It was a blast sitting down with Stephen and Jason to talk about cameras, real HDR, and… yes, AI in photography. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv7B...

“I also feel like it gives me permission to think of myself as a photographer for a little while, not just a person with a phone.” www.theverge.com/tech/875919/...

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Kino gives us chills. www.reddit.com/r/nyc/commen...

Phew. It's been a busy few days for your favorite anthropomorphic brand account. Before I pass out, just want to say thank you for the positive vibes, constructive feedback, and yes, even bug reports. We're so excited for the months ahead. Have a great weekend!

Hello Bluesky! After over a year of development, we're excited to announce the public preview of Halide Mark III. Today we're diving into Looks. For the full details, check out our lengthy blog post! www.lux.camera/mark-iii-loo...

It'll all make sense soon.

That's a fine Look right there. Wonder what app it was edited in. 🤔

New: @sandofsky.com reviews the iPhone Air camera in “Requiem for a Rangefinder". All shots taken on iPhone with Halide Mark III or shot on film. www.lux.camera/requiem-ipho...

Our iPhone 17 Pro camera review has arrived! www.lux.camera/iphone-17-pr...

iOS 26 and iPhone 17 Pro are here. Here’s the latest on our updates - and a first tiny peek at Halide Mark III www.lux.camera/rewrites-and...

Stay tuned for our iPhone camera reviews — there might be two this year.

iPhone 17 Pro is going to be a camera beast. ProRes RAW, 48MP cameras all around, overhauled processing pipeline for digital zoom, vapor chamber cooling for extended shooting.

iPhone Air gets a single, large 48MP camera. With a new, more AI-heavy 2× pipeline and discrete crop modes.

iPhone 17s get a square, doubled-size front-facing camera sensor. Makes a lot of sense, and will get a ton of use by users with the Center Stage feature auto-framing the shot.

Good morning - taking a break from our hard work on Halide Mark III to comment on any new camera news. 👀 Who’s excited?

📣 Introducing Kino 1.3, a big update to Kino with powerful creator features: Audio Control — you can now toggle automatic or manual selection of any audio source; expanded external drive support; frame drop detection and more! Grab Kino 1.3, in the App Store now: shotwithkino.com/download

Gorgeous shot!

New on our blog: @sdw.bsky.social chronicles the design ages of iOS and visualizes what the next UI age might look and feel like. www.lux.camera/physicality-...

New on our blog: @sdw chronicles the design ages of iOS and visualizes what the next UI age might look and feel like. www.lux.camera/physicality-...

A year ago, we launched Kino — Halide’s video sidekick. We couldn’t have imagined the incredible rollercoaster of its first year: topping the App Store charts, a cameo in the iPhone 16 keynote, and winning the App Store Awards as iPhone App of the Year! Happy birthday, Kino 🥳

It's not you: HDR confuses tons of people. In our new blog post, @sandofsky.com finally explains what HDR actually means, the problem it presents, and three ways - including our new Halide way - to solve it. www.lux.camera/what-is-hdr/

Love seeing Spectre used in the wild! (Fun fact: We shipped Spectre right before the pandemic and had a lot of fun marketing planned around ‘make crowds disappear in touristy places!’ - that wasn’t quite necessary in 2020 🥲)

In the land of the multi-camera phones, can a one-eyed king rule? We dig into the iPhone 16e with this mini-camera review on our blog: www.lux.camera/iphone-16e-c...

Last chance to get a question in for us to answer in our lil’ iPhone 16e review.

It’s iPhone 16e week, but let’s take a moment to honor the finest iPhone with a home button: the iPhone 7! Maybe the nicest iPhone ever? Dylan McDonald (@dylan.mcd8) shot this utterly gorgeous portrait of the 7 series lineup. We’ll always be very partial to the Jet Black — the best iPhone finish.

Cool observation by @gruber.foo: iPhone 16 wallpapers match their rear camera layout from 1 orb on iPhone 16e all the way to 3 for iPhone 16 Pro

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iPhone 16e is here! Packing a “48Mp dual camera”. We’re going to investigate!

Now that we're a bit later into the lifetime of iPhone 16, we're curious to hear how you use the Camera Control. Is it a part of your workflow? Love it or hate it?

Happy Valentine’s Day, folks. Shoot your shot 💘

Some of the 52-week creative challenges of the last 4 weeks! This week’s theme is ‘Speed’ - take a shot and share it to participate and have a shot at winning some really cool merch. Some more details in our Discord. 💬 discord.gg/eCCSDqUp

Amazing JUSTICE show in Lyon. Though WWW/Iris remains my favorite, really loved the intensity and spectacle of this one. Can't wait to see them again. 📷 shot with @halideapp.bsky.social + @usedarkroom.bsky.social

Do you like manual settings, Kino, and those two things combined? Great — hop into our Discord! We’ll be doing one of our first Early Access TestFlight invite rounds: discord.gg/FVFmSUbfuZ

RULE OF THIRDS is our 2nd theme to kick off our 52-week creative challenge! Tips: A thirds-layout grid is in Halide and Kino - and you can use that as a guide as you take a shot. But, don’t limit yourself to a precise grid if you feel like it: you can take shots of, say, 3 items too.

Here’s a cool new thing we’re doing: we now have a Discord community! Great for sharing shots, tips, and tracking your progress for our 2025 challenge. Join here! discord.gg/RDAUwQ96

A spectacular shot to start the year with! Loving the winter mood.

The Halide / Kino 52 week challenge begins today! Week 1’s theme is EARLY LIGHT 🌅 Share a shot here or in our discord to complete 52 weeks of shooting to improve your photography and build a creative habit in 2025 - along with a chance to win some cool Lux merch.

Feuerwerk in Berlin. Made with @halideapp.bsky.social #shotoniphone #iphone16pro

All of us at Lux wish you a very happy new year — may it be filled with light worth capturing. ✨

What was your favorite photo you took this year?

We’re doing something a bit different this year and previewing our next big update to Halide. Here’s what’s coming in Halide Mark III. Also: a new community, and a huge thank you for an incredible 2024! www.lux.camera/the-road-to-...

Closing out the year doing things a bit different: sharing our Halide 3.0 roadmap, including its three major features! We’re also launching a Halide community Discord so we can bounce ideas off fans, solicit feedback on early builds, and more! www.lux.camera/the-road-to-...

We never talk about our future plans. Let’s change that a bit. Take a peek at our next big thing: Halide Mark III. The Road To Halide Mark III: www.lux.camera/the-road-to-halide-mark-3/

OK, maybe we’ll have One More Thing before the Holidays to share...

Our Quick Start Guide is a gentle 15-minute intro to Kino — to showcase its most powerful features and give you a quick tour of the app. If you’re new here, give it a watch! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgDr...

We’re working on our year in review… and a sneak preview of what’s coming up. 👀 What would you like us to work on next?

All the winners of the 2024 App Store Awards! We are so proud to be in such great company.

Whoa

Unboxing an App Store Award. #ShotWithKino www.youtube.com/shorts/lF-fl...