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Photoshop has many tools to help speed up your workflow, including many keyboard shortcuts. Some shortcuts are obvious, but others are used much less often but are no less useful.

In the video below, Jesús Ramirez of Photoshop Training Channel shares 15 amazing Photoshop shortcuts you probably aren't using as...

 

 

I had a chance to sit down with two top Fujifilm execs (Toshihisa Iida and Makoto Oishi) at the recent CP+ 2019 show in Yokohama, Japan, to ask them about everything from the state of the industry to my usual tech-geeky questions about underlying technology. I've been wanting to write about some of the...

 

 

Our regular Firmware Friday roundup returns this week with news of updates for two cameras from Blackmagic Design, around a dozen different lenses and mount converters from Sigma, and one software package apiece from Fujifilm and Olympus. We've quite a lot to discuss, so let's get right down to it!

 

 

Last week, DxOMark returned to image sensor reviewing with the popular new Nikon Z6 full-frame mirrorless camera. This week, they have followed it up with its higher-megapixel sibling, the Nikon Z7.

Looking first at the Nikon Z6 sensor, it is a 24.5-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS sensor which includes 273...

 

 

When photographing landscape images, it is often the photographer's goal to have an image which is sharp across the entire frame. There are exceptions, but generally speaking, landscape photographers want images with a lot of depth of field, such that both the foreground and background are sharp.

While it is...

 

 

Lensbaby has announced a new Edge optic, the Edge 35, designed to be used in conjunction with their Composer Pro and Composer Pro II. The Composer Pro II, which is available for Canon EF, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon F and Sony E, allows you to tilt an attached optic up to 15 degrees to vary the amount and...

 

 

Julieanne Kost of Adobe has long been creating useful educational content for photographers and one of her ongoing series, 3-2-1 Photoshop is focused on creating short videos which efficiently deliver tips and tricks for performing specific tasks in Photoshop.

Below, there are a pair of bite-sized tutorials,...

 

 

Think Tank Photo has announced a new series of shoulder bags, dubbed the "Vision" series. They are designed to blend form with function and securely carry professional-quality lenses.

The bags all feature a zipped top closure and an internal zippered flap to ensure that your gear is secure, no matter the weather....

 

 

Adobe Photoshop may seem daunting when you are just starting out with the software. Fortunately, there are many great tutorials out there to help you learn the ropes. Further, being a beginner allows you to build great habits right from the outset. One of the most important aspects of any good photo editing...

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Panasonic S1 and  Panasonic S1R Hands-On Experiences

 

 

At the end of February, I headed down to Austin, Texas to spend a day of hands-on time with the Panasonic S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras, along with the trio of launch lenses hitting shelves alongside the cameras next month.

 

 

Alongside a recent Panasonic shooting experience in Austin, Texas for the Lumix S1R and Lumix S1 cameras, I also had the opportunity to try out the first three of Panasonic's native L-mount lenses, the 24-105mm f/4, 50mm f/1.4 and 70-200mm f/4.

Launching a new camera system is tricky for many reasons. In...

 

 

Nature photographer Morten Hilmer recently went off the grid along the western coast of Denmark for wild camping and wildlife photography. In the video below, we join Hilmer on his journey.

Given that his camera gear is quite heavy, Hilmer opted to not bring a tent with him. On the first night of his trip, for...

 

 

If you have never used Adobe Photoshop, photographer Nino Batista's (warning: website may not be safe for work) new tutorial video series is designed for you. In the first episode, seen below, Batista covers the basics of Photoshop CC and how to use it to enhance your retouching and photo editing workflow.

The...

 

 

In a recent video, photographer Adam Karnacz discussed finding meaning in landscape photography. In the linked video, Karnacz discussed meaning in landscape photography within the context of treating photography an art form. When something is an art form, there are certain creative liberties which are often taken....

 

 

At this year's Wedding and Portrait Photography International (WPPI) show in Las Vegas, Colin Smith of PhotoshopCAFE traveled the floor and caught up with 10 professional photographers. Smith asked each photographer the same two questions (what were the best and worst decisions of their photographic careers) and a...

 

 

The USB-C format I think is finally coming into its own. I remember not too long ago that those of us with a MacBook Pro that only had USB-C ports were lamenting the lack of support for the format. But now, in 2019? There is a wholly new problem: the paradox of choice.

Where we once only had maybe one or two...

 

 

By only slightly moving the position of a softbox, you can dramatically change the overall look and feel of an image. In the newest episode of Laws of Light, an ongoing video series by The Slanted Lens, photographer Jay P. Morgan shows how to place your softbox to achieve the desired results.

You don't need to...

 

 

Food is not only tasty, it can be an interesting photographic subject too. Food photography is one of the most popular genres of photography, as is evidenced by so many people photographing their food before digging in while at restaurants. In the newest episode of How to Photograph Everything, photographer and...

 

 

Our friends over at the Red River Paper Blog have long been producing unique content. It's been a while since we have shared their latest work, so let's see what's been going on.

Recently, Arthur H. Bleich wrote about Lotte Jacobi's America. Johanna Alexandra "Lotte" Jacobi was an incredibly accomplished...