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A misty morning in the Lake District demonstrates how much you can accomplish on the go

 
 

It's easy to take for granted how far technology has come. In a new video, landscape photographer Thomas Heaton demonstrates this by going out in a campervan and capturing and processing a new image on the road.

It's a misty day for Heaton in the English Lake District. These are the exact conditions he was after...

Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 R LM WR Field Test: The GFX’s only zoom lens delivers superb performance


Click here to read my Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 R LM WR Field Test

 
 

The Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 R LM WR lens is currently the only zoom lens in the Fujifilm GFX system. It occupies the standard zoom role by offering a 25-51mm-equivalent focal length range. The weather-resistant zoom lens is an absolute workhorse,...

Lens Stories: What do these Sony Artisans have to say about their favorite lenses?

 
 

Over at Sony Alpha Universe, a trio of Sony Artisans have shared their perspectives on a variety of Sony E-mount lenses. While the company is of course trying to advertise their products, it is nonetheless interesting to hear what these pros think about certain lenses and learn more about how they utilize their...

Footprints in the snow: Tracking and photographing mountain hares during the winter

 
 

Professional wildlife photographer Mark Hamblin was recently on the hunt for mountain hares in Scotland. He takes us along on his wildlife photography journey with NatureTTL.

Wildlife photography is always tricky for a number of reasons. You can't control your subject, for starters, and it can be difficult to...

Easily improve your winter photography with these great tips and tricks

 
 

Game of Thrones has been teasing that winter is coming for years, but for many of us, winter is already here and its icy grip doesn't need to freeze your photography. Below we have a couple of videos which focus on winter photography and how to improve your own snowy shots.

The first video comes to us from Nigel...

Sony A7R II with battery grip for under $2,700 and more great deals at Adorama

 
 

Over at Adorama, there are a few great deals to help you ring in 2018. For starters, you can save $550 via an instant rebate on a Sony A7R II camera with a Sony vertical grip. The A7R III may be the new camera, but keep in mind that the A7R II includes a very similar sensor and is still a great camera. If you want...

Behind the scenes look at large format film from Zion: The importance of self-critique

 
 

If you've been following the Zion journey of photographer Ben Horne, you'd know that the large format photographer has been visiting many familiar locations in the park and working to capture the perfect fall foliage photo. On his seventh day, he is revisiting a location for the first time this year. The location...

Stunning Canadian landscapes: Pro photographer shares his top ten favorite photos of 2017

 
 

Photographer Adam Gibbs captured many great photos throughout 2017, including from locations such as Vancouver Island, Yoho and Jasper National Parks in Canada and more. In the video below, Gibbs selects his ten favorite images of 2017, which is a very difficult task for any photographer, let alone one as prolific...

5 ways to make your colors pop using Adobe Photoshop

 
 

Nathaniel Dodson of tutvid has published a new tutorial, his first of 2018, to show us five ways to make colors pop in Photoshop.

The first way to make your colors more vibrant in Photoshop is to utilize LAB color. To enable LAB color, you need to go to "Image" and then "Mode" to access LAB color. When enhancing...

Manny Ortiz demonstrates the adaptability of the Sony A7R III with Canon 200mm f/2 lens

 
 

One of the most popular aspects of Sony mirrorless cameras is that you can adapt a wide variety of lenses to the cameras while maintaining autofocus features and functionality. For example, you can attach a Canon lens to your Sony camera and keep full eye autofocus. In the video below, photographer Manny Ortiz...

SLRgear has moved! Our lens reviews are now all on the main IR site.

 

SLRgear has moved!
 

Apologies for the inconvenience, but we've moved our lens reviews from SLRgear.com to the main Imaging Resource website. This permits much better integration with the rest of our work, and will lead to enhanced features in the future. Thanks for...

Firmware Friday: Fuji updates Lightroom tethering plugin with X-Pro2 support and a bug fix


 
 

After last week's epic roundup of new firmware and software, things have been rather quieter over the Christmas holiday period. In fact, we've not turned up any new firmware released in the last seven days, and so our roundup this week includes just one item: A new piece of software from Fujifilm which will...

Sony Artisan shows how to create the perfect 3-light studio setup

 
 

Sony Artisan Miguel Quiles teamed up with Adorama TV to show how to build a three-light studio lighting setup for portraiture. While you don't need three lights to capture great portraits in a studio, three lights do offer a lot of flexibility and control.

Every time you add a light, it can become more...

Controlling your background with a 70-200mm telephoto zoom lens

 
 

Fstoppers cofounder and photographer Patrick Hall is a huge fan of his 70-200mm lens. In the video below, he uses a Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 SP lens, which just came out earlier this year.

Hall is a big fan of the 70-200mm lens due to its versatility and that it allows you to control your background via...

How to make your subject’s hair pop by adding shine, color and volume in Photoshop

 
 

Your subject's hair can be one of the most important aspects of a portrait image. In many cases it is quite literally framing the face. At the same time, hair is very challenging to retouch and enhance. Aaron Nace of Phlearn has some quick tips for us in the video below to help add pop to hair in portraits.

The...

Freezing action using strobes: How to balance flash duration and power for the perfect shot

 
 

If you want to freeze action, strobes are a great way to do so. An important aspect to achieving this goal is to shorten your flash's duration. Some strobes include a high-speed or t-mode which will shorten the flash duration. To ensure that your camera's shutter syncs with the short flash, you need to use a high...

Nikon Storytellers Scholarship application period now open, 10 $10k scholarships available to students

 
 

As part of Nikon's 100th anniversary celebration, the company announced a $100,000 scholarship program. The "Nikon Storytellers Scholarship" will award $10,000 academic scholarships to 10 individuals and the application period for the award is now officially open.

Nikon's Director of Marketing, Communications and...

Bringing a dream image to life, Thomas Heaton captures beautiful simplicity in Namibia

 
 

When we last saw travel photographer Thomas Heaton, he was doing landscape and wildlife photography in Namibia. His latest video takes us to Sossusvlei in Namibia, a location known for its red dunes and white salt pan. It's an absolutely stunning area.

Heaton notes that despite how beautiful the area is, it...

Shooting panoramas with the Canon TS-E 24mm lens

 
 

In addition to being able to greatly reduce distortion, tilt-shift lenses are also excellent for capturing images to stitch together into panoramas. Photographer Adam Karnacz headed into the British Lake District to capture panorama images with Canon's 24mm TS-E Mark II lens.

To create a panorama with a TS-E...

Nikon D850 and pair of zoom lenses capture moody images of a beautiful British Columbian forest

 
 

Photographer Adam Gibbs headed into the British Columbian woodlands to chase some light. Golden Ears Provincial Park, to be more specific. Golden Ears is a second growth forest, which means that it has been regrown following a timber harvest. This affords the area a certain patterned appearance and features many...