Flying with Lithium Batteries: What You Need to Know
As many of us, including myself, prepare to travel this summer, we — as photographers — tend to carry a lot of lithium batteries for our photography gear. After all, …
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What Happens if You Look at the Solar Eclipse Directly?
With the total solar eclipse now just weeks away, the American Astronomical Society has advised people to take great care when viewing the celestial event. And that includes photographers. Watching …
ASK DR LEONARD: “Why won’t my GP give me prostate cancer blood tests?”
A reader asks: I am a 77-year-old man and was diagnosed with prostatitis at 49. I had a year with no symptoms, but they have returned again and don’t seem …
Apple Says Stop Putting Your Wet iPhone in Rice
A common method of reviving a wet electronic device, like a smartphone, is to put it in a bag of rice. Per a recent support document, Apple recommends against such …
6 Photo Editing Mistakes That Make Your Landscape Photos Look Amateur
The sky is a key element in landscape photography, as it can create mood and depth in your images. However, many beginners tend to overprocess the sky, making it look …
The Latest Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 Lens Firmware is Bugged
Fujifilm confirmed that a firmware update for its popular XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR zoom lens has impacted exposure consistency and suspended the firmware download. “In Ver. 1.30 released …
The Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
The Quadrantids meteor shower, predicted to be one of the strongest meteor showers of 2024, is slated to peak tonight, January 3, into early tomorrow morning. “The Quadrantids have one …
Nat Geo Photographer Paul Nicklen Warns of Scammers Using His Face
A fake image of photographer Paul Nicklen that’s being used to scam people. Famed natural photographer and National Geographic contributor Paul Nicklen has warned people that fraudsters are using his …
How I Learned a Lesson About Having Multiple Backups as a Photographer
We’ve all heard the horror stories of wedding photographers having their cameras stolen only to lose all of their couples’ photos, the photographer whose car was broken into after leaving …
New Alberta ClarityDX prostate cancer blood test ‘groundbreaking’: developers
The developers of a new prostate cancer test say it’s a groundbreaking advancement. The ClarityDX prostate test has been developed by Edmonton-based company Nanostics, with support from the Alberta Cancer …