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Sigma announces 5 workshops for July, featuring presentations & chances to try Sigma’s latest lenses

 
 

This coming July, Sigma will be hosting five unique hands-on workshops across the United States where photographers of all levels will be able to attend presentations and try out Sigma's latest and most popular lenses.

The workshop series kicks off in Amherst, MA at the New England Camera Club Conference and at...

Mikme Pocket could be a mobile filmmaker’s best bet for crystal clear audio capture

 
 

Audio is probably the last thing that burgeoning filmmakers think about, and it's usually the last thing they master. Proper audio makes a huge difference in how a video's story is told, and even though environmental sound like cars, rivers and wind can play a big role in a story, the first thing that has to...

Pentax K-1 II Review: A minor—but worthwhile—update to an already-great camera


 
 

Psychologists and retail experts alike will tell you about a phenomenon known as "extremeness aversion". In a nutshell, if consumers are offered a choice of three outwardly-similar products, they'll tend to opt for the middle-priced of the three. The lower and higher-priced offerings will sell in smaller...

Phase One announces first IQ4 Infinity Platform enhancement, featuring improved capture features

 
 

When Phase One released the IQ4 digital backs last year, one of the big new features of the digital backs was the Infinity Platform. Essentially, what this new platform offers is continued updates, innovation and regular improvements to IQ4 digital backs. Today, Phase One has announced its first IQ4 Infinity...

Photoshop tutorial: How to cut out hair from a complex background & recreate hair using brushes

 
 

As Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect says in a new video, "As of recording this video, there is no easy way to cut out hair from a busy background." Fortunately, while challenging, it's not impossible and there are numerous techniques and tools you can use inside Adobe Photoshop to cut out hair from a complex background...

How to balance natural light and a strobe when shooting outdoor portraits

 
 

When shooting portraits in bright sunlight, there are numerous ways you can make the light less harsh on your subject. You may like the overall light in the scene, but perhaps the light on your subject's face doesn't work well. In the video below, photographer Sean Tucker uses his Godox AD200 strobe to control the...

Weather resistant or not so much? An objective rating scale to finally end the hype

 
 

If you've been following Imaging Resource for a while, you'll have seen a number of articles I've written about weather-resistance testing and the R&D process I've been engaged in to develop a repeatable, objective test that relates to actual camera usage. You can read the looong story of how I arrived at the...

The Sony A6400 may not be super exciting, but it is the camera for the “every man”


Click here to read our Sony A6400 Field Test Part II

 
 

The Sony A6400 got a lot of coverage when it first came out, but that was more due to Sony's PR and marketing blitz than to anything about the A6400 itself. Though it was the first camera to receive Sony's new "real-time tracking" autofocus, it not only...

Leica announces the M-E Typ 240 digital rangefinder: A more affordable M camera

 
 

Leica Camera has announced the newest member of their iconic Leica M family, the Leica M-E (Typ 240). The new M-E is aimed at newcomers to the M series while building upon the established formula of the existing Leica M Typ 240, which was released in 2012.

There are many similarities between the M-E and the M,...

Firmware Friday: Fuji X-T30, Olympus E-M1X and M1 II, Nikon KeyMission 170 and lens updates aplenty


 
 

After a couple of smaller roundups, our regular Firmware Friday series returns this week with a much longer list of updates shipped by imaging companies in the past seven days. In all, we're aware of updates for four cameras and an impressive 15 lenses. Among the camera updates there's one which is a major,...

Symmetry in landscape photography: How to compose a symmetrical photo with reflections

 
 

There are many different aspects of a potential photographic composition, but one of the strongest ones, and most common if you shoot near still water, is symmetry. In the video below, Danish photographer Mads Peter Iversen discusses different ways to use symmetry in landscape photographs along with various example...

How to create a natural-looking depth of field effect in Photoshop

 
 

If you try to blur the background of a portrait in Photoshop, you may find that you get strange halos and oddities around the edges of your subject. Fortunately, there are techniques you can use to reduce the halos around edges and be able to cleanly add artificial depth of field to your images. In the video below,...

Capture One’s new “Pacific” & “Infinite Peaks” Styles bring out the natural aesthetic in your photos

 
 

Capture One has released a pair of new Styles packs as part of their "Latitude" series. The new packs, "Pacific" and "Infinite Peaks" have been developed by commercial photographer John Schnell and Fujifilm X-Photographer Bryan Minear. The photographers have signature looks which have been seen in work for clients...

Determining if you should turn your photography hobby into a profession

 
 

Two years ago, professional photographer Nigel Danson decided to quit his stable desk job to become a full-time photographer. This meant giving up something known and safe for something unknown and risky, but it also meant changing photography's place in Danson's life from being an enjoyable hobby to his profession...

Twisted forest photography with Adam Gibbs: Using light to find a composition amongst the clutter

 
 

Landscape photographer Adam Gibbs recently visited the Isle of Mull in Scotland. This location is distinct for its woodland, which features many twisted oak trees and mossy boulders. While very interesting to look at, the trees pose challenges when trying to make a nice images. In the video below, we go on location...

Landscape photography tips and tricks: What matters most when you are just starting out?

 
 

When pursuing great landscape photographs, what matters most? In his newest video, photographer Adam Karnacz discusses the "do's and don'ts" of landscape photography and takes a closer look at the fundamentals which he believes should be at the foundation of every landscape photographer's process, whether they are...

Hasselblad announces updated, faster, 50-megapixel medium format mirrorless: the X1D II 50C


Click here to read our Hasselblad X1D II Preview

 
 

Hasselblad has announced a flurry of new products today, capped by the reveal of the X1D II 50C, the successor to the X1D medium format mirrorless camera. The X1D II 50C is the second generation medium format mirrorless that brings 50-megapixel medium format...

Olympus debuts new 2x teleconverter, plus software updates for E-M1 II, E-M1X and Olympus Workspace

 
 

It's a good day to be an OM-D owner, as Olympus has just announced a handful of new goodies! The sole physical new product is a new 2.0x teleconverter for their current two Zuiko Pro telephoto lenses, as well as their upcoming 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x PRO lens. On the software side of things, there are firmware...

Datacolor’s SpyderX bundles aim to eliminate any inconsistency in your raw photo workflow

 
 

Datacolor, a global leader in color management solutions and the maker of numerous color calibration tools, has announced a pair of SpyderX Tool Kits for digital photographers. This announcement comes a few months after the company announced its newest monitor calibration tool, the SpyderX, which you can read more...

Nikon 14-30mm f/4 S Field Test: Does the first Z-mount wide-angle lens live up to the F-mount legacy?


Click here to read my Nikon 14-30mm f/4 S Field Test

 
 

The Nikon Z 14-30mm f/4 S lens is not only first ultra-wide angle lens in the Nikkor S lineup, but it is also one of the more interesting ultra-wide angle zoom lenses out there due in large part to its built-in filter thread. No longer must one choose between...