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55 Pieces of Art Made from Cheesy Photo Filters

Cheesy photo filters. You know what I’m talking about. Those horrid, unusable, who-the-fuck-coulda-invented, one-button smears of digital feces that have infested Photoshop like cockroaches. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, Gizmodo readers mastered the tacky photo filter to create…art? WINNER: Bowling Aesthetic A friend brought his new fancy camera to a bowling outing this weekend. When…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 20

Watch What the World Might Look Like if You Strapped Yourself to a Helicopter Blade

Rolling shutter effect shots are always cool, but usually used to shoot moving objects, like airplane propellers. What if you stuck the camera on the propeller? You’d get a combination of the view from the Cyclone rides at amusement parks and the view from an acid trip. Helidigital’s mguw turned the typical rolling shutter shot…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Sep 16

A Camera Lens Fell Out of the Sky and Crashed Through This Woman’s Roof

Having an inanimate object blow a hole in your roof after careening through the sky is a real bitch no matter what. But at least if it’s a meteor or cruise missile, you understand how. But a Canon lens? What? California woman Debbie Payne was minding her own damn business when her entire house shook,…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 16

Shooting Challenge: Repurposed Cheesy Photo Filters

They’re in our cameras and photo editing software. We’re inundated with unusably cheese photo filters. But what if we doubled down and beat the house at its own game? For this week’s Shooting Challenge, you’ll rock a cheesy photo filter. The Challenge Take an original photo and apply an extremely cheesy photo filter (from within…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 15

Ricoh GR Digital IV: A Fast Camera Gets Faster

Ricoh’s new GR Digital IV is stocked with the same 28mm f/1.9 lens (fast) that made its predecessor awesome and a new .2 second autofocus. (Faster.) https://gizmodo.com/ricoh-gr-digital-iii-point-and-shoots-fast-28mm-f-1-9-l-5323771 How much faster? Twice as fast as the GR Digital III. The key to the blazing focus speed is the hybrid AF which combines the information from Ricoh’s…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 15

Canon S100: The New Pocket Powerhouse Point-and-Shoot

Canon’s S95 was our favorite pocket camera. Um, it’s probably not anymore. Meet the S100. What’s new? Oh, Canon’s first Digic V processor. A wider 24mm zoom lens. A 12-megapixel CMOS sensor (up from a 10MP CCD). 1080p video. And GPS built-in. https://gizmodo.com/battlemodo-the-best-point-and-shoot-cameras-5720794 The Digic V processor is a lot of the magic here: It’s…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 15

Google Goggles Now Works Automagically on Your Android Phone

The latest version of Google Goggles will kick into action without your lazy ass doing a thing. All you have to do is enable a setting that allows Goggles to work in the background each time you take a photo. If Goggles recognizes something, it will send you a notification. If it doesn’t you’d never…

Tech News Adrian Covert Sep 14

How Hollywood Captures Its Most Insane and Incredible Chase Scenes (KERBLOOOMMM)

If you’ve seen a Jerry Bruckheimer or JJ Abrams film—like, ever—you’ve witnessed the handiwork of the Russian Arm. You can thank this robotic, gyroscopicallly-stabilized camera crane for filming some of the most famous car chases in the last three decades. The Russian Arm was developed by Filmotechnic—which was started in 1990 by Academy Awards Winner…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Sep 14

18x Optical Zoom in an Itty Bitty Point and Shoot

Point and shoots are generally seen as the wimpy hacks of the camera world, when compared to modern DSLRs and fancy new micro four thirds cameras. But their specs—like the 18x optical zoom on the Pentax Optio RZ18—are getting pretty impressive. It’s like when Carrot Top grew mega-muscles and could all-of-a-sudden kick your ass. The…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Sep 13

Ask a Pro: How to Shoot an Awesome Music Video on a Rollercoaster Without Permission

How do you shoot a music video on a legendary Coney Island roller coaster? If you’ve got the budget, you could rent the ride for $6000 per day—double director Jeremy Johnstone’s budget for the entire video shoot. Here’s how he shot Wye Oak’s video for “Holy Holy” in two days in July during a record-breaking…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 9

The Gundam Leica Camera That Doesn’t Really Have Anything to Do With Anime

When I first heard about a new Leica camera being designed by Kunio Okawara-sama, the man responsible for the mechanical design of the insanely popular Gundam anime series, I nearly shit myself in excitement. Then I saw what it looked like. I believe “disappointment” is too weak a sentiment. This “Okawara Factory” limited edition—only 200…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Sep 8

Does Samsung Have a Beautiful Retro Powerhouse Camera up Its Sleeve?

