Instagram remains to be one of the most popular social media platforms in 2022 with over a billion active users. While it started pivoting to become a more entertainment and video-centric platform with the introduction of Reels, Instagram started out as a photo-sharing app that got anyone with a phone snapping more pictures for the world to see. It’s also been the home of the…
Camera Sales Statistics & Market Share 2022
Another year, another potentially challenging year for the camera industry. The numbers are in from 2021, and we’re also starting to get a few forecasts on what this year will look like for camera manufacturers. We’re pulling most of the figures from our recent posts: 20 Photography Industry Statistics, Facts and Trends [Recent Data] Current Wedding Photography Statistics Instant Film Camera Statistics and Trends As…
How to Become an Elopement Photographer
The wedding photography landscape is rapidly changing. Massively cut down guest lists, dwindling wedding spending, and travel restrictions meant couples all over the globe have had to make major compromises to make their special day happen. The grand ceremonies that were a huge foundation in pretty much every culture are quickly becoming a thing of the past, thanks to the pandemic. But that doesn’t have…
How to Make Money with 3D Virtual Tours
The pandemic brought on many lasting changes in the average homebuyer’s habits. With social distancing, hybrid working arrangements, and a whole slew of health & safety protocols rearing to be a part of a post-COVID world, the real estate industry was quick to adapt and overcome the many challenges COVID-19 posed. Virtual tours, for one, had been one of the hottest topics in the real…
Leica M11 Review – Pros Explain the Leica Difference
Depending on who you ask, it’s the Porsche 911, or the Rolex Submariner, or whatever outrageously priced luxury piece there is, in camera incarnate. Anything Leica produces carries with it the highest level of prestige any one manufacturer in the camera industry could only ever hope to achieve. Leica did popularize the 35mm film format, after all, forever changing the course of photographic development itself….
L-Mount Lenses Roadmap 2022 – New Lenses & Release Dates
We talked about what’s the new lenses for micro four thirds a little while ago. And while we had very little official word from both Olympus and Panasonic to work with to plot out a roadmap, we did have plenty of insights courtesy of the ever-present rumor mill. Today, we’re re-visiting the L-mount alliance to see what’s cooking in the pipeline and what lenses could we…
Instant Film Cameras Statistics and Trends 2022
We’re in a digital age where smartphones have crushed the digital camera industry, or at least reduced the need for your average Joe or Jane to buy a digital camera. But you know what they are buying? Instant Film Cameras. Yes, you have read that right. Film may have lost its luster (though it’s been making a comeback!) because of the emergence of the digital…