jr., a business recap and Tom Seymour.
Remembering Fred Baldwin
23 December 2021
Fred Baldwin, whose camera documented wildlife, the civil rights movement and poverty in America and who founded Houston's FotoFest with his wife Wendy Watriss, died earlier this month of heart failure in Houston. He was 92.
Around The Horn
23 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Operation Focus Lens, the Fulani Project, Jessica Antola and forgetting.
Around The Horn
22 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at foxes, books, Lightroom tips, two portraits, printing, filters, the most rented products, hardware and the M1 family.
Around The Horn
21 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Vogue Paris, Andrew Molitor, Kirk Tuck, Thom Hogan and a teacher.
Around The Horn
20 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Frances B. Johnston, Ana María Arévalo, Extreme E, Jupiter, Charles Brittin, a Peruvian lily, photography books, stopping down, four photographers and fine art printing.
Matinee: '150 Years of Christmas'
18 December 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
18 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at photos of the week, a mother and son, free gradient presets, a Columbo mystery, Ctein dye subs and Instagram.
Friday Slide Show: Old Ornaments
17 December 2021
Every year we have the same discussion at the staff meeting. Around here, you call a staff meeting by twirling around in the office chair three times saying each syllable distinctly. Staff. Meet. Ing.
Around The Horn
17 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Marion Palfi, R. J. Kern, Drobo, lighting effects and the Leica TL2s.
Around The Horn
16 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Portrait of Britain winners, Vanessa Mckeown, pandemic food, photos of rain, organizing files and pixel shifting.
Sally Mann Awarded Prix Pictet
16 December 2021
Sally Mann, known for her photographs of intimate and familiar subjects, has been awarded the Prix Pictet, the global award in photography and sustainability, for her series Blackwater (2008-2012).
Before & After the Storm
15 December 2021
Saturday night, we were enthralled by the sun setting in the Pacific as an atmospheric river approached. Since then, soft rainfall has alternated with downpours continuously. Until last night when the sun broke through at sunset again.
Around The Horn
15 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 2021 in Photos, Juan Sebastian, Ruven Afandador and Creative Cloud Express.
Perfect365 Launches Free Perfect365 Video App
15 December 2021
Perfect365 has introduced Perfect365 Video, a free app to import videos, add virtual one-click makeup looks to their face or retouch their videos with individual makeup tools for lipstick, blush, teeth whitening, eyelashes and more. You can save the edited videos to your phone or share them via Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook or Snapchat.
LaserSoft Imaging Releases SilverFast 9 ExpressScan
14 December 2021
LaserSoft Imaging has released SilverFast 9 ExpressScan with a newly-developed algorithm that, the company claims, can digitize an image significantly faster than standard scanning.
Photoshop on the iPad to Add Two Tools
14 December 2021
Adobe announced today that Photoshop on the iPad will soon include two new tools with the December 2021 (version 3.1) release.
Around The Horn
14 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at AP photographers, Ireland, the Meili Mountain Range, a lost photo, photobooks, gifting a frame, Adobe Camera Raw, social media, lighting portraits, HDMI 2.1 and an industry review.
Nikon Announces Nikkor Z 28-75mm f2.8
14 December 2021
Nikon has announced the Nikkor Z 28-75mm f2.8, a full-frame medium zoom lens. At the same time, the company said it is developing a Nikkor Z 800mm f6.3 VR S, a super-telephoto prime lens for Nikon's full-frame Z series mirrorless cameras.
Cheryle St. Onge Awarded 2021 Bob & Diane Fund Grant
13 December 2021
The Bob & Diane Fund has announced photographer Cheryle St. Onge is the grantee for her photography project Calling the Birds Home.
Around The Horn
13 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Tony Vaccaro, Zorana Mušikić, the TTArtisan 21mm, publishing a book and muggers.
Matinee: Fusuma Photography by Kenji Wakasugi
11 December 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
11 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at hopeful images, Kabul, Fujifilm deals, free glitch effects and Ken Whitmire.
Friday Slide Show: Dickens Fair
10 December 2021
A generous nephew (we know no other kind) took us to the Dickens Fair at the Cow Palace in early December 2012. We were just getting acquainted with the Olympus E-PL1 and its 14-42mm kit lens, so we brought it along.
Our Funny Anniversary
10 December 2021
Here we are again, nine years to the day after launching Photo Corners and, more importantly, 46 years together with Joyce. It's a funny anniversary. Unphotographable, as the song below sings.
Around The Horn
10 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at an agency photographer shortlist, Illume Image Quest winners, street photography, Felix Hernandez and Lydie Bonhomme.
Capture One 22 Released
9 December 2021
Capture One 22 has been released with panorama stitching, HDR merge, AI-based batch image rotation and wireless tethering for select Canon cameras. The new release also includes improved performance and a better user experience, the company said.
Around The Horn
9 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at LensCulture's black-and-white award winners, Philippe Fragnière, Lina Geoushy, printers and used gear.
Book Bag: Baobab
8 December 2021
The Baobab tree (pronounced bau'·bab) native to Africa looks like it's upside down with its roots wiggling in the sky instead of its branches. In fact, it's commonly called the Upside Down Tree. But the scientific name is Adansonia, after the 18th century French botanist Michel Adanson who first described the species, which can live 2,500 years.
Around The Horn
8 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Japanese-American photography, Sharon Harris, a Texas Leica, the most rented products and USB-C untangled.
DxO Releases PhotoLab 5.1, FilmPack 6.1
8 December 2021
DxO has released updates to PhotoLab and FilmPack with a discounted introductory price until the end of the year. Both products also offer support for new cameras including the Canon EOS R3, Ricoh GRIIIx and the entire range of Fujifilm cameras.
Nik Collection 4.3 Adds Nature-Inspired Presets
8 December 2021
Nik Collection 4.3 Enhances the Character of Landscape and Travel Photographs Through the Addition of 35 Nature-Inspired Presets
Beaujolais Nouveau
7 December 2021
At the end of November we keep one eye out for the release of Beaujolais Nouveau, the first wine of the French harvest of that year. We aren't so smitten we wait for the first overnight shipment to arrive but as soon as it hits the shelves, it somehow tumbles (gently) into our shopping cart.
Around The Horn
7 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Andrew McCarthy, Northern Lights, Ash Adams, Iceland, greeting cards, clone/healing brush tips, menu systems, M1 chips, MacBook Pro SD reader and Andrew Molitor.
Around The Horn
6 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Joe 'Monochrome' McNally, Harvey Stearn, Dirk Braun, long exposures, product shot backgrounds and BorrowLenses.
Matinee: 'A Passion for the Wild'
4 December 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
4 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Cherry Kearton, Eric Bouvet, film, QT Luong, Enhance Details, OWC Atlas S Pro SDXC cards and a print sale.
Friday Slide Show: The Paper Forest
3 December 2021
As a Christmas card in 2019, Homen Iggesund mailed a 3D paper cutout to customers of its paperboard packaging products. Joyce's company at the time was among them, so she brought the little scene home where it has been on display ever since.
Around The Horn
3 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Todd Clare, Anna Neubauer, Architectural Photography Awards, Kelby's holiday gear guide, Chambers's picks, scanning with a Z 7, math and the Innovate Grant.
Flowering Despite the Cold
2 December 2021
We were nearly at the end of our walk, our camera still holstered without a shot having been fired, when we took a shortcut through the playground built above the Metro station and saw this eruption of vitality.
It's nearly winter and here are these flowers sprouting vigorously toward the sun. In bright yellow and yellow green popping up the stalk like fireworks in broad daylight.
We stopped for a moment to admire them. There was just something undeniably heartening about the scene presenting itself within arm's reach.
It would never make the local newscast, of course. And there isn't much of a headline to make a hashtag out of it. There's nothing particularly viral about plant life to begin with.
But we found it noteworthy.
Around The Horn
2 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Hubble Advent Calendar, books, Helin Bereket, Capture One 22, printing scans, 2022 BigPicture, West Side Story postcards, Pat Naylor and encouraging words.
Around The Horn
1 December 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at David Levene, Sophie Calle, Erinn Springer, Russ Lewis, Mike McCartney, 33 photobooks, Pier 24 sale and the 2022 World Press Photo Contest.
November Archived
1 December 2021
We've just archived Volume [x], Number [x] of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 17 Features, 13 commented News stories, 27 Editor's Notes (which included 170 items of interest), one review and one site note for a total of 59 stories.
Hasselblad Announces 2021 Masters Competition Winners
30 November 2021
Hasselblad has announced the 12 winners of its Masters 2021 competition. Over 63,000 images were submitted, double the amount compared to 2018.
Around The Horn
30 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Paul Guilmoth, Hashim Badani, photo trades, reordering photos in Lighroom, stitching photos with PTGui and the White House at Christmas.
Around The Horn
29 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Greenpeace, London, France, birds, coffee, Negative Lab Pro, panoramas, scanning, discontinued gear, folios, Elements crashing and comments.
Around The Horn: Cyber Monday
29 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. Our traditional Cyber Monday Horn looks at a few unusual shopping resources with links to their deals. As always, shopping with our affiliates helps support this site.
Matinee: 'Krass Clement: Like a Play by Beckett'
27 November 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
27 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at monochrome boots, Curry's Afghan girl, flower power, a 1957 black Leica, iPhone long exposures and fixing an iPhone yourself.
Friday Slide Show: An Old Thanksgiving
26 November 2021
Any Thanksgiving before the pandemic would qualify as an old one, we think. Everything was different then. You could gather. You could hug and kiss your loved ones. You could pass a plate or fill a glass with impunity.
Around The Horn
26 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Colors, wildlife, Ria Mort, gear, lenses, color editing, formats, Lensbaby and the Stahl House.
Around The Horn: Black Friday
26 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. Our traditional Black Friday Horn looks at a few unusual shopping resources with links to their deals. As always, shopping with our affiliates helps support this site.
Happy Thanksgiving
25 November 2021
Once upon a time in America, families and friends would gather on the fourth Thursday in November to share a large meal over which they would give thanks for their blessings, not the least of which was living in America. They called it Thanksgiving and made it into a national holiday.
Burtynsky Honored for Outstanding Contribution to Photography
24 November 2021
The World Photography Organization has honored Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky as the Outstanding Contribution to Photography recipient of the Sony World Photography Awards 2022. Burtynsky is known for his sweeping images of industrial landscapes and the wider environmental crisis.
Around The Horn
24 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Anna Cabrera and Angel Albarrán, Fabrice Monteiro, D. Randall Blythe, Ola Cholewa, NDAs and high-end configurations.
The Old Bolt
23 November 2021
A few weeks ago a storm took out the fence along the side of our, uh, estate. We took the old fence apart board by board to clear the area and cleaned up the retaining wall on which it stood. A few rusted old bolts were all that were left of it.
Pixelmator Pro Adds Intelligent Background Removal
23 November 2021
In a blog post today, the Pixelmator team announced the release of Pixelmator Pro 2.3 with a new automatic background removal feature, automatic subject selection and a new Select and Mask tool, among other enhancements.
Around The Horn
23 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at turkeys, Sam Ferris, Harvey Stearn, Dave Williams, Steve McCurry, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini and Andrew Molitor.
Around The Horn
22 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Afghan girls, Brooke Holm, Erika Astrid, Joe McNally, Portrait Impression Balance, the Swebo tripod head, more camera questions and WD's My Cloud OS plans.
Matinee: 'Shots In The Dark'
20 November 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
20 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at an ICP exhibition, an SFMOMA exhibition, a USF exhibition, Circus Vision, buying a camera and stock photography.
Friday Slide Show: An Old Shoe
19 November 2021
Shortly after we purchased these remarkable shoes, falling head over heels for them, the company (naturally) went out of business. They weigh no more than a sheet of paper and have a non-slip sole with an invisible spring in it.
Remembering Mick Rock
19 November 2021
British rock music photographer Mick Rock has died at the age of 72.
PhotoShelter Webinar: Vision Slightly Blurred
19 November 2021
PhotoShelter will host a free webinar on Dec. 3 at noon ET titled Vision Slightly Blurred with National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson.
Around The Horn
19 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jennifer Esseiva, Roy Barbee, budget macro lenses, Onyi Moss, Kirk Tuck and amp glow.
Remembering Tom Stoddart
18 November 2021
British photojournalist Tom Stoddart has died after "a brave fight against cancer," according to a post on his Twitter account. He was 68.
Around The Horn
18 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Matt Black, Inzajeano Latif, Justin Bettma, Bertien van Manen, the Instax Mini Evo and APFS backups.
Nikon Announces Non-SE Nikkor Z 28mm f2.8 Prime
18 November 2021
Nikon has announced the non-SE version of its drip-resistant Nikkor Z 28mm f2.8 lens. Changes from the SE version announced in June are limited to minor weight and size differences from the modern black finish.
Against the Dark
17 November 2021
We were focused on the scowling sky over the Pacific Ocean when we noticed this house on the hill, its incandescent room light on against the darkness. We zoomed in for as tight a crop as we could get from a mile away.
Around The Horn
17 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mennonites, photo tins, portrait ideas, Rubin's Vase, an estimate, saliva and Apple's self service repair program.
Around The Horn
16 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Ian Parry Scholarship, Dan Carter, the Natural Landscape Photography awards, Gordon Parks, Mother Nature, still lifes, Lightroom, the Lucid Air and objectivity.
ICP Establishes Schwartz Special Collections Room
15 November 2021
With a gift from The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation, the International Center of Photography will establish The Bern and Ronny Schwartz Special Collections Room adjacent to ICP's William Randolph Hearst Library at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
LensRentals Announces Keeper, Test Drive Options
15 November 2021
LensRentals has announced Keeper and Test Drive, two new options to acquire its used gear.
Around The Horn
15 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the last sievewright, data, event photography, in-person workshops, scan crops, postmortem photography and AIPP closing.
Matinee: 'The Open Windows'
13 November 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
13 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 20 photos, TTArtisan lenses, the moon and some steampunk scans.
Friday Slide Show: Blending In
12 November 2021
We just discovered the overpass on Portola is named the Kensington Bridge. Rather glamorous for a concrete overpass, we think. Like London Bridge. Or the Bay Bridge. You expect to pay a hefty toll to cross something with a name like that.
ACDSee Releases Photo Studio for Mac 8
12 November 2021
ACDSee has released Photo Studio for Mac 8 featuring faster performance, user-friendly GUI improvements and a customizable Indexer that organizes assets while the computer is idle.
Around The Horn
12 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Cop26, Landsat 9, conservation photography, David Black, Mike Quyen, scanning film, Paul Melcher, Ask LensRentals and a native NVMe HDD.
Veterans Day
11 November 2021
We inadvertently caught ourselves working at 3:30 this morning, a national holiday, and horrified, scurried back to bed in an effort to restart the day.
Briscoe Center Acquires Christopher Little Archive
11 November 2021
The Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin has announced the acquisition of the Christopher Little photographic archive. The archive contains contains the photojournalist's work from the late 1960s to the 2000s and includes more than 71,000 slides, 21,500 negatives, 5,000 prints and almost 10,000 contact sheets.
Boinx Software Releases FotoMagico 6 for macOS, iPads
10 November 2021
Boinx Software has released Fotomagico 6, its slide show creation software, completely rewritten for both macOS and iOS on the iPad. Projects can be stored on your iCloud drive to access them on either your Mac or your iPad.
Around The Horn
10 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mike Smith, Richard Allenby-Pratt, the Oregon coast, new macro lenses, old cameras, the derelict and a contest.
Panasonic Announces Compact Lumix S 35mm f1.8
9 November 2021
Panasonic has introduced the Lumix S 35mm f1.8, a fast prime lens joining the series of four f1.8 L-Mount optics. The four f1.8 prime lenses from the Lumix S series include the 85mm S-S85), 50mm (S-S50), 24mm( S-S24) and now the new 35mm (S-S35).
Around The Horn
9 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at winning portraits, Alex Farnum, the Nikon Z 9, Fujifilm X mount lenses, quitting, firing and M1 basic principles.
Dramatic Horizon
8 November 2021
Last Friday the horizon was the stage for a dramatic cloud show. You had to keep an eye out for the shifts in shape and color because the color was often blocked by the clouds bunching up.
Test Drive: EZQuest Card Reader
8 November 2021
Nothing takes the shine off a new computer than realizing its ports aren't compatible with your old peripherals. If you don't have peripherals with an oval USB-C plugs these days, you won't be able to do something as simple as mount an external drive or transfer photos from your memory cards.
Around The Horn
8 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Angelo Cirrincione, Hoda Afsha, veiling glare, a clever animation, Pinterest and avoiding robberies.
Matinee: 'Lake'
6 November 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Fall Back
6 November 2021
It's something of a surprise that our consumer-driven economy hasn't made a holiday of Daylight Saving Time. They could have us all buying new clocks with the updated time if only they applied themselves a little.
Around The Horn
6 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the week, Pompeii, removing a chain link fence, remembering batteries and a library.
Friday Slide Show: All Souls
5 November 2021
If Halloween is for kids, All Souls Day is for the older of us. The kids get to pretend they are whatever they want to be for a day. The older of us get to remember how once, long ago, we were just kids.
Around The Horn
5 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Fabien Dendiével, readers reading, the Lewes Bonfire Celebrations, eyewear reflections and future Silicon Macs.
Light & Motion Introduces Two Continuous Strobe Hybrids
4 November 2021
Light & Motion has introduce StellaPro Reflex and Reflex S, the first hybrid lights that offer powerful both continuous LED light and strobe behavior via Digital Burst. The company has christened its technology as a new category of lighting called Continuous Strobe Hybrid.
OM Digital Announces M.Zuiko 20mm f1.4 Pro Prime
4 November 2021
OM Digital has announced the OM System M.Zuiko 20mm f1.4 Pro prime lens featuring a 40mm equivalent focal length for Micro Four Thirds cameras in a dust and splash proof design with a fast f1.4 aperture.
An Eerie Sunset
4 November 2021
We were whipping up dinner last night, a master of the Frozen and the Canned, imitating the finest restaurant dishes within half an hour in the kitchen, when we stopped dead in our tracks at the sight out the window.