The Fujifilm X100 doesn’t just perform like a champ, it looks wonderfully analog as well. Samsung isn’t going to let Fujifilm eat all the retro cake—they’re planning a faux-vintage digital of their own, according to a new rumor. https://gizmodo.com/retro-fujifilm-finepix-x100-camera-will-give-leicas-x1-5642538 Photog blog 36exp posted about an R1 camera by Samsung—a camera that doesn’t exist—which was then…

Gadgets Sam Biddle Sep 8

Shooting Challenge: Complementary Colors

Orange and blue. Red and green. These timeless color combinations aren’t just coincidences, they’re complementary colors. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, you’ll exploit the very nature of human perception to capture a photo with incredible vibrance. The Challenge Capture a photo that celebrates complementary colors as their subject. In other words, capture a photo…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 8

The ContourROAM Action Camera: Small, Cheap, and Mighty Fine

We just got some playtime with the ROAM, a new action-minded video camera from Contour. Its strong, no-frills design and 1080p video makes it very competitive with similarly-priced GoPros. Like The build quality is terrific. It’s just an aluminum bullet, and it’s light, compact, and streamline. The 170 degree, rotatable lens pack a serious wide-angle…

Reviews Brent Rose Sep 8

Sony’s F65 CineAlta 4K Camera Is a High-End Hollywood Monster

Sony isn’t done with its whole renaissance thing. No, instead they bring us the their new F65 CineAlta professional monster, a beast with so much muscle it can film in full 4K—four times higher than standard high definition. https://gizmodo.com/is-sony-back-5821623 I’ve decided to name this beast Behemoth, so named for its having more power than Directors…

Tech News Kwame Opam Sep 7

Photojojo’s Beautifully-Restored 70s Polaroid Is Worth the $300

Polaroid’s latest cameras are interesting looking, but really, ain’t nothing like the real thing: a vintage, gorgeously futuristic instant film SX-70. They haven’t been sold since 1977—but you can snag one for $300. There are only 50. Tempting! https://gizmodo.com/the-polaroid-z340-looks-like-the-lovechild-of-the-polar-5825599 Each SX-70 is restored to out-of-box condition, Photojojo claims, and this is a camera for which…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 6

41 Amazing Photos that Capture Day and Night Simultaneously

Day and night. They’re two polar ideas—complete opposites. But the following photos capture day and night simultaneously, two times occurring in the exact same spot. How is this possible? Some say sorcery. Others, simply GIMP. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-day-to-night-5836142 Winner – Morning Lights I finally broke down and spent the money for a DSLR and was really excited…

Tech News Mark Wilson Sep 6

The Pico Dolly Lets You Take Pics from Its Mini Skateboard

Looks like everybody is getting in on these smooth-panning camera systems. A new cousin to the CineSkates, here’s the CheesyCam Pico Dolly, a simple setup for littler cameras like the new Sony NEX-7. https://gizmodo.com/gorillapod-inline-skate-wheels-smooth-flowin-video-5834577 Check it out for $65. An extra $25 gets you the 11-inch friction bar for more complicated shots. I kind of…

Tech News Kwame Opam Sep 3

The Best Photo Gear Deals Money Can Buy

Popular Photo has gone and drummed up 28 of the best deals for photography-related gear. Cameras, lenses, flashes, bags, storage mediums, etc. If you’re looking to up your photo game, here’s the place to start. We picked six deals from the list that look awesome and posted them here. But be sure to check out…

Tech News Adrian Covert Sep 2

Photojojo’s Leather Camera Strap Makes Your DSLR Look Like Indiana Jones’

Dropping your expensive camera is terrible. Looking like a giant tool while you’re snapping photos is also awful. Photojojo’s “Handy Dandy Hand Strap” will take care of both, snuggly securing your cam to your hand, all while looking ruggedly beautiful. There’s nothing complicated about the strap. And that’s a good thing. It’s just soft padded…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 2

55 Pieces of Art Made from Cheesy Photo Filters

Watch What the World Might Look Like if You Strapped Yourself to a Helicopter Blade

A Camera Lens Fell Out of the Sky and Crashed Through This Woman’s Roof

Shooting Challenge: Repurposed Cheesy Photo Filters

Ricoh GR Digital IV: A Fast Camera Gets Faster

Canon S100: The New Pocket Powerhouse Point-and-Shoot

Google Goggles Now Works Automagically on Your Android Phone

How Hollywood Captures Its Most Insane and Incredible Chase Scenes (KERBLOOOMMM)

18x Optical Zoom in an Itty Bitty Point and Shoot

Ask a Pro: How to Shoot an Awesome Music Video on a Rollercoaster Without Permission

The Gundam Leica Camera That Doesn’t Really Have Anything to Do With Anime

Does Samsung Have a Beautiful Retro Powerhouse Camera up Its Sleeve?

Shooting Challenge: Complementary Colors

The ContourROAM Action Camera: Small, Cheap, and Mighty Fine

Sony’s F65 CineAlta 4K Camera Is a High-End Hollywood Monster

Photojojo’s Beautifully-Restored 70s Polaroid Is Worth the $300

41 Amazing Photos that Capture Day and Night Simultaneously

The Pico Dolly Lets You Take Pics from Its Mini Skateboard

The Best Photo Gear Deals Money Can Buy

Photojojo’s Leather Camera Strap Makes Your DSLR Look Like Indiana Jones’

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