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MIT Researchers Capture the Speed of Light on Camera

Our feeble little minds can't process the time that light takes to fill a room, but now we can see it happen in slow-motion with help from the MIT Media Lab and its trillion frames per second camera.

Meet Lytro, the Light-Field Camera that Snaps 4D Pics

Say hello to Lytro, a new consumer-grade camera capable of focusing on multiple points in an image with eye-popping accuracy after you’ve snapped the picture. We first heard about it this summer, and now it has a release timeframe: early next year. What, you thought “4D” was just marketing gibberish? Because 4D implies “time,” and what the [...]

Adobe Shows Off Blurry Picture Fix in Photoshop

You had the perfect shot. Everything was framed just right, your subjects were smiling, and the lighting was beautiful. But then you hit the camera button with a little too much gusto, and the whole photo came out a blurry mess.

Party Hats, Everyone! Instagram Hits 150 Million Photo Uploads

Instagram, the popular photo sharing service for the iPhone, just announced that it’s hit 150 million photo uploads thanks in no small part to its user base of 7 million picture snappers. For perspective, that’s about 15 photos being uploaded every single second.

Old Meets New: ‘Historypin’ Is a Map-Based Time Capsule for Vintage Photos

A few weeks ago our friends at NewsFeed dubbed Dear Photograph their “Tumblr of the Week” — and for good reason.

Pentax ‘Q’ Camera Sports Point-and-Shoot Size, DSLR Features

Camera company Pentax wants a space in your pocket, but it’s OK: you don’t need big pockets.

Will an Innovative New Focusing Technology Change the Way We Take Pictures?

Although technological advances have paved the way for smaller and cheaper camera models to enter the market, there haven’t really been any major innovations in terms of the hardware itself within the past decade. That’s why you see “classic” lenses and camera bodies still demanding exorbitant amounts of money on eBay, or on camera trading [...]

Practice Your Digital Photography Skills On the Web

There comes a time for many amateur photographers when they decide to abandon easy-mode point-and-shoot cameras, and switch to a proper DSLR.

Find Your Stolen Camera with Stolen Camera Finder

What can you do if your camera’s been stolen?

Photobucket Goes Retro with New Instagram-y App: Snapbucket

Cool kids take note. Photo and video sharing service Photobucket is making a move into trendier territory with the release of their new Snapbucket app, available for download on Androids as of today (the iPhone version will be available soon).

Extra ‘Color’ for the Royal Wedding

Remember Color, the iPhone photography app designed to be used where people gather together?