Around The Horn
4 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Emerging Photography Awards, the Seoul Metro, Rachel Wisniewski, Brad Wilson, lens adapters, the TTArtisan 35mm f1.4 and M1 core management.
Around The Horn
3 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at beach bums, Hannah Altman, Khara Plicanic, Pamela Paul, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, an M1 Pro and NFTs.
Working Around Photoshop's Guide on White Problem
2 November 2021
Sometime in the dear departed past, as Adobe was converting perfectly functional CPU instructions into GPU code, dragging a guide from the ruler onto an image lost the guide color specified in Preferences.
Around The Horn
2 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Abdulla Elmaz, Marilyn Stafford, Angelica Edwards, Russell Brown, Graeme Jennings, the mechanical camera, black women photographer grant, M1 Pro vs. M1 Max and Shortcuts (and Keyboard Maestro).
Around The Horn
1 November 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Andrea Torrei, Alice Mann, the Canon Powershot PX, Harvey Stearn, Live Text, the TTartisans 35mm f1.4, macOS security and the Bidi algorithm problem.
October Archived
1 November 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 10 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 17 Features, 21 commented News stories, 24 Editor's Notes (which included 156 items of interest), 3 reviews and 2 site notes for a total of 67 stories.
Climbing onto Catalina
31 October 2021
We never expected to run macOS 10.15 Catalina on our 2010-era MacBook Pros. But here we are on the cusp of revolutionary new image processing hardware in the 2021 MacBook Pros running macOS Monterey with our hands in our pockets.
Photoshop 2022: DOA
30 October 2021
We've updated our 13-inch MacBook Pro with 16-GB RAM and a 500-GB hard drive to Catalina. And we've been shaking down the installation for a couple of days, testing production software to see if we can live with it.
Matinee: 'My Camera Packaging Technique'
30 October 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
30 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a rare bioluminescence bloom, the House of Mirrors, training NASA's Rovers, Ethiopia revisited and a Leica CL.
Friday Slide Show: After the Storm
29 October 2021
The convention is to document devastation after a storm. But devastation alone is not an accurate picture of a storm's aftermath. Yes, there are some twisted things to see but, walking around, what also strikes you is that some things did, after all, survive intact.
Around The Horn
29 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at ghostly clouds, Austin Mann on the M1s, Joe McNally's book, the Sony A6600, Seim's free AI mask presets, RawPreviewExtractor, mirrors and calibrating an XDR display.
Nikon Announces Z 9 Flagship Mirrorless Camera
28 October 2021
Nikon has announced the Z 9, the first flagship model of its Z series mirrorless cameras and the first without a mechanical shutter.
Nikon Announces Z 100-400mm, 24-120mm Zooms, FTZ II Adapter
28 October 2021
Nikon has announced the Nikkor Z 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 VR S, a super-telephoto zoom, and the Nikkor Z 24-120mm f4 S, a standard zoom lens. Both are compatible with full-frame mirrorless cameras with a Z mount. The company also announced the Mount Adapter FTZ II.
Nikon Releases NX MobileAir, NX Tether Apps
28 October 2021
Nikon has announced the upcoming availability of the app NX MobileAir and the desktop application NX Tether, two new products designed for the requirements of professional photographers.
Nikon Announces Development of Z 400mm f2.8 Prime
28 October 2021
Nikon has announced the development of the Nikkor Z 400mm f2.8 TC VR S super-telephoto prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras with a Z mount.
Around The Horn
28 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Susana Vera, Kai Yokoyama, David Doubilet, a coffee maker, the real Enric Sala and Shortcuts.
On Reflection
27 October 2021
At Adobe MAX yesterday, we were treated to an interview with graphic designer David Carson. We enjoyed both his work and how he talked about it. But there was one thing he said that we didn't buy.
Site Tweak: Autofocus Find
27 October 2021
This was a simple little addition of nine characters that makes using the Find command on the index pages a little more convenient. By adding "autofocus" to the text input box, the cursor starts there where you click on Find.
Adobe Shares Nine Sneak Peeks at MAX
27 October 2021
On day two of Adobe MAX, comedian Kenan Thompson hosted Sneaks, a preview of the nine cutting-edge innovations and experimental technology being developed in Adobe Labs.
OM Digital Solutions Announces OM Systems Brand
27 October 2021
In a statement on its new Web site, OM Digital Solutions introduced the OM System brand for its lines of interchangeable lens cameras and lenses, compact digital cameras, audio products, binoculars and other services.
Around The Horn
27 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the climate crisis, war relics, Hoan Kiem Lake, a toy photographer, a folding iPhone tripod, Rick Sammon, medium format, a blur effect and a recap on Adobe MAX announcements.
Adobe MAX Photography Releases +
26 October 2021
As Adobe MAX, the free online creativity conference, opens today, the company has announced updates to Lightroom, Camera Raw and Photoshop in three blog posts. Jojo Giltsoff covered the enhancements to the Lightroom ecosphere while Julieanne Kost details the Camera Raw improvements and Pam Clark covered Photoshop. The updates will be rolling out this week.
Around The Horn
26 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at one compelling shot, zombies taking vows, WaterAid, Dave Williams, a Godox event setup and the Fujifilm X-T4.
The Morning After
25 October 2021
The morning after the atmospheric stream dipped low into Northern California, our view of the Pacific Ocean looked like this.
Around The Horn
25 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Romanian weddings, national monuments, melting glaciers, Sara Cucè , funny pet photos, Anna Cor, Skier Sunray box, Tuck's new camera, Moment mount, M1 MacBook Pros and Adobe MAX.
Matinee: 'Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer'
23 October 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
23 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at photos of the week, Diane Arbus, GPU performance in the new M1 chips and Amiga OS 3.2.
Friday Slide Show: An Interlude
22 October 2021
Earlier this week, we escaped. With Joyce home from the hospital, we were no longer commuting there every day. So we converted our commute time into a walk on a sunny day as a series of storms promised to come in over the next few days.
Around The Horn
22 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at micrometeorites, Confederate monuments, the TTArtisans 50mm f1.4, multiple exposure, Catherine Opie and migrating to a new Mac.
Around The Horn
21 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Close-Up Photographer of the Year, Sophie Green, Karen Marshall, the holiday season, viewfinders, Printique, abandoned houses and the Delia/Renty daguerreotypes.
Sony Introduces Alpha 7 IV, Two Strobes
21 October 2021
Sony has announced its Alpha 7 IV camera with a newly-developed 33-megapixel full-frame image sensor, as well as two new flashes: the HVL-F60RM2 and HVL-F46RM.
Ricoh Announces Pentax-D FA 21mm f2.4 Prime
20 October 2021
Ricoh has announced the HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f2.4ED Limited DC WR with a 35mm equivalent of 35mm. It's the first D FA-series lens designed "to optimize the visual characteristics of digital images," the company said.
Test Drive: PhotoLab 5
20 October 2021
With PhotoLab 5, DxO complements circular U Point local adjustments with a linear version that resembles Lightroom's gradient filter. Welcome as that new approach is, they didn't leave it at that. DeepPRIME denoising processes data four times faster in this version, metadata gets a little more sophisticated and Fujifilm X-Trans data is now supported.
Test Drive: FilmPack 6
20 October 2021
Breathing new life into its venerable emulsion simulator, DxO has released a significant update to FilmPack. Version 6 introduces new emulsions, cinematic renderings and support for X-Trans Raw files.
Around The Horn
20 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Rich Stapleton, Tom Wood, Mars, a $15K estimate, a full moon time lapse and next week's macOS updates.
Sigma Announces 18-50mm f2.8 DC DN Contemporary
19 October 2021
Sigma has announced the upcoming release of the Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens, the company's first APS-C size mirrorless zoom lens.
Remembering Robert Haas
19 October 2021
Robert (Bobby) Haas, whose aerial photographs were published by National Geographic Books, died Sept. 28 from a respiratory illness in Dallas at the age of 74.
Around The Horn
19 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 6Mois Awards, Sara Cwynar, the Canon mirrorless platform, Instagrammable locations, environmental photography and the Notch.
Evening's End
18 October 2021
We had a little rain last night, just enough to dampen the dirt on the electrical transformers to cause them to blow out throughout the Bay area. We were spared again this time, although we've had our share of first-rain power failures in the dear departed past.
Apple Introduces New M1 Chips, MacBook Pros
18 October 2021
At it's launch event today, Apple introduced two new versions of its M1 processor and two new MacBook Pros that use them to take performance in a laptop higher than its ever been while reducing power requirements.
Around The Horn
18 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Nina Röder, infrared photography, what Tuck did on vacation, Cartier-Bresson, Canon and LunaNet.
Matinee: Karen Halverson
16 October 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Weather Photographer of the Year Winners Announced
16 October 2021
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the winners of its annual Weather Photographer of the Year competition in association with AccuWeather. Giulio Montini's Morning Fog, taken on a opaque autumn day from a small church on a hilltop in the town of Airuno, Italy, took top prize.
Around The Horn
16 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the week in photos, the LA Six, 300 African artists and Chinese lenses.
Friday Slide Show: Two Gifts
15 October 2021
When you spend 28 days in the hospital, as Joyce just did, it's nice to come home to a few beautiful gifts. Among the ones cheering her up this week were two very different ones that suspiciously resembled photographic subjects.
Around The Horn
15 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Nancy Sheung, 30 emerging photographers, scanning illuminants and an app for mics.
Epson Releases Free App For FastFoto Scanner
14 October 2021
Epson has released FastFoto app for Android and iOS to scan to your phone from the Epson FastFoto FF-680W scanner. The app can also capture the audio to creates custom videos with music, sound, text and transitions.
You Can Lead a Horse to Water
14 October 2021
It was cold. It was dark. It was windy. We had stumbled down the street trying to get a little exercise and were wondering if we'd gone beyond our range already. The thought of a warm cup of coffee formed in our mind like a mirage.
Around The Horn
14 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at street photography, Mariachi portraits, a music photographer and nightscape photography.
Remembering Mary Bloom
13 October 2021
Mary Bloom passed away Sept. 28 from gall bladder cancer in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., at the age of 81. A staff photographer for the Westminster Kennel Club, she shot the club's dog show for 21 years beginning in 1995.
Sony Announces 70-200mm f2.8 GM Zoom +
13 October 2021
Sony has announced the FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM OSS II, the newest lens in its G Master lineup, featuring a constant f2.8 aperture, four times faster autofocus, advanced video features and more.
Around The Horn
13 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Huntington Beach oil spill, Edward S. Curtis, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, St. Peter's Basilica, the LaGuardia Airport camera collector, auto modes and Shortcuts.
Test Drive: Exposure X7
13 October 2021
We downloaded the new Exposure X7 from Exposure Software shortly after the announcement late last month touting three new features, among other enhancements.
Nikon Announces 18-140mm Zoom for Z System
13 October 2021
Nikon has announced the Nikkor Z DX 18-140mm f3.5-6.3 VR for APS-C size mirrorless cameras with the Nikon Z mount. The 3.6-inch long, 7.8x zoom features a short minimum focus distance of 0.66 ft. at wide-angle and five-stop vibration reduction.
Around The Horn
12 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sadie Catt, Tomeu Coll, Tobias Kruse, Joe McNally, Dave Williams, iPhone tutorials, enlargements, Lecia SL2 firmware 3.0, Russell Brown and Ken Light.
Photoshop on the iPad Sneak Peek: Raw Import, Editing
12 October 2021
Adobe has shared a sneak peek of a Adobe Camera Raw update coming soon to Photoshop on the iPad that adds Raw file import and editing.
Avalanche Updated With iView MediaPro Support
12 October 2021
Cyme has released Avalanche 1.5 (1.2 for Capture One) with support for converting iView MediaPro catalogs. A working version of iView MediaPro is not required to migrate the libraries because Avalanche opens these libraries in native mode.
Columbus Day Observed
11 October 2021
Tierra! Tierra!" were the words we imagined that announced the sighting of land on the Santa Maria but also the first ones in the grammar school essay we submitted to the Knights of Columbus contest. We won the top prize with that essay and Cathy, a girl who lived a few blocks from us, came in second. It was usually the other way around.
Matinee: 'Matthew Lewis'
9 October 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Friday Slide Show: The Hospital Room
8 October 2021
Whoever first observed that photography is all about the light must have been the Jack Handey of his day, drowning in his deep thoughts. But there's no better laboratory proof of the argument than taking a series of images in a hospital room.
Around The Horn
8 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at pumpkins, the Arc De Triomphe, travel cameras, glass orbs, fewer pixels and a Wiki photo contest.
Around The Horn
7 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Tyler Hicks, biology photos, Francesca Magnani, Gordon Parks, Kevin Saunders, the Kentucky Derby, Halide 2.5, Adobe Elements 2021, the Flickr Foundation and a WD SSD issue.
DxO Releases PureRaw 1.5
6 October 2021
DxO has released an update to PureRaw, its pre-processing software for Raw files. The new release offers new options for controlling sharpness, distortion and exports while adding support for eight cameras and 18 lenses.
Around The Horn
6 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Lauren Grabelle, Roland Miller, ISO Invariance and a ProGrade Digital SDXC card discount.
CASE Art Fund Announces Fall Events
5 October 2021
The CASE Art Fund established in 2018 by fine art photography gallerists Catherine Edelman and Anette Skuggedal has announced both in-person and online events this October and November.
Around The Horn
5 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Nature Conservancy winners, the Female in Focus winners, Riccardo Svelto, Jill Freedman, Martin Parr, dynamic range, the Lens Blur filter, the Lensbaby Omni Deluxe Collection II and art quantified.
Around The Horn
4 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sam Ferris, Dash Snow, Thom Hogan, Rob Spring and a $12 accessory.
Matinee: 'How to Take a Group Photo During the Pandemic'
2 October 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
2 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Colin Jones, Liam Wong, Helen Levitt, the Sigma Contemporary i-Series 90mm lens, and iOS 15 Messages photo bug and user error.
Friday Slide Show: Water Torture
1 October 2021
It's been a while since we caught up Detective Nick Nessuno but that wasn't our fault. He was on vacation. And when he goes on vacation he doesn't go to Club Med (anymore) or Hawaii or Las Vegas. He goes home to Momma.
Around The Horn
1 October 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Alexander Turner, portrait photographers, Hasselblad Masters, Photography as a service and secure connection failures.
September Archived
1 October 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 9 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 15 Features, 22 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 164 items of interest), no reviews and one site note for a total of 63 stories.
DxO Releases Nik Collection 4.2
30 September 2021
DxO has released Nik Collection 4.2 with native M1 Photoshop compatibility and improved responsiveness for Nik Silver Efex.
Tamron Announces Three Zooms +
30 September 2021
Tamron has announced three zooms: a 16.6x for the Fujifilm X mount, a fast standard zoom for the Sony E mount and an f2 mirrorless zoom. Details follow...
Capture One 21 Update Released
30 September 2021
Phase One has released Capture One 21 v14.4.0 with two new features in addition to user experience improvements. The new features include Sigma tethering and password protected sessions for Capture One Live.
Around The Horn
30 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at raptors, Sohrab Hura, Peter Bogaczewicz, Romanesco broccoli, Jason Lindsey, Jill Moniz, the future and ethics.
Camera Raw Sneak Peak: Masking
29 September 2021
Adobe has just posted a sneak peek of a new approach to masking coming soon to both Photoshop and Lightroom via Camera Raw.
Around The Horn
29 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Haitian migrants, the homeless, split-view photos, Leonard Cohen, selfie lenses, overcast skies, Mike Johnston and Adobe's plans.
Around The Horn
28 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at street photographers, Jacob Aue Sobol, Jean-Yves Lemoigne, saving Smart Object settings, the iPhone photo grid, the Leica SL2 firmware update 3.0 and Andrew Molitor.
Exposure Software Announces Exposure X7
28 September 2021
Exposure Software has announced Exposure X7 with a new masking tool to simplify separating a subject from the background by drawing a rough border to indicate the selected area so Exposure's intelligent algorithm can create a precise mask.
Hasselblad Announces 907x Anniversary Edition Kit
28 September 2021
Hasselblad has announced its 80th anniversary edition of the Hasseblad 907x, which will be limited to 800 kits. Each kit includes a CFV II 50C digital back, 907x camera body, control grip, optical viewfinder and XCD 3,5/30 lens.
Tinybeans Ends Free Photo Sharing
28 September 2021
In an email to its customers late yesterday, Tinybeans CEO Eddie Geller announced the company will move from "the current free photo sharing experience to a paid-only model." The company will transition to a new paid product called Tinybeans Beanstalk, which will go beyond photo sharing to include a range of "new parenting-related features over the coming months."
A Tale of Two Shots
27 September 2021
When Walter Sapolsky suggested our image for Another iPhone Avalanche might have been better framed, we thought we'd revisit it.
Around The Horn
27 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Martin Herrera Soler, Harold Davis, the Xencelabs tablet, textures, perfection and using two printers.
Matinee: 'Romano Cagnoni, War Photographer'
25 September 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
25 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Daria Fedorova, Charlie Dunton, Alla Chiara Luzitelli, a Fujifilm X100V on Vivid, Paul Rubner and cleaning a lens.
Friday Slide Show: Flower Piano
24 September 2021
It had been a while since we've been able to make it to Flower Piano, the annual music festival in the Golden Gate Park botanical garden in which a dozen end-of-life pianos are moved into the various parts of the garden where anyone can tickle their ivories.
ACDSee Releases Photo Studio Ultimate 2022
24 September 2021
ACD Systems has released the 2022 edition of its flagship Windows software ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2022 featuring two new modes, Media mode and People mode and a number of other improvements.
Around The Horn
24 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Truth in Photography, struggling families, Jennifer Latour, Brendon Burton, Thomas Pesquet, Kirk Tuck, PicUPAi, the moon and Apple's scanner permissions bug.
ON1 Releases Photo Raw 2022
23 September 2021
ON1 has announced the release of Photo Raw 2022, its image editing software, featuring Sky Swap AI, fully-integrated NoNoise, Time-Lapse, new masking tools and more.
Another iPhone Avalanche +
23 September 2021
With the release of the iPhone 13, you may have heard the thunderous roar of another avalanche of enthusiasm rolling down upon you. Before you succumb, though, have a sip of brandy from the rescue St. Bernard as you sit in the snow and consider what all the fuss is about.
