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Nigel Danson’s tips for reviewing your photos in Lightroom after a photography trip
When returning from a successful photo adventure, be it a day trip or an extended period of time, you may find yourself needing to go through hundreds or even thousands of images. After a productive trip to the Faroe Islands, photographer Nigel Danson had a ton of photos to process in Lightroom. In the video below,...
LEE Filters announces new LEE 100 system filter holder with improved functionality and design
LEE Filters has introduced a revised version of the filter holder at the foundation of their popular LEE 100 filter system. For the unfamiliar, the LEE 100 filter system allows for the use of compatible 100mm filters by attaching a filter holder to an adapter ring on your lens. For example, you can attach a ring to...
Olympus 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 First Impressions: The all-in-one vacation zoom for MFT stretches its legs
It's been quite some time since our friends at Olympus last brought us a new piece of glass. In fact, it's safe to say it's been well over a year! That's a long time waiting, but then again the new Olympus 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 covers quite a bit of range! As expected, this latest offering has drawn quite a bit of...
PolarPro QuartzLine Filter Review: High-quality filters with excellent attention to detail
PolarPro is an American filter company offering products for many different types of cameras, including high-end still cameras, video-centric cameras, action cameras and drones. They also make other accessories, such as mounts and cases. I recently had the chance to shoot with two products from the company's...
Dragonflies in flight: Behind the scenes with Ghislain Simard and his custom Hasselblad H6D-100c setup
Nature macro photographer Ghislain Simard has been photographing insects since he was 10 years old. As an accomplished photographer, his childhood love of photographing agile flying insects has remained. Simard has become well-known for high-speed photography and has even designed his own tools to freeze bugs such...
Sony Q&A @ CP+ 2019: The future of AI autofocus; what else is next. Plus, expect more APS-C bodies!
I had a chance to sit down with Kenji Tanaka from Sony, as part of my usual round of interviews at this year's CP+ 2019 trade show in Yokohama. Tanaka-san is the Senior General Manager of Business Unit 1 of Sony Imaging Products and Solutions Inc's Digital Imaging Group. That's a typically...
Firmware Friday: Better focusing for Sony A6000; Canon preps fix for 400mm / 600mm lens flicker
It's been a while since we had a really brief Firmware Friday post, but this week rectifies that with news of just three updates: One from Sony, and two from Canon. (And the latter aren't actually available yet, just in development.)
So what's new? Well, Sony's A6000 mirrorless camera has just received...
Fuji GF 100-200mm f/5.6 OIS WR Field Test: Fuji’s new GF telephoto zoom delivers excellent image quality
Click here to read my Fuji GF 100-200mm Field Test
As Fujifilm continues to expand their GF lens lineup for the GFX medium-format system, photographers have more options than ever. Until the new Fuji GF 100-200mm lens debuted, however, there was only a single zoom lens for the system, the GF 32-64mm f/4. While...
Beginner tips and tricks: Choosing your first camera and understanding exposure
If you are just starting out with photography, Imaging Resource is the place to be. We have very detailed laboratory tests and real-world evaluations of many of the most popular cameras at every price level. What is the best way to digest all this information and select the right first camera for you?
...Evaluating your images upside down can lead to a better understanding of balance and composition
Landscape and nature photographer Simon Baxter would much rather spend his time behind the camera rather than sitting at a desk working on images. This approach to photography informs not only his capture techniques, but also his post-processing workflow.
When capturing an image, Baxter aims to be clear about his...
Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace: Using kicker lights to add a punch to your high-key portraits
When creating high-key portraits, it is difficult to retain the trademark bright look of a high-key portrait without having your image become somewhat flat. In the video below, photographer Mark Wallace showcases his high-key lighting setup, which includes four lights.
By utilizing kicker lights, you can add a...
How to create a natural-looking shallow depth of field using Adobe Photoshop
Sometimes you don't have access to a fast lens or perhaps are not in a position to utilize a fast aperture within a given situation. In times like these, you can use Photoshop to create a shallow depth of field during post-processing. In the video below, Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperect shows how to nondestructively...
By allowing a cool-off period, you can improve your landscape photography portfolio
Photographer and educator Dave Morrow has captured a lot of landscape images over the past year. His video content is often focused on specific skills, either photography skills out in the field or on the outdoors skills he requires for his trips. He is a proponent of waiting to edit and post his images, because he...
DxOMark reviews the Canon EOS R: How does the 30.3-megapixel sensor fare against its peers?
Shortly after Nikon announced their Z6 and Z7 full-frame mirrorless cameras, Canon announced their new EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera. The EOS R features a 30.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor and a new RF mount. Last week, we featured DxOMark's reviews of the sensors in Nikon's Z6 and Z7 cameras. DxOMark has just...
Review: Nearly a year of torture later, my SKB/Think Tank case still looks like new
Reviews are so often a challenge in this industry, as most require us to be as fast as we can possibly be with our opinions so as to not get lost in the rapidly changing news landscape. With some products, this isn't a big problem since we can be very efficient in how we check something like a camera for its...
How to develop your own photographic style within Adobe Lightroom
Developing your own photographic style is no easy task. There are different ways to develop your own style, both when shooting in the field and when editing your images. In the video below, photographer Nigel Danson discusses the latter way you can make your images stand out. Specifically, Danson discusses how to...
How to select ideal camera settings for photographing waterfalls
There is a lot you can do with a slow shutter speed, but one of the most common uses for a slow shutter speed in landscape photography is to smooth out moving water. In the video below, photographer Andrew Marr heads to Tarraleah Falls in Australia for midday landscape photography.
The waterfall presented...
Long exposure photography in Los Angeles with Serge Ramelli
Photographer and educator Serge Ramelli recently used a ND10 neutral density filter to do long exposure photography at sunset in Los Angeles. In the video below, we join Ramelli as he shoots before heading back to his studio to run through both color and black and white editing processes for his long exposure...
Nikon D3500 Review: Yet another fantastic entry-level DSLR with excellent image quality & a super-low price
Click here to read our Nikon D3500 Review Conclusion
Amid the flurry of high-end full-frame mirrorless cameras in the past year or so -- and the rising popularity of mirrorless in general -- there's still seems to be a place for the humble entry-level DSLR. Are you looking for a camera that offers vastly better...
Range Masking in Lightroom: A simple way to greatly improve your photos in Lightroom
You can do a lot within Adobe Lightroom without ever needing to dive into Photoshop. While Photoshop is obviously very powerful and is sometimes a required part of a specific photography editing workflow, Lightroom remains the go-to and often sole software solution for many photographers. With recent Lightroom...