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This Could Be Why Your Scanned Film Looks Weird

What do I mean by weird? Well, the truth is that it may not look the way that you expect it to look. And that it's odd. My autistic best friend would kind of react like it's breaking his brain because it's not, "how it should be." Well, the truth is that sometimes scanners don't…

The Curious Story of How the Camera Came Before the Egg

When cameras were first made commercially viable, they were built incredibly solid and durable. The glass slides that they photographed on, on the other hand, were pretty fragile and needed to be treated with immense care. It's a wonder that Ansel Adams was able to haul camera g…

Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America ....

Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America. Totally pathetic and stupid. Maps are wayfinding tools and this toadying political change will help no one find their way.

Is the Nikon F2 Still Worth Buying in 2026?

In 2023, I was gifted a Nikon F2. And since then I've continued to use it. This camera is pretty legendary. It has gone to war zones and survived, been used by many photojournalists, and has a whole ton of versatility. To this day, I still use it and have used it earlier this ye…

The 3 Best Full-Frame Cameras for Wedding Photography in 2026

A good wedding photography camera isn't just sturdy; it also offers great autofocus, image quality, and vast range of lenses to choose from. With marriages and weddings growing in number, more photographers are now taking up wedding assignments as part of their photography journ…

One of My Favorite Hacks for Portrait Photography

Several years ago, I found a way to hack beauty dishes onto little flashes. Today, there are lots of ways to do just that. But there aren't a whole lot of ways to do with and make something feel really solid. It involves one of my favorite tools: the beauty dish. Beauty dishes t…

Our Presets are a Slam Dunk for Street Photographers!

Well, I had to use that pun! Over the years, the Phoblographer has tested cameras and lenses with every major camera manufacturer and lens maker. And so we've got a massive database of images. We've used that massive database to test the presets that we've made for Capture One a…

Can Photographers Stop Hating Tripods, Please?

For most of my life as a photographer here in NYC, I've been told to never have a tripod around. The reason: It's illegal to have a tripod in public unless you have a permit to do so. And that's how photographers have been making images for years without them. We, photographers,…

This 90 Year Old Zeiss Camera Shoots Instax Using Legos

Over the years, the staff and I here at the Phoblographer have reported on tons of Lego cameras. They're fun. And more importantly, photographers often find and do tons of hacks involving the little toys. At times, I wish that there were more of this because the industry often f…