Around The Horn
23 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Nick Brandt, Pi Cheng Hsiu, Rick May, Douglas Dubler and software updates.
The Mural Continues
22 September 2021
The mural at Laguna Honda Hospital that we featured in a slide show in 2018 has been extended twice since then. It made it to the end of the block several months ago and has continued around the corner.
Nikon Photo Contest Winners Announced
22 September 2021
Nikon has announced the Grand Prize winners of its Photo Contest 2020-2021, which it has held since 1969. Winners were selected from 65,062 entries received from about 26,000 people in 150 countries and regions around the world.
Around The Horn
22 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at L'Arc de Triomphe, Julie Hamel, iPhone 13 Pro reviews, good rapport, a $10K bid, Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk, Hans Hartman and Blondell Cummings.
Around The Horn
21 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sophia Ahamed, shooting through glass, the Photography Show, Apple Photos update and Jonas Bendiksen.
A Steep Climb
20 September 2021
Mondays always seem to herald a steep climb. We try not to look too far ahead. That's one way to avoid fretting about Impending Doom. Doom, after all, is always impending. Like everything else.
Around The Horn
20 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a giant violin, Ocean Photographer of the Year, Alex Dietrich, Stefanie Glinski, Hashem Shakeri, the Inspiration4 space crew selfie, Apple's iPhone guided tour, iPhone optical zoom, the Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD and making decisions.
Matinee: 'An Introverted Street Photographer'
18 September 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
18 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at goats, the Flaneur, Twitter, the Italian Dolomites and removing lens fungus.
Friday Slide Show: Ghost Town
17 September 2021
On the very day that the New York Times reported that people who took 7,000 steps a day (but not more than 10,000) lived longer than those who did not, we were able to count our steps on our toes.
DxO Announces Free September Photography Webinars
17 September 2021
DxO has announced its program of free photography webinars for September. Topics feature working with Nik Collection 4 in English, Japanese and German.
Around The Horn
17 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Cole Ndelu, Harold Davis, the Eizo CH247X monitor and portrait scramble.
Around The Horn
16 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Michelle V. Agins, Brad Walls, Jared Leeds, the iPhone 13 Pro, MTF testing and Fiat's rooftop racetrack.
Around The Horn
15 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sandra Cattaneo Adorno, Foto-Cine Clube Bandeirante, tears, a white shark, Michael Pederson, Apple's Cinematic mode, BigPicture on exhibit and the 2021 Black & White Photography Awards.
Canon Introduces Full-Frame R3 Mirrorless
14 September 2021
Canon has introduced its R3 mirrorless camera, leveraging "the advancements in technology that Canon has developed since the original EOS R launch in 2018" and bridging the gap between "the immensely popular EOS R5 and the world-renowned Canon flagship EOS-1D X line."
Canon Announces Affordable 16mm, 100-400mm RF Lenses
14 September 2021
Canon has announced the RF16mm f2.8 STM and RF100-400mm f5.6- IS USM lenses, two new affordable RF lenses for its mirrorless system.
Around The Horn
14 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Nikon's photomicrography winners, Stefan Dotter, Sebastião Salgado, Yannis Karpouzis, Jelle Mul, pano tips, a gift, blurring your way to sharpness and the 2021 Fall Foliage Map.
Nikon Announces Z 40mm f2 Compact Prime
14 September 2021
Nikon has announced the Nikkor Z 40mm f2, a compact FX-format prime lens that continues the company's effort to flesh out the Z lens line-up.
Before Day's End
13 September 2021
A long Monday was coming to an unsatisfactory end with little to show for it. Our grand designs ended up looking like nothing more than scribbles on a wet napkin. So we hitched up a camera and went out for a walk.
Around The Horn
13 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kenya, Maui, selecting the sky, a Sigma fp firmware update, Masumi Shiohara and motorcycle vibrations.
Twenty Years Ago
11 September 2021
Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack. In the past few days we have all been inundated with replays and rememberances of the day when tragedy befell the nation in New York City, at the Pentagon and in a field of Pennsylvania.
Matinee: 'Why Photojournalism Matters'
11 September 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
11 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at iOS 15, Milky Way photography and a collection of Sept. 11 remembrances in photos.
Save Our Seas Announces Ocean Storyteller Grant
11 September 2021
Save Our Seas Foundation has announced its Ocean Storyteller Grant will focus on photography in its inaugural year. The photography grant is led by National Geographic photographer Thomas Peschak with Kathy Moran and Jennifer Samuel from National Geographic.
Friday Slide Show: Return to the Bay Trail
10 September 2021
We haven't ventured very far from home with a camera for over a year now for a couple of reasons. But the stars aligned last weekend and we jumped in the car to return to the Bay Trail for a walk in the sunshine at the water's edge.
Around The Horn
10 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Drone Photo Awards, infrared on the iPhone, Fracture Photo Walls and Luminar Neo.
Sigma Announces 24mm, 90mm Contemporary Prime Lenses
9 September 2021
Sigma has announced two new prime lenses in its Contemporary lineup, a 24mm f2 DG DN wide angle prime and a 90mm DG DN telephoto prime. Details follow.
Around The Horn
9 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Zhang Ahuei, No Time to Die, Mike Belleme, camera straps, Sky Replacement, mirrors and Alvy Ray Smith.
Ricoh Announces GR IIIx +
8 September 2021
Ricoh has launched its GR IIIx featuring a newly-developed 40mm-equivalent GR lens in a compact, lightweight body optimized for street photography.
Xencelabs Adds Pen Tablet Small To Lineup
8 September 2021
Xencelabs has introduced its Pen Tablet Small, two-thirds the size of its Medium tablet introduced in February.
Around The Horn
8 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Hugo Huerta Marin, irises, Joshua Cutillo, travel lens kits, Marla Michele Must, free portrait presets, non-camera gear and Save Your Photos Month.
ON1 Announces Photo Raw 2022 Release
7 September 2021
ON1 has announced it will release Photo Raw 2022 "in late September."
Around The Horn
7 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Davide Bertuccio, sunrises, the Olympics, Panasonic S5 monochromes, in-camera motion, macros, staying safe in public and Andrew Molitor.
Labor Day
6 September 2021
The Mechanics Monument at Market, Bush and Battery Streets in San Francisco was sculpted by Douglas Tilden as part of a Market Street beautification project at the turn of the 20th century.
Matinee: 'Handcuffed, Leaps into Canal'
4 September 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
4 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at grandkids, the lotus, the Fujifilm GFX50S II, finding work and cycling up Marin.
Friday Slide Show: Hill Update
3 September 2021
When we published Road Work in July, the serious work to stabilize the hill was just beginning on the western side of Glen Canyon. By the end of August, when we took these, it was well under way.
Around The Horn
3 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at funny wildlife, Appalachia, dense fog and Elements landscape magazine.
Fujifilm Introduces GFX50S II Mirrorless Camera
2 September 2021
Fujifilm has announced the large-format GFX50S II mirrorless camera featuring a 51.4-megapixel large format sensor, an X-Processor 4 image processor, an OLED EVF, an articulated touchscreen LCD, ISO to 102,400 and Fujifilm's film simulation modes.
Fujifilm Announces Two XF Primes, One GF Zoom
2 September 2021
Fujifilm has announed new two 23mm and 33mm XF prime lenses and a new GF 35-70mm zoom lens. Details with specifications follow.
Around The Horn
2 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at David Bailey, John McDermott, Lou Schwartzberg, 500px and a Rocky Nook discount.
Panasonic Announces Lumix S 24mm f1.8 Prime
1 September 2021
Panasonic has introduced the Lumix S 24mm f1.8 prime lens, its third addition to the series of four f1.8 large-aperture lenses based on the L-Mount system standard. The new 24mm optic joins the 50mm and 85mm lenses, all of which feature a common size and of control positions.
Around The Horn
1 September 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Wildlife Photographers of the Year, the Gulf coast, conservation, camera production, wild elephants, the Fujifilm 120/4 GF at 1:1 and a photo contest.
August Archived
1 September 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 8 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 19 Features, 10 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 166 items of interest) and one site note for a total of 55 stories.
Take Two: Signs of Life
31 August 2021
The idea that a single exposure is good for just one photograph is a conceit of the kind of photographer who eschews editing as cheating. A photograph, like any scene, may have many images within it.
Polaroid Now+ Camera Includes Five Snap-On Filters
31 August 2021
Polaroid has announced its Now+ camera featuring Bluetooth to connect to an app for special effects and five snap-on filters.
Around The Horn
31 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Carl van der Linde, Fred Baldwin, Joe McNally, Hiro, an old iPad and scholarship.
Opportunity
30 August 2021
We were done for the day, our camera holstered, when we walked by this scene. It would normally have struck us as plain old urban blight, the consequence of rising costs and limited income, not an uncommmon story.
Around The Horn
30 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sue Palmer Stone, Knox Bertie, Kevin Wiener, the Nikon Z fc, Canon R6 Error 70, 1:2 With the GFX, ultra-wide lenses and a new enlargement method.
Matinee: 'On Safari with Brooke Bartleson'
28 August 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
28 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kathy Ryan, frame averaging, the Panasonic 50mm f1.8 and Andrew Molitor.
Friday Slide Show: A Sunny Garden
27 August 2021
Yesterday afternoon as the sun (making a rare appearance here during the summer) was on its way down, we stopped what we were doing, grabbed the Olympus E-PL1 with 14-42mm II R kit lens, slapped a 4x Lensbaby macro converter on it and went out into the yard.
Around The Horn
27 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a festival of photojournalism, Masahisa Fukase's cat, color, odd apples, interior photography and starting late in life.
Tamron To Ship 18-300mm Zoom for Sony E
26 August 2021
Tamron has announced it will begin shipping its 18-300mm f3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD for Sony E-Mount on Sept. 24 for $699. A version with a Fujifilm mount is expected in the fall.
Around The Horn
26 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ying Ang, Kremer/Johnson, Dasha Pears, Global Billboard winners, waterfalls, a video and five new Explorers of Light.
The Fence Weathers
25 August 2021
In March 2019 we replaced a redwood fence on one side of the estate and it has remained reddish until this summer, when it began to fade. It will soon have the permanent silver glow that defies painting.
Weather Photographer of the Year Shortlist Announced
25 August 2021
The Royal Meteorological Society's Weather Photographer of the Year 2021 shortlist is ow open to the public to vote on its favorites. Over 8,900 photographs were submitted by over 3,300 photographers from 114 countries this year.
Around The Horn
25 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Charlie Chaplin, Thibaud Poirier, Catherine Opie, black-and-white, 35mm lenses on medium format and the M1's limitations.
Around The Horn
24 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at an ICP exhibit, Mara Lazaridou, Miguel Casar, a free Kost course, how hang pictures, the Z System, the M1 chip, the Zoom Li-on III R2, the Godox Ving V860III and aPhotoCross Backpacks deal.
Pinecone
23 August 2021
We associate pinecones with summer vacation, which officially ended today with the first day of school up the street. So, in this case at least, our pinecone is a souvenir of summer vacation.
PhotoShelter Webinar: Why Luck Is a State of Mind
23 August 2021
PhotoShelter will host a free webinar on Aug. 27 at noon ET titled Why Luck Is a State of Mind with Nikon Ambassador and Think Tank Photo co-founder Deanne Fitzmaurice.
Around The Horn
23 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Tennessee floods, Alessia Rollo, Harold Davis, Helga Stentzel, EV car camping, 2020 Unmasked, lenses and the Compact Processor 800.
Matinee: 'Women Trees'
21 August 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
21 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Patagonia in the fall, Lina Scheynius, dream cars, outdoor shooting tips and Street Photography Day.
Friday Slide Show: Budget Dahlias
20 August 2021
When September rolls around (as it is in the habit of doing every year), we usually find ourselves at Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park for the free Opera in the Park concert. We missed it last year and we'll miss it this year. We still find it necessary to minimize our exposure to the coronavirus to protect those relying on us.
Around The Horn
20 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Leandro Colantoni, Pablo Piedra, Amaal Said, astrophotography, the Sony A1 and self portraits.
Flowering Rosemary
19 August 2021
There's been a lot of interest focused on the Field of Dreams site near Dyersville, especially after that dramatic White Sox victory over the Yankees in the corn fields. Which, you know, were knee high by the fourth.
Remembering Hiro
19 August 2021
Yasuhiro Wakabayashi, the Japanese-American photographer known as Hiro, died on Sunday at his country home in Erwinna, Pa. He was 90.
Around The Horn
19 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Critics' Choice Awards, James Bannister, LenRentals, an iPad workflow, a phone call and colorblind accessibility.
DNP Introduces WCM2 Print
18 August 2021
DNP has announced its Wireless Connect Module 2 Print with WiFi hotspot technology to connect to a single or multiple DNP dye-sublimation photo printers from macOS, iOS, Android and Windows devices.
Harvey Posts ExifTool 12.30 Production Release
18 August 2021
Phil Harvey has posted ExifTool v12.30, the first production release since v12.26 on May 21. The small download is available three formats, including a Windows executable and Macintosh OS X package.
Around The Horn
18 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Iceland, your camera roll, an early start, a $40,000 grant, the future and kindness.
Adobe Releases Updates to Photoshop on Desktop, iPad
17 August 2021
In a blog post today, Pam Clark announced updates to Photoshop on the desktop and on the iPad. In addition, she announced a new Photoshop beta program that begins this month.
Around The Horn
17 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Lynsey Addario, Ben Long, Harvey Stearn, Trexo Wheels, screen scaling and a macOS scanner bug.
Adobe MAX 2021 Registration Opens
16 August 2021
Adobe has announced it is now accepting registrations for Adobe MAX 2021, the Creativity Conference, to be held as a free virtual event from Oct. 26 to 28.
Around The Horn
16 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kabul, Fica Suave, Alexander Turner, Mapuche, Cammie Toloui, a keeper, Nathan Armstrong and the perfect tripod.
Matinee: 'The Boy Who Loves Cars'
14 August 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
14 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at misinformation, landscape kit, photo and video apps, a judgment against a wedding photographer and asking permission.
Friday Slide Show: Twin Peaks in Fog
13 August 2021
We don't usually hike up Twin Peaks on a cold and foggy day. And we don't bike up either. We wouldn't even bother to drive up, come to think of it.
Around The Horn
13 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at aurora australis, jellyfish, SofGAN, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Pier 24 Photography.
Around The Horn
12 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Bob Wick, Jutta Fausel-Ward, Patrick Ecclesine, frames, hair, Apple and a photo story.
A Photographer's Best Friend
11 August 2021
Man's best friend may be the dog, but a photographer's best friend is the pig. And not just any pig but a specific breed. The piggy bank.
Around The Horn
10 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Dunaliella Salina, Max Miechowski, Matthew Pillsbury, Kriston Jae Bethel, time-travel rephotography, hero shots, Canson Baryta Photographique II and Flying Toasters.
The Apple Crop
9 August 2021
It has been a great consolation to be able to put the coffee down and step out into the garden to take a breath of fresh air and see what's going on. Which birds are calling to each other, what's growing on the lemon tree, if we have any kumquats yet (we do), how the apples are doing.
Around The Horn
9 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Greece, India, free webinars, camera buying, the Peak Design Field Pouch, memory card tips, bokeh in post, the Perseid Meteor Shower and a writing workshop for photographers.
Matinee: Photos From a Christening
7 August 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
7 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Olympic reflections, Greenville, Bernard Moncet and stills from video.
Friday Slide Show: A Long Walk
6 August 2021
We left the bunker late Monday morning with the wild intention of taking a longer walk than usual. And we brought along the D200 with the 43-86mm Nikkor. Since it was a sunny day for once, we put a Hoya circular polarizer on it.
Around The Horn
6 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Minimalist Photography Awards, summer, Hiroshi Sugimoto, the Panasonic S5, photo management tools and SIMD processing.
Getting a Head Start
5 August 2021
There are two ways to think about presets. They can be recipes for a specific look or treatment or they can be a head start on an image edit. As a recipe, they work well for sets of images. As a head start they work well for images you'd like to spend more time editing.
Around The Horn
5 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at McNally at the Olympics, Marion Palfi, Eugene Richards, the Photographers' Gallery, vintage flash bulbs, rechargeable batteries and a Lensbaby refurb sale.
Sigma Announces 150-600mm f5-6.3 Sports Zoom
4 August 2021
Sigma has announced the 150-600mm f5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports, its first super-telephoto lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. It features ultra-high-performance glass capable of delivering beautiful bokeh throughout its zoom range with optical aberrations kept well under control, the company said.
DxO Announces Free August Photography Webinars
4 August 2021
DxO has announced its program of free photography webinars for August. Topics feature working with DxO PhotoLab and Nik Collection 4.
Around The Horn
4 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jan Langer, John Alinder, Giuliano Scarparo, Oriana Poindexter, Rich McCor, Vincent Cornelissen, chroma, David Skernick and Polaroid.
Candelabra Aloe
3 August 2021
Yesterday the sun was shinning so we left the house to take a walk with the Nikon D200 and 43-86mm Nikkor (with a circular polarizer) hung over our shoulder. We had no plan and left the camera in its holster until we came across this candelabra aloe.
Remembering George Forss
3 August 2021
George Forss, prized for his images of New York City, died on July 17 at home in Cambridge, N.Y. from heart failure. He was 80.
Around The Horn
3 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Erin Babnik, Renée Kemps, Bertien van Manen, Holocaust survivors, Jeremy Koreski, a new lens, Join Together Now, Facebook infringements and backup exclusions.
Around The Horn
2 August 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Olympics from several angles, Jesse Marlow, Casper Rolsted, Jameisha Prescod, the Epson ET-8550 printer and cameras at Cannes.
July Archived
2 August 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 7 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 18 Features, 13 commented News stories, 26 Editor's Notes (which included 172 items of interest), no reviews and one site note for a total of 58 stories.
Matinee: Laura Fuchs Quarantine Story
31 July 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
31 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a dude ranch, clouds at a gas station, forecasting cloud cover and over-editing tells.
Friday Slide Show: St. Francis Wood Fountain
30 July 2021
There are two public fountains in St. Francis Wood. This is the upper fountain on St. Francis Boulevard, which complements the Circle Fountain further down the hill. On a cold and windy day we visited it with our Olympus E-PL1 with 14-42mm II R kit lens.
