I haven't made anything with AT Proto yet

I haven't made anything with AT Proto. Okay, technically, I did made the Bluesky ThinkUp Tribute, which syncs with your Bluesky account and sends a nightly email about who changed their bio or handle on the website. It's a great little utility and I rely on it constantly. But t…

Recently

The snow has been tough for my running schedule in February but it's starting to clear and temperatures have started to lift. Yesterday got in a solid 45 miles of cycling, including up to this point near the George Washington Bridge, and back on the Tappan Zee. ListeningI didn'…

New tote bag

I recently took an hour or two to stitch together a new tote bag. I have a stash of materials for this because a sewing company in Brooklyn's 'Industry City' (an isolated business park) was going out of business. I regret not buying out much more of the inventory: at that point…

Color dithering

On Friday I decided to revisit the topic of dithering to add color. Back in 2017 I made a lot of interactive examples on Observable showing different kinds of dithering. It was fun: I distinctly remember when dithering was still a concern for computers, and it was one of those t…

Sat a Day

Time for her own Wikipedia page I just ran across Aiyana Lee. She's good. More. Bonus link. Rutilance The FCC has green-lit Nexstar's purchase of Tenga. This will move much of local TV into the red, politically. Wrote about that here and here back in September. Pull-quote: Tr…

The 4 Most Searched Cameras This Week

Cameras are quite important for many photographers today. While smartphones are helping many to make images, they also come with their fair share of challenges when it comes to image-making. As more people look to buy dedicated cameras, here are some names that often come up in…

The Canon 100mm f1.4 Could be Real. And You’ll Want It

Canon RF lenses have been pretty great for many users. While the company has announced multiple models, it has yet to introduce certain focal ranges that can benefit users. For instance, Canon is yet to launch tilt-shift lenses for the mirrorless mount, as well as more macro len…

Data: Americans Like Completely Different Cameras From Everyone Else

According to a recent Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) report, about two million point-and-shoot cameras have been sold around the world. The number is staggering, especially if you keep in mind how pre pandemic world was doubling down on mirrorless technology. Whil…

This Week in the IndieWeb

March 13-20, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: Homebrew Website Club - Pacific Wednesday, March 18 at 6:00pm Homebrew Website Club Europe/London Wednesday, March 18 at 7:00pm Homebrew Website Club - Düsseldorf/Germany Tuesday, March 17 at 6:00pm DÜSSE…

A cartographer posits that our maps should be messier ....

A cartographer posits that our maps should be messier. “The idea that we must have a crisp line dividing one country from another is often inaccurate when it comes to what states are actually claiming.”

This is a diabolical phishing attack . “That...

This is a diabolical phishing attack. “That generated a real case ID, and triggered real Apple emails to my inbox, properly signed, from Apple’s actual servers.”

Introducing: The Long Awaited Phoblographer Analog Presets

When I started out with editing presets, one of the first things I wanted to do was to try and get my digital photos looking like they were shot on film. Nearly two decades of purchasing and experimenting with such presets has led to our announcement today. We're pleased to intr…

This is hilarious. A man was pictured in two different...

This is hilarious. A man was pictured in two different photos on the same front page of a local newspaper: one of him painting a holiday sign and a gs station security cam still of him taking a wallet.

“Some countries are better positioned to weather...

“Some countries are better positioned to weather this energy crisis than they would have been just a few years ago. That’s because of the rapid growth of renewable energy, battery systems and electric vehicles…”

Star Formation

Britain Has Invaded All but 22 Countries

Of the current 200 nations in the world, the British have invaded all but 22 of them. The lucky 22 include Sweden, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Bolivia, and Belarus. The full analysis is available in Stuart Laycock’s book, All the Countries We’ve Ever Invaded. Stuart Laycock,…

An online museum of Chinese cigarette packaging art .

An online museum of Chinese cigarette packaging art.

Deep Fry Day

Bad News LA Times: CBS News shuts down radio unit amid division-wide cuts, leaving 700 stations without  their CBS news feed. Axios has a mostly budgetary angle. Neither says that radio is largely dependent on "barter," which is free programming paid for on the providers' side…

The 10 Incredible Women Photographers to Follow Today (NSFW)

Women photographers have often contributed immensely to the world of image-making. But despite their best efforts, their work has often been overshadowed by that of their male peers. For instance, Julia Margaret Cameron's soft portraits were considered childish, while Anna Atkin…

The words shark (the animal) and shark (a predatory...

The words shark (the animal) and shark (a predatory scoundrel) may have two different origins. “This would make ‘shark’ possibly the only word borrowed from a Mayan language into English directly.”

Parachord is “a new kind of music player that...

Parachord is “a new kind of music player that invites all your streams, local audio files, and playlists scattered across multiple services to the same party”. Interesting!

The Genuis Street Photography of Walter Rothwell’s Exit Left

It’s rare in street photography to come across easily reproducible lighting scenarios, but that is exactly what photographer Walter Rothwell has done with his Exit Left project since 2007. Each year Mr. Rothwell makes his way to a local train station, where back in 2007 he was…

Every Fashion Designer, Explained . If you don’t...

Every Fashion Designer, Explained. If you don’t know anything about fashion, this video will get you up to speed quickly. Vivienne Westwood, Nigo, Issey Miyake, Miuccia Prada, Dapper Dan, Hubert de Givenchy, etc. etc.

Canon RF 45mm f1.2 STM Review: This Lens Costs More Used

Canon’s RF45mm F1.2 STM helps photographers avoid some of that purchase anxiety, promising photographers a super-fast F1.2 maximum aperture prime for under $500. After spending a month with this lens, did I find that it delivered the goods or left me wishing I’d spent my mon…

Filtered for home security

1. The Amazon Ring Always Home Cam is an indoor security drone for your home. Introduced with this video in 2020: "Yeah, it’s a camera that flies." Sadly not yet on the market. Ok Judge Dredd had Spy-in-the-Sky drone surveillance cameras in 1978 and Mega-City One is not an…

The One Thing Every New Street Photographer Needs

Fact: No photographer wakes up one day, figures out exactly what kind of style they want to shoot and makes their impression on it. Instead, they go out and shoot every second that they possibly can--which results in a never-ending experimental approach of finding something that…

Your Billingham Canvas Bag Just Became More Valuable

On March 5th, Billingham sent the Phoblographer a press release detailing the new color combination: Navy FibreNyte / Chocolate Leather. Confused by this, I asked for more clarification. You see, the Phoblographer has been really picky about the camera bags we've reviewed over t…