Google has introduced two cameras that will interest travel photographers: the camera in the Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL smartphones, and the unique intelligent camera in the Google Clips product. Both cameras make use of artificial intelligence software technology, setting … Read the Story
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This is a travel writer’s most important tool on the road
When any professional, for instance, a digital nomad or a remote worker, who is working while traveling, packs for the next assignment or destination, there is always the question if something could be dropped from the travel kit. The number of … Read the Story
DIY project: turn your smartphone into a scanner that converts paper books into ebooks
People who read actively may have invested a significant amount of money in their book collections. Every time they have to move to a new place or want to take their library with them on a vacation, they have to ask … Read the Story
Here is how you can turn your smartphone into a 360-degree camera
Often, the best ideas are so simple that you ponder why didn’t I think of it. Dunkam 360-degree camera is exactly like that: a small, low cost product that you attach to your smartphone and start shooting 360 photos and videos.
This … Read the Story
Travel photography application shows where to take that perfect tourist postcard picture
Accidental travel photographers tend to take photos at the same places where everyone else is taking pictures. If you want your travel pictures to look better than 99% of all photos taken in that same spot, you may want a … Read the Story
Quick and easy tips for street photography
After I saw a large exhibition of works of Henri Cartier-Bresson two years ago, I realized that there are so many techniques for taking photos on city streets. It looked like Cartier-Bresson had agreed with some people that they are being … Read the Story
Ebook news digest: best reading apps, tips from The Atlantic, unique travel photography
Ebook News Digest June 12th, 2016
Five e-reader apps for smartphones and tablets: from Wattpad to Scribd (EveningStandard)
– We would like to add FBReader and Kindle to the list of ereading apps as well.
Lemonade and Sketches of Spain: The Week in Pop … Read the Story
Close-up photography on smartphone is fun and easy with an affordable clip-on macro lens
The image quality on smartphone cameras has developed so high that even professional photographers take pictures with their smartphones, because it is always at hand. Obvious limitations in camera phone photography – lack of manual controls and a fixed lens – … Read the Story
The best smartphones for serious photography according to lab tests
Every smartphone manufacturer believes the camera on the company’s high-end product is the best in the market. Image quality is, however, very difficult to prove. Countless camera tests among the top smartphone brands have been published, but because people tend to … Read the Story
Tips for landscape photography on a smartphone
Camera technology on modern smartphones is, in fact, amazingly good. Wisely, smartphone manufacturers are not anymore competing for the number of megapixels the camera can capture, but they are competing for the quality of images. Selfies maybe the most common type … Read the Story
Analyzed: the best travel apps for smartphones
Travel related activities are dramatically changing thanks to innovations in digital technology. GPS-assisted maps on a smartphone or travel guidebooks on a tablet are essential tools for all travelers today. A new wave of travel applications has disrupted established industries, like … Read the Story
How a Professional Photographer Frames Landscapes with a Smartphone
Millions of people around the world take billions of photos on their smartphones every day. Professional photographers are proud to use their digital SLR cameras, but tend to look down on smartphone cameras. Julian Calverley is an exception. He shoots images … Read the Story