An iPhone Accident Made This ‘End of the World’ Photo

Making a mistake with a camera usually results in a disappointing photo. For one woman over in Florida, however, an iPhone “glitch” created...

Ep. 190: Nikon’s D820, D850 or DWhatever – and more

Episode 190 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 –  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, videographer and educator, Susan Roderick In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast...

How Photographing an Abandoned Hotel Cost Me $2,800

Unfortunately, this story is not a joke. On the 20th of June 2017, I transferred €2,365.67 (~$2,702) to a lawyer in Austria because...

How to Photograph Glassware on a Pure White Background

Glassware makes for beautifully contrasting shapes on a white background. Taken under studio lighting, this high-key style of photography looks really impressive. If you’re into...

I Got Two Free Rolleiflex TLR Cameras From a Kind Internet Stranger

It’s not every day that you receive free stuff from strangers on the Internet. (Much less, stuff you actually want). I figure that...

How to Stop Lens Creep for Free Using a Rubber Band

“Lens creep” is that really annoying thing in which your lens slips and zooms itself out of position. It happens on all sorts...

Even Ansel Adams Had to Advertise His Photo Business

Every legendary photographer had to start somewhere. Before Ansel Adams became a household name in the photo industry, he was working hard at...

Photobucket Just Broke Billions of Photos Across the Web

Since 2003, the popular photo hosting service Photobucket has been letting users upload and host images for free on their servers. They have...

This is What One Photography Veteran Thinks Makes a Great Image

Photographer Jesse James Allen has created a touching tribute to his photography mentor, Charles Howse. In the 6-minute video above, Howse shares an insight into...

‘Polaroid’ is a New Horror Film About a Haunted Instant Camera

Love photography? Love horror films? Maybe this one is for you: Polaroid is a new film — the kind you watch, not the...

Big Dumb Button: Why My Hasselblad is Priceless to Me

My wife Sara and I used to have this running joke leading up to her birthday each year. Each year I’d say, “Honey!...

How Studio Lighting Affects Pupil Size in Portraits

Here’s something not everyone thinks about: the intensity of light that you shoot your portraits in doesn’t just affect the exposure, but it...