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Open wide: Keeping both your eyes open while shooting provides more awareness and connection
Photographer David Bergman has an ongoing video series for Adorama TV, "Two Minute Tips," in which he shares tips and tricks from his expansive career as a professional photographer. We have previously covered some of the videos in the series and today we'll look at his latest video, "Eyes Wide Shut."
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Shutter Release: Action camera database, Lensrentals promotion, Nikon camera quiz and more
Shutter Release is our ongoing series in which we briefly describe and share photography-related news and videos we find around the web. Let's press the shutter release and burst fire an assortment of stories today including a neat action camera finder website, a Lensrentals promotion, a Nikon camera quiz, a look...
Lens distortion have you bent out of shape? Learn how to fix it using Adobe Lightroom
Nathaniel Dodson of tutvid has recently published a video tutorial covering how to fix distortion in your architecture photos using Adobe Lightroom. The tools he uses in the video below are lens correction, transform and the guided upright tool. Before getting into heavy duty corrections, make sure to have lens...
All about beauty dishes: How to use this reflective light modifier and how to use an umbrella instead
A beauty dish is a popular light modifier. Despite its name, a beauty dish does not make for easy beautiful light. Rather, it requires a lot of skill to use as it does not soften or diffuse light. A beauty dish reflects light, which can be useful when trying to focus light in a particular direction. They are...
Shutter Release: Best lights for product shots, beginner’s guide to retouching & using a cut-out card
Shutter Release is an ongoing series here at Imaging Resource. There are a lot of interesting articles and videos about photography on the internet, but it is impossible to see everything. To help you find content you might otherwise not have seen, we search the web and highlight our favorite content for you in...
Adobe looks like they may finally be ready to take your Lightroom performance complaints seriously
It seems like a near bi-monthly discussion, but Adobe Lightroom isn't performing where it should be. Users around the world regularly grumble about the various problems with the application, usually homing in on its slow speeds when computing a variety of tasks. But if a post published to the Lightroom Blog is any...
What does the technology in Nikon’s new AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E lens mean for your shooting?
Click here to read more about the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR AF-P lens
Earlier today, Nikon introduced their first full-frame lens with their recent AF-P autofocus technology, the Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR AF-P. This lens joins a variety of other AF-P zoom lenses, including 10-20mm, 18-55mm and a DX...
Nikon unveils its first full-frame AF-P lens with the updated 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR telephoto zoom
Click here to read more about the new Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR AF-P Nikkor lens
Nikon has added its stepping motor (AF-P) autofocus technology to another one of its popular lenses, the venerable 70-300mm telephoto zoom. In fact, this is the first full frame lens in Nikon's lineup with stepping motor AF....
Red River Palo Duro Etching Paper Review: This textured matte paper delivers outstanding black levels
Note: I was provided samples of Red River's Palo Duro Etching paper for the purposes of evaluation. No other compensation was received.
I haven't reviewed photographic paper in quite some time, but when Red River Paper announced their new Palo Duro Etching paper earlier this year, I was approached with the...
TKActions Panel V5 Review: A powerful Photoshop panel that makes luminosity masks easier
Note: I reached out to Tony Kuyper, the creator of TKActions Panel, earlier this year about reviewing his software. A copy of TKActions Panel V5 and an accompanying video guide series were provided to me for the purposes of this review. No other compensation was received.
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Back in 2006,...
Leica introduces TL2 mirrorless camera with new 24-megapixel sensor, 4K video, 20fps shooting and more
Click here to read our Leica TL2 Preview
Update at 4:35 PM EDT: We have published our Leica TL2 Preview. Links have been added.
Leica has announced the new TL2 mirrorless camera, which follows in the footsteps of the TL that released last November. It is built on the L mount, which was launched a couple years...
Shutter Release: Nikon President hints at mirrorless camera and Laowa Magic Shift Converter for E mount
We hope you all had a nice weekend. Let's start this week off with a new entry in our regular Shutter Release series. For new readers, Shutter Release is a feature in which we scour the internet for interesting stories and videos and share the best with you, alongside quick summaries. In today's edition of Shutter...
Nikon lens-only rebates: Save up to $200 on a wide selection of DX and FX lenses
For longtime Nikon shooters, the term "rebate" can certainly pique interest. The company routinely runs lens-only rebates, allowing photographers to save money on some great glass. The rebates are back! Let's take a look at all the lenses you can save money on, there are a lot of them! The lenses below are...
For photographers needing a camera-friendly backpack, the new Alpaka Shift Pack looks promising
Australian bag maker Alpaka has announced a new backpack, the Shift Pack, which has launched on Kickstarter, the company's second Kickstarter campaign.
For a lot of photographers, a dedicated photo backpack is perhaps overkill or they just want something more versatile. There has been a move in recent years...
Light modifier comparison: Portrait photographer shows off different types of light modifiers
Photographer Chris Knight is known for dramatic, moody portraiture. He has done a recent workshop about that specific topic with RGG EDU, which is available for purchase now. To help promote the course, an excerpt has been made available for free.
The video below shows Knight on set discussing and showing the...
Shooting the Solar Eclipse in August
On August 21, 2017, the full moon will orbit the Earth at just the right angle so that during the day, it will completely obscure the sun -- a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse isn't actually that rare -- it happens between two to five times per year, but because of how the moon orbits the Earth, it's not often that...
Shutter Release: FAA issuing refunds, Canon shutter durability test and an astrophotography mount review
Before the weekend kicks off, here are some photography stories to check out. We start today's Shutter Release with a potential opportunity for a refund for our American drone owners. After that, YouTuber Caleb Pike discusses a $50 product lighting setup. Have you ever wondered how accurate manufacturer claims are...
Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 VC HLD Field Test: Ultra wide-angle zoom offers good performance & value
Click here to read our Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD Field Test
This past spring, Tamron released a new version of their popular 10-24mm ultra wide-angle zoom lens for APS-C cameras. The lens provides a 15-36mm-equivalent focal length on Nikon DX cameras and 16-38.4mm-equivalent on Canon APS-C cameras....
RED’s impending smartphone will assault your senses with nanotechnology… for $1,600
RED, the company known for making some truly outstanding high-end cinema cameras, is set to release a smartphone in Q1 of 2018 called the HYDROGEN ONE. RED says that it is a standalone, unlocked and fully-featured smarphone "operating on Android OS that just happens to add a few additional features that shatter the...
Video guide to using flash outdoors covers basic camera settings, high speed sync and ND filters
Lighting is complex and can be daunting. However, there are many great resources available to help photographers come to grips with lighting with a variety of gear, such as external flashes. Speedlights are one of the first lights many photographers add to their kit when wanting to move past their camera's built-in...