The Worst Camera Bag I Ever Reviewed

I've been reviewing camera gear for over 15 years now. Every now and again, I think back about products and brands that the site hasn't featured in a while. So on a random whim, I thought about one specific company: Vinta. Vinta, in the 2010s, was a company that was trying to ma…

TTArtisan’s Latest Prime Lens Is a Steal for Fujifilm, Sony Users

TTArtisan may be a Chinese third-party lens maker, but they have consistently launched lenses that are really affordable while also being high quality, opening up a new avenue for many budding photographers. Essentially, they've helped smash the old adage that you need first-par…

One of the Toughest Parts of Portrait Photography Made Easy

In portrait photography, the hands can be everything. People talk with their hands often when they're trying to be very expressive. When someone doesn't use their hands, it's a bit odd. And hands can be a very big part of portrait photography. So we're giving you a few tips on h…

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This Week in the IndieWeb

June 20-27, 2025 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: Homebrew Website Club - Americas Wednesday, June 25 at 6:00pm Homebrew Website Club Europe/London Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00pm Homebrew Website Club Edinburgh Tuesday, June 24 at 6:00pm EDINBURGH, Scotland:…

VSCO Is Launching Its Own Smartphone Camera App

For most people reading this article, the smartphone camera acts purely as a backup. Something that's convenient to use, given the right conditions, when our primary cameras aren't on our person. Most stock camera apps are pretty basic, although manual controls have been making…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

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Dear New York is Brandon Stanton’s (aka Humans of New York) Latest Love Letter to the City of a Million Stories

There’s no place in the world that gives “main character” energy quite like New York City. And while you may say I’m a little biased, the truth is that there are few places in the world that have the mystique and draw that this city has. It’s no wonder that Brandon Sta…

Batter bits, scraps, dubs, scrumps

When I was a kid when you went to a proper chippie - fish and chips traditionally on a Friday - you could ask for “batter bits” (regional naming statistics) which were the wonderful leftover deep-fried scraps of fish batter, and you’d get them free. Anyway apparently if…