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Photographer Adam Gibbs creates a ton of great video content in and around Vancouver Island in British Columbia and his latest video shows a gorgeous winter wonderland. Near Qualicum Falls, Gibbs has a lot of great photographic opportunities.

Per usual, he's out with his Nikon D850 DSLR and a few Nikon lenses. In...

 

 

We join Ben Horne on his fourth day in Death Valley. On this recent trip, Horne captured stunning images of an inversion and other excellent shots, but as a large-format film photographer, he was unsure how the photos would turn out while he was still there. He was filled with doubt, which he turned into...

 

 

The Pacific Wildlife Foundation is now accepting submissions for their 2018 Bird Photography Contest, and we at IR wanted to let our esteemed readers know about it. The international contest awards a Grand Prize of a new Nikon DSLR along with $500 CDN, while second and third prizes of $500 CDN and $250 CDN are also...

 

 

Photographer David Bergman has an ongoing video series for Adorama TV, "Two Minutes Tips." You might've seen prior videos from this series featured here on Imaging Resource. In the episode below, Bergman focuses on using flash to freeze action and discusses the topic of flash duration as it relates to the look of...

 

 

There's something particularly fun about night photography. It's typically slower-paced and more methodical in part because of the challenges associated with shooting at night. You need a tripod in most cases as you will often need long shutter speeds. Depending on your subject, a fast lens may or may not be...

 

 

Landscape photographer Nigel Danson wants to help you improve your photo composition. It's an area of photography that many photographers struggle with. It's also one of the most important aspects of an image, so it's something everyone should always work to improve upon, no matter their skill level.

How do you...

 

 

In case you missed it, Macphun recently made the full transition to their new name, Skylum. This branding change is in large part due to the company switching from only making software for Mac to releasing their software on Windows as well. You can learn more about the name change here.

As part of their new...

 

 

As part of their new Dedication campaign, Capture One has released a new series of videos centered around Spanish dance photographer, Dayron Vera. Vera himself was a professional ballet dancer and upon his retirement from dance, he became a photographer and found the transition from one creative outlet to another...

 

 

We know that you all shoot out in the real world, as do we. Controlled lab images are not the real world, but they are the very best way to compare one camera's image quality to another, in order to ensure you are giving yourself the best chance out in whatever world you do happen to shoot in.

We've just run the...

 

 

As the weekend crowds descend upon the CP+ expo here in Yokohama, Japan, I decided to roam the show floor to uncover some interesting tidbits, hands-on, and other news that may have gotten lost in the shuffle with this past week's bevy of announcements -- from both CP+ and WPPI!

Sony's 400mm f/2.8... exists!

 

 

As I wandered the show floor at CP+, I stumbled across a stand of what at first glance looked like fishing rods. However, I soon realized they were gigantic telescoping camera support poles. Though not new inventions in and of themselves, nor are they new products from BiRod at this year's CP+ show, but...

 

 

Camera and tech reviewer Maarten Heilbron has been working on an ongoing video series over the last few months to help photographers understand basic camera technology. So far, his videos have been a great introduction to photography and cameras for beginners. In his first video, seen below, Heilbron looked at...

 

 

I just read Jeremy's opinion piece on the newly-announced (in some parts of the world, but not the US) Canon EOS 4000D, though, and a thought occurred to me: What if things aren't quite as they appear on the surface, and it isn't a totally dumb idea?

Read Jeremy's article for the details, but the basics are...

 

 

The best camera is the one you have with you. For a lot of us, that means our smartphone. Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens has a new video all about capturing better photos with your iPhone. While we saw yesterday that Samsung's new Galaxy S9 Plus phone is even better than an iPhone X and Google Pixel 2 for...

 

 

Canon announced three cameras recently. You may have only heard about two of them: the Canon EOS M50 and the Canon Rebel T7. Both of these cameras are positioned as entry-level cameras (although I don't agree with this designation for the M50 given its advanced features and specs) but the third camera Canon...

 

 

Aaron Nace of Phlearn has hit the streets of Chicago to create a new video about creating "stunning black and white photography." Black and white photography offers unique advantages -- and challenges -- for photographers.

Nace has five tips for us and the first is to focus on simple shapes. "There's always an...

 

 

As we near the end of the fifth season of Adorama's "Through the Lens," Sal D'Alia and his team have released a pair of new episodes. The docu-series is focused on Canadian photographers this year, amateur and professional alike, who are making their marks in their respective genres of photography. We've thus far...

 

 

At the CP+ show in Japan, Voigtländer has announced a pair of new lenses for Sony E-mount. The two full-frame lenses are fairly different from one another but fit the Voigtländer mold by being ruggedly-built prime lenses.

Let's look first at the longer of the duo, the new Macro APO-Lanthar has a 110mm focal...

 

 

If you're an Olympus E-M1 II, E-M5 II or PEN-F shooter, we have great news for you today. The company has just announced major firmware updates for all three models which bring with them a raft of new features. Ordinarily, we'd save this news for our weekly Firmware Friday roundup, but these updates -- especially...