We’re proud to have designed the thumbnail artwork for the film-inspired photographic Looks in Halide Mark III, the groundbreaking camera app. Need design help? Email us - [email protected] About Halide Mark III: www.lux.camera/halide-mark-...

may 2026 roadtrip from portland to la, these were some of my favorite shots - shot with @halideapp.bsky.social mk3 1 - florence, or 2 - sf

The last few days have been a bit hectic, in a good way. We couldn't have hoped for a better Mark III launch! Thank you all for your support, and we can't wait to share what we have next!

If you want to learn all about Mark III— and maybe a bit about photography— we're right now updating our free "10 Days of Lessons" course. You can sign up here! halide.cam/mail.html

📷 123/365 - From yesterday evening after my run. Shot with Halide. 🔗 https://bits.gobino.be/21e15c34 #photography

Playing with the new version of Halide for iPhone, liking the new processing options

While Mark III delivers amazing results straight out of camera, we know that photo development can be an important creative tool. We set out to build something better than an editor: an intuitive way to develop photos in seconds. We call it the Photo Lab!

With Halide Mark III, we rebuilt our image processing engine to take full advantage of the iPhone camera sensor's native gamut and dynamic range. We partnered with a renowned Hollywood colorist to develop a set of amazing looks, each with a specific intent. Enough words, here's photos!

We're excited to announce that after 18-months of development, Halide Mark III is now available! www.lux.camera/halide-mark-...

Wow! Thanks for the shout-out @mkbhd.com! www.youtube.com/watch?v=coX4...

Our iPhone 17e review is here! Since it's the same camera as the 16e, we mostly focus on the software. What makes its new portrait mode different from the rest of the iPhone lineup? What's up with this weird software limitation? Read on! www.lux.camera/iphone-17e-a...

Thought we’d write a quick review of the iPhone 17e, and the next thing you know we’re running experiments with an infrared camera.

Today we're excited to launch Apple Log 2 support in Kino! Uh, what does that mean? We're glad you asked, because we wrote a detailed explainer about how Log video works, and what's so special about Apple Log 2. www.lux.camera/apple-log-ex...

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.