UNESCO Opens Silk Roads Photo Contest
30 July 2021
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has opened its Silk Roads photo contest for submissions. The contest is open to anyone aged 14 to 25 "to encourage further cultural interaction, to help build mutual understanding and to promote peace amongst the people living along these routes."
Around The Horn
30 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Texas grape harvest, the Light Herder, camera makers, expressive color processing and breached databases.
Around The Horn
29 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Elliott Verdier, Women Street Photographers, Ben Van Hook, Ole Bielfeldt, Harold Davis and Mike Johnston.
Smith Fund Grant Finalists Announced
28 July 2021
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund has listed the finalists in its 42nd annual Grant for Humanistic Photography. Finalists have also been named in the Smith Fund's 4th annual Student category and 25th annual Howard Chapnick Grant, which is awarded to encourage leadership in any field ancillary to photojournalism, such as picture editing, research, education and management.
Around The Horn
28 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at color, camera companies at the Tokyo Olympics, Chandler Moore, an estimate, plug-ins and a Rocky Nook discount.
The Organic Fence Post
27 July 2021
When you plant an organic fence post, you don't need to sink it into concrete. It roots. And as a living thing, you don't have to replace it as often as even those pressure-treated 4x4-inch beams.
Around The Horn
27 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Fares Micue, JiaHao Peng, a Sony backyard test, selections, Matthew Tufts and travel photo tips.
The Grass, Greener
26 July 2021
We've seen this ground cover here and there and lamented when its luscious green blades turned brown and withered away. But we've never met. We no more know its name than it knows ours.
Around The Horn
26 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Stefano Schirato, the World Architecture Festival, 115 service workers, Godafoss, online workshops, four specialists, a Sony RX100 VI, monochromes, moving and macOS malware protections.
Matinee: Michael Falco's Pinhole Images
24 July 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
24 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Olympics Opening Ceremony, the Bootleg Fire, old family photographs, a Reddit AMA and the Framework laptop.
Friday Slide Show: Road Work
23 July 2021
At first glance today's slide show seems like two different productions. The images are from one walk but half of them are somewhat scenic while the other half are purely pedestrian.
Around The Horn
23 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the iPhone Photography Awards, Jake Michaels, Devís and Rueda, Africa in Focus and getting up in the morning.
Capture One 21 Update Released
22 July 2021
Phase One has releassed Capture One 21 v14.3.0 with three new features in addition to user experience improvements. The new features including instant sharing, redesigned exporting and a new Magic Brush for masking.
Around The Horn
22 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at British youth, Kilian Schönberger, the MoMA Photo Club, Tom O'Brien, L.A. photographers, four Canson Infinity Arches papers, the Envoy Pro SX, preparing a gift Mac and an M1 iMac review.
Around The Horn
21 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Michael Schmidt, Gazan children, Hasselblad, eyes, Kersten Luts, HIF files and Kodak self censures.
Bare Branches
20 July 2021
What on earth possessed us to think some straggly, bare brittle branches standing against the blue sky were beautiful? And yet there it was. Undeniable beauty, as if arranged by a master floral arranger.
Around The Horn
20 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the 400 Years Project, the Stahl House, Olympic photo gear, square portraits, reverse image searching, supply shortages, USB-C cables and testing backups.
The Hills Are Alive
19 July 2021
There was something about the hill on the other side of the road that appealed to us. We knew better. Whenever we take one of those golden-waves-of-grain shots they turn out looking like someone should call a gardener.
This time was different. As we looked at the thumbnail, we liked the abstraction the colors painted. The blue sky, the golden hill, the green foreground. It reminded us of those 1950s abstract expressionist paintings we like to linger around at SFMOMA.
So we pulled it into Capture One 21 and stepped through the dance, exporting a 500-pixel wide image. We brought that into Photoshop and resized it to 500 pixels deep for this piece. And took our little crop for the carousel thumbnail.
Then it occurred to us to prove color was essential to this image by converting it to black-and-white.
Around The Horn
19 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a couch, the climate crisis, Magdalene Sinclair, Tokyo 2020, the iPhone 12 Pro Max wide angle, David Furst, Ben Martin, Adobe on DACA and Pegasus spyware.
Matinee: 'The Art of Climbing Photography With Simon Carter'
17 July 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
17 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at flooding in Germany and Belgium, Mike Disfarmer's photographs, Harold Davis, night photography and the Fujifilm X-H1.
Friday Slide Show: Baseball
16 July 2021
In the middle of our Saturday afternoon siesta, which we take as seriously as a national holiday, we got a text from Little Brother. Hey, he woke us up, do you remember going to a game with Dad, me and one your favorite nephews?
Remembering Danish Siddiqui
16 July 2021
Pulitzer Prie-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed in Kandahar province by the Taliban while, embedded with Afghan forces, he was talking to shopkeepers. He was 38 years old.
Around The Horn
16 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the World Report Award shortlist, Greg White, the green flash, Haifoss, untracked astrophotography and ransomware.
Around The Horn
15 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Latin American photojournalism, Leonard Nadel, the 2011 Tohuku Earthquake, long exposures and the LensCulture Street Photography Awards.
Backblaze Raises Computer Backup Prices
14 July 2021
In a blog post, Gleb Budman announced an increase in subscription charges for Backblaze's Computer Backup service. The increase was necessitated, he writes, because "as our customers generate more and more data, our costs can rise while our prices remain fixed."
Epson Announces New SureLab Pro Minilab Printers
14 July 2021
Epson has introduced the SureLab D1070 and SureLab D1070DE, two new compact, high-volume minilab printers designed for high-volume photo and graphic production.
Around The Horn
14 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at herons, Iranian women, rooftop crops, Schaun Champion, Holly Mason, GF aliasing, Z firmware upgrades, Time Capsules and Adobe activations.
DxO Releases PureRaw 1.2
13 July 2021
DxO has released PureRa1.2, an update to the AI-powered editing solution that automatically removes digital noise and other lens defects. The new version adds support for five cameras and 26 lenses.
Around The Horn
13 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Alberto Selvestrel, Alexander Ladanivskyy, the Brush tool, birding, watermarking and SmugMug.
The Extraordinary Ordinary
12 July 2021
What could be more ordinary that a collection of kids' backpacks bulging with lunch lined up at the playground in summer? And yet, this year, there's nothing ordinary about it all.
Around The Horn
12 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at astronomy photography, Lars Borges, Terra Fondriest, the Magnum Square Print Sale, Mail Drop, lenses, conflicting information, an ND filter, OPTIC and a broadband issue.
Matinee: 'We Are All Photographers'
10 July 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
10 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Rita Leistner, Dora Goodman, shutters and a pandemic photography follow-up.
Friday Slide Show: An Experiment
9 July 2021
We thought we would try a little experiment. It required just a few little props, one desk lamp, a camera, a macro converter and, well, us. What could go wrong?
PhotoShelter Webinar: What Makes a Great Photo
9 July 2021
PhotoShelter will host a free webinar on July 15 at noon ET titled What Makes a Great Photo: Real-Time Reviews and Insights from Essdras M. Suarez. Meanwhile, the company has invited you to submit your photos for the review.
Around The Horn
9 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Wise Photo Projec, sea shells, the Pandemic Effect, Fujifilm GF long primes, Apple Time Capsule warning, Nik Collection discount and Portraits Project submissions.
ACDSee Opens Beta For Gemstone Raw Developer
8 July 2021
ACDSee has opened beta testing for its new Gemstone Raw Developer image editing software for Windows. Gemstone, which the company expects to release in the fall, includes support for layers and over 500 cameras with non-destructive tools like Tune, Detail, Geometry, Repair.
2021 Audubon Photography Awards Winners Announced
8 July 2021
The National Audubon Society has announced the winning photographs of the Audubon Photography Awards eight prizes in four divisions. In its 12th year, the winning entries and honorable mentions emerged from 2,416 entrants from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and 10 Canadian provinces and territories.
Around The Horn
8 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Euro 2020 fans, Caesar Lima, rain, the Lightograph, Fujifilm GF short primes and backing up.
Panasonic Announces Leica 25-50mm f1.7 For Micro Four Thirds
7 July 2021
Panasonic has announced the Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm/f1.7 ASPH., a new telephoto zoom lens for the Micro Four Thirds format, featuring a fast f1.7 aperture throughout the entire 50-100mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range.
Summer Weather
7 July 2021
When we hear the weather report on the local TV news, we think we are getting a broadcast from some other state. We're high up in the middle of the city on the saddle between its tallest peaks. You'd think we'd get a mention.
Around The Horn
7 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Baluchistan, messaging, Bart Kuyken, Kirk Tuck and Velvia 100.
Krebs Warns Another Zero-Day Looms For WD Users
6 July 2021
In a blog post today on KrebsonSecurity, security journalist Brian Krebs warns that the recent remote data wipe of MyBook Live devices is not the only problem the company is facing. He cites "a similarly serious zero-day flaw present in a much broader range of newer Western Digital MyCloud network storage devices that will remain unfixed for many customers who can't or won't upgrade to the latest operating system."
DxO Launches Nik Collection 4.1
6 July 2021
DxO Labs has released version 4.1 of the Nik Collection featuring a new rendering engine optimized for Nik Viveza and Nik Silver Efex. The new version also resets the 30-day trial period.
Around The Horn
6 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Agence MYOP, garbage, Rory Gardiner, Alberto Venzago, Vogue India, Norway's new "Photoshop Law", Roger Deakins, Photoshop plug-ins on a Mac M1, a memorial bench and Darktable 3.6.
Celebrating the Fourth on the Fifth
5 July 2021
Today we celebrate yesterday. Yesterday was the fourth but, being a Sunday, the nation will take today off to remember for two days in a row the day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.
Matinee: 'A Studio Visit With Todd Hido'
3 July 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
3 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Istvan Kerekes, Nina Weinberg Doran, a Fujifilm X-Pro3, silhouettes and a 30-year family portrait.
Friday Slide Show: Growing Images
2 July 2021
You know you're having a good editing session when you don't have even an empty cup of coffee at your side but you keep leaning back in your chair and reaching over for a sip anyway.
Around The Horn
2 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Getty Inclusion Scholarships, Rachael Talibart, Enda Burke, the new Nikkor Z 28mm, Sekonic, LaserSoft discounts, a Lensbaby deal and David Hobby.
WD Updates My Book Live Warning
1 July 2021
In a statement released yesterday, Western Digital updated its warning to WD My Book Live and WD My Book Live Duo owners that the multiple exploits are ongoing. The company offered both a data recovery and trade-in program to deal with the issue.
Around The Horn
1 July 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Adam Ferguson, Jošt Dolinšek, Ryan Dearth, toy photography, Instagram and a contest.
June Archived
1 July 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 6 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 22 Features, 18 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 165 items of interest), two reviews and five site notes for a total of 72 stories.
Retro? Not Going Back Quite That Far
30 June 2021
Oh, the retro thing. We can't be the only one who remembers it wasn't what it's cracked up to be. It's great to be young -- unless you're young. It would be preferable to be young when you're old. That's the attraction of the retro thing.
Around The Horn
30 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Maureen Drennan, Jan Erik Waider, Timothy Boomer, Stella Kalinina, a poppy seed, David Hobby, Getty curators AMA and a Nikon Z fc AMA.
Pixemator Pro 2.1 Released
29 June 2021
According to a blog post by the Pixelmator team today, Pixelmator Pro 2.1 Coral has been released. "What's more, Pixelmator Pro is still on sale for 50 percent off," the post adds.
Five Golden Rules
29 June 2021
Every day we all suffer from the sticky shortcomings of many (but not all) of our software tools, wondering how such a mess ever left the oven half baked. John Nack, who recently returned to Adobe after a stint at Google, shed some light on how that happens in a blog post today (while he is on vacation, no less).
Broken Limbs
29 June 2021
We've passed this old tree many times and every time we do, we are tempted to try another shot of it. Usually we don't bother because we have learned over the years that we just won't capture what it is that attracts us to it.
Around The Horn
29 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Yale Photography MFA graduates, Jake Michaels, electron ptychography, Lightroom premium portrait presets, iPhone tips and a corner.
Canon Introduces RF 14-35mm f4 L Prime
28 June 2021
Canon has announced the RF 14-35mm f4 L IS USM lens for full-frame EOS R-series cameras, the broadest range ever in a Canon wide-angle zoom for full-frame autofocus cameras.
Nikon Announces Z fc, Two Z Lenses +
28 June 2021
Nikon has officially announced the Nikon Z fc, a lightweight DX-format camera that combines "the latest mirrorless technology with a classic vintage design." At the same time, the company announced a matching Nikkor Z DX 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 VR zoom and a compact Nikkor Z 28mm f2.8 SE prime lens.
Wild Cherries
28 June 2021
We were delighted to find these wild Rainier cherries growing along the pedestrian path that runs alongside O'Shaughnessy on the western side of Glen Canyon in San Francisco. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, cherries.
Around The Horn
28 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Donato Di Camillo, Anne Noggle, Silvia Becker, Texas wineries, photo forensics and Andrew Molitor.
Matinee: 'The Photo Parlour'
26 June 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Romulo Yanes
26 June 2021
Romulo Yanes, who revolutionized food photography over a four decade career, died earlier this month from peritoneal cancer at his home in Tampa, Fla. He was 62.
Friday Slide Show: An Old Chevy
25 June 2021
We stumbled across this gem while we were walking uphill. Which was an excellent excuse to stop, swing the camera around, take off the lens cap, look around for guard dogs and suspicious vehicle owners and take a few leisurely shots.
Around The Horn
25 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Martin Kantor Portrait Prize, Surfside, Cristiano Volk, Death Valley, GF zooms and primes and Shortcuts.
WD NAS Devices Losing Data From Factory Reset
25 June 2021
Western Digital has issued an advisory to address a mysterious factory reset that has wiped data from its My Book Live network attached storage devices. The devices can be accessed remotely by their owners using an app even if the device is behind a firewall.
Site Tweak: Calendar
24 June 2021
We did a little deferred maintenance on our Calendar. During the pandemic, museums have been closed and events canceled.
Site Tweak: Brave Search and More
24 June 2021
This week Brave, the privacy-focused browser company, released a beta of its new Brave Search private search tool based on technology acquired from Tailcat in March.
Adobe, 100cameras Partner to Support Students
24 June 2021
In a blog post by Lindsay Morris today, Adobe announced a new partnership with the nonprofit 100cameras to create an exclusive new global collection to provide today's youth with the power to tell their stories through photography.
Around The Horn
24 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Indian Ocean, Andy Anderson, soft light and buying advice.
Around The Horn
23 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Wellcome prize shortlist, 13 LGBTQ+ photographers, Gisèle Freund, car photography and Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
Adobe Revamps Premiere Pro Workflow in Beta Release
22 June 2021
Adobe has released a beta version of Premiere Pro that significantly revamps the workflow. Both import and export workflows have been redesigned and a new header bar helps to integrate different aspects of the editing workflow.
Pinholed
22 June 2021
During yesterday's launch of the Lensbaby Obscura, the company conducted a launch party on YouTube and Facebook during which a number of beta testers talked about their experience with the new optic.
Around The Horn
22 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at storms, Shortcuts, 20 Lightroom tips, a Zeiss 35mm f2.0 ZF, Instagram Likes, background control, tungsten and the Emerging Photography Awards contest.
Clay Pots
21 June 2021
Nothing at all is growing in these pots at the moment. But the morning sun caught them at just the right angle. They seem to be an attentive audience if only in the cheap seats.
Lensbaby Launches Obscura Pinhole Lens
21 June 2021
Lensbaby has launched a two Obscura lenses to provide a more refined pinhole experience than its original Pinhole/Zoneplate optic swap module. In addition to a 50mm optic swap version for dSLRs, there is a mirrorless pancake version. You can also purchase the optic swap module in a housing. Each of the options offers three aperture options itself.
Around The Horn
21 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sebastião Salgado, Ryan Jenq, Heiko Kellwig, Kevin Raber and Thom Hogan.
Matinee: Jane Ussher's 'Still Life'
19 June 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Eva Sereny
19 June 2021
Eva Sereny, who captured unforgettable images of movies stars in unguarded moments on the sets of now classic movies, passed away late last month in London following complications from a stroke. She was 86.
Site Tweak: Updated Subscription Options
19 June 2021
A sympathetic reader recently offered to write us a check "because you deserve to have people paying you to read your work." And not only that but our PayPal button wasn't working.
Around The Horn
19 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Brooklyn, Dylan Hausthor, sky replacement and rickety tripods.
Friday Slide Show: Revisiting Triangle Park
18 June 2021
Last November, we featured a slide show of Triangle Park as it was getting a major makeover. "Watch this space," we recommended, promising we'd return to the park for another look when it was finished.
Happy Juneteenth
18 June 2021
Today marks the first federal Juneteenth holiday, which officially falls on June 19. That being a Saturday this year, we're celebrating the new holiday a day early.
Around The Horn
18 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mikael Owunna, Lesha Pavlov, a charming animation, OpenWalls Arles 2021 winners, inevitable convergence and laptops.
Phase One Adds Cascable Mobile Access to IQ4 Platform
17 June 2021
Phase One has announced its collaboration with Swedish-ased software company Cascable AB on mobile platform development for Phase One IQ4 camera systems. The two companies are taking the first steps toward expanded mobile control of Phase One IQ4-based cameras by developing and integrating Cascable software with the Infinity Platform controls on both XF and XT cameras.
Around The Horn
17 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Earth, 1970s America, airline meals, Antoine Repesse, Terry Godlove and two Fujifilm images.
The Garden of Eden
16 June 2021
It is a blessing to have a sunny garden. Yes, it takes some work ever since the Original Pair broke the contract. But still you have nothing more to do than sit there for a while to be astonished at what happens.
Around The Horn
16 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Zac Henderson, Wagstaff and Mapplethorpe, Daniel Kordan, photo printers, animating a photo, pricing headshots, focal planes and Profoto Camera.
Briscoe Center Acquires Polidori Archive
15 June 2021
The Briscoe Center in Austin, Texas, has acquired the archives of Robert Polidori through the help of a Chicago-area family who made the acquisition possible. The Robert Polidori Photographic Print Archive, valued at more than $30 million, includes over 85,000 archive prints.
