Sigma Announces Nine New Native Sony E Mount Art Series Lenses

As if Sigma hadn’t given us enough today. With new 70mm f/2.8 Macro and 105mm f/1.4 Art series lenses, we were already pretty excited. But Sigma also have an extra gift for Sony shooters. Both of the two new lenses today, as well as nine of their popular Art series full frame lenses are being released with a native Sony E-Mount. A native Sony mount offers advantages over simply using the Canon mount version with the Sigma MC-11 adapter....

February 21, 2023 · 3 min · 430 words · Melvin Walters

Skylum S New Ai Sky Enhancer For Luminar Adds Detail And Drama To Your Skies

Skylum has announced a free update for Luminar 2018 which adds a new AI Sky Enhancer. Operated by just a single slider, the new feature, as the name suggests, uses AI to selectively add depth, definition and drama to enhance the sky in your photos. The goal of the AI Sky Enhancer is to help bring back some of that contrast and drama we saw with our eyes without having to spend too much time creating masks and layers to selectively bring areas up or down to try and bring it back....

February 21, 2023 · 2 min · 344 words · Erik Harris

Some At T Customers Are Getting A Free Samsung Galaxy Note 9

You probably know that AT&T, and other American wireless carriers, are phasing out their 3G networks to make room for a wider 5G rollout. The company sent out a rather vague email notifying affected customers of this development back in July 2020. The email essentially said that their device is not compatible with its new network and that they’d lose service if they don’t upgrade the handset. However, it didn’t clearly mention that the deadline for the said 3G shutdown is February 2022, causing chaos among the users....

February 21, 2023 · 3 min · 438 words · Joshua Solis

Sorry I Just Wanted A Pretty Photo Says Photographer Whose Photo Bricked Thousands Of Android Phones

I don’t remember that a sunset photo has ever caused such a stir like it did earlier this month. The photo bricked phones of hundreds, if not thousands Android users who used it as a wallpaper. But it wasn’t done on purpose. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Scientist and photographer Gaurav Agrawal just wanted to capture a gorgeous last minute sunset. When he edited the photo and published it on Flickr, he didn’t even dream what mess it would cause....

February 21, 2023 · 3 min · 438 words · Kevin Blevins

Street Photographer Gets Beaten For Taking Photos At Notting Hill Carnival

Last month, street photographer Math Roberts attended Notting Hill Carnival in order to take photos at one of the world’s largest street festivals. While he was shooting on the final day of the carnival, Math found himself in an unpleasant situation which quickly escalated. The man he was photographing assaulted him and smashed both the photographer and his camera. Speaking to The Phoblographer, Math explained that he took a photo of a couple embracing each other....

February 21, 2023 · 2 min · 370 words · Alicia Kerr
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