If you’ve ever had to take a shot from an airplane window, a dirty skyscraper or a fence at the zoo to get a shot, you often end up with unwanted backgrounds and artifacts that make it an unusable shot. MIT and Google have fixed this problem by creating an advanced algorithm that erases unwanted, […]
Remembering Bill Hurter
I first came to know Bill when I started working for him at Rangefinder magazine in 2010. Bill, along with his staff editors at Rangefinder, took a chance on me after I had been laid off in 2009 from another photo magazine. I was grateful for the opportunity to be back in the photography world, […]
Artsy & The Artist Genome Project: New Way to Discover Art
Artsy.net is a new platform for artists, fans, galleries, and collectors, that provides visitors with an opportunity to discover, learn, research, and collect artwork. From the photographers’ perspective, we can access a massive amount of information on master photographers like Ansel Adams or Edward Weston, and use it to discover new photographers as a research […]
R.I.P. Paul C. Buff, AlienBees Creator
I’m sad to announce that Paul C. Buff passed away this week at the young age of 78. Buff was an innovator of sound equipment, and became a pioneer when he introduced the first affordable studio lighting equipment that both amateur and professional photographers could afford. Buff’s entry in the market made it easier for […]