Always Good Advice
15 June 2021
A neighbor with a sense of humor (and who doesn't need one of those) posted this helpful advice without the aid of social media.
Avalanche Unlimited Updated
15 June 2021
Cyme has released Avalanche Unlimited 1.3.8. Avalanche is an artificial intelligence-powered, macOS tool for Mojave and later to migrate your photo libraries or catalogs "without losing any data and while preserving all your edits."
Around The Horn
15 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Horacio Reyes Páez, Adeolu Osibodu, Leo "Bud" Welch, Westcott, protecting gear in the heat, the Platyball Elite, a sweet tweet and macOS Monterey.
Pulitzer Winners in Photography Announced
14 June 2021
Among the Pulitzer Prizes announced today were two photography honors in the categories of Breaking News and Feature Photography, each of which carry awards of $15,000.
Lemke Software Releases GraphicConverter 11.1.5
14 June 2021
Last Friday, Lemkesoft released GraphicConverter 11.1.5, the Swiss Army knife image editing utility, with new and updated features plus a few bug fixes.
Around The Horn
14 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ming Smith, the G7 in Cornwall, the Palouse, Shasha Lytvyn, dippers, copying watercolors and a free poster template.
Matinee: 'The Cameraman'
12 June 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
12 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at John Madden, Kunal Shah, a Nikon 50mm f1.4, free ON1 Summer Textures, Photography Camp, Andrew Molitor and a Canon virtual event.
Friday Slide Show: A Quick Walk
11 June 2021
Fatigue is an occupational hazard in any line of work. We're fortunate to be immune, apparently. So when we read in more than one place this week about the weariness some photographers were experiencing in finding things to photograph, we couldn't imagine what they were talking about.
Around The Horn
11 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at sports photography, home, 'Burning Monk' and Photoshop neural filters.
Datacolor Introduces Spyder Accessory Line
10 June 2021
Datacolor has introduces a line of inexpensive Spyder accessories to use with its color management hardware.
Around The Horn
10 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Dorothea Lange, protest photos, John Topham, behind Adobe's Premium Presets, Android monochrome apps and newborn photography trends.
Test Drive: Avalanche Unlimited
9 June 2021
Migrating from one photo application like Lightroom to another like Capture One is an exercise in frustration. Left to your own devices, the edits you've made to your images in the original application are lost in the transition to the new one. To preserve them, you typically have to write the edits into a less-editable JPEG version of the image.
Sony Electronics Launches 'Create Action' Initiative
9 June 2021
Sony Electronics has launched Create Action, a $1 million grant program designed to support underserved, underrepresented communities by amplifying the efforts of local, non-profit organizations in those communities. The program is part of Sony's broader social justice efforts, with funding sourced from the company's Global Social Justice Fund.
OM Digital Introduces M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm f4.0 Pro Lens
9 June 2021
OM Digital Solutions Corp., formerly known as Olympus, has announced the M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm f4.0 Pro lens for Micro Four Thirds. The first lens in the M.Zuiko Pro series to feature a retracting mechanism to ensure its compact size, it weighs less than 15 ounces.
Around The Horn
9 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at birds, human sculptures, Hal Fischer, Kristi Odom, cameras for grads, the Pentax K-3 III and photojournalism.
Tamalpais Sunset
8 June 2021
We took our daily walk through the neighborhood a little late yesterday. After dinner when most of the dog walkers had returned home and before the coyotes had come out.
Around The Horn
8 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jess Gough, Live Mode, Creative Cloud updates, Polaroid x Keith Haring, Apple's World Wide Developers Conference and Fujifilm.
Site Tweak: Counting Matinees
7 June 2021
Later this week we'll publish our 400th matinee. We started the weekly series in September 2013 and we haven't missed a Saturday since.
Around The Horn
7 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the All About Photo Awards, Graciela Magnoni, Cristiano Volk, Ernest Withers, Chris Sims, the Panasonic 50mm f1.4, fill flash, Sony vs. Nikon, the sun, Capcom lawsuit and a Fujfilm attack.
Matinee: 'True Portraits'
5 June 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Sophie Rivera
5 June 2021
Sophie Rivera, whose portraits of her Puerto Rican neighbors redefined the community, died late last month in the Bronx from a neurodegenerative disease. She was 82.
Around The Horn
5 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Belmont Stakes, World War II, Tank Man, the Cambo AC-380, pricing used gear, Capture One and NX Field.
Friday Slide Show: Roosevelt
4 June 2021
We can still recall what it felt like to read a chapter in Lives of the Saints, a book we'd received as a gift in our youth. Later that was followed by Profiles in Courage and still later by Plutarch's Lives and Vasari's Lives of the Artists. Each of these celebrated the lives of some exemplary people as a lesson for young minds.
Around The Horn
4 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ben Eisendrath, Agnes Lopez, Al J Thompson, Super Resolution, the weather, phoning a friend and illustrating photographs.
Around The Horn
3 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Federico Clavarino, portraits of addiction, Tobi Shinobi and Menja Stevenson.
Test Drive: Nik Collection 4
2 June 2021
With the release of Nik Collection 4, DxO Labs has revised the venerable U Point interface of Viveza, added ClearView to Silver Efex Pro as well as new film emulsion emulations and added Meta Presets for Photoshop, among other enhancements.
Toyo Tires Announces Fifth Shutter Space Contest
2 June 2021
Toyo Tires has opened its fifth Toyo Tires Shutter Space Automotive Photo Contest for submissions. This year's theme is "creative motion" and the Grand Prize package includes a trip for two to Las Vegas with the opportunity to be a guest photographer for Toyo Tires during the SEMA Show and at an exclusive photo shoot.
Nikon Announces Two Z Series Micro Lenses
2 June 2021
Nikon has announced the first Nikon Z series micro lenses designed for macro photography: the Nikkor Z MC 105mm f2.8 VR S and Nikkor Z MC 50mm f2.8.
Panasonic Announces Lumix S 50mm f1.8 L Mount Prime
2 June 2021
Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 50mm f1.8 lens with nine lens elements in eight groups including three aspherical lenses, one Extra-Low Dispersion lens and one Ultra-High Refractive Index lens. The three aspherical lenses provides "both high descriptive performance and beautiful bokeh," the company said.
Around The Horn
2 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a mountain activity contest, Dawoud Bey, Wil Sans, Man Ray, Slim Aarons, Tom Copi, the Canon R3, Juan Pons and AirTags.
Drought
1 June 2021
Summer is upon us but the drought has already gotten a head start. And that's ominous considering the fire danger.
Around The Horn
1 June 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Carlota Guerrero, Lea Thijs, Brad Walls, Tamary Kudita, students, feathering, Google Photos, photo planning apps, Zingst and Anton Corbijn.
May Archived
1 June 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 5 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 23 Features, 10 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 175 items of interest), no reviews and three site notes for a total of 61 stories.
Memorial Day
31 May 2021
Today's national holiday honors those who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces, protecting us. Since we launched Photo Corners, we have set the day aside with a commemoration of our own, as the sidebar shows.
We suspect the fallen would be astonished to revisit us in 2021.
The America they died defending did not countenance a losing presidential candidate urging a crowd to attack the capitol as Congress was certifying the election of his opponent.
Nor did it embrace a wave of state legislation designed solely to disenfranchise select fellow citizens.
Just to name two features of the current political landscape we suspect they would have found beyond the pale. In other words, un-American.
Matinee: 'The Apparatus'
29 May 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
29 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Harold Davis, the Sony a1, the Paul Buff Link 800ws monobloc, the Leica SL, film processing, a Photoshop bug and losing a brother.
Friday Slide Show: A Return to the SkyStar
28 May 2021
Last October we featured the Skystar Wheel in a slide show before it had been completely installed. In fact, it was just a wheel, with no gondolas yet.
Learning the Game
28 May 2021
This month we've been wrestling with a new application that addresses a need we have for handling very long documents. It's been around a long time and it's rather complex so we've had to get off the mat more than a few times.
Remembering Kay Tobin Lahusen
28 May 2021
The photojournalist and gay activist Kay Tobin Lahusen passed away this week in West Chester, Pa. She was 91.
2021 BigPicture Winners Announced
28 May 2021
The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco has announced the winners of this year's BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition. Over 6,400 photographic submissions were entered by photographers representing 65 countries.
Around The Horn
28 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Milky Way, An-My Lê, Arnaud Freitas, mental health, Tajette O'Halloran, Apple in Rome and SanDisk Professional.
Around The Horn
27 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the super moon, Isla De Las Munecas, bees, the M1 iPad Pro cameras, the Forth Road Bridge, Big Sur 11.4, Bill Atkinson's Polaroids, Capture One, Luminar AI and Lensbaby Omni.
Wildlife
26 May 2021
We were on the prowl, our daily safari through the neighborhood with a camera of some sort, mainly for protection. Suddenly (well, not all that suddenly), there appeared a family of Modelos in the savanna grass.
Hasselblad Invites You Home
26 May 2021
Hasselblad has launched a video series titled Hasselblad's Home to take you behind-the-scenes at its headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Around The Horn
26 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Sebastião Salgado, Dina Litovsky, the Vietnam War, the lunar eclipse, the Northern Lights, Photoshop actions, Leica batteries and Visualizing Climate Change.
Remembering Chi Modu
25 May 2021
Chi Modu, who photographed the stars of hip-hop, has died at the age of 54. He had been battling cancer, according to some reports.
Around The Horn
25 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Shahzad Bhiwandiwala, Joe McNally, bad weather, theft and photography jobs.
Panasonic Introduces GH5 II
25 May 2021
Panasonic has introduced the Lumix GH5 II (or GH5M2) with C4K/4K 60p 4:2:0 10-bit video recording and simultaneous output of 4:2:2 10-bit over HDMI during 4K 60p 4:2:0 10-bit internal recording. With the pre-installed V-Log L, it is easy to match the color tone with the footage recorded in V-Log of S1H/S1 and V-Log L of GH5/GH5S, the company said.
Panasonic Announces Flagship GH6 Development, New Lenses
25 May 2021
Panasonic has announced it is developing the Lumix GH6 for release by the end of the year. The new flagship Micro Four Thirds camera will feature a new Venus image processor with "next-generation video expression."
Adobe Launches Creative Cloud Extension for Chrome
25 May 2021
In a blog post today by Minson Chen, Adobe announced Creative Cloud for Google Chrome, "a new Chrome extension that brings the power of Adobe Capture to Chrome on the desktop."
Roots
24 May 2021
We've long admired this tree just off JFK Drive behind the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. It has been fenced off for a few years, the erosion endangering it, but it still stands.
Around The Horn
24 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jana Sophia Nolle, Robert Rieger, light placement, the Fujifilm GFX 100S, nightmares, the Great British Photography Challenge and Twitter's AI cropping tool.
Matinee: The Keeneland Archives
22 May 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
22 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jovana Rikalo, the total lunar eclipse, blogging, the Seagate Mach2 and PhotoPXLcom 2.0.
Friday Slide Show: The Rose Garden
21 May 2021
We may never have promised you a rose garden, but when we returned to the Golden Gate Park Rose Garden this week, we decided to devote ourselves to just that. It's May, the roses are in bloom and we couldn't resist.
Harvey Posts ExifTool 12.26 Production Release
21 May 2021
Phil Harvey has posted ExifTool v12.26, the first production release since v12.15 on Jan. 18. The small download is available three formats, including a Windows executable and Macintosh OS X package.
Around The Horn
21 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at video histories, Meteora, Dan Ginn, the Kensington SD5700T Dual 4K Dock and John Swarce.
Around The Horn
20 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Albert Watson, Gabriele Galimberti, Roman Yarovitcyn, Joe McNally, top lenses, Hahnemühle's print registry and RSS.
Hasselblad Phocus Updates Adds Focus Bracketing
20 May 2021
Hasselblad has updated its Phocus and Phocus Mobile software today. "Taking into account feedback from Hasselblad users that lets us continuously improve our systems, we're excited with this latest Phocus release to introduce Focus Bracketing capabilities along with other useful tools for all our camera lines," says Carsten Pedersen, Phocus software manager.
An Apple Blossom
19 May 2021
Yesterday the sun came out and the winds died down (a bit, for a while), so we grabbed a camera and took advantaged of the situation. By the time we were done, we'd walked over six miles and taken 93 photos.
Around The Horn
19 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Giverny, Halide on the iPad, Rick Sammon's new ebook, breathing, Andrew Molitor on words and Women of Concern.
The Eye of the Beholder
18 May 2021
We've always been charmed by Henry Moore's contention that the holes in his monumental sculptural figures are, in fact, connections. Not, that is, holes.
Around The Horn
18 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Westerbork Film, Hackney, the Path Blur filter, Brett Williams Childs, Epson's new EcoTank printers, teaching photography and Michael Reichmann remembered.
Around The Horn
17 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Xuebing Du, Cornelia Thonhauser, Matilija poppies, wildlife ethics, profit not sales, iPhone remote control and macOS trends.
Matinee: The Photography Foundation
15 May 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
15 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Myanmar, Steve Gosling, the Menu Problem, Kirk Tuck, the MoMA Photo Club and a temporary portrait at the National Portrait Gallery.
Friday Slide Show: Neighbors
14 May 2021
The weather has turned here. As the heat of the Central Valley hits the cool air blowing in from the Pacific Ocean, we get fog all day. We've also been battered lately by strong onshore winds. But one day this week, we had sun all day with little more than a breeze.
Around The Horn
14 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Eid Al-Fitr, Mirja Maria Thiel, George Aquilla Hardy, the Sigma 24-70mm Art, impulse buys and Andrew Molitor.
Prince Albert Environmental Photography Award Winners Announced
13 May 2021
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has announced the winners of the first edition of its Environmental Photography Award. Over 1,300 photographers globally responded to the call for entries with 5,600 images submitted in the three categories of Incredible Wildlife, Wildlife in Crisis and Reasons for Hope.
Around The Horn
13 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kristin Bedford, before-they-were-famous photos, Ishiuchi Miyako, Tony Novak-Clifford, Printerville, voice-over image descriptions as you shoot, dSLR lens discontinuation, Carmen Docampo and shedding gear.
Site Note: That 'Not Secure' Warning
12 May 2021
For some time now, Google has been reporting any site that uses "http" instead of "https" as insecure. Many of us who run secure sites that do not (because they can not) use an SSL certificate and yet also do not "host confidential information or perform material transactions" have complained that this is at best misleading. And frankly, false.
Around The Horn
12 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Castelgrande, Lauren Tepfer, long exposures, Peak Design Marketplace, the Sony A6600, finding studio space and a lifestyle shoot contract.
Friends in High Places
11 May 2021
We've always liked this corner cottage in St. Francis Woods. It has a fairy tale feeling to it, as if it were made of watercolors instead of stones. But as many times as we've wandered by it, we never noticed one little thing.
Around The Horn
11 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at BPPA Press Photographer of the Year photos, the Polish secret police, Austin's Tent City, Total Relighting, customizing Photoshop, landscape patterns, depth of field and Pixlr.
Around The Horn
10 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 15 Asian photographers, Alfredo Cunha, Katerina Vo, ants, the best all-around cameras, the WeMacro focus stacking rail, ON1 Effects 21, Joe McNally and Ifeoma Ozoma.
Remembering Faye Schulman
8 May 2021
Faye Schulman, the only know Jewish partisan of the second World War, died last month at the age of 101.
Matinee: 'Dotty'
8 May 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
8 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Cuba, a 1970s Canon 50mm FD-mount prime, a FujiFilm GFX 100S review, a GFX 100S bracketing issue and camera bag inserts.
Friday Slide Show: Glass Pagliaccio
7 May 2021
This Murano glass clown has entertaining us since Christmas 2004. Joyce discovered it in a little store that was closing and made a present of it. It stands in the alcove where once the telephone of the house, with a cord long enough to reach any bedroom, would (clown-like) ring its own bell.
Around The Horn
7 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Marco Kesseler, Wolfgang Fröhling, lighting tips, portable photo printers, photo tricks and Aperture.
About That Lemon (and Deconvolution Sharpening)
6 May 2021
We had applied our usual corrections and enhancements to our macro shot of lemon skin the other day and left it at that. It was the best we could do, after all, even if it didn't appear entirely sharp to us.
Remembering Robert Houston
6 May 2021
Robert Houston, who documented the civil rights movement in the U.S., died late last month at the age of 86.
Leica Adds 24-70mm f2.8 SL Prime
6 May 2021
Leica Camera is expanding its SL lens portfolio with a lightweight, weather-sealed 24-70mm f2.8 zoom lens, while also launching in two new bundle options with the SL2 and SL2-S.
Around The Horn
6 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Brad Walls, the Holodomor, Shahzad Bhiwandiwala, Roger Ballen, Selene Magnolia, blinking, content-aware fill, the rise of photography, holograms and a new directory.
Around The Horn
5 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at an Asian American photo exhibition, underwater photography, a powdery pooch photo, camera debates and Munker-White illusions.
The Promise of Another Day
4 May 2021
Somehow we had an urge this morning to wander through the garden with a long lens before the sun had a chance to flood the foliage with light. Almost everything we shot suffered from camera blur but a few came through.
Think Tank Photo Introduces Rotation Backpack Series
4 May 2021
Building on the MindShift Rotation180 Backpack series, Think Tank Photo has introduced its next generation of Rotation Backpacks.
Around The Horn
4 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Cholita's Escaladoras, Patagonia, birds, military camps and infrared on the Fujifilm GFX 50R.
Remembering James Prigoff
3 May 2021
James Prigoff, who had documented public murals since the 1970s, died April 21 at home in Sacramento, Calif., at the age of 93.
Around The Horn
3 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ioanna Sakellaraki, Geloy Concepcion, Nelvin Cepeda, Deanna Templeton, the Empire State Building, a background effect, the industry, a 1.4x teleconverter, AI technologies and Safari 14.1.
Site Note: Bing Blocked
3 May 2021
We began the month on an ominous note. Our Internet service provider advised us that after a gigabyte of downloads the first day of the month, we were headed for a $75 surcharge.
