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Meet Anthem, the lighting company that wants to upset the industry

 
 

Though lighting for smaller sets and much of photography is rather dynamic with many options, lighting for studios and high-end productions is far more static and predictable. Often it's either giant fresnels or HMI lights, both of which are extremely costly to purchase and operate. Anthem One wants to disrupt this...

Large format photography in Zion with Ben Horne: Making visual sense of the colorful chaos

 
 

Last week, we covered photographer Ben Horne's first video from his annual photography trip to Zion. Today we have the next video from Horne. If you're unfamiliar with Ben Horne, he works exclusively with large format film cameras. He currently shoots with an 8x10 format camera, although he previously worked with...

Mastering light in landscape photography: Sometimes poor conditions can make for the best photos

 
 

Even when conditions for landscape photography seem bad, sometimes persistence pays off. In the video below, Nigel Danson showcases how quickly conditions can change when out in the field. The key component in any good landscape image is light and light is shaped outdoors in many cases by clouds. On a windy day,...

Thomas Heaton heads to one of the most beautiful places on Earth, Namibia

 
 

Photographer Thomas Heaton recently spent nine days photographing in Namibia. During his time there, he did wildlife and landscape photography. Over the next few weeks, his YouTube channel will be featuring videos from his trip. You can see a preview of what's to come in the video below.

I'm a big fan of Thomas...

10 affordable lenses for your new Canon DSLR

 
 

If you've grabbed a new Canon digital SLR camera recently, perhaps from our ongoing Black Friday and Cyber Monday coverage, you may well be in the market for a new lens. If so, the video below from Christopher Frost will help you find great bang for your buck.

While lenses can be very expensive, that doesn't mean...

A morning shoot results in two very different images: On location with Thomas Heaton

 
 

Photographer Thomas Heaton recently headed to the beach for sunrise. As he discusses early in the video, it is very difficult to predict how conditions will be and how they may change at the beach ahead of time. You can find a composition you really like and then come back the next day and it'll be completely...

Four cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Fujifilm that cost under $750, which should you buy?

 
 

With current deals - which you can check out here - you can purchase a lot of camera for around US$750. Over at The Slanted Lens, Jay P. Morgan discusses which camera you should purchase if your budget is $750 or less.

Should you purchase a mirrorless camera or a DSLR? It's a tough choice, but you can't go wrong...

Holiday gift guide: Mango Street offers many great ideas for the shutterbugs on your shopping list

 
 

We've featured videos from Mango Street before. They usually focus on ways to improve your photographic skills. This time, the duo of Rachel Gulotta and Daniel Inskeep are back with a holiday gift guide for photographers. Whether you're looking for gifts for fellow photographers or maybe making a list for yourself,...

$25 off $250+ for IR readers, no strings, no expiration!

 
 

This is a time of year when everyone's budget could use some help, so we've come up with a little holiday gift for our readers: Special coupon codes for $25 off an order of $250 or more with Adorama.

You can use it for anything you want, including cameras or lenses that have "minimum advertised prices" (which are...

Wildlife photography tips: How to photograph birds in flight

 
 

Wildlife photographer Sam Rowley has teamed up with NatureTTL for a new video tutorial about photographing birds in flight. It's one of the most challenging types of wildlife photography, but it's also one of the most rewarding.

First things first, you will want a sturdy tripod and if possible, a gimbal head, as...

Nikon D850 Field Test Part II: How does Nikon’s new pro camera handle wildlife and night photography?


Click here to read my Nikon D850 Field Test Part II

 
 

The 45.7-megapixel Nikon D850 is Nikon's newest professional DSLR and is one of the most versatile cameras I've ever used. In the newly-published Nikon D850 Field Test Part II, I test the D850's mettle as a wildlife camera and also put it through its paces in...

7 techniques for creating amazing-looking eyes in Photoshop

 
 

If eyes are the windows to the soul, then they should be the focus of your portraiture. While it's easy to edit eyes to make them pop in a portrait, it's not so simple to do so in a realistic, natural-looking way. In the video below created by the Photoshop Training Channel, Jesús Ramirez shows us how to enhance...

Learn how to edit natural-looking skin tones in Capture One Pro

 
 

Phase One's Capture One software is one of the most powerful RAW editors on the market. The company works with Sony to provide Capture One Express with Sony camera purchases and Sony has been working on a post-production workflow series over at Alpha Universe. While the tips are aimed at Sony owners, anyone who...

Leica announces pancake Elmarit-TL 18mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens for Leica L-mount

 
 

Alongside their new Leica CL camera, the German company has also released a new L-mount lens for their APS-C camera system, the Leica Elmarit-TL 18mm f/2.8 ASPH. lens. The L-mount lens has a 27mm equivalent focal length and an aperture range of f/2.8 to f/16.

The ASPH. lens has four aspherical surfaces and a...

Leica releases new Leica CL: A nearly $3,000 APS-C camera with 24-megapixel sensor and 4K video

Leica CL First Impressions

 
 

Update at 04:30 PM ET: We have published our Leica CL First Impressions and added links to it in this news. 

Leica has announced the Leica CL, the newest - and most expensive - addition to their APS-C camera system. Joining the TL2, the Leica CL employs a 24-megapixel APS-C format...

Creating dramatic black and white images in Photoshop

 
 

Being able to create compelling black and white images is a skill unto itself. It is not easy to convert a color image into a dynamic monotone image. You lose a method of creating contrast and leading your viewer through an image, color, and have to instead rely on different elements of an image, such as...

Landscape drone photography tips and tricks

 
 

The DJI Mavic is a very capable drone, able to shoot 4K video and 12-megapixel still images. The quadcopter has proven a popular choice for many videographers and photographers. One such photographer is Nigel Danson, who has created a new video with tips for improving your landscape photography.

In the video...

Large format photography in Zion National Park

 
 

Photographer Ben Horne does a lot of traveling for his large format photography, but there are some locations he continues to visit year after year. One of those places is Zion and in the video below, we get to see Horne's first day at Zion this fall. Visiting Zion is like visiting a friend. Catching up, hearing...

Camera of the Year 2017: Best Professional & High-End Cameras


 
 

The top of the line from 2017, the State of the Art, that's what we'll be unveiling for you in this segment of our annual Camera of the Year awards. For those of you who make your living with high-end cameras, and for the rest of us who simply insist on buying the best for our craft, the cameras listed below...

Camera of the Year 2017: Best Enthusiast & Premium Compact Cameras


 
 

Enthusiast-grade cameras represent top-tier performance and image quality without the need to spend the extra premium for the top-of-the-line professional models, and are consistently the most popular cameras on our website. Since the majority of our readers (and us humble camera reviewers!) are not full-time...