Skylum popularized AI sky replacement. Now it says AI shouldn’t overshadow photographers Luminar’s latest update brings performance gains and a redesigned UI, but Skylum’s “creative vision first” pitch sits awkwardly next to a toolset built on AI sky replacement and Body AI. Skylum Skylum has announced an update to Luminar – its photo editing suite that became synonymous with AI sky replacement... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Dale Baskin Who inspires our community’s photography? From Ansel Adams to family and friends Inspiration can come from many sources. Our community shared this week who has inspired them, from parents, friends and colleagues. Who has inspired you? Jefenator I’m a big history buff when it comes to all things civilization, so I was excited when a community member suggested we ask everyone who... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Mathew Anderson Insta360 Mirrorless Prototype Coming at CP+ 2027 – Two Models Confirmed Insta360 Founder and CEO JK Liu confirmed that the company is working on TWO (2) brand-new mirrorless cameras. One we have already seen back in April 2026 (the Z 1): the camera used an M4/3-format sensor and an M4/3rd Olympus 14-42mm Continue reading Insta360 Mirrorless Prototype Coming at CP+... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On The New Camera By admin The One Leica M That Drops the Rangefinder Entirely The Leica M lineup split into two camps you can hold side by side, and one of them ditches the optical rangefinder that has defined the M for seventy years. The Leica M EV1 trades the mechanical viewfinder for a built-in EVF, and it now sits as the entry point... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Sports Photographer Has Instagram Account Wrongfully Banned by Meta Over ‘Sexualization of Children’ A sports photographer had his Instagram account permanently disabled after Meta mistakenly claimed his content violated its rules against the “sexualization of children.” [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold’s Cameras Aren’t As Good as the Base Pixel 11 Alongside its three new slab smartphones, the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL, Google unveiled a new foldable, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold. It's sleek and stylish, but has serious camera compromises. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Google Pixel 11 Pro: The Top Four Creator-Focused Features Over the course of two days, I had a few hours with the new Google Pixel 11 Pro, and I've narrowed it down to the four features aimed at photographers and videographers that I think deserve the most attention. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Sarah Teng Google’s Redesigned Pixel 11 Phones Features Major Camera Upgrades Google has unveiled its 11th-generation Pixel phones: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL. All three phones promise significant camera upgrades and the latest Google Gemini features. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Google’s new Pixel 11 phones have the camera upgrades that count The company is undoing some of the damage it did to its mainline Pixel, and upgrading some of the Pro’s cameras. Google Google has announced its new lineup of standard format (as opposed to folding) phones: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL. Both include improvements... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Mitchell Clark The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold still makes camera compromises The phone is Google’s most refined foldable, and its main camera is better, but it’s also more expensive than ever. Google Alongside its traditional candybar style phones, Google has also announced the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, the latest iteration of its foldable smartphone. While the majority of its improvements relate... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Mitchell Clark Harman’s Phoenix Color Film Rises From the Ashes With a New ISO Back in 2023, Harman Photo, the company behind Ilford-brand photo film, launched an all-new color film, Phoenix 200. Last year, the company followed it up with Phoenix II. Now there's yet another Phoenix on the block, this time arriving with a new speed: 125. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Tourist Falls to Death While Posing for Photo Shoot at 177-Foot Waterfall A 20-year-old tourist plunged to his death while trying to do a photo shoot at the top of a waterfall in a U.S. state park. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Sigma’s 85mm f/1.2 Lens Looks Like It’s Coming Soon The latest Adobe Camera Raw update, version 18.5, added support for the Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The only thing is that Sigma hasn't actually released the lens or even said exactly when it is coming. Given that it's now supported in Adobe's photo editing... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Lightroom Classic 15.5 Finally Lets You Fix AI Masks After Creating Them The masking upgrade in Lightroom Classic 15.5 lets you feather and reshape AI masks after you create them, which turns rough selections into precise, believable edits. That single change addresses one of the oldest complaints about automatic masks: they grab too much, too little, or leave a telltale glow around... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Insta360's New X6 Packs 8K 360 Video, 1-Inch Equivalent Sensors, and On-Camera AI Editing Insta360 has announced the X6, the newest flagship in its X series of 360 cameras. The camera goes on sale today, starting at $669.99 for the standard bundle. The company says the launch coincides with its tenth year making 360 cameras. "X6 is the camera we always wanted to build. It... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Insta360 Wants Its Flagship X6 to be Way More Than a 360-Degree Camera Insta360 has announced its new flagship 360-degree camera system: the X6. It's smaller than the X5 and still promises significantly better image quality thanks to its bigger sensor and therefore its better light-gathering capability. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Insta360’s X6 gets bigger sensors, native 8K video and improved battery life Insta360’s new flagship shoots native 8K/50 360 video with 10-bit color and native Dolby Vision, promising to be a powerful tool for creators. Insta360 Insta360 has announced the X6, its latest flagship 360 camera. It boasts quite a few updates, including Type 1/1.1 (101 mm²) square sensors, native 8K/50 with... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On DP Review By Abby Ferguson The First Film Ever Shot on IMAX Cameras Has Surpassed $1 Billion at the Box Office The first feature film ever to be shot entirely on IMAX cameras, The Odyssey, has surpassed $1 billion at the box office -- a remarkable achievement for an R-rated movie. