Readings and Leadings

I've ordered danah boyd's new book, Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census, from the University of Chicago Press. danah, who is brilliant, teaches at Cornell these days, but will also be on tour. A schedule is at tha…

Dear Sony: Simplify Your Menu System Already

I've been a Sony camera user since the early 2010s, and when they changed their menu system to the current style, things got weird. The placement of items changes and the menus got even deeper -- sometimes requiring really precise taps on the screen to progress. Luckily, you don…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Very strange pattern from Github. To rename a repo, you need to click the same button TWICE. First click runs name conflict check, and then the same button in the very same place with the same label starts behaving differently and becomes the actual rename. I only f…

Lit Duo 1 Review: The Last Light Meter You’ll Need

Very rarely do we want to sit there and stare at a product that comes in for review; but we absolutely did with the Lit Duo 1. It looks like a game boy and an iPhone somehow merged and is truly an excellent device thanks to the creator, who has quite a history. The Lit Duo 1 is…

Sigma 85mm f1.2 Art Review: Nothing is Sharper Than This

The new Sigma 85mm f1.2 Art is targeted to high end portrait and wedding photographers. But I also think it should be used by sports photographers and event photographers. There's a lot going for it in that aspect. A while back, I got to see the Sigma 85mm f1.2 Art up close and…

Sigma 20-60mm f2.8-4 Contemporary Review: How is This Lens This Good?

The Sigma 20-60mm f2.8-4 Contemporary lens has to be one of the nicest and sharpest zoom lenses of it's kind that I've ever used. And the only thing that could've made it better is fuller weather resistance. "...the vibes of the 20-60 with your processing makes me feel the brigh…

Teaser trailer for You Can See Everything from Nathan...

Teaser trailer for You Can See Everything from Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim. “Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move.” WHAT WAS THAT?

Can’t Afford Real Film? Our Analog Presets Cost So Much Less

There's a real market right now for old digital cameras. A used Canon 5D Mark II, the camera a lot of the Phoblographer's early history was shot on, can go for up to $1,000 on the used market these days. People want that specific look: the grain, the color science, the slightly…

Semaphore

The Best Travel Photography Kit For Sony Users in 2026

A good travel photography kit includes a good small camera, a nice zoom lens, and both with fantastic weather sealing. Travel photographers often think that they need a large set-up, which is not ideal for a genre of this nature. As for why a Sony camera, that's because they off…

How to Make Images That Look Like They’re Retro Digital Without Photoshop

Recently, I've been thinking back to how I used to shoot when I first started with digital photography. And it surely has changed a lot over the years thanks to how mirrorless cameras have worked and altered how photography is done. But these days, I think that cameras are doing…