Along with the Pixel 4a and Pixel 5 announcement, Google is making some changes to its photo editing methods. The company has introduced a design framework that will make photo filters and enhancements automatically disabled. This way your phone won’t make you “more beautiful” by default anymore, and it’s all a part of the efforts to improve your mental health rather than your selfies. Advertisements Two years ago, Apple came under fire for automatically enabling “beauty mode” without the possibility to turn it off....

I believe most of us use Instagram, either for personal or business purposes. Therefore, I want to warn you that there seems to be a new phishing scam going around on Instagram at the moment. By sending fake copyright notices, hackers are trying to get your account details and hack your account. Andy Day of FStoppers received the message himself, so he shared what it looks like. He received one from an account named The North Face Chile....

When it comes to lighting effects for photography, only your imagination is the limit. In this video, Derrick Freske will show you five tricks that require nothing but your smartphone flashlight as the light source. They’re simple and cheap, but they can give many creative effects to your images. 1. Disco ball 1. Disco ball I believe we’re all familiar with the effect a disco ball creates. It looks fun on the dance floor – and you can add that same look to your images....

The Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 to include an 8-inch LTPO display The Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 to include an 8-inch LTPO display He said that the device will feature an 8-inch LTPO display, with a 2.5K resolution. So, that display will be quite large, and it will almost certainly be an AMOLED panel. We’re also expecting it to offer a 120Hz refresh rate, though that hasn’t been mentioned. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is tipped to fuel the device, unsurprisingly....

In the words of Jay P Morgan, “If you can’t fix it with gaff tape, it probably does not deserve to be fixed”, and he’s right. Gaffer tape (or gaff tape, if you prefer) is one of the most useful and versatile things you can keep in your camera bag. Probably the most common use for me is hanging flags from light stands or attaching snoots made from Cinefoil to flashes, but here’s at least 50 ways you can use your gaffer tape, courtesy of The Slanted Lens....