Your Camera Might be Able to Shoot Panoramas, so Why Haven’t You?

Panorama photography is something that we most commonly associate with landscape photography – a photographic technique intended to capture the essence of sweeping vistas and the grandeur of a scene. While there are many ways to achieve this look, sometimes the easiest way is…

The Lifespan of Cameras is About to Get Longer

Before so many of you picked up a camera and set foot into the world where refreshes happened pretty often, cameras had a pretty long lifespan of support. In fact, some even lasted a decade or so until a refresh of some sort. And really, that's all that most photographers needed…

WANDRD Magnetic Camera Strap Review: Worth the Money?

Camera straps are typically not covered on this site anymore. Mostly because straps today are nearly identical to one another and in the end don’t offer photographers anything different. Whether you’re spending top dollar for the finest leathers or just looking for something…

Accretionary Arc

Technology optimism hour

Back in 2022, I wrote Web technology optimism hour, highlighting the things I thought were cool about the state of technology. Time flies. Let's do it again. It's still easy to be pessimistic, but it's nice to mine your feelings for the positive ones. The elephant in the room i…

This Week in the IndieWeb

August 7-14, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: Homebrew Website Club - Eastern Wednesday, August 12 at 6:00pm Online! Zoom! Homebrew Website Club Europe/London Wednesday, August 12 at 7:00pm Homebrew Website Club - Nuremberg/Germany Wednesday, August 12 a…

Byeday

Well, almost. Tomorrow I fly back to Indiana, where it has been stormy the whole time I've been gone, seems like. In a couple of months, I'll be scanning all the photos I have in dozens of three-ring albums, but keeping the photos themselves, which I want to organize chronologic…

Film Photographers: You Can’t Beat This Discount

Yes, we've got something special for film photographers! Did you know that the Phoblographer doesn't get funding from the large camera and lens brands? In fact, we're super transparent about where our funding comes from on our disclaimers page. Can you say the same thing about y…

August 2026 solar eclipse from AY1339

I was on a flight from Helsinki to London when the 2026 solar eclipse occurred this week. With uncharacteristic forethought I’d ordered, taken delivery of – and brought with me – eclipse glasses and a little accompanying cardboard filter for my phone camera. I’d also res…

4 Photo Books That Serious Portrait Photographers Keep Going Back To

Portrait photography is one of the intense genres of the medium. It requires an understanding of light, gear, people, and a vision. For most, to capture a person goes beyond capturing their likeness. Sometimes, it is about showcasing a side of them that most can't see. For those…

4 Best Cameras for Portrait Photographers Today

Portrait photography is an important genre of the medium that not only helps one to document their loved one's likeness but also to create photos that are unlike themselves. If you are someone who is looking for a high-end full-frame camera that creates stunning portraits, these…

Light Lens Lab Enters Apochromatic Territory With New M-Mount Lens

Leica is the epitome of luxury and performance. The company has created cameras and lenses that last decades, and the image quality remains unmatched. However, for most, gathering more than one lens can be a task, given the price point. As a result, many Chinese third-party bran…

Unforgetful

I have ADHD. Probably.1 My entire adolescence was defined by forgetting to do my homework, disappointing everyone around me, and being told by every adult that I was lazy, “just” needed to try harder, and wasn’t living up to my potential. I’ll be working on the resulti…

Tressie McMillan Cottom on AOC’s presumed presidential...

Tressie McMillan Cottom on AOC’s presumed presidential run. “But these are different times. Ocasio-Cortez is a different woman, and Americans love to turn to women when the house is burning down.”

This Method Helps Street Photographers With Brain Rot

It's easy to sit there and endlessly scroll away on your phone looking at the images of other street photographers. But when it comes to actually making images, you can be tuned in with zone focusing and setting everything to manual mode. Just think on a sunny day: ISO 1600, F8,…

This Test Will Tell You if Your Hands are Shaky as a Photographer

Image stabilization has majorly helped photographers to make images that otherwise were very hard to make. But it shouldn't be a self-inflicted crutch that you use to throw away good form. The problem here though is that many photographers have completely thrown that out the win…