Matinee: 'Doing All Right!'
1 May 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
1 May 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at nature, used gear, breathless reviews, a case in point, infinity, Peter Eastway, NFTs and Frank Bernard Clench's statue.
April Archived
1 May 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 4 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 19 Features, 17 commented News stories, 26 Editor's Notes (which included 169 items of interest), one review and one site note for a total of 64 stories.
Friday Slide Show: The Money Tree
30 April 2021
When Joyce was hospitalized last summer for several weeks while radiated tissue was removed from her leg, friends in Texas sent her a pachira money tree from Monica's Florist across the street from the hospital. It was tiny but extravagant and sat in her one window looking out for her.
PhotoShelter Webinar: Business Own First, Photographer Second
30 April 2021
PhotoShelter has announced it will host a free webinar titled Business Own First, Photographer Second on May 7 at 12 p.m. ET with freelance photographer and photojournalist Melissa Lyttle.
Around The Horn
30 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Steven Kovacs, Ted Soqui, Chris Winton, Paul McDonough, travel tips and Gordon Parks.
Anatomy of a Lemon +
29 April 2021
Spring buds and blossoms have appeared in the garden with the blink of an eye. They are so delicate though that wind has made it difficult to photograph them even with a very fast shutter speed.
Avalanche for Capture One 1.0 Released
29 April 2021
Cyme has announced the release of Avalanche for Capture One 1.0, the photo migration software for macOS with Machine Learning capabilities, to migrate Aperture, Luminar 4, Luminar AI or Lightroom catalogs to Capture One. At the same time, the company has added support for Capture One to Avalanche Unlimited.
Around The Horn
29 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Helsinki, India, Li Huaifeng, Alena Kakhanovich, camera prejudices, birding and a weather contest.
Around The Horn
28 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at portraits, parakeets, giving back, a loupe, shooting sports, Python film simulations and macOS installers.
DxO Announces Free May Photography Webinars
27 April 2021
DxO has announced its program of free photography webinars for May. Topics feature working with Nik Collection 3.
Smith Fund Announces 2021 Judges
27 April 2021
The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund announced the judges for its 2021 annual grants including the Eugene Smith Grant, Howard Chapnick Grant and Eugene Smith Student Grant. They will be joined by members of the Smith Fund board of trustees who serve as jury chairs in each grant category.
Sigma Announces 35mm f1.4 Art Lens For Mirrorless
27 April 2021
Sigma has announced an updated design of its 35mm f1.4 Art lens for mirrorless cameras. The 35mm Art lens, first produced in 2012, is now smaller and lighter with "sharpness right to the edges of the frame at all apertures, as well as exceptionally smooth and attractive bokeh and remarkably well-controlled optical aberrations," the company said.
Around The Horn
27 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Toby Ord, Jeffrey Milstein, old photos, slices of time, pro gear tips, lens flare, the next Web and Daniel Kaminsky.
A Storm Passes Quietly
26 April 2021
The remnants of some wicked weather in Asia passed softly over us yesterday, sprinkling the city with some much needed rain. By this morning only a few passing clouds were left.
Around The Horn
26 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the red carpet, Tomasz Kawecki, Jo Fischer, home, spring, the Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art lens, composition, upgrading firmware, pixel-shifted images and Louise Dahl-Wolfe.
Nikon Releases Z Series Firmware Update
26 April 2021
This morning Nikon has released the Z series firmware updates, as promised last week. The new firmware, with installers for either Windows or macOS, brings a variety of improvements to each Z series mirrorless camera, including the Z 7II, Z 6II, Z 7, Z 6, Z 5 and Z 50.
Matinee: 'Requiem by Roger Bruhn'
24 April 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
24 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at photo puzzles, Fujifilm Pixel Shift Combiner, GFX 100S stuck/jammed shutter, a camera store owner dishes, the difference we don't celebrate and superficiality.
Friday Slide Show: Ferrari 458 Italia
23 April 2021
Saturday. Running some errands. Time for lunch. We wonder if Joe's of Westlake, with its new "outdoor terrace" would have a table. We try. Thirty minutes. Too long for the lady. Back to the car.
Around The Horn
23 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Henry Fox Talbot, Théo Giacometti, Shakespeare, macro flash, Canon's ERR 70, Panasonic S1 autofocus, Fujifilm pixel shift and Gigapixel AI.
Earth Day
22 April 2021
We woke up this morning to the same public radio station we always listen to with the aid of a couple of pillows to cover our ears. You can't be too careful these days.
But we didn't hear any bad news at all. None. Zippo. Nada.
That, it turns out, was because the radio station had decided to observe Earth Day with a "Nature Takeover" of it's airwaves featuring a selection of soundcasts from around the Bay area.
The Special Earth Day Broadcast, as it called it, happened to be of Ocean Beach when we listened in. As we write this, the broadcast is of Lake Chabot.
Lake Chabot has tweeting birds so it's rather enjoyable as background audio to our typing. But Ocean Beach at 7 a.m. sounded like static. Good thing we had those pillows handy.
Fortunately, photographers can celebrate Earth Day in a more civilized way.
Tamron Announces 11-20mm, 150-500mm Sony E Zooms
22 April 2021
Tamron has announced two new Sony E mount zooms, an ultra wide-angle 11-20mm f2.8 for APS-C sensors and a full-frame telephoto 150-500mm f5-6.7.
Around The Horn
22 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Charlotta Hauksdóttir, 4,400 wildlife photographers, a corn poppy, Fernando Santos, M1 floating-point arithmetic and a one-day Rocky Nook discount.
PhotoShelter Webinar: Vitale on Earth Day
21 April 2021
PhotoShelter has announced it will host a free webinar titled Every Day Is Earth Day: Ami Vitale on Using Photography to Effect Change on April 30 at noon ET with National Geographic photographer, filmmaker, writer and explorer Ami Vitale.
Around The Horn
21 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at reaction to the Chauvin verdict yesterday, the first M1 iMac, that monochrome film look, blogging your photos and a big contract.
The Jury Returns
20 April 2021
The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd returned a few moments ago. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Sony Adds FE 14mm f1.8-GB Master Prime Lens
20 April 2021
Sony has announced the FE 14mm f1.8-GB Master, a compact, fast, ultra-wide-angle lens with little to no distortion that uses two extreme dynamic linear motors to focus.
Polaroid Introduces Compact Polaroid Go Camera
20 April 2021
Polaroid has announced the Polaroid Go, a compact instant film camera that uses a miniature version of the square instant film. It features a selfie-mirror and double exposure mode to enhance the fun.
Around The Horn
20 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at John Myers, the Jefferson Proving Grounds, Somira Sao, McNally in NYC, Tau Ceti in Austin, relative sensitivity puzzle and a MAX sessions photo playlist.
Nikon To Update Z Series Firmware April 26
19 April 2021
Nikon has announced it will release a firmware update for its Z series of mirrorless cameras on April 26.
Using ExifTool as an Image Organizer
19 April 2021
Phil Harvey's free ExifTool is an unusually excellent tool for reading and writing metadata in image files. We add copyright information to all of our images with it. And you can correct capture times if you forget to spring forward or fall back, as we point out now and then.
Around The Horn
19 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Laura Pannack, Josh Edgoose, Lightroom beginner tips, the Canon EOS R6, assaults on journalists, adapting a lens, the GFX 100S sensor, a personality study and Charles (Chuck) Geschke.
Matinee: Picasso's Foray into Photography
17 April 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
17 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at June Newton, the Pixel Stick, Cindy Sherman, three dimensionality, Asian photographers and Fabian Oefner's Leica M6.
Friday Slide Show: The Grinder
16 April 2021
Tucked into a corner of the kitchen, this ancient coffee grinder waits patiently to be of use again one day. And, on occasion, we put it to work. Or, more accurately, it puts us to work.
Around The Horn
16 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Tamron 150-600mm, Lindsey Rickert, black-and-white post production and a free webinar.
Around The Horn
15 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Sony World Photography Awards, Ivor Prickett, Richard Radstone, beam angle and the industry's quiet start.
Fujifilm Announces Fujinon XF 18mm f1.4 Prime Lens
15 April 2021
Fujifilm has announced its Fujinon XF 18mm f1.4 R LM WR lens for the APS-C format X Series family of mirrorless digital camera. The lightweight, wide-angle optic features a 35mm equivalent focal length of 27mm and a maximum aperture of f1.4.
Test Drive: DxO PureRaw Preprocessor For Improved Raw Files
14 April 2021
When DxO Labs released PhotoLab 4 with DeepPRIME, we took a deep dive into the technology that uses artificial intelligence designed for developing Raw photo files that has been trained through deep learning on millions of images. And we liked it. A lot.
Around The Horn
14 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at spring frost, Enda Burke, Caberet reanimated, a new M1 MacBook Air and Same Energy.
Hasselblad Masters 2021 Competition Opens for Entries
14 April 2021
Hasselblad has announced its 2021 Masters Competition is now accepting entries. The competition is open to all professional photographers who have been actively working in the field for more than three years.
Canon Announces R3 Mirrorless, Three RF Lenses
13 April 2021
Canon has announced it is developing the R3 full-frame mirrorless camera and introduced three new RF lenses: the Canon RF 100mm f2.8 L Macro IS USM, RF400mm f2.8 L IS USM and RF600mm f4 L IS USM.
Around The Horn
13 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at love in a time of hate, mammal photos, dreamscapes, customizing a workflow, portrait lenses, value systems, photography jobs and shutter shock.
Remembering June Newton
12 April 2021
June Newton, the Australian-born, globetrotting portrait photographer, died at her home in Monte Carlo at the age of 97. The wife of Helmut Newton, she used her own name when she worked on his art books. But as Alice Springs she was known as a portrait and fashion photographer.
Around The Horn
12 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at FEP awards, Gaudenz Danuser, 150,000 Hearts, Don McCullin, a Fujifilm X-S10 with 27mm lens, strange things, three superzooms, Brooks Jensen and backing up to APFS volumes.
Matinee: Don Bartletti
10 April 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
10 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at two street photographers, five photo printers, shooting from behind, lens development and the Fujifilm GFX 100S.
Friday Slide Show: The Last Egg
9 April 2021
Almost a week after Easter, you may be happy to have seen the last of the hard boiled Easter eggs by now. Like most things, that calls for a celebration. And we just happen to have a decorative egg with which to mark the occasion.
Around The Horn
9 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at dancing at home, fashion industry slavery, JPEGs, old cameras, Fujifilm G lenses and "that guy."
Seclusion
8 April 2021
The ebullient color of these walls attracted us to this scene, especially as it was echoed by the happy plants bordering the building.
But the white window frame with the shade drawn and shadows falling across it told another story. The one we've all known lately of isolation.
There is no doubt the inhabitants are shut away from the world.
But looking closely at the scene, it doesn't seem unpleasant. They could be said to be more in seclusion than isolation.
The flip side of isolation, seclusion promises some sort of peace from the daily tumble. It speaks more of hiding than or being hidden away. An intentional withdrawal.
That's how we saw this scene. That's what drew us to it.
There was more than a little poetry to the editing, too. That never hurts.
We shot this at an angle from across the street. And we used a perspective tool to get those verticals parallel. But we left the horizontals receding to the left. We thought that would work.
Around The Horn
8 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Portrait Awards, Crater Lake, snow polo, StyleGAN2, the Smallrig GFX 100S L-bracket, black backgrounds and slow photography.
Stumped
7 April 2021
Above the Muni Metro station in West Portal, where the tunnel under Twin Peaks begins (or ends depending on your direction of travel, although there's[!]been none during the pandemic), is a park.
Fujifilm Introduces INSTAX Mini 40
7 April 2021
Fujifilm North America Corp. has announced its new INSTAX Mini 40 instant camera along with Contact Sheet, a new INSTAX Mini instant film which mimics the look of a film contact sheet.
Around The Horn
7 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at ProRaw + Super Resolution, moiré, an upgraded M1 Mac Mini, Backblaze hard drive stats and the Lightroom Ambassadors.
Around The Horn
6 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Roff Smith, PF Bentley, the Pen tool, Dave Williams, Erwin Puts and a Retrospective bag discount.
Manhole Cover
5 April 2021
If it's Monday (oh, it is), it's time to go back down the manhole into the slime and slop of the world we inhabit and get back to work. This manhole cover struck us as something of a shield, though, from all that. Were life a video game, we'd pick it up.
Around The Horn
5 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Donna Ferrato, Buenos Aires, Briony Horgan, StyleCLIP, webcamming, the Leica 90mm R-Elmarit and behavior adjustment.
Happy Easter, Happy Passover
4 April 2021
For the last day of Passover and for Easter Sunday, a lily opened up in the alley and we took its picture. We picked this one for the contrast between sunlight and shadow that we all seem to be living in these days.
Matinee: 'Liszt's Sonetto 104 del Petrarca'
3 April 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
3 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Smithsonian winners, Daniel Tjongari, lane changing, Andrew Molitor and a bird photography book.
Friday Slide Show: Morning Light
2 April 2021
Our usual routine involves rolling out of bed at a certain predetermined angle and stumbling into the kitchen with the help of a wall or two to make a cappuccino. Armed with what will pass as breakfast, we tumble down the stairs rappelling along the handrail into the bunker to land in our office chair, swiveling around to the keyboard, the thick cappuccino froth preventing any drips. Then we go through the news.
Director's Cut of 'Mapplethorpe' Released Today
2 April 2021
The biopic Mapplethorpe, The Director's Cut directed by Ondi Timoner and starring Matt Smith as the photographer, is being released today on demand.
Around The Horn
2 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ryan Debolski, birds, Snap It, Sharpen AI and a scammer shamed.
Early Cherry Blossoms
1 April 2021
The BBC reports that the cherry blossom season in Japan has peaked at its earliest date since records began 1,200 years ago. "Increasingly early flowerings in recent decades are likely to be as a result of climate change, scientists say," the report says.
Around The Horn
1 April 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at whales, Pemulung scavengers, bricks, printing mistakes, black-and-white tutorials, detents and free housing.
March Archived
1 April 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 3 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 18 Features, 31 commented News stories, 27 Editor's Notes (which included 204 items of interest), one review and one site note for a total of 78 stories.
On World Backup Day, Mirror Mirror Macro Released+
31 March 2021
To celebrate World Backup Day today, we're releasing our free Keyboard Maestro macro Mirror Mirror to make it easy to back up your valuables on any device, including cloud servers.
First Leica Women Summit Begins April 22
31 March 2021
Leica has announced the Leica Women Summit, its inaugural virtual summit will take place April 22, 24 and 25. The tuition-free summit open to the public is designed to support professional development of women in photography by providing a virtual opportunity to learn from industry leaders in a series of public lectures, discussions.
Around The Horn
31 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at vaccinations, roadside relics, Chinatown, Fagradalsfjall, location scouting, Jamel Shabazz, precision and three Affinity Photo content packs.
Ricoh Announces Pentax K-3 Mark III +
30 March 2021
Ricoh has announced the Pentax K-3 Mark III, its new flagship model in the APS-C format. The new dSLR features a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with 25.73 megapixels coupled to an anti-aliasing, filter-free optical design for super high-resolution images.
Remembering Jack Bradley
30 March 2021
Jazz photographer Jack Bradley III, noted for his images of Louis Armstrong, passed away Sunday, March 21, in Brewster, Mass., from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 87.
Shutterfly Survey: Pandemic Dampens Photo Sharing
30 March 2021
Between Feb. 26 and March 4, Rever conducted a Year Interrupted survey of 2,000 U.S. adults aged 18-55 to find out for Shutterfly how they had been taking, sharing and printing photos -- and what their plans are for sharing them when the pandemic is over.
Around The Horn
30 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Trailblazers of Light, Daniel Freeman, simulated hand coloring, frequency separation, Vegas fashion shoot, online framing, eye disease simulator and Unsplash.
Skylights
29 March 2021
As we climb the taller hills in the city and look beyond the nearby rooftops at the skyline, we can't help being drawn back to the skylights just a few feet away.
Book Bag: The iPhone Photography Book
29 March 2021
This is the one book by Scott Kelby that the author himself says you don't need. Because you (with your interchangeable lens camera) are beyond mere iPhonography. Instead, Kelby has a bookshelf of more sophisticated books for you to dig through.
Around The Horn
29 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Bebe Blanco Agterberg, Michal Pelka, Siegfried Jansen, $1,000 mirrorless cameras, infrared, shutter speed, Sony anti-dust, photo critiques, a clamp stand, light tents, sensor fingerprints and an a7 III lawsuit.
Matinee: Walter Iooss on Capturing Sports Legends
27 March 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
27 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at JB Forbes, Tropico Photo, portraiture, a $30 manual star tracker, Jan Bell and Lynn Goldsmith.
Friday Slide Show: Two Shots
26 March 2021
It all started when our doctor emailed us last month to suggest a video chat since we hadn't been in to see her for over 12 months. We'd been minimizing exposure to the healthcare system during the pandemic.
DxO Announces Free April Photography Seminars
26 March 2021
DxO has announced its program of free photography webinars for April. Topics feature working with DxO PhotoLab 4, DxO FilmPack and Nik Collection 3.
Around The Horn
26 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a new series of portfolios, reliable gear, a Smugmug gallery and Nordic Styles.
A Modern Monument
25 March 2021
We had been admiring this Stonehenge-like setup for well over a year when it occurred to us it isn't a construction site at all but street sculpture. There's no plaque to indicate the title or artist but we suspect it's called "Untitled" by Anonymous.
Sigma Announces Sigma fp L
25 March 2021
Sigma has introduced the Sigma fp L, which it claims is "the world's smallest and lightest 61-Mp full-frame mirrorless camera." The same size as the Sigma fp, the new camera offers a high-resolution image sensor, an improved hybrid autofocus system and continuous power capability.
Around The Horn
25 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Joel Meyerowitz, Vitor Schietti, Karen Marshall, fantastic rocks, Agnes Lopez, Datacolor and Lynn Murray.
Around The Horn
24 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Xiner Xu., Ray Johnson, Jo Ann Callis, Christie's, minimalist landscapes, sufficiency, Om Malik and ethical photography.
