Photography

January 4, 2019

World’s Smallest Astronomy Camera Offers Compact Way to Photograph the Stars

Imagine a camera that has the ability to capture sharp images of the night sky. Now imagine it was small enough to fit in your pocket. Meet the NANO1. This tiny cam is opening up the world of astrophotography to a wider audience thanks to its compact design and powerful imaging. Instead of lugging around bulky equipment, photographers can effortlessly photograph the stars with a camera that weighs just 3.5 ounces.

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January 3, 2019

AI Generates Incredibly Believable Faces of Humans That Don’t Really Exist

Think you can tell the difference between fantasy and reality? That's about to get a whole lot harder thanks to advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) made by researchers at NVIDIA. The above photograph isn't actually a photo of a real person, but rather an image generated from two source photographs. The results are incredibly lifelike, making it all the more shocking that we're not actually looking at a snapshot of a real human being.

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December 31, 2018

Tintype Photography: The Vintage Photo Technique That’s Making a Comeback

Today we get the instant gratification of seeing a photograph we've just taken, but the early days of photography often required long exposure times and complex developing methods before results could be seen. This all changed with the introduction of tintype photography, a process that let photographers break out of the studio and start capturing people on the street.

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December 26, 2018

Best of 2018: Top 36 Photographs From Around the World

As the year comes to a close, it’s only natural to want to take a look back at the incredible moments we’ve experience in the past twelve months. As a society, we’ve shared experiences through the power of photography. On a daily basis, we’re exposed to countless images that not only document the lives of people around the world, but also shape our memories of a given point in time.

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