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Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 Art Field Test: Is this the best ultra-wide angle zoom lens available?
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Not long after Sigma announced their new 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art zoom lens, we were able to get our hands on it and put it through its paces in the wild. While our lab testing results are still to come, I was able to Field Test the lens up here in...
Wide angle versus short telephoto lenses for landscape photography
While exploring the picturesque Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island, photographer Adam Gibbs discusses the differences and how best to utilize wide angle versus short telephoto lenses for landscape photography.
People often think about wide lenses as being "landscape lenses" and to a large extent it's true that a...
How to find the best light for your outdoor portraiture
Photographer and YouTuber Jessica Kobeissi has a lot of great videos aimed at all levels of photographer. Her latest video is more geared to beginners, particularly those who want to get into portraiture but don't yet have lighting gear. If you don't have lights, no problem, the sun works great! Outdoor portraiture...
Full frame Canons capture four out of five winning slots in our February photography contest
Each month we're honored to award $600 in Adorama cash to the top three images from our Photo of the Day Contest. Only 10% of the submissions that come our way are selected for daily placement, so the prize winning images displayed below certainly represent only the best of the best submissions we receive!
This...
Why this portrait and wedding photographer prefers a 24-70mm f/2.8 to a typical portrait prime
Photographers who often shoot the same kind of work will likely have a favorite lens, an optic which produces the right kind of images for their own workflow. Even if you aren't a genre photographer and instead shoot many different kinds of subjects, you may still find yourself with a go-to lens. For Patrick Hall,...
Firmware Friday: Big upgrade for Panasonic VariCam LT; Ricoh Theta V and Fuji X-H1 updates, too
Our regular Firmware Friday roundup took a brief hiatus last week, and so this week's roundup is actually going to include firmware from the last fortnight. In all, we have news of updates for four cameras this week, although one of the three hasn't yet been released. And we've also learned of updates for...
What is a documentary wedding photographer and what sets their work apart?
Award-winning photographer Shane O'Neill is the latest photographer featured in Adorama's ongoing series, Spotlight. O'Neill primarily does documentary wedding photography, but he also dabbles in commercial and foot photography.
As a documentary wedding photographer, Shane captures many of the smaller surrounding...
Tamron 150-600mm and Nikon D5 capture snowy landscapes in Denmark
Danish wildlife and nature photographer Morten Hilmer is tackling landscape photography in his latest video. While he travels frequently, this time he is in a forest nearby to his home.
The weather is snowy so his gear takes quite a bit of abuse. Fortunately, his two cameras are up to the task. His primary...
How to change the color of anything using Adobe Photoshop
You likely know how powerful Photoshop is, allowing you to add or remove objects from images, process and enhance your RAW files and much more. You can also use the software to change the color of anything in your image. How do you do that? Jesús Ramirez of Photoshop Training Channel is here to help with his latest...
On the level: Choosing between an image which is visually level versus actually level
In a new episode of his ongoing weekly series, My Photographic Journey large format film photographer Ben Horne talks about a very important topic, levelness.
Many cameras include some form of an electronic level. This helps you ensure that your photo is straight. However, what if you captured an image with a...
Pair of travel photographers explore a calm, tranquil and chilly Kyoto
Travel photographer Joe Allam visited Kyoto and he headed out into the chilly city with a rather interesting pairing of cameras. For telephoto shooting, he had a Canon 7D Mark II with a 70-200mm f/2.8L II lens. For wide shots, he went with the Fujifilm X100F with its fixed 23mm lens.
Allam explored with his usual...
New York City-based street photographer Humza Deas uses Capture One Pro to share his unique vision
As part of their ongoing Dedication campaign, Capture One has released another new video focusing on a professional photographer. This time, the camera is turned toward New York City-based photographer Humza Deas.
"To me, dedication is being there and doing that," Deas says. Deas is a member of the Sony Alpha...
Using light to lead your viewer’s eye through your images
In the latest episode of Two Minute Tips for Adorama, photographer David Bergman discusses how to utilize light in your composition to lead the viewer's eye.
You want to lead your viewer's eye to your subject, right? There are many ways to do that, utilizing colors, shapes, etc., but you can also use light. Your...
Sony Artisan Miguel Quiles delivers portrait tips, a one-light setup and shares what’s in his camera bag
Portrait photographer and Sony Artisan Miguel Quiles has been a very busy man. He recently visited with Tony & Chelsea Northrup to offer portraiture tips for their viewers. He also produced a new video with Adorama about what he carries in his camera bag.
In the first video below, Quiles delivers general portrait...
It’s lights-out for Lytro? Google reportedly acquires company patents for $40 million
It's hard to believe that it's already been nearly three years since Lytro did a major pivot, bailing on their consumer camera (called the Illum) and moving onto an attempt to revolutionize virtual reality with their "Immerge" concept camera. At the time, there was some serious hype for the Immerge. Lytro's initial...
Understanding how to read and utilize a histogram to improve your photography
There are few things as universally useful and important to understand in digital photography than the histogram. There are plenty of ways to learn about the histogram, but Nathaniel Dodson of tutvid's new video is certainly a solid choice. In under ten minutes, you can learn to read a histogram properly and figure...
Panasonic GH5S Field Test Part II: There is simply no better filmmaking camera under $10K
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Every time I see the price point of Panasonic GH cameras, I still shake my head in disbelief. At $2500 for the GH5S, you're getting a monumentally powerful filmmaking tool that performs well above the...
American photographer Richard Frishman captures two prizes in 2018 Sony World Photography Awards
In the 11th edition of the annual Sony World Photography Awards, the competition saw 320,000 submissions -- a new record -- coming in from over 200 different countries and territories. Ahead of the overall winners being unveiled on April 19, Sony and the World Photography Organization have shared the winners of the...
Nikon announces the D850 Filmmaking Kit that includes camera, lenses, sound & monitor
Nikon has announced the D850 Filmmaker's Kit, which is a custom bundle of products specific to the U.S. market. Nikon says the kit is "designed for content creators and filmmakers looking to take full advantage of the D850’s extensive video capabilities and controls." The D850 itself offers full-frame 4K UHD video...
See Jessica Kobeissi’s portrait retouching process from start to finish
You may know photographer and prolific YouTuber Jessica Kobeissi from her videos in which she and other photographers all photograph the same model. They're interesting to see how each photographer has a different take on the same subject. A lot of what differentiates the photographers is their processing and...