The BBC’s Tokyo 2020 (yes, I know it’s 2021, but they kept the name) studio looked pretty real to casual observers watching the coverage of the recently-concluded Olympics. You’d turn on your TV and you’d think they were actually in a fancy rooftop studio in Tokyo providing their thoughts and commentary. But no. The BBC Sport team was actually in a comfy green-screen studio in Salford near Manchester, England. The on-screen magic was brought to life thanks to Unreal Engine....

Despite the great global graphics cards shortage, NVIDIA has announced not one, but two new graphics cards. The NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti. Aimed towards both gamers and creatives, thanks to their studio-focused drivers to boost the performance of new AI features found in applications like Lightroom, Photoshop and DaVinci Resolve. The new Ti cards boost performance gains over their non-Ti counterparts with more CUDA cores and GDDR6X memory....

According to Lens Rumors, Olympus is getting set to announce the official release of the upcoming Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens this summer, ahead of the higher-end Olympus M.Zuiko ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO lens. Development for the new M.Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens was announced in November 2019, during which Olympus posted an updated lens roadmap which added three new lenses, including the 100-400mm along with ED 12-35mm f/4 PRO and “Telephoto Zoom Lens”....

As photographers or filmmakers, we occasionally find ourselves in need of some kind of tool. Maybe we’re tearing down and rebuilding our video rig or perhaps it’s something as simple as tightening down the screw on a tripod plate. Whatever it is, occasionally (or often), there’s a need. While there are a number of multitools on the market made specifically for photographers and filmmakers, like this one, this one or this one from SmallRig, Peter McKinnon believes they’re all a bit lacking and has spent the last year and a half designing his own....

When it comes to monsters, cartoons, and movies, I believe my mind and heart are still stuck somewhere in the childhood. And this is why I loved the latest project by photographer Jan von Holleben. Monster Heroes is a set of quirky super-creatures, made from the strangest subjects like cuddly toys, toilet paper, cardboard boxes or even furniture. The models are kids, who transformed into these monster heroes for the photo shoot, and Jan eternalized them in his photos....