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Fujifilm adds two big new features to the GFX 50S medium format camera
Fujifilm has released two new firmware updates for their medium-format Fujifilm GFX system. In addition to update version 3.0 for the camera itself, which will be detailed below, Fujifilm has released update 1.1 for the Fujifilm H Mount Adapter G. Further, the Tether Plugin Pro for Adobe Lightroom Classic CC has...
The creativity and artistry of food photography; plus a closer look at Capture One 11’s color editor
Food photographer Patricia Niven is the latest featured professional in Capture One's new "Dedication" marketing campaign. The campaign is looking at what it takes to be a professional photographer and how Capture One helps different pros with their work.
"I think it's really interesting to work with food because...
Ben Horne travels back to Zion and finds a land frozen in time
Photographer Ben Horne spent some time at Zion this autumn -- you can see the videos from his trip at his YouTube channel -- and he's gone back for winter shooting.
With his large-format film camera gear in tow, Horne was surprised to find that some of the fall color was still around. Further, the area didn't...
How to remove any object from a photo in Photoshop
You have a great image, but there's a part of it that you wish wasn't there. Perhaps it's a telephone pole, an electrical wire or something else, but we have all been there and likely felt frustrated that it's difficult to remove the distraction while maintaining a natural look to your photo.
Jesús Ramirez with...
Photoshop blending modes for photographers: Which ones are most useful for improving your images?
If you're new to Photoshop, blending modes can be a bit overwhelming. It's not always clear how different blending modes can help you improve your photo editing, but they are very powerful editing tools. Photographer and educator Serge Ramelli has made a new video covering which blending modes are most useful for...
Elinchrom launches their most powerful portable flash yet, the ELB 500 TTL
Elinchrom has announced the ELB 500 TTL portable light, their most powerful portable light ever. The battery pack and light combine for 500Ws of power and advanced features such as TTL metering, high speed sync, active charging and built-in Skyport.
The ELB 500 is designed for professional photographers on the...
How much did the world’s most expensive camera sell for at a recent auction in Vienna?
If you thought brand-new Leica cameras were expensive, then a recently-auctioned Leica prototype camera will blow your mind.
At the Westlicht camera auction in Vienna, a Leica O Series prototype has been sold for 2.4 million euros. That's equivalent to nearly US$3 million and six times the opening price for the...
Step-by-step guide to retouching dramatic portraits in Photoshop
If you like dramatic portraiture and want to learn more about retouching, Nathaniel Dodson of tutvid has just the video for you.
In the video below, Dodson discusses the liquify tool in Photoshop CC, performing non-destructive edits to your photos, cleaning up blemishes, retouching eyes using adjustment layers,...
Firmware Friday: Lots of updates for Fuji, Hasselblad, Olympus, Ricoh, Sigma and Sony imaging gear
With Olympus' big firmware news already covered in a previous article last week, and Senior Reviews Editor Mike Tomkins on his way back from the WPPI show plus a shoot with the brand-new Sony A7 III in Las Vegas, our regular Firmware Friday roundup necessarily took a brief hiatus last week. We return in style...
How does this professional photographer safely travel with all his photo gear?
If you're like professional photographer Morten Hilmer, you have a lot of gear to carry. Even if you're not a pro, a camera body, some lenses and other gear adds up quickly. If you're traveling, every bit of weight matters. How does someone like Hilmer travel with over 40 pounds of camera equipment?
In a new...
Combining light and motion with light painter Eric Paré on Adorama’s “Through the Lens”
In the final episode of the fifth season of Adorama's "Through the Lens" documentary series, we go behind the scenes with photographer Eric Paré. We have actually featured Paré's work here on Imaging Resource before. His light painting work is truly stunning and he has done some incredibly interesting things, such...
Lensrentals puts a batch of “45mm” Micro Four Thirds primes to the test, which performs best?
For Micro Four Thirds systems, there are numerous potential advantages for lens manufacturers to take advantage of when designing optics for the smaller sensors. Of course, sometimes these advantages are simply theoretical and are not realized for various reasons, potentially profit-related reasons. As Roger Cicala...
Shooting timelapse videos with the new Sony A7 III and Sony 12-24mm f/4 G lens
Sony Artisan Miguel Quiles was recently in Red Rock Canyon with the new Sony A7 III and as part of an episode of Adorama's "The Breakdown," he shows us how to shoot a timelapse on the A7 III without using the PlayMemories app, which is no longer available using the latest generation of Sony cameras.
Instead of...
Leica launches one of their sleekest limited editions yet, the Monochrom Stealth Edition
Leica loves special editions and their latest is one of their sleekest yet. The Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) was announced back in 2015 and it is a unique camera due to its monochrome full-frame CCD sensor. It seems fitting, then, that the newest version of the Typ 246 would be decked out in nearly all black.
The...
Panasonic GX850 Review: We put the final touches on one of the best compact mirrorless cameras available
• Click here to read our Panasonic GX850 Review Conclusion •
While Panasonic has changed the naming format in some markets, including the United States, the GX850 is very much a GF-series camera (it's the GF9 in Japan, for example). This means that the GX850 continues the GF-series trend of being a small, compact...
Former video production assistant returns to photography in latest episode of “Through the Lens”
Professional photographer Eric Veloso is the latest featured photographer in Adorama's ongoing "Through the Lens" documentary series. You can view prior episodes of the fifth season, which is focused on Canadian photographers, by clicking here.
Veloso is a street photographer who also cofounded "Street Dreams"...
Photographing water: Long exposure photography techniques with travel photographer Dave Morrow
Travel and nature photographer Dave Morrow has an excellent ongoing video series, "Landscape Photography Journals." We have shared and featured some of the previous episodes in the series and you can see all the videos via the link above. His latest episode is all about long exposure water photography, specifically...
Low light photography: Do you want to increase your ISO or utilize a slower shutter speed?
When shooting in low light without a flash, what should you do, increase your ISO or slow down your shutter speed? This is precisely the question photographer and educator Mark Wallace answers in his latest video for Adorama's "Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace" video series.
As you'll learn in the video...
Don’t let a bad sky drag you down, replace it with a better sky using Photoshop CC and this tutorial
You have a photo with a great subject and awesome composition, but the sky is bad. What can you do? You can cut your losses and ditch the photo, sure, or you can use Photoshop to replace your bad sky with a better one. This may seem like a complicated task, but it doesn't have to be difficult.
In a new video...
Using composition and photo editing to create depth in your photographs
Working with a two-dimensional medium like a photograph, it can be difficult to create depth and the illusion of three dimensions. There are numerous ways to try to create depth in an image, including the use of foreground and middle ground elements, using light and shadows and much more.
Photographer and...