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The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards are out, and it is my solemn duty to provide commentary. Terrible commentary, as promised. Let’s look at the winners. Rigor mortis squirrel. That squirrel is actually dead. Not sure the photographer knew. A mantis fresh out of its audition for Wicked. The Fail Army broken neck award. The AI…

This is a rant, and I predict profanity, so consider yourself warned. Somebody posted this question. What is a profession that was once highly respected but is now a complete joke? And the answer given was wedding photographers. The quote says they went from preservers of authentic joyful moments to content creators manufacturing those moments…

You’ve heard of Bridezilla. Have you heard of the wedding photography-zilla? Olivia Seymour, of Olivia Seymour Photography, billed multiple women, signed contracts to show up on the wedding day and shoot the wedding, took the deposits, and then simply never showed up. I’ve shot weddings a bunch of times. My contract never said maybe a…

We all gave Instagram a shot. It took me about five days to start hating it. Hated the over-filtered photos. Hated the escalation of certain accounts. Hated nothing more than the mindset that came with it. “That doesn’t fit my aesthetic.” The Instagram aesthetic. Here’s my question. Did the algorithm cause you to abandon black…

Confirming, once again, that I am absolutely an idiot. The Haoge square lens hood comes with the adapter ring, the hood, and TWO rubber bands. I assumed the second band was a spare, in case the one between the silver and black parts breaks. It is not a spare. The second band goes between the…

This will be the dumbest video you watch today, guaranteed. I wanted the square lens hood for the X100VI. It came with an adapter ring, which I put on with a black mist filter, and a rubber band that I assume is supposed to be on there because they gave me a second one. Screw…

Hello, my brothers and sisters of photography. My name is Marc, and I am here to warn you about the half frame hell that awaits if you buy the new Pentax half-frame film camera. Oh, it looks precious. It looks cute. It’s like a little photography toy. Let me tell you something. I grew up…

Your photography news of the day is this guy, who climbed the outside of a 630 foot bridge. Climbing a bridge should be your first indication something’s a little off. A photographer who doesn’t seem to understand that drones exist. You want a photo from the top of a 630 foot bridge? Let the drone…