Photography

While we think Halloween photos are pretty fun as they are, PicMonkey has updated their super fun Halloween themes and added a brand new superhero theme that are about the best time-wasters on the web right now that make you feel somewha…

If you're a photography fan or know someone who is, just say the word Leica and watch their eyes light up. First developed 100 years ago in Germany, it's gained cult status around the world, especially with anyone familiar with the work …

Maybe it's the start of the holiday toy pitches that are starting to pop into my inbox, or maybe it's just nostalgia for the toys of my own childhood for no good reason, but I've been entranced with the retro toy iPhone cases I've been s…

So if we were playing word association and I said cool geek accessories you might give me a weird look because that sounds like an oxymoron. Lucky us, it's not anymore. Because now you can respond with, Shadowplaynyc scarves, duh. There'…

With Instagram having officially passed Twitter in mobile users this past spring, it's not surprising that the other social networks are trying to take a page from what's successful about Instagram. I've always loved all the great apps f…

If you're looking for a super cool geek gift , well, we tend to have plenty around here. And now I've found one more, with the incredibly creative vintage patent art from RetroFoto on Etsy. The vintage camera patent drawings are just suc…

As far as I'm concerned, it already holds the title of (arguably) the Best iOS Photo App. Now, with its latest iteration, the Camera+ 6 app has gone next level. A good thing for amateurs and pro iPhone photographers alike. And paired wit…

The Novogratz family is back, and since I'm a fan of their accessible but eclectic decorating style , I like that they're continuing their quest for colorful world design domination with a new line of modern custom photo gifts that shoul…

We've talked a lot about how impressed we've been using the iPhone 5S camera for the past year, and now, we're starting to twitter about the iPhone 6 camera which amps up the 8MP iSight camera with even more smart impressive you'll like.…

As much as I like to make fun of selfies, I take them. We all take them. (Don't tell me you don't take them!) That's why I'm giggling (and hope you are too) at the This is My Selfie shirt I spotted at Mint Tees on Etsy. Granted, I'm a te…

The Artkive app has been one of my back-to-school lifesavers ever since it launched a couple of years ago. And even if you don't have four kids like I do, you're probably swimming in artwork that is oh so painful to toss. The ability to …

September always brings two emotional events for me: 1) the kids going back to school and 2) Apple's annual announcement. Okay, so emotional may be an overstatement on the second event, but the gorgeousness that is the new iPhone 6 actua…

Is there anything more royally British than marshmallows? Yeah...no. Those two things have never existed in the same sentence together that I know of. Until now. Enter Boomf Magic Mallows . The delicious start-up out of the UK that allow…

When it comes to all the photos and videos on my iPhone camera roll (uh, all 5,373 of them), my usual tagline is I should do something with those. That's the party line year after year, and in the meantime, that camera roll just keeps ge…

Just as more of the masses eschew their traditional dSLRs for the convenience of smartphone photography and the quick rush of a cheap fling with an Instagram filter, there is much coolness developing in the digital camera world. Which me…

One day I'm going get all of these special iPhone photos printed. How many times have you said that after scrolling through a month's worth of pics, hunting for the cute one with your kid doing that thing? Yeah, same here. That's why I'm…

Can it get any cuter than this? That's the first thing that I said to myself when I saw The Polaroid Cube camera . I mean, look at it: This new little number is teeny -- less than 2 inches -- but can shoot quality 6 megapixels photos and…

We're always looking for even more new ideas on what to do with Instagram photos that will get them off of our tiny screens and into our big, real lives. Sticky9 just introduced one cool way with Magnet Wall Frames . It's just like it so…

I always swore I wouldn't be that mom who said, "When I was a kid . . ." to her own kids all the time, but sure enough I'm explaining pay phones and cigarette lighters in the car to them. One of my favorite gone-by-the-wayside tech items…

There's a lime green folder in a top drawer in our kitchen that is spilling over with paper: artwork, drawings, little wobbly letters that are getting less wobbly day by day. I've learned to let go and throw some things away, but the res…

I'm often asked for tips for teaching kids photography, because as my friends know, it's one of my favorite things in the world. Whenever my son asks to use my camera to take a photo, I do whatever I can to maintain my chill. Meanwhile, …

Another case of style meeting substance: ONA Bags , the makers of ever-cool camera bags and accessories, has partnered with non-profit charity: water to create a new ONA camera strap called Sahel . The leather strap is of course stylish,…

If you want to add a fun twist to your next short iPhone video, you've got to try the Silent Film Studio video app , which lets you turn it into a black-and-white silent movie clip, complete with old-timey crackle 'n' pop organ music, bl…

Yes, we take photos of basically everything in the known universe with our smartphones. It's how we roll these days, and best to just accept it. But the one persistent drawback with this is trying to get a good pic at night or in low lig…