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I’ve personally been following Adobe for years as both a big fan and a harsh critic of their products, dating back to the first time I ever opened an Adobe application in 2002. That outspoken dichotomy is a result of a fact about me: if I love your products, I expect the creators to love and respect them in kind. I...

 

 

Photographer Mads Peter Iversen has visited Vestrahorn, also known as Stokksnes, in Iceland over 10 times. That doesn't mean he's bored of the popular location, however, as he says it's unique each time he visits. We join him on his latest visit to the area in the video below.

Why is the location so popular and...

 

 

Outdoor photographer Dave Morrow is currently on a two-month photography expedition, but before he left, he captured a video showing off and breaking down his outdoor gear for photo expeditions.

Granted, Morrow is a particularly hardcore outdoor photographer. He backpacks for weeks and sometimes months at a time,...

 

 

Portrait and fashion photographer Irene Rudnyk has been shooting a lot more with film recently. This has prompted numerous viewers to ask questions about the process and how film compares with digital. When digital cameras are so good and it's not necessarily difficult to give a digital file a "film" look, why opt...

 

 

In news that is not directly relevant to consumer photography, Phase One Industrial has announced UAV-based aerial imagery innovations, including a new aerial camera platform. The new iXM series is headlined by a 100-megapixel medium-format sensor and a range of high-resolution lenses.

The new iXM 100MP metric...

 

 

British photographer Steve O'Nions headed out for a spring walk in Cheshire, England with his Bronica SQAi medium-format analog camera and a pair of lenses, 80mm and 150mm primes. On this particular outing, O'Nions opted for black and white photography and used Ilford HP5+ developed in Kodak HC110 for five minutes...

 

 

It may not come as surprising news, given how dramatically the camera landscape has changed over the last few years and the numerous rumors flying about, but as you can see from the video below, Nikon has hinted at their upcoming mirrorless camera plans.

In an interview with NHK World Japan at this year's Camera...

 

 

Australian photographer Andrew Marr is continuing his holiday in southwestern Australia. While exploring a nearby bay, he found a nice jetty sticking out into the water and wanted to capture a sunrise seascape with the jetty as a dominant part of his composition.

When photographing subjects like jetties and...

 

 

A little bit of fill light can go a long way. In a new episode of Two Minute Tips with David Bergman, the photographer and educator shows off how you can utilize on-axis fill light to enhance your images without drastically changing the lighting in the rest of the scene.

If you have a portrait lit just the way...

 

 

It's not enough to simply have good camera gear, you also have to be familiar with it and know it inside and out to be able to make the best use of your camera and lenses. In a new video, photographer Nigel Danson shares four camera settings every photographer must understand.

It's also not enough to understand...

 

 

Social media is great for sharing and viewing excellent images. It's a great way to see interesting places to photograph and neat ways to capture images at iconic locations. This seems like a good thing, but it also means that it's easier than ever for people to copy -- or put more positively, to be inspired by --...

 

 

Earlier this week, Adorama streamed a new OnSet video with photographer and educator Daniel Norton. In the replay of the stream below, Norton breaks down some different standard ways to light men versus women.

Of course, rules are not meant to be followed religiously and you can capture great images by violating...

 

 

Hyperfocal distance is a topic we have discussed before, but it never hurts to bring it up again as it can prove very useful, particularly for nature and landscape photographers. Photographer Brenda Petrella has published a new video focused -- pardon the pun -- on hyperfocal distance.

Hyperfocal distance can be...

 

 

This week's Firmware Friday roundup is split almost 50-50 between updates for still and video cameras, with a whole raft of software updates as well for good measure. Contributing to this week's roundup are Canon, Fujifilm, Olympus, Panasonic, Ricoh and...

 

 

In a new episode of Adorama's Spotlight video series, the camera is turned toward yet another Irish photographer. This time it's Cork-based David Creedon, who specializes in editorial portraiture and has been awarded many photography awards throughout his career.

Creedon has a deep connection to his subjects and...

 

At CP+ 2018, we had the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Shigemi Sugimoto, Head of Olympus Corp.'s Imaging Business Unit. He was appointed to this position October 2017, so this was our first opportunity to discuss Olympus business position and general direction for their imaging division with him. It was encouraging...

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With the Nikon 180-400mm f/4 TC1.4 FL ED VR supertelephoto zoom lens, Nikon has created a very versatile and very high-end optic that's directly aimed at wildlife and sports photography. In my case, I tested the lens with wildlife and paired it with both the ...

 

 

Meyer-Optik-Görlitz has made a name for themselves pushing the optical envelope, releasing a variety of distinct lenses, such as a 50mm f/0.95 prime. They've gone for yet another fast prime with their newest lens, the Nocturnus 75mm f/0.95, which the company has announced is nearly ready for production.

The lens...

 

 

Tamron has announced more details regarding their 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (Model A036) Sony FE-mount zoom, which was originally announced back in February of 2018. In addition to touting the lens' fast aperture and pleasant bokeh that'll be great for portraits, Tamron also noted that the new zoom will also feature...