Sony Announces 24mm, 40mm, 50mm G E-Mount Primes +
23 March 2021
Sony has announced three new G lenses in its E-mount line-up: the FE 24mm f2.8-G, FE 40mm f2.5-G and FE 50mm f2.5-G. All three lenses deliver high image quality and beautiful bokeh in a lightweight and compact design, the company said.
Around The Horn
23 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Joy, the Alpha Female Award, Kate Powell, zooms, a Gobe adapter, retesting and lateral skills.
Leica Introduces Limited Time SL-System Test Drive Program
22 March 2021
Leica Camera has announced its limited time SL-System Test Drive Program, which provides a hour with Leica specialist to test drive a Leica SL2 or SL2-S camera set at Leica store in select U.S. cities.
Renovate
22 March 2021
It's springtime at last in this hemisphere and the urge to do something is impossible to stifle (although it can be done with some effort, we've found). The signs of this are all around us but none was so inspiring as this tented building.
Around The Horn
22 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Magnum print sale, Lisa Sorgini, Johanna-Maria Fritz, Catherine Leroy, post production, Apple ProRaw in Lightroom, tripods, pixel shift, ACR, wildlife photography and Joe McNally.
Matinee: 'Ans Westra: In Her Own Words'
20 March 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Flying Meat Releases Acorn 7
20 March 2021
Flying Meat has updated Acorn, Gus Mueller's image editing software for macOS to version 7. The new version, which adopts many of Big Sur's user interface conventions, is a universal binary with native code for M1 chips.
Around The Horn
20 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mona Kuhn, Tournament Earth, PhotoNOLA and Nikon Professional Services.
Friday Slide Show: On Broderick
19 March 2021
We've been making weekly trips to a plastic surgery clinic lately. The clinic is in the Western Addition in San Francisco and free street parking is hard to find. But one miraculous day we found just that on Broderick.
Around The Horn
19 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mike Kai Chen, Tokie Rome-Taylor, Sally Davies, Iceland, work and focal length.
Around The Horn
18 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at WPO open competition, Michael Shainblum, Jasmine Clarke, Märklin, John Sexton, the Milky Way, untracked astrophotography and Image Creators Network.
Happy St. Patrick's Day
17 March 2021
If there were such a thing as a benign super spreader event, St. Patrick's Day would be it. Today we are all Irish but tomorrow most of us will get over it. How nice is that?
PhotoShelter Webinar: How to Capture Action
17 March 2021
PhotoShelter has announced it will host a free webinar titled How to Capture Action on March 26 at 12 p.m. ET. Commercial and editorial food photographer Joanie Simon will cover planning and preparation, the right gear and how to achieve sharp focus.
Around The Horn
17 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at St. Patrick's Day, tulle, inclusion, Eric Smith, the square format, the GFX 100S and white backdrops.
Adobe Releases Lightroom Updates
16 March 2021
Adobe has released March updates to Lightroom Classic and desktop and mobile versions of Lightroom today. A summary of those improvements follows...
Briscoe Center Acquires Jacques Lowe Archive
16 March 2021
The Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin has announced it has acquired the Jacques Lowe Photographic Archive. The collection spans the entirety of Lowe's career, including his award-winning portrait photography, as well as editorial, advertising and corporate work.
Sony Announces FE 50mm f1.2 GM Prime Lens
16 March 2021
Sony Electronics Inc. has announced the FE 50mm f1.2 GM, the newest addition to its G Master full-frame lens series, featuring the "excellent resolution and dramatic bokeh known to Sony's G Master line, industry-leading autofocus capabilities and professional control and reliability in a compact and lightweight design."
Around The Horn
16 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Vorkuta, eclipses, Sarah Everard's vigil, tool presets, bottles, mountains, GFX 100S shadow performance, a Velvet 28 discount, the Miops Flex and LensCulture's new contest.
Nack Returns to Adobe
15 March 2021
In a blog post today titled Nack to the Future, John Nack, once the Photoshop product manager but more recently a sage at Google, announced he was returning to Adobe.
Cold Sky
15 March 2021
The temperature around here claims to be 51 degrees as the afternoon gets underway but it feels like 28 degrees in the unheated bunker. The winds are out of the Northwest at 32 mph, which certainly enhances the illusion.
Mulvane Art Museum Acquires Significant Photo Collection
15 March 2021
Washburn University's Mulvane Art Museum has announced the recent donation of a significant collection of photographs featuring the works of 10 photographers of note: Ralph Gibson, Larry Fink, Walter Iooss, Kristin Capp, Donna Ferrato, Joyce Tenneson, Sally Gall, Alan MacWeeney, David Seltzer and Raphael Mazzaco.
The donation was facilitated by Summit Art Advisory, Kearny, N.J. SSA works closely with artists, dealers, auction houses, galleries and other fine art institutions and specializes in the management of art collections.
"The museum's acquisition of Brian Lanker's I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America photographs in 2019 opened the door to building a complete photography collection," said Connie Gibbons, director of the Mulvane Art Museum. "These photographers exemplify some of the best work being done in photography."
Meyer Optik Görlitz Ships Primoplan 58 f1.9 II
15 March 2021
Meyer Optik Görlitz has extended its Primoplan portfolio with the Primoplan 58 f1.9 II. In addition to the very successful Primoplan 75 f1.9 II, the second lens in this series is now available in the usual Meyer Optik mount versions.
Around The Horn
15 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at telephotos, the Fujifilm X100V, Robert Capa, the iPhone, Sony a1, Adobe Super Resolution and B&W infrared.
Matinee: 'Proof of Character: Marlis Momber'
13 March 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Spring Forward
13 March 2021
Public service is in our blood. Twice a year, anyway, when we feel the urge to remind you that Daylight Saving Time (for those of us who observe it) takes effect at 2 a.m. tomorrow. Which instantly becomes 3 a.m.
Around The Horn
13 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at heartbreakers, sharpness, pronunciation, taking photos, making money and VKO strap connectors.
Friday Slide Show: City Fire
12 March 2021
We had the bright idea of taking the Olympus E-PL1 along on our hike up Twin Peaks a week ago. The trouble with bright ideas is that, coming from a dim mind, they aren't all that illuminating.
Remembering Aaron Rose
12 March 2021
The fine art photographer Aaron Rose, who worked in self-imposed obscurity for much of his life, died on Feb. 7 at his SoHo home at the age of 84.
Around The Horn
12 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at resilience, Alessia Morellini, Jason Eskenazi, PhotoNOLA, snowflakes and the Fred Marcus Studio.
WPO Honors Graciela Iturbide
11 March 2021
The World Photography Organization has announced Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide as the Outstanding Contribution to Photography recipient of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021. Iturbide has documented Mexican life since the late 1970s.
Leica Announces D-Lux 7 Street Kit
11 March 2021
Leica has introduced its D-Lux 7 Street Kit, the smallest Leica compact matched with a comfortable handgrip, camera strap by COOPH, automatic lens cap and a spare battery.
Around The Horn
11 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Beeple, Eve Arnold, Ian Coble, Jan6evidence.com, Clearview AI lawsuit, M1 Photoshop, compromise and hoops imitating art.
Adobe Updates Photoshop; Lightroom Coming Soon
10 March 2021
In Photoshop Updates, Julieanne Kost announced today's update for Photoshop is "the first version of Photoshop to run natively on Apple computers powered with the M1 chip." The update also adds Super Resolution, three new tricks for Camera Raw and improvements to Cloud documents for the iPad version.
Deals: DxO 30 Pct. Discount
10 March 2021
DxO is offering a 30 percent discount on all its software until March 28. The offer includes both DxO PhotoLab 4 and Nik Collection 3 by DxO.
Around The Horn
10 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Tara Wray, Ryosuke Kosuge, Fukushima, 10 women photographers, the World Nature Photography awards, Ashely Gilbertson, the Peak Design Travel Tripod, a $7,000 contract and BirdCast.
Nikon Announces Development of Z 9 Flagship Mirrorless Camera +
9 March 2021
As alluded to by Nikon's Keiji Oishi in an interview with Barney Britton earlier this month, Nikon officially announced development of the Z 9 flagship mirrorless camera. The company said the Z 9, which is scheduled for release later this year, is "the first flagship model for which the Nikon Z mount has been adopted."
Unreal Sunset +
9 March 2021
This particular sunset never actually occurred. Sure, the clouds formed just like this and there was a blush of sunset on them but as the light faded, that blush never turned into quite the blaze you see here.
Capture One 21 Update Released
9 March 2021
Phase One has updated Capture One 21, its Raw data image editor, with new features, camera and lens support, plus a few bug fixes. Version 14.1.0 is available for download now.
Around The Horn
9 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kazakh Glaciers, Sofia Jaramillo, renaming files, travel photography, a new Import Browser, cropping and the Global Billboard Project.
Leica Announces Women Foto Project Winners
8 March 2021
Leica Camera USA has announced the recipients of the second-annual Leica Women Foto Project Award are Matika Wilbur, Karen Zusman and Anna Boyiazis. Each recipient is awarded $10,000, a Leica Q2 valued at $4,995 as well as a mentorship to support the continuation of their award-winning photo project.
Hasselblad Heroines Returns for a Third Year
8 March 2021
Hasselblad has announced it Hasselblad Heroines celebration of "remarkable female talent" is returning for its third year.
Around The Horn
8 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at International Women's Day, Women Street Photographers, Meg Loeks, Enoch Ku, single dads, the Leica R 28-70mm, ProCamera and Filmulator.
Matinee: 'Smash the Cake, Catarina!'
6 March 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
6 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Marion Gleason, a new camera, fun purchases and Michael Furman.
Friday Slide Show: Along Pacheco
5 March 2021
One neighborhood we never get tired of walking through takes us along Pacheco as it winds its way toward Golden Gate Heights. The large redwoods and pines keep it mostly in shade with spotlights of sunlight hitting exotic plantings like they were studio movie stars.
Adobe MAX 2021 Will Be Virtual, Free Again
5 March 2021
In Save the Date for MAX 2021 on the Adobe blog site, Elissa Scott announced Adobe MAX will be held Oct. 26 to 28. "And once again, it's virtual and totally free," she writes.
Around The Horn
5 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a murmuration, a deteriorating archive, Keiji Oishi on Nikon, app news, your diopter control, a superior mirage and looking closely.
Remembering Benedict J. Fernandez
4 March 2021
Benedict J. Fernandez, who documented the civil rights movement of the 1960s, died Jan. 31 at his home in Oxford, N.Y., from heart failure. He was 84.
Leica Announces APO-Summicron-M 35mm f2 Prime
4 March 2021
Leica has announced the APO-Summicron-M 35 f2 ASPH. as the company's new flagship 35mm optic featuring a compact housing is the only M-lens with a minimum focus distance as close as 11.81 inches.
Nikon Releases NX Studio
4 March 2021
Nikon has released NX Studio 1.0, a new all-in-one application for "viewing, processing and editing of still images and video captured with a Nikon digital camera." The new software is available to download for free now from Nikon.
Around The Horn
4 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Jan Bell, Bryan Coppede, budget flashes, two slings, Nikon's NX Studio, getting from iCloud to Google Photos, a print sale and the CASE Act.
The Chandelier Plant
3 March 2021
Just down the street, there is an unusual sidewalk. Instead of a curb on the street side, it has a strip of earth that residents have planted with rock gardens, trees, whatever they like.
Around The Horn
3 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mars, bad girls, Kenneth Hines Jr., ethics, Rob Loud and the basics.
PhotoShelter Webinar: Visual Storytelling Masterclass
2 March 2021
PhotoShelter has announced it will host a free webinar titled Visual Storytelling Masterclass on March 12 at 12 p.m. ET. Photojournalist Caroline Gutman will discuss why, if photography transcends barriers, some stories are nevertheless more successful than others.
New Environmental Photography Award Contest Opens
2 March 2021
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation has announced the launch of its first PA2F Environmental Photography Award.
Around The Horn
2 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Brian Griffin, six photographers, Brendan George Ko, third-party mirrorless lenses, Apple ProRaw, your Web site, Shotcut, BorrowLenses and Rocky Nook.
Around The Horn
1 March 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at MoMA, Silvana Trevale, Grigoriy Yaroshenko, Chanell Stone, panoramas, Olympus, Dispo, David Hobby, archives, strange sayings and the Daylight Photo Awards.
February Archived
1 March 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 2 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 15 Features, 15 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 156 items of interest) and three site notes for a total of 58 stories.
Remembering Raymond Cauchetier
27 February 2021
French photographer Raymond Cauchetier who documented the making of New Wave films died on Monday in Paris, the city of his birth, from Covid-19. He was 101.
Matinee: Yellowstone's Winter with Raul Touzon
27 February 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
27 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at some originals, masking tips, Alice Camera AI, and Perseverance's cameras.
Friday Slide Show: Garlic & Lilies
26 February 2021
We stepped out the side door just after noon to run down to the Post Office. Along the fence, we noticed our garlic in full flower but also saw, to our surprise, some new cala lilies. The Post Office would have to wait (delays are something it's good at).
DxO Announces Free March Photography Seminars
26 February 2021
DxO is continuing its program of free photography webinars and offering new sessions throughout March. Topics feature working with DxO PhotoLab 4 and Nik Collection 3.
Serif Releases Affinity Photo 1.9
26 February 2021
Serif has released Affinity Photo 1.9 with several significant new features. The top five include...
Around The Horn
26 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Glorious, Jamel Shabazz, the Yosemite Firefall, cropping, ambiguity, male poses and weather photography.
Leica, Daniel Craig, Greg Williams Develop Special Edition Leica Q2
25 February 2021
Leica has unveiled the Leica Q2 Daniel Craig x Greg Williams, a special edition of the Leica Q2 created in collaboration with award-winning actor Daniel Craig and British photographer Greg Williams, acclaimed for capturing Hollywood moments.
Around The Horn
25 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Zaharia Cusnir, Daniel Kordan, Meryl McMaster, more OCR apps, colors, GFX Natural Live View, the camera market, the industry's future and Z II firmware updates.
Ricoh Announces Three Pentax Primes
24 February 2021
Ricoh has announced three HD Pentax-FA Limited prime lenses for Pentax K-mount dSLRs featuring the latest HD coating and a round-shaped diaphragm for a natural bokeh effect.
Xencelabs Introduces Professional Pen Tablet +
24 February 2021
Nothing quite beats a pressure sensitive tablet for image editing. Until today, though, our options were pretty much limited to Wacom. That wasn't a bad thing, but with the arrival of Xencelabs and its Pen Tablet Medium, we finally have a real choice. And a lot of chew on.
Sigma Announces 28-70mm f2.8 Contemporary Lens
24 February 2021
Sigma has announced its 28-70mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for the L and E mounts featuring a lightweight and compact body with a constant f2.8 maximum aperture. The design of the 28-70mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary is based on the existing 24-70mm f2.8 DG DN Art, but with a focal range starting at 28mm, making the lens body significantly smaller and lighter, the company said.
Around The Horn
24 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Charles Brittin, Black Women Photographers, orange, an elaborate photo breakdown, Pixpa, LiveScan and Fry's.
Ferlinghetti, 1919-2021
23 February 2021
On a somber sunny day in San Francisco, we mourn the passing of its first poet laureate, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, at the age of 101.
Around The Horn
23 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 10 Black photographers, Mount Etna, a yellow penguin, Robert Blomfield, compositing, Virginia Heckert, inspiration, a hidden message and a welcome FCC proposal.
Truth in Photography Opens
22 February 2021
Truth in Photography, "an open-ended online forum for active dialogue and discussion about photography and social change," has launched a quarterly schedule of exhibitions beginning with its Winter Edition.
Around The Horn
22 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at wild dreams, a virtual gallery, Photo's adjustable filters, Horses for Heroes, the PrismFX Radiant Filter, yellow and Capture One.
Matinee: 'Art Photography'
20 February 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
20 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Perseverance Rover, the Emerging Photography Awards, Harold Davis in red and Johnston's new mouse and keyboard.
Friday Slide Show: Child Reading
19 February 2021
Sometime around the turn of the century we happened by (as one does when centuries turn) a curio shop whose windows were packed with the oddest trinkets. You had to stop to take it all in.
Lensbaby Features Pugh Series on Manual Photography
19 February 2021
\n Lensbaby has published The Basics of Manual Photography by Robert Pugh. The one-hour video workshop series of nine modules covers settings, correct exposure and the exposure triangle...
Around The Horn
19 February 2021
\n In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a quarantine, a daguerreotype, older but available camera bodies, Photo Raw 2021.1, Avalanche for Luminar and an upcoming Nikon Z firmware update.
A Crown of Clouds
18 February 2021
As the shadows falling on the pavement reveal, the sun was to the right and in front of us as we climbed a short hill to Portola and looked south into St. Francis Wood.
Leica Announces 28mm f2 Prime for SL System
18 February 2021
Leica has announced the APO-Summicron-SL 28 f2 ASPH., which joins the 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 90mm primes in its SL system as the first wide-angle prime in the group. The L mount lens is equally compatible with cameras made by other partners of the L-Mount Alliance that have been equipped with the Leica-developed lens mount, the company noted.
Vivid-Pix Acquires Reunions Magazine
18 February 2021
Vivid-Pix, which develops image restoration software, has announced it has acquired Reunions magazine, a publication for reunion planning and celebration. From its beginnings as a print magazine and expanding online, Reunions magazine has provided education, resources and event sharing information for 30 years.
Around The Horn
18 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at National Battery Day, Robert Darch, We Speak and Harold Davis.
Panasonic Announces Lumix S 70-300mm Zoom
17 February 2021
Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 MACRO O.I.S. for the L-Mount system featuring high-speed, high-precision autofocus and a dual image stabilizer.
Around The Horn
17 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mount Etna, Scott Kobner, Sandro Miller, blue, shooting the Super Bowl, the new Nikon sensor, Flughafen Tegel and Łukasz Żak.
Site Tweak: Google Text Search
17 February 2021
We don't know when Google changed the asrguments to its URL scheme for searching a site but the code we've used since 2012 stopped working recently. Using the Find button and specifying a Google search just brought you to a blank Google search page.
Around The Horn
16 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at seven legends, Austin, Eric Fischer and free Adobe actions, plug-ins and presets.
