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Quick tip: How to manually remove chromatic aberration in Photoshop and Lightroom

 
 

Modern lenses are very good at handling chromatic aberrations and reducing the instances of color fringing. However, no matter how much lens technology has advanced, certain challenging situations will still often produce chromatic aberration. The most common instances of chromatic aberrations are purple, green or...

Capturing the beautiful brutality of nature is one of the biggest challenges in photography

 
 

If you've been following photographer Thomas Heaton's journey in Namibia, his latest video may well be the most exciting one yet. On his last morning in Etosha National Park in Namibia, Heaton captures three of his favorite images from the trip. He's been finding that wildlife photography is a tricky task, and one...

How to capture the perfect moonrise or moonset landscape image

 
 

Capturing the perfect moonrise or moonset in a photograph is a very challenging task. Photographer Matthew Saville is here with NatureTTL to try to make it easier to capture a beautiful moonrise photograph, or at least to help give us the best chance. After all, while you can predict the position of the moon and...

Canon M100 Field Test Pt I: A solid entry-level camera that makes it easy to capture nice images


Click here to read our Canon EOS M100 Field Test Part I

 
 

Beginning photographers who are looking to move up from their smartphone or a small-sensored point-and-shoot camera yet are still wanting something that's small and lightweight have numerous options nowadays, one of which being Canon's refreshed,...

We go hands-on with Olympus’ new fast primes, the 17mm f/1.2 and 45mm f/1.2: see real-world shots here


Click here to see our Olympus 17mm f/1.2 and 45mm f/1.2 Galleries

 
 

In late October, Olympus announced the new 17mm and 45mm f/1.2 PRO lenses for Micro Four Thirds. We've had some hands-on time with the new fast prime lenses and have now published a variety of gallery images for each of the primes.

While full...

Amazing autumn maples: Large format film photography in Zion

 
 

Large format film photographer Ben Horne has published his third video from a recent fall trip to Zion. If you missed his first two videos from Zion, click here and here. Horne has travelled to Zion multiple times and enjoys revisiting scenes to see how he has grown as a photographer. He enjoys trying new scenes as...

Lensrentals & LensProToGo join forces in strategic partnership

 
 

Lensrentals, the biggest rental house in the United States, has joined forces in a strategic partership with LensProToGo. LensProToGo is a smaller rental house located and with a majority of their business in the eastern United States, but their customer service is excellent and their customers love working with...

Sony A7R III Field Test: This is the best overall professional camera on the market today


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Does the Sony A7R III deserve the hype and excitement it has been getting across the photo community? After several days shooting with it and numerous hours working with both photos and videos produced by it, I have to say yes, it absolutely does. The Sony A7R III...

Portrait photographer tests three cheap vintage lenses with crazy bokeh

 
 

Photographer Mathieu Stern, is known for his videos featuring old or otherwise odd lenses. His latest video is a special Christmas video featuring a trio of vintage lenses which all exhibit "crazy bokeh."

It seems that "bokeh" is all the rage these days, with manufacturers and photographers alike all throwing...

Which camera to buy? Tony Northrup offers recommendations for budgets and genres

 
 

It's a busy time of year for camera buyers. No matter your budget, there are a lot of great options for you. In a new video, Tony Northrup has created a list of which cameras you should consider within a wide range of budgets and for different types of photography.

For general photography, you can get your start...

Nigel Danson’s essential landscape photography kit

 
 

We all know that photography is more than just your gear. But if you're here on Imaging Resource, that means you are at least interested in the latest and greatest cameras and lenses. What is often overlooked is the non-camera equipment that can help you capture better images. In the video below, photographer Nigel...

Review: LaCie 2Big Dock aims to be your go-to Thunderbolt 3 working drive

 
 

I’ve been talking about storage a lot lately both privately among friends and here on Imaging Resource. Of all the members of the IR team, I’m probably the one who compiles the most data the fastest thanks mainly to my insistence on shooting 4Kp60 whenever possible (I love me some high quality, slow motion...

What makes wildlife photography so challenging?

 
 

As you may have seen last week, landscape photographer Thomas Heaton is in Namibia. While there, he's trying his hand at wildlife photography. He's finding it very challenging and a completely different test of his photographic skills than the landscape photography he typically does.

After spending time with...

How to easily create classic-looking black and white images in Photoshop

 
 

Over at PiXimperfect, Unmesh Dinda has created a new video tutorial about creating "classic" black and white images in Photoshop. The first step is creating a black and white adjustment layer. That's a simple start! Once your adjustment layer has been created, Dinda suggests that you play with the various sliders....

The importance of a foreground element in your seascape composition

 
 

It may seem insignificant when faced with a beautiful scene, particularly on the beach at sunset, but the foreground element is absolutely critical to a good composition. In a recent sunset stroll, photographer and educator Serge Ramelli spent much of his time exploring the area and finding the right foreground...

Firmware Friday: A staggering 53 updates, all but one for Canon, Fuji, Leica, Olympus or Panasonic ILCs!


 
 

Our Firmware Friday roundup this week has gone absolutely stratospheric, with news of a mind-blowing 52 interchangeable-lens camera and camcorder updates, plus one for a hybrid instant camera. Admittedly, we probably can't count this as a Firmware Friday record; part of the reason for the deluge is that in...

Have your cake and eat it too with content-aware crop in Photoshop

 
 

One of the more interesting features added to Photoshop over the last couple of years has been the new content-aware crop tool. While many cameras have a built-in level, they aren't always reliable and there isn't always time to use it. Further, you don't have always have access to a tripod. Traditionally, you...

This little cube will help solve all your color balance woes

 
 

For photographers, color is one of the most important aspects of an image (unless, of course, you're shooting black and white). How do you ensure that you have the right color balance in your images? Over at The Slanted Lens, Jay P. Morgan has a new video all about the Datacolor SpyderCUBE. The SpyderCUBE is a $50...

DxO ONE launching for Android via Early Access Program

 
 

The DxO ONE camera has been exclusively for iOS photographers since it launched in 2015. The 20-megapixel camera you can attach to your phone is now coming to Android as a USB-C version. 

DxO is launching the Android version of the ONE via a new early access program. For $499, you receive an early DxO ONE for...

5 simple ways to remove pimples and zits in Photoshop

 
 

No matter what camp you fall in when it comes to how far portrait retouching should extend, it nearly always makes sense to remove temporary blemishes from someone's skin. Everyone wants to see themselves at their best and removing pimples and zits is a simple step toward that result.

In a new video, Aaron Nace...