David Crewe

Los Angeles

Photographer and Writer at Freelance

Photographer, DP, & Writer: @petapixel | Fmr Sr Editor @SLRLounge | BizDev @Phlearn | Writer @Fstoppers | Opinions are my own. Find me everywhere @davidjcrewe

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Unistellar Odyssey Pro Smart Telescope Review: Fast, Fun, Easy, and Expensive

2 weeks ago | petapixel.com | David Crewe

The Odyssey Pro Smart Telescope is among Unistellar’s smallest and lightest reflector-based systems. It makes viewing and capturing the night sky as simple as clicking a few buttons on your smartphone or tablet. It is small, light, easy to travel with, and it has an actual viewfinder (powered by Nikon optics) allowing users to start viewing the night sky in less than five minutes. Unless you are a seasoned professional, astrophotography is very challenging.
Luminar Neo's Spring Update Adds Workflow-Focused AI Enhancements

3 weeks ago | petapixel.com | David Crewe

Skylum Software released its Spring update for its Luminar Neo photo editing software, adding new artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to streamline the user’s workflow. According to the company, this new update brings four major new features and enhancements that will improve the quality of life for photographers of all skill levels. First up is the new Auto Adjust tool available to Pro and Upgrade Pass subscribers.
Geekom A6 Review: Sub-$500 Mac mini Competitor Is Surprisingly Good

1 month ago | petapixel.com | David Crewe

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been testing the Geekom A6 mini PC as my main working computer for editing/retouching photos as well as streaming and even gaming, (it’s the first “real” PC I’ve used in more than 15 years so I just had to). While this tiny device is not the fastest or most powerful computer out there, it offers a surprising level of performance at a very easy-to-swallow $449 price.
AI-Powered Portrait Retouching App Aperty Gets Three New AI Tools

1 month ago | petapixel.com | David Crewe

Skylum announced the latest major update for its new AI-powered portrait editing software Aperty. The 1.3.0 update adds three new AI-powered retouching tools as well as several workflow and UI/UX improvements, plus expanded language support.
Software Company DxO's Shocking New Product Is a Weather-Fighting Cape for Photographers

2 months ago | petapixel.com | David Crewe

DxO, a company known for its photo editing software and lens correction profiles, has announced a new Photo Storm Cape designed for photographers who need to protect their gear during bad weather conditions. The new protective product arrives alongside the launch of DxO’s new community, the DxO Photographers Club.
Sirui Launches Three New Full-Frame Vision Prime 1 T1.4 Cine Lenses

2 months ago | petapixel.com | David Crewe

Sirui has announced its new Vision Prime 1 series of T1.4 Full Frame Cine Lenses that offers 8K production quality optics with user-changeable mounts that can adapt the lenses from Sony E-mount to Canon RF, Nikon Z, and L-mounts to save consumers money. According to the company, the new lens kit has been built with modern filmmakers in mind, combining cutting-edge optical performance and a compact design with the option of changing the mounts to work with multiple camera systems.
Datacolor's Sci-Fi-Looking LightColor Light Meter Measures Color Temp

2 months ago | petapixel.com | David Crewe

Datacolor has announced its new multi-functional LightColor Meter device that measures both the color and light temperatures from any light source ranging from tungsten, LED, hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide (HMI), strobes, fluorescent, and even rapidly shifting natural light from outdoors.
Sirui's 20mm T1.8 Is Its First Wide-Angle Anamorphic Lens With AF

2 months ago | petapixel.com | David Crewe

Sirui announced its first wide-angle autofocus anamorphic lens to join the Vision Prime 1 Series of lenses. The 20mm T1.8 1.33x S35 AF Anamorphic lens is arriving for Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z, and M43 mounts. Following the launch of the 40mm T1.8 1.33 anamorphic lens last December, the relatively compact new lens measures just 96 millimeters (3.8 inches) long and weighs only 480 grams (1.1 pounds).
BenQ SW242Q Review: A Great Photo Editing Display in a Tiny Package

Feb 10, 2025 | petapixel.com | David Crewe

If you are anything like me, choosing a monitor smaller than 27 inches would be a hard decision to make when it comes to photo editing or video production. So it was pretty surprising that even with its smaller footprint and arguably “odd” 16:10 aspect ratio (2,560 by 1,600 pixels at max resolution), the $479 BenQ SW242Q 24 inch IPS display stands out as a very attractive option for retouchers and editors.
Boris FX Optics 2025 Brings New AI-Driven Masks to Lightroom and Photoshop

Jan 31, 2025 | petapixel.com | David Crewe

Boris FX released a new version of its popular Optics plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic that add new AI-driven masking for still images. According to the Boston-based company known best for video editing tools, the new update enables photographers to save time masking elements of their images by using AI to do the task instantly.