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The permanence of film and the beauty of working with a mature camera technology

 
 

Photographer Ben Horne is well-known for his large-format film photography. His videos often follow him out in the field as he works with his large-format gear and creates excellent nature photography. Other videos focus instead on film review or the film photography process. In his latest video, Horne discusses...

Adorama Through the Lens: Steve Gindler captures stunning portraits in abandoned and old locations

 
 

In the latest episode of Adorama’s Through the Lens, the focus is on New Jersey-based photographer, Steve Gindler. Steve was born in Russia before moving to Brooklyn, New York when he was five.

His love affair with photography began when he was in a band and the band members couldn’t agree on a photographer to...

Two Minute Tips: First versus second curtain flash sync and how it affects your flash photography

 
 

If you don’t frequently work with flash, you may not know about the different curtain sync modes your camera offers. However, if you work with flash, you can open up a lot of creative possibilities by understanding first curtain and second curtain sync. In the latest episode of Adorama’s Two Minute Tips, David...

Mastering photography takes time and likely much longer than anyone anticipates

 
 

Photographer Sean Tucker headed to Iceland to celebrate his 40th birthday and took the time to reflect on his photographic career thus far. In the video below, Tucker shares his thoughts on what it takes to master photography.

Sean Tucker has had a very interesting and diverse journey. After wanting to...

Tips and tricks for capturing sharp landscape photos, including choosing the right aperture and focus

 
 

When trying to capture an expansive scene in a single frame, such as a landscape image with a foreground element, it can be difficult to determine where you should focus in the frame for the best results. Even when you stop down a lens, you cannot get everything in perfect focus. However, you can the important...

Firmware Friday:Sigma updates 24-70mm ART lens, MC-11 converter; Sony tweaks CineAlta F55 and F5


 
 

Our Firmware Friday roundup this week squeaks in under the wire with news from just two companies: Sigma and Sony. (Not shooting either company's gear? If so, you might want to read our Canon EOS R field test instead, or perhaps our Photokina interview with Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki.) For the rest of you, let's...

DxOMark reviews the iPhone XS Max: New iPhone shows the power of processing

 
 

As is the case every autumn, there are new iPhones. This time, Apple has upped its game by releasing not only a revised iPhone XS, but a new iPhone XS Max. The team over at DxOMark, known for reviewing the image quality of not only standalone cameras, but cell phones as well, has published its iPhone XS Max review....

Adobe aims to make photo & video editing easier than ever with Photoshop & Premiere Elements 2019

 
 

For beginner photographers and videographers, Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Premiere CC can be daunting. There is a lot going on in Adobe’s most powerful software and sometimes you just want to get in, make your work look better and share it. That’s where the company’s Elements line of software comes in. Adobe has...

Sigma interview @ Photokina 2018: CEO Kazuto Yamaki gives us a peek inside the L-mount alliance


 
 

Sigma's CEO Kazuto Yamaki is always an interesting interview subject; as the head of a family-owned global company, I know that when I'm talking with him, I'm talking to the single person who makes decisions for the company; he's the ultimate authority for the company's direction, so can speak authoritatively...

How to easily color tone any photo in Photoshop using fill layers

 
 

Adjusting the colors in your image can dramatically change the emotion your photo evokes. There are many ways to tweak colors, but one particularly powerful method involves the use of Photoshop and fill layers. Through the use of fill layers, you can even finely tune how the color toning applies to highlights,...

Two Minute Tips with David Bergman: How to set up and fire multiple flashes at the same time

 
 

In the 135th episode of Adorama’s Two Minute Tips, seen below, photographer David Bergman shows us how to make multiple flashes fire at the same time.

One of the biggest jumps you can make in the quality of your portrait and still life photography is to add an off-camera flash. To take things even further and add...

Nigel Danson on how to manage colors and produce good images from camera to print

 
 

We’ve discussed color management here on Imaging Resource before because it’s an important topic and one with which many photographers, myself included, have struggled with at different times. We want to take beautiful images and sometimes, we want to turn those photos into beautiful prints to hang in our own home,...

Why convert landscapes to black and white?

 
 

When shooting landscape images, deciding between a color photograph and a black and white one can be a very difficult decision. There are situations when the colors are nice, but a black and white image can still end up being more powerful. On the other hand, sometimes a scene which doesn’t work that well in color...

Adorama Through the Lens: Paola Franqui takes to the streets to document life

 
 

A member of the Sony Alpha Collective, photographer Paola Franqui is the latest subject of Adorama’s Through the Lens web-docu series.

Franqui is a street photographer and describes herself as a visual storyteller. She was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and moved to the United States at age 14. She had...

Firmware Friday: 8 Leica cameras get new features; Nikon tweaks Coolpix P1000 and 180-400mm f/4 zoom

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This week's Firmware Friday roundup is a tale of just two companies. If you're a Nikon or Leica shooter, you'll want to read on. If not, we'd suggest checking out some of our other recent content instead. (How about our Fuji X-T3 First Shots, our first Canon EOS R field test or our Fuji GFX 50R hands-on...

Fuji X-T3 First Shots: New sensor, new image processor, new lab sample photos


Click here to see our Fuji X-T3 Sample Images

 
 

Although at first glance, the new Fuji X-T3 looks very similar to its predecessor, there have been numerous refinements to the design and ergonomics. However, the insides, the imaging pipeline of the X-T3, have undergone the bigger upgrade. The Fuji X-T3 comes with...

ON1 Photo RAW 2019 announced: Arriving this fall with improved layers, better local adjustments & more

 
 

During Photokina 2018, the team at ON1 announced their latest photo editing software, ON1 Photo RAW 2019. The Lightroom competitor is coming this November and includes many improvements over ON1 Photo RAW 2018. Let’s take a closer look at the announcement and what users can expect come this November.

There are...

Zeiss combines full-frame sensor, 35mm f/2 lens, SSD storage & Lightroom CC in sleek all-in-one camera

Click here to read our Zeiss ZX1 Preview

 
 

After teasing a new camera earlier this month, Zeiss has taken the wraps off the ZX1, which is perhaps an even more distinct camera than anyone would have guessed. The ZX1 includes a 37.4-megapixel full-frame sensor, developed by Zeiss, paired with a built-in and fixed...

Canon EOS R Field Test Part I: Canon starts new full-frame mirrorless system off on the right foot


Click here to read my Canon EOS R Field Test

 
 

Earlier this month, Canon unveiled the Canon EOS R, which is the first camera in a new full-frame mirrorless system, complete with a new lens mount and a quartet of exciting new RF lenses. For my Field Test, I spent time with the EOS R and two of the new lenses, the...

Competition grows, Sony reacts: 12 more lenses soon, AI autofocus & more


 
 

Clearly feeling the heat as Canon and Nikon enter the full-frame mirrorless space, Sony's Kenji Tanaka took the stage this morning ahead of the Photokina trade show to talk about the company’s mirrorless strategy. As Senior General Manager of Business Unit 1, Digital Imaging Group, Imaging Products and...