Presidents' Day
15 February 2021
Driving home from the hospital early this afternoon, Joyce asked us if the school up the block was closed today for Presidents' Day. In fact it was. But shame on us for forgetting the holiday.
Around The Horn
15 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Khaled Elfiqi, Michael Reisch, film simulations, the iPad Mini, the Sigma 70mm f2.8 Art macro lens, a free Lightroom reference guide, Nikon menus, Rollei and Black History Month.
Site Tweak: Encoding
15 February 2021
We tend to lean toward older technologies in the hope of being backward compatible and supporting as many antique systems as possible. So since inception, this site has used Latin 1 and the ISO-8859-1 character set (or plain old 7-bit ASCII) enhanced with escape sequences for non-ASCII accented characters. Until today.
Matinee: 'First Kiss'
13 February 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
13 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a monochrome series, Alice Camera, unpopular opinions and Scott Kelby's iPhone book.
Friday Slide Show: Local Variables
12 February 2021
Once upon a time we had a sociology professor who confessed that the name of his faculty touch football team was the Random Variables. We laughed, imagining them running a play. But he was serious. None of them knew what to do except run around.
Around The Horn
12 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at John Simmons, two prints, iPhone depth of field and Photo Culling.
Around The Horn
11 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Misan Harriman, Robert Claus, Art Photography awards, Roger Cicala interviewed, deleting images, the Olympus E-M1 Mark II, Same Energy and a ColorReader EZ discount.
Around The Horn
10 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at underwater photography, preset syncing, relevance, lens flare, the M1 for photography and a Think Tank Photo deal.
Portrait of Humanity Winners Announced
9 February 2021
Together 1854 Media and British Journal of Photography have announced the 30 single image winners and three series winners of Portrait of Humanity. The winners were selected by an international panel of judges including Caroline Hunter, picture editor the Guardian; Mallory Benedict, photo editor at National Geographic and Istvan Viragvolgyi, curator at the Capa Center, Budapest.
WPO Announces Winners of Sony World Photo Awards
9 February 2021
The World Photography Organization has announced the National Awards winners of the Sony World Photography Awards 2021.
Around The Horn
9 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gordon Parks, Carl Chiarenza, Jay Kolsch, a small print, the Journal online, L.A. arts fund and the California net neutrality rule.
Vacant Lot
8 February 2021
We had some time to kill before kickoff yesterday, so we took a short walk around the neighborhood. And what do you know but we noticed a change.
PhotoShelter Webinar: The Social Effects of Photography
8 February 2021
PhotoShelter has announced it will host a free webinar titled The Social Effects of Photography on Friday, Feb. 19 at noon ET. The one-hour webinar will be a conversation with several black women photographers about documenting history through photographs.
Around The Horn
8 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Kamal X, Joan Alvado, Cayetano Gonzalez, mirrorless, a 28mm lens, a contest winner, McNally at the Super Bowl and that robbery in San Francisco.
Matinee: A Conversation With David Bailey
6 February 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
6 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Edward Burtynsky, James Ellery, Charles Brewer-Caras, phone-and-camera shots and making choices (or not).
Friday Slide Show: Mountain Metal
5 February 2021
Climbing Twin Peaks this week, we happened to look up only to see Sutro Tower beaming down at us. We usually escape to this natural setting to avoid the mechanical inventions of our age. But what if, we wondered, we celebrated them this time?
Around The Horn
5 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Photo Brut, Ira Block, James Payne, Abelardo Morell, Italy and Metalenz.
Around The Horn
4 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at vaccine centers, Indigenous Photograph, Gary Krueger, the parts supply chain, Lightroom plug-ins and Affinity 1.9.
Double Take
3 February 2021
After publishing the morning's stories Monday, we escaped the bunker for a walk up the mountain. The city had recently announced plans to reopen the southern road up Twin Peaks after shutting it down to vehicular traffic during the pandemic for recreational use.
We really do hate to see it open up to buses and cars again. It's been blissful to walk and bike up the hill in peace.
Vehicles aren't the only things that will be returning to the hill when the roads reopen. We're more than a little apprehensive about the return of crime to the area, too. We don't have the stats at hand, but we suspect there have been next to no robberies and no murders on the hill since the roads were closed. There were more than enough of both before.
So we didn't let the day go by without another hike up the hill.
Around The Horn
3 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Palmyra, Ray Metzker, the basICColor Display 6 Pro, LED lights and Brad Moore.
Remembering Ricky Powell
2 February 2021
Ricky Powell, who captured New York City as only a native could, has died of heart failure at the age of 59.
Around The Horn
2 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Travel Photographer of the Year, Town Hardware Store, Magda Biernat, Ronghui Chen, a flash clamp, Undo, snow shots, Jack Palladino and a Pocket Guides deal.
Free
1 February 2021
The word "free" will always attract eyeballs. Put something on the curb accompanied by a piece of typing paper with the word "F R E E" on it and you'll draw a crowd.
DNP: Industry Will Be Stronger in 2021
1 February 2021
In a statement released today, DNP said it expects "the industry to not only recover, but come out stronger" this year.
Around The Horn
1 February 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Giulio Rimondi, Chris Fallows, Jason Lee, ring lights, printing, iOS Raw Power, diffraction, the image sensor industry, an offer and the Camera Bits one-day sale.
January Archived
1 February 2021
We've just archived Volume 10, Number 1 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 19 Features, 18 commented News stories, 26 Editor's Notes (which included 161 items of interest), one review and 3 site notes for a total of 67 stories.
Matinee: Linda Wolf's 'Cocker Power'
30 January 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Corky Lee
30 January 2021
Corky Lee was in junior high when his class was studying the construction of the transcontinental railroad. The famous photo of the project's completion in 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah, struck him as odd.
Around The Horn
30 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at portraits, Florian Ledoux, a Fujifilm spoof, math, All Films 5, recharging, normality and Shutterstock.
Friday Slide Show: The Red Wheelbarrow
29 January 2021
Abandoned in an alley for years now, we have watched this old wheelbarrow slowly rust away, its work long done. We can't help wondering how it came to be left in the alley.
Test Drive: Lensbaby Spark 2.0
29 January 2021
When you stop worrying about exposure and start thinking about focus, you are becoming a photographer. With today's autofocus lenses, that usually restricts you to considering depth of field. But with a Spark 2.0, your fingers find focus anywhere in the scene and the aperture can expand or contract it.
Topaz Labs Releases DeNoise AI 2.4
29 January 2021
Topaz Labs has updated DeNoise AI to version 2.4 and is offering the updated version for a discount through Feb. 12.
Around The Horn
29 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the City of Angels, 15 fashion photographers, color grading, Grant Scott, Leica Perspective Control and the Sigma 65mm f2 DG DN.
DxO Announces Free February Photography Seminars
28 January 2021
DxO is resuming its program of free photography webinars and offering new sessions throughout February. Topics feature working with DxO PhotoLab 4 and Nik Collection 3.
Camera Bits Turns 25 -- With Class
28 January 2021
On Monday, Feb. 1, Camera Bits will celebrate its 25th anniversary by donating 25,000 meals to Feeding America and offering 25 percent off Photo Mechanic 6. Photo Mechanic Plus, which adds a database, continues at its intro price of $229 (regularly $399). Upgrades are also discounted.
Leica Announces Noctilux-M 50 f1.2 ASPH.
28 January 2021
Leica has announced the Noctilux-M 50 f1.2 ASPH., a reissue of its classic aspherical lens retaining the visual characteristics of the original.
Around The Horn
28 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Lynsey Addario, Maximilian Mann, Jayme Halbritter, menswear, Michael Rieger, a free guide and the American Masters Digital Archive.
Fujifilm Announces GFX 100S Medium Format Camera
27 January 2021
Fujifilm has announced the GFX 100S digital camera as the fourth large format mirrorless camera in its GFX System. The new medium format camera combines a compact body with high performance features including a 102-megapixel sensor, six stop of in-body image stabilization and fast autofocus.
Fujifilm Announces 80mm f1.7 GF Prime
27 January 2021
Fujifilm has announced its Fujinon GF80mmF1.7 R WR Lens, the world's first autofocus-capable f1.7 lens for large format camera systems, the company said. It's 80mm focal length is a 35mm equivalent of 63mm. It's f1.7 aperture makes it the fastest Fujifilm G mount lens.
Fujifilm Announces X-Series 70-300mm Zoom
27 January 2021
Fujifilm has announced the XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens for X Series digital cameras that combines high performance with portability. The 70mm to 300mm range is equivalent to 107mm to 457mm in 35mm format.
Fujifilm Announces X-Series 27mm Prime
27 January 2021
Fujifilm has announced the XF27mmF2.8 R WR pancake wide-angle lens for Fujifilm X Series digital cameras. The 27mm prime is the 35mm equivalent of a 41mm lens, which some consider closer to the human natural field of view than a 50mm lens.
Fujifilm Announces X-E4 Mirrorless Camera
27 January 2021
Fujifilm has announced its X-E4 mirrorless rangefinder-style digital camera featuring the same 26.1-megapixel, X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and 0.02 sec autofocus found in all the professional X Series cameras.
Around The Horn
27 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Poulomi Basu, a $58,000 bid, Ted Chin, Timothy O'Sullivan, Margaret Wright, editing infrared, Dutch angle photographs, the best digicams and a National Parks ruling.
Sony Announces Alpha 1
26 January 2021
Sony has announced the Alpha 1, its new flagship mirrorless full-frame camera featuring a new 50.1-Mp full-frame stacked Exmor RS image sensor, blackout-free shooting at 30 fps, 8K video at 30 fps and more.
Around The Horn
26 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ian Howard, witnesses, evolving ethical practices, two WPO shortlists, Om Malik, average iPhone price, a smart photo, OpenWalls 2021 and M1 permissions errors.
Mondays Aren't All Bad
25 January 2021
We stumbled on this rosy cloud formation sitting over the Pacific Ocean this morning as the coffee was brewing. It had rained most of yesterday and into the night and an atmospheric river promises to double our total rainfall for the year between Tuesday and Thursday.
Around The Horn
25 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Wei Wei, Gemina Garland-Lewis, Lorna Simpson, the Canon R6, a Zeiss 28mm f2.8, 12K for stills, prints, panoramas, sourcebooks, Filmulator and a Lightroom opening.
Matinee: 'Picturific'
23 January 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Smith Fund Announces Call for Entries
23 January 2021
The W. Eugene Smith Fund, now in its 42nd year, has announced it is accepting applications for its 2021 grant of $10,000 each to five photographers, once again diverging from its 40-year tradition of honoring a single photographer with the whole amount.
Around The Horn
23 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the week in photos, David Gilkey, a broken lens element and the Leica Reporter.
Friday Slide Show: Glen Canyon
22 January 2021
When we left the house yesterday, we had no idea where we were going. We just needed some exercise. A good hour-long hike would do. So we brought along the Olympus E-PL1 to make sure we didn't come home too soon.
Around The Horn
22 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Felix Odell, a Hirox 3D scan, portraits with masks, an eBay scam, the new White House photographer and the new FCC chair.
Leica Introduces M10-P Reporter
21 January 2021
Leica has introduced its M10-P Reporter, a design variant of the Leica M10-P that honors the photojournalists of our time and features a dark green, scratch-resistant finish and black Kevlar camera trim.
Around The Horn
21 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Biden inauguration, the 2020 Monochrome Awards, animals interrupting photographers, the Abalone Farm Facility, Tobi Shinobi, book making and PhotoStatistica.
Photo of the Day
20 January 2021
Twitter's ban of a certain someone for whom the truth was merely an inconvenience certainly cleared the air over the last two weeks. But today was different. It was even better.
Around The Horn
20 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a Biden scrapbook, Washington, Vogue, Todd Webb, Alex Cearns, JPEG compression, the Nikon WMU app, a polar bear and the Night Photo Summit.
AIPAD To Host Virtual Photography Talks
19 January 2021
The Association of International Photography Art Dealers will present six free AIPAD Talks in 2021 open to the public featuring noted curators, collectors, artists and dealers. The new AIPAD Talks series, which for the first time are not being held during the annual fair in April, are a continuation of the talks and education programs presented by AIPAD over its four decade history.
Around The Horn
19 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Joseph Michael Lopez, Benedict Redgrove, Erinn Springer, the History Panel, Colin Prior, intelligence, infrared photography, inspiration and virtual exhibitions.
Serif Revives Free Trials, Discount
19 January 2021
In an email today, Affinity announced it would revive the 90-day free trial and 50 percent discount on all of its apps, including iPad versions. Those include Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
18 January 2021
Last year on this occasion, we asked out loud, "Wouldn't it be ironic, if the nation was saved from this regime at the polls by the very people who it once enslaved?"
Harvey Posts ExifTool 12.15 Production Release
18 January 2021
Phil Harvey has posted ExifTool v12.15, the first production release since v12.0 on June 11, 2020. The small download is available three formats, including a Windows executable and Macintosh OS X package.
Matinee: 'Womens Work Photography Exhibition 2020'
16 January 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
16 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Dakar Rally, Marcelo Maragni, Leica's pimples, Japan lockdown effect and scanning old movies.
Friday Slide Show: On a Walk
15 January 2021
It was an overcast and gloomy day. The two don't always go together but when they do, you keep your head down and put one foot in front of the other. So we did, taking a walk by the ancient reservoir and back home along the side of the hill.
Around The Horn
15 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mette Lampcov, Leo Jacob, documenting civil rights struggles, artificial light and Wikipedia.
Remembering Grace Robertson
14 January 2021
Grace Robertson, who documented postwar life in Britain as a rare woman photographer, has died at the age of 90.
Around The Horn
14 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at legendary women photographers, Grace Robertson, Langdon Clay, Flickr's top 25 photos and Kevin Arnold.
Sony Announces FE 35mm f1.4 GM Prime +
13 January 2021
Sony has announced the FE 35mm f1.4 GM featuring a compact and lightweight design. It's 11-blade aperture design provides a nearly circular aperture for pleasing round bokeh.
Around The Horn
13 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 31 young photographers, hypercolor landscapes, stitched sensors, Costco photo centers, the LensCulture Portrait Awards and Alice Rose George.
Site Tweak: Feature Index Year Dividers
13 January 2021
In yet another minor enhancement to the site, we've added year dividers to the longer collections in the Features index. What on earth were we thinking?
Promises
12 January 2021
We slapped a new Lensbaby Spark 2.0 on the Nikon D200 yesterday and slipped out to the garden on a rare sunny day this year to see what we could do. We came back with this shot of baby blossoms on a privet.
Around The Horn
12 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ruth Orkin, Mel D. Cole, humpback whales, Lightroom lens correction controls, the consumer camera and gear to invest in.
Around The Horn
11 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Joel Kowsky, Rezo Kezeli, Vogue, seafarers, LensRentals picks, your bag, brand loyalty, Colorado Tripod, backups and 37 free webinars.
Site Tweak: Slide Show Index
9 January 2021
When we were working on the last slide show of the year last year, we got a little confused looking at the first one listed in the Slide Show index. It wasn't the one on the left but the right.
Matinee: Accra Shepp's '2021 (At Last)'
9 January 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Remembering Jody Forster
9 January 2021
Jody Forster passed away late last month after heart surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm. He was 72.
Around The Horn
9 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at CES 2021, the Fujifilm X100V, a Nikon Coolscan 5000 and ComplexLand.
Nikon Ends International Warranties for Nikkors, Accessories
9 January 2021
In a statement released yesterday, Nikon said it will no longer provide an international warranty for its Nikkor F and Z mount lenses and accessories like its Speedlights.
Friday Slide Show: Winter Light
8 January 2021
Last week as the year was expiring in winter's hard light, we took a familiar if chilly walk up Portola to where Market St. starts at the foot of Twin Peaks. There's ~a nice view of the city~ () there so we took the lens cap off and fired away.
Around The Horn
8 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at two photojournalists recall the assault on the Capitol, Isaac Wright, Ted Chin, Sigurd Grunberger, documenting faraway events, the 1:1 aspect ratio and photography contests.
Winter Cityscape
7 January 2021
What we liked about this view when we came across it was the way the city composed itself under the clouds. If you know the city, you can find quite a few prominent buildings in this shot but the real attraction was all of them together.
Around The Horn
7 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at rioters, roosters, a collaboration and neurodiversity.
On This Dark Day, Words Matter
6 January 2021
We celebrate the photographic image on this site but we do it with words. On this dark day, as a seditious mob occupies the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to prevent Congress from counting the electoral votes of the 2020 election, it is words that matter. President-Elect Joe Biden's words. We present them here in their entirety as a public service.
Around The Horn
6 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Rachael Talibart, Ute Mahler, Rodrigo Abd, Nicole York and architectural presets.
Around The Horn
5 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at sunsets, Athul Prasad, aspect ratios, tool presets, housekeeping, 250 things, the Photos widget and the CASE Act.
The First Sunset of 2021
4 January 2021
When we published an image of the first sunset of 2019, we wrote, "You can count on a few difficulties in the new year." That's always true but we've probably never been so forewarned as we have been for 2021.
Olympus Completes Transfer of Imaging Business
4 January 2021
Olympus has announced it has completed the transfer of its imaging business to Japan Industrial Partners, effective Jan. 1. The imaging business will continue under the name OM Digital Solutions Corp., which will be responsible for ongoing product support for Olympus imagine products.
Around The Horn
4 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Bruce Haley, Jakob Schnetz, Johan Peijnenburg, ACR's new Compact mode, the KUVRD Universal Lens Hood, Framen and a BorrowLenses discount.
Remembering Adal Maldonado
2 January 2021
Adal Maldonado, who focused his work on the meaning of being Puerto Rican, passed away from pancreatic cancer early last month. He was 72.
Matinee: 'Coming From the Abyss'
2 January 2021
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
Around The Horn
2 January 2021
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at 2021, 2020, Mimi Plumb and the Macintosh architecture.
December Archived
1 January 2021
We've just archived Volume 9, Number 12 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 18 Features, 15 commented News stories, 28 Editor's Notes (which included 166 items of interest), two reviews and two site notes for a total of 65 stories.
It's 2021!
1 January 2021
Over the years (and we just added another), we've grown fond of our New Year's Day ritual of taking out the Sharpie and a Post-it note to scribble a reminder to use the new year in our dates. Today was no exception.
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