A Tip for a Creatively Stunted Photographer: Try Multiple Exposure

One of my favorite things to do when I'm feeling creatively stunted is doing multiple exposures. More than that though, I really love getting a bit whimsy with it. For example, I'll sometimes shoot a ton of photos over one another to simulate what it's like to shoot an entire ro…

If You’re a Street Photographer, This Photo Book is Essential

Photographer Jens Krauer is one that we've covered pretty extensively here on the Phoblographer. And this year, in a turning point in his career, he released his first photo book. In Plain Sight is a compilation of the street photography he's done over the years. The book is in…

The Best Sony Camera Gear of the Last Two Years

We dove into our Reviews Index to figure out what cameras and lenses are some of the best to come out of Sony in the past two years. The brand doesn't many all that many releases, and lots of them are much better than others. But if you're looking to get something for yourself t…

Just when you thought

—shit at Meta was bad enough, comes Reuters' Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show. Don Marti explains some ways that Facebook ads are optimized for deceptive advertising. Also, Fake Meta Customers Driving Demand for Fake Products and Servic…

A Year After Eye Surgery: Was it Worth it as a Photographer?

One year ago, I was in an incredibly odd place. For the first time, I had two eye surgeries for my kerataconus -- which ultimately ended up causing extreme thinning of my corneas. And a year later, I'd say that for my health, the surgery was worth it only because otherwise, I wo…

The Camp Snap CS-8 is the Most Fun I’ve had with Video, Ever

One night while dealing with a slight bout of insomnia, I came across an ad from Camp Snap. They were launching their first-ever video camera, one that borrowed heavily from the design of the Super 8 film cameras of the past. I nearly immediately added it to my cart and purchase…

Smart is as Smart Does

Never mind that Artificial Intelligence is neither. As most of us know and understand it, AI is an answer machine. Or a know-it-all librarian who looks stuff up and gives you answers. While it uses the first person voice and speaks in a friendly style, its humanity is pure emula…

The Best Nikon Gear of the Past Two Years Worth Buying

It's obvious, Nikon has been working really hard behind the scenes in different ways. Right now, the future of the company is questionable for photography and for photographers as they're leaning so much more into video. However, I'm pretty confident that they'll come back as mo…

Earthquake Prediction Flowchart

Providers

If you’re building software, it’s generally a good idea to avoid the Not-Invented-Here syndrome. This is when you insist on writing absolutely everything from scratch even if it would make more sense to use a third-party provider. Need your app to take payments? Don’t try…