How I Captured These Tricky Macro Photos for a Major CNET Feature Story

This is how I captured macro images at home for a major CNET story, and had one shortlisted for a prestigious award.

Adobe just made its biggest AI push yet, and it stretches from Photoshop to Disney World
Adobe just made its biggest AI push yet, and it stretches from Photoshop to Disney World

Adobe has spent two years bolting AI onto its software. This week it tried to become the AI layer underneath everything creative and marketing, in five announcements stretched across three days. The headline is an agent inside the apps. The rest of the…

My favorite digital photo frame just got the Google Photos integration I’ve been waiting years for — and it’s super easy to set up

Aura makes some of the best digital photo frames — including my favorite, the Walden — which now support Google Photos, iCloud, text message and Aura app uploads (and more), making them easier than ever to use
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I tried the Vidabay Snap — and this tiny, $30 E Ink frame might just be the world’s most charming fridge magnet

Vidabay Snap looks like an instant-film print, but it is, in fact, a tiny, magnetic E ink display. So, unlike an actual print, you can change the picture displayed and easily affix it to a range of surfaces.
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Google releases big v4.0 update for its popular Snapseed editing app on Android

Google has finally brought Snapseed 4.0 to Android, and it’s a big one — a fully redesigned interface, a built-in camera with real-time film emulation, and 30+ pro editing tools, all still completely free.

From controller to camera — this photography sim is the ultimate training tool for your next shoot in the real outdoors

From Iceland to Italy and Japan to Australia, Lushfoil Photography Sim faithfully recreates beautiful landscapes to explore with your virtual camera and lenses
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‘Straight out of a fairyland’ — winner of the 11th DJI and SkyPixel photo and video contest stunned judges with ‘unique and otherworldly landscape’ to bag the grand prize in the $200,000 pot, and it was captured with a Mavic 3 Pro

The 11th annual DJI and SkyPixel photo and video contest winners have been revealed, selected from over 95,000 entries, and you wouldn’t believe what drone pilots are able to create with affordable gear
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I tested Polaroid’s kitschy square-format printer — it’s an addictive way to print and frame your smartphone snaps

An instant printer and frame for phone photos, the Polaroid Hi-Print 3×3 is a charming way to get more from your camera roll.
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‘I snap them up’ — award-winning wildlife photographer explains why he collects second-hand DSLRs for his unique ‘Camtraptions’ devices, and why they are a better choice over modern mirrorless cameras

The winner of this year’s Sony World Photography Award Wildlife category explains why old DSLRs are choice gear for camera trap wildlife photography
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