News entries for October, 2016

 

 

Using Photoshop to remove a tattoo isn't new - photo editors have to do this all the time. But when your subject is an ex-gang member from Los Angeles, and tattoos cover most of the body, you have your work cut out for you. Photographer Steven Burton set off on an ambitious project over two years ago, to take...

 

 

Jonathan Andersson, a security researcher for internet security company Trend Micro, has developed a method to take control of consumer-level drones mid-flight. The method involves hacking a remote control protocol used by many remote-operated devices called DSMx, convincing the drone that the hacker is in fact the...

 

 

If you went to any Halloween parties this weekend, you surely saw some cool and clever costumes, but I bet you didn't see a fully-functional camera costume. Photographer Bryan Troll crafted his very own Nikon camera body costume that not only looks the part, but actually functions.

After about 40 hours of...

 

 

After a brief hiatus last week, Firmware Friday returns this week with news of updates from both Apple and Sigma. We've covered Apple's iOS 10.1 update, which includes a beta release of the Portrait Camera function for the iPhone 7 Plus, in an earlier article. Hence we'll focus on Sigma's news here.

Sigma...

 

 

Do you live in or around New York City? Do you own a Fuji X series camera? If you tick both of these boxes, you're in luck because today is the last Friday of the month, which means that at the Wonder Photo Shop in New York City, all Fuji X series cameras can be cleaned and checked by the professional staff at the...

 

 

If you're looking to purchase a new Nikon D500, D750 or D810 DSLR, now is the perfect time. There are a variety of instant rebates on these camera bodies and a few kits which are set to expire at 11:59 PM EDT on October 29.

In the DX realm, you can purchase the Nikon D500 body only for under US$1,800, which...

 

 

Here's a bit of business news for you fine folks. All the way back to February of 2015, Sony announced its intentions to split up its business units into new subsidiary companies. Sony stated has that the decision would lead to better "accountability and responsibility" of individual sectors within the company,...

 

 

The MacBook Pro has long been a valuable tool for MacOS photographers. However, it has been a considerable length of time without any major refreshes, instead receiving annual speed bumps and minor tweaks. At today's "Hello Again" Mac event hosted at Apple's Cupertino headquarters, the tech giant has finally...

 

 

Microsoft held a Windows 10 event yesterday, at which it unveiled a slew of products, software and announcements. The headliner for the event was the new Surface Studio, a sleek new style of desktop computer that aims directly at professionals in the design industry, a market typically dominated by Mac computers.

 

 

"Hi guys, Jimmy McIntyre here," is a phrase I hear a lot when trying to improve my photography because his videos are consistently excellent and educational. This time he's here to help with sharpening photos and ensuring that you don't experience the dreaded edging issues that occur when you have oversharpened an...

 

 

Wake up with IR! Here's today's cup of Caffeine Priority...

I travelled to New York City this past weekend to visit a couple of friends from university. It being my first time in the city and also primarily a social excursion, I didn’t take a lot of photos but I did venture out to Brooklyn to capture some night...

 

 

The Kodak factory in Harrow, England used to be the largest manufacturing facility in Britain, but diminishing demand for photographic paper over the years has led the company to cease production at the factory, in operation since 1891. Before the factory shuts its doors in October, James Casha, photographer and...

 

 

High speed cameras are very cool, but typically very expensive, such as the Phantom Miro C110 which costs nearly US$12,000 and doesn't have the same capabilities as the Chronos. The Chronos hopes to help alleviate the high cost barrier to entry for photographers interested in high speed imagery. Impressively, the...

 

 

Until January 10, 2017, you can enter the Olympus Global Open Photo Contest in four categories. As this is an open contest, you don't have to be an Olympus user to enter. You can enter up to five photos in each of the four categories: Power of life, connections to cherish, places that inspire and perspectives often...

 

 

With today's release of iOS 10.1 to the general public, Apple has unlocked the Portrait Mode exclusive to their dual-lens iPhone 7 Plus model. The mode has been in beta testing since September 21 and I have been experimenting with it since receiving my iPhone 7 Plus in early October.

A little bit of background on...

 

 

Nikon’s latest entry-level DSLR, the Nikon D3400, does not change much from its predecessor the D3300, but is that necessarily a bad thing? In our newly-published Nikon D3400 Field Test, we found that the camera maintains many of the core features of its predecessor, resulting in a solid entry-level camera.

While...

 

 

A Swedish administrative court has dismissed an appeal by a company operating drones for photography purposes, seeking to obtain a permit to shoot images of buildings and places from the air. The verdict is the result of a series of appeals: The permit was initially denied at the County level, a subsequent appeal...

 

 

If you have an infrared-equipped Canon camera and some do-it-yourself electrical and software development skills, you can build a fully-functional infrared timelapse remote for around US$25. Ilya Titov took an Attiny Arcade Kit and turned it into a small, wireless remote trigger, complete with an OLED display.

 

 

Our longtime photography contest contributor Morris Bennett Altman is no stranger to bird photography, but it seems his images of birds on a sandy beach are the ones that most captivate the judges here at IR. We're proud to introduce his latest winner, as well as a host of terrific images from some of our top...