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Preorder Nikon’s 100th Anniversary commemorative cameras, lenses and accessories here

 
 

As you may have heard, it’s Nikon’s 100th Anniversary. To celebrate the centennial in style, the legendary Japanese company is releasing a number of special edition commemorative products this summer. Preorders have opened for a number of products, which you can see below.

Anniversary Edition Cameras

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Video editing explained: Adobe Premiere’s editing tools broken down in video tutorial

 
 

As more photographers start getting into video in addition to stills, we may all need to pick up new editing skills. Personally, I’ve started using Adobe Premiere to edit videos for Field Tests and as a beginner, I’ve been very impressed with the software.

For photographers who want to edit video in Adobe...

Shutter Release: Two light portrait setup, test drive a Leica and iPhone 7 graces cover

 
 

Shutter Release is a regular feature here on Imaging Resource. We see a lot of great content around the web but cannot write dedicated articles to cover them all. Instead, we deliver quick-hit summaries of interesting content to share with you in one roundup article. Don’t worry, we still write full-length articles...

Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 Review: A faster, more precise computer for the mobile creator

 
 

Microsoft’s latest portable tablet/computer hybrid was announced last month to much fanfare. Touted as a perfect blend of portable and powerful, the new Surface Pro (no longer burdened with a model number) aims to appeal to mobile creative professionals as a perfect companion to their art. More specifically, we’ve...

How to achieve perfect exposure by utilizing in-camera tools and properly evaluating RAW files

 
 

Photographer Greg Benz has created three new videos to help photographers achieve the right exposure in camera. In the three-part video series below, Greg covers what to do before clicking the shutter, reviewing the RGB histogram on your camera and reviewing your RAW file on your computer respectively.

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Shutter Release: Using a drone to carry lights, a guide to layers, the story of the first cellphone pic and more

 
 

In Shutter Release, we find the most interesting photography news and videos from around the web to share with you. Alongside links, we supply short descriptions of the content to help you determine if it is something which will interest you. Today’s stories include a guide to radio triggers, SANDMARC iPhone...

Shutter Release: A focus on workflow and improving your editing in Adobe Lightroom

 
 

Today’s Shutter Release – a series in which we search the web and deliver the most interesting content to you, the readers – is focused almost entirely on workflow and editing. We start with a full start to finish digital workflow video from photographer Jeff Rojas, then look at a quick Lightroom Coffee Break video...

Adobe Stock launches new “Editorial Collection,” better search and PowerPoint support

 
 

Adobe has further expanded their Stock support with an editorial partnership with Reuters, USA Today and Stocksy as well as expanded search via Adobe Sensei. Additionally, Microsoft PowerPoint support was revealed. The editorial support adds 12 million editorial images from Reuters, 500,000 sports images a year...

Safer storage: Popular backup service Backblaze offers an updated look at their hard drive failure rates

 
 

The latest and greatest camera and lens technology helps us capture better images, but all these photos and videos need to be stored somewhere. As cameras offer more resolving power and files get larger, speed is important too. But perhaps no aspect of a drive matters more to a photographer, especially if they...

More pixels and stars: Capture the Milky Way in all its glory with this Milky Way panorama video tutorial

 
 

Photographer Mike Ver Sprill is an experienced photographer who has dubbed himself “Milky Way Mike.” If his nickname doesn’t give it away, he specializes in night sky photography. If you have ever wanted to make a beautiful night sky panorama featuring the Milky Way, Milky Way Mike’s latest video tutorial is...

Capture better natural light portraits by harnessing the power of the sun during the “golden hour”

 
 

Portrait photographer Manny Ortiz regularly publishes excellent video tutorials on his YouTube channel, some of which we have shared in the past. His latest video tutorial is all about golden hour portraits.

Some photographers don’t have access to artificial lighting or just love using natural light for...

Lowepro has added an Inspire II bag to their drone backpack lineup

 
 

Lowepro has a whole line of drone bags including one for the Phantom 4 and this one for the Mavic that also has a hydration reservoir, but the DJI Inspire has been a point of challenge for bag makers due to its large size and awkward shape. Lowepro's answer is the DroneGuard Pro Inspire, a unique design that splays...

Father’s Day Deals: Save hundreds on photo gear from Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Panasonic, Sigma and Sony

 
 

Last month we shared a variety of great camera deals for Mother’s Day. With Father’s Day just around the corner, we are doing the same for gift ideas for all the dads out there. The deals span an array of manufacturers and price levels and there are a lot of them, so let’s get started.

• Cameras under $1,000 •

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Shutter Release: VSCO desktop presets, Kodak’s new magazine, the importance of gear and more

 
 

Shutter Release is a regular series on Imaging Resource in which we scour the web to deliver the day’s hottest stories to you in a quick hit format. There is a lot of excellent and interesting content out there and it can be hard to keep track of it all. That’s where we come in. Below you will find links and quick...

On-demand photo editing: New app Mendr plays matchmaker for photographers and editors

 
 

After a year of development, the Android and iOS app Mendr launched in March. Mendr is a very interesting app that matches photographers with retouchers. A user selects one of their photos within the application, chooses the edits that they want done to the image and then sends it out. Photo editors with the app...

ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5: ON1 announces major update to their all-in-one photo editor

 
 

ON1 has announced a major update to ON1 Photo RAW in the form of ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5. The update to the all-in-one photo organizer, editor and RAW processor for macOS and Windows brings numerous new features to the application plus optimization to performance and the overall user experience. The major updates to...

Firmware Friday: Sony fixes overheating, star-eating issues; Leica, Panasonic and Sigma updates too


 
 

Our Firmware Friday roundup this week is dominated by Sony, with the company shipping updates that add new features and fix issues with six of its cameras over the last couple of days. A few other companies do get a look in as well, though, with Leica seeking beta testers for new firmware, another couple of...

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art Review: Big, burly portrait lens delivers the sharpness even at f/1.4!


Click here to read our Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art Review

 
 

There's really no other way to say it: Sigma keeps delivering hit after hit -- their Global Vision re-working of older lenses, as well as new concoctions, simply continue to be impressive. It therefore comes as no surprise that the updated Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art...

Phase One releases five Capture One Styles Packs for $69 each

 
 

Phase One has announced a series of Styles Packs for their popular post production software Capture One. Applying specific Styles implements multiple image adjustments without affecting key capture parameters like exposure, white balance or levels. Phase One promises that each Style offers plenty of scope – both...

Sony A6500 Review: It’s time for our closing thoughts on this mighty APS-C mirrorless camera!


 
 

Earlier this year, I published the second of two field test reports for the Sony A6500, an impressive sub-frame mirrorless camera that follows surprisingly hot on the heels of the well-received A6300 -- not as a replacement, but as a new flagship sibling. Now, it's time to wrap things up and bring our review...