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Great Reads in Photography: January 24, 2021
1 month ago - By Peta Pixel
Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo-features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy!
The Very 1st Photograph of a US Presidential Swearing-In - Hyperallergic
Inauguration of President James Buchanan (1791-1868) at the east front of the U. S. Capitol, March 4, 1857. Photo by John Wood, the photographer for the Architect of the Capitol from 1856 to 1861. Courtesy of Library of Congress
John Wood was the U.S. government's first official photographer. He photographed the above wet plate...
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Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ Review: Familiar Territory
Samsung prefers to keep its best camera features for its top flagships, and that's why the Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 have more in common with each other than the Galaxy S21...
Toledo Union Station: 1905
Circa 1905. "Union Station, Toledo, Ohio." Completed in 1886; replaced by the Central Union Terminal of 1950. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Photographic Co. View...
This Startup Has Developed a Modular, Upgradeable, Repairable Laptop
New San Francisco-based startup Framework has launched with the goal of fixing an “incredibly broken” computing industry, as the CEO says. To combat it, Framework laptops are...
Another Art “Contest” Scam
Yet another major company that should know better is conducting another of those online “art contests”, where they invite artists to create visual pieces of art for “a chance...
Disposable Camera App Dispo Raises $20M at $200M Valuation: Report
YouTuber David Dobrik's app Dispo mimics the experience of using a classic disposable camera and is generating considerable buzz recently despite being over a year old. Thanks...
WINTER IN BLACK AND WHITE
After a long morning of working at the computer, the outdoors beckoned me. I needed to breathe the fresh air, even though it wasn't ideal weather. It was blowing from the west...
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The NiSi 15mm f/4 Sunstar is a ‘Promising Start' for the Company
The NiSi 15mm f/4 lens was announced in early January and photographer Ted Forbes got his hands on one to see how the company's first lens performed. In short, it's a promising...