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Does Your Camera Actually Matter Anymore? One Studio Test Says No Most photographers assume a flagship body is the price of entry for paid client work, but a full studio fashion shoot on mid-range Nikon gear tells a different story. The gap between "professional" and "affordable" has narrowed enough that your lighting and lens choices now carry the weight your camera... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Two Female Photographers Sentenced to Combined 24 Years in Prison in Iran Two female photographers, including a prominent photojournalist and an 18-year-old artist, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years in prison in Iran. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Influential San Francisco Photography Gallery to Close After 52 Years Pioneering San Francisco photo gallery SF Camerawork -- which has exhibited work by influential photographers such as Sally Mann and Robert Mapplethorpe -- is closing after 52 years. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara First images of the new SG-image 35mm f/1.4 APS-C E-mount AF lens SG-image has released a teaser image for its new autofocus lens, the 35mm f/1.4 APS-C Autofocus lens. It’s going to be announced end of this month. The post First images of the new SG-image 35mm f/1.4 APS-C E-mount AF lens first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin How to Balance Flash Against a Bright Sky Without Blowing It Out Backlighting a subject at the beach solves a problem that trips up plenty of people shooting in bright sun: harsh shadows, squinting eyes, and a washed-out sky. Put the sun behind your subject, add your own light to the front, and the whole scene falls into place. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Why Replacing My Dead MacBook Pro Cost Me A Fortune (And Why Camera Gear Is Next) I am sure this happened to some of you in the past. My MacBook Pro suddenly died, and I have to buy a new one. While checking for some refurbished models, I noticed how crazy expensive the prices now are. In 2021 I got my laptop with 64GB RAM, and... Published on 2026-08-12 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Toem 2 turns photography into a whimsical adventure game The upcoming game Toem 2 melds photography and play. The surprisingly delightful and cozy game is due out in September. Something We Made I’m just as passionate about gaming as photography, so you can imagine my elation when my team mentioned to me Toem 2 is about to release. Toem... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On DP Review By Mathew Anderson Shooting Anamorphic on The Nikon ZR With the Venus Optics Laowa Sunlight 2x Anamorphic Zoom I’ve done separate review articles on both the Nikon ZR and the Laowa Sunlight 2x Full Frame Anamorphic Zooms in the past. Today, I thought it might be helpful to talk less specs and more process after using the combination on my latest film. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On Fstoppers By Christopher Malcolm VSCO is turning 50 photographers’ images into public art across the US VSCO is selecting one photographer per US state to have their image on a public billboard. Here’s how to enter before the September 10 deadline. VSCO VSCO is selecting one photographer from every state to have their work licensed for use on public billboards across the country. The campaign, called The... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On DP Review By Abby Ferguson 7 Best National Parks for Wildlife Photography A bison and calf at Yellowstone National Park From the largest mammals in North America to the smallest invertebrates, U.S. national parks provide protected ecosystems for thousands of species of birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Every national park has resident wildlife. Although some have more than others — with... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On Outdoor Photographer By Text & Photography by Dawn Wilson NASA’s Voyager 2 Space Probe Just Got New Software From Over 13 Billion Miles Away Nearly 49 years after it launched into space aboard a Titan III rocket, NASA's Voyager 2 space probe received yet another software update, this time reaching the speeding probe from nearly 13.3 billion miles (almost 21.4 billion kilometers) away. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray DJI Mini 5 Pro Ban Coming in March 2027 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is moving to stop further sales of the DJI Mini 5 Pro in the United States. The ban is expected to take effect in mid-to-late March 2027. Why is the ban coming in March 2027, and why should you worry if you’re really interested in... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Toem 2 Is a Cozy Adventure Video Game About Capturing Photos Toem 2's developers, Swedish independent studio Something We Made, describes its new video game as a "wholesome adventure about taking photos." In the striking-looking black-and-white game, players grab their camera and set off into the world, tasked with making friends, exploring, and, of course, taking photos. [Read More]... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray How the First Photo of a Black Hole Was Actually Made The first picture of a black hole was not taken with a camera, and no single telescope ever saw it. It is a reconstruction, assembled from petabytes of radio data recorded at seven observatories scattered around the globe, then flown across the planet on hard drives. Even the famous orange... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Žak Mogel: Featured Photographer Spotlight Žak Mogel spends his winters in the air. The Slovenian ski jumper was born in Celje in 2001 and competes for SSK Ljubno BTC. This season he has flown World Cup hills from Zakopane to Sapporo, Oslo and Planica, and he jumped at the Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On 500 Pixels By 500px Blog Just One Shot Imagine you see a beautiful scene that you know you’d like to photograph. So you take a few different shots, and maybe adjust your tripod and shoot again. Eventually, you get something you think you like. Sound familiar? Actually, I think this process is great for refining your composition. But... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On Photography Life By Jason Polak The Photography Path for 2026 A blueprint for learning photography that 340,000 people watched has aged in a way its own creator didn't expect, and three stages of it now point beginners in the wrong direction. The reason is AI, which arrived between the original video and this update and quietly changed what's worth practicing. ... Published on 2026-08-11 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke 1 2 3 … Next Camera Manufacturers CanonNikonSonyFujifilmOlympusPanasonicPentaxLeica Camera Stores Abe’s of MaineAdoramaB&H PhotoCalumetHunt’s Photo and VideoKEH CameraNational Camera ExchangeRitz CameraSamy’s Camera Photographers Steve McCurryLee JeffriesJimmy NelssonRehahnEric LafforgueManny LibrodoLisa KristineDavid LazarDaniel NortonGavin HoeyVanessa JoyCanon Explorer’s of LightNikon Embassadors Rick Hamilton
