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Want free prints of your favorite pictures? Don’t mind seeing an ad on the back of each print? Then you’ll love Flag. It’s an upcoming image-printing service that comes with its own dedicated app that lets user print 4″x6″ photos for free.

The free prints are made possible by the sponsors’ ads that are printed on the opposite side of the picture. This shouldn’t be a big deal if you’re just printing photos for remembrance that you’ll just be keeping in an album. And it’s free in the strictest sense, because you won’t even have to pay for shipping or handling!

Select 20 photos from your camera, Facebook, Instagram or favorite social network and tap ‘Print’. Flag will print and mail your pictures to you, or someone you love, free. No shipping, no handling, no BS.

On the back of each print, you can include details about the camera, additional comments, and a QR code which can be used for ordering reprints. Flag will also offer upgraded features like rounded corners or fancy edges, as well as postcards and giant mosaic prints.

Flag recently reached its goal on Kickstarter, so you should be seeing the app for iOS and Android sometime this Summer.

This is the Grand Prize Winner of National Geographic’s best photo of the year competition, taken by Seattle-based photographer Paul Souders. It’s titled The Ice Bear, and it features a female polar bear staring at Paul from underwater. It’s an outstanding image, but I think the rest of his series are equally good—or even better!

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Taking panoramic photos using only your own hands can be problematic, as it’s tricky to keep steady and to turn around at just the right speed. That’s why RadiantModo Studio decided to make an accessory that will allow you to take perfect panoramas every single time.

The PanoPal helps smartphone users take quality panoramic shots, thanks to its motorized rotating stand and a remote control. It will work with iPhones and Android phones.

The device can be used for five hours before needing a recharge, and has a handy tripod mount or can be set on a flat surface. It’s definitely something to add to your mobile photo arsenal if you’re into panoramic photos.

PanoPal is being funded via a Kickstarter project. You’ll have to pledge at least $35(USD) to get yours.

I’m not sure how I feel about a product designed to make it easier for people to take selfies with their smartphone camera. I’ll admit some selfies are pretty hot, but the inevitable duckface really ruins the whole medium.

To make selfies less about showing a picture of the camera in the mirror, Audiovox has announced the ShutterBall.

This round ball is a Bluetooth remote shutter actuator for the iPhone and some Samsung Galaxy devices. The remote control works in conjunction with an application available at no cost on Google Play and the App Store. Note that only the Samsung Galaxy S3, S4, or Note 2 are compatible with the Android app.

The ball uses low-energy Bluetooth technology and has a 60-foot range. It comes with a coin cell battery installed promising up to five years of use. The ShutterBall is available for $24.99(USD) in several colors and even ships with a stand to prop your smartphone up for selfie shooting.