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Updated on January 19 at 4:15 PM ET: Per Fstoppers, it turns out that the Alison platform below is not hosting Harvard's photography course. Fstoppers has reached out to the Harvard Photography Department for more information. Feel free to use the lectures anyways, even though they aren't from Harvard.

Harvard is...

 

 

Any photographer who tries shooting video using an ordinary tripod designed for still photography soon discovers the limitations of a standard 3-way pan/tilt head or ball head in achieving smooth panning and tilting motions. Indeed, if you're serious about creating professional looking videos, a high-quality video...

 

 

There is likely little more annoying to responsible drone pilots than hearing about irresponsible drone pilots. Between crashing drones through windows or flying them near airplanes, it seems that people continue to give lawmakers more motivation to write stricter laws and regulations. On New Year’s Eve, an...

 

 

While drones are responsible for a lot of incredible imagery and great enjoyment for responsible drone pilots, we are seeing an increasing number of unfortunate incidents relating to drones. This incident actually dates back to June 2015, but it was finally resolved in court late last week.

Paul M. Skinner was...

 

 

The upcoming US Presidential Inauguration on January 20 is an important event in American history for many reasons, not the least of which is that it will involve the swearing in of the 45th President of the United States.

USA Today has announced that they will be marking the occasion by live streaming the...

 

 

Could someone steal your fingerprints through an image? What may sound like extreme fear mongering does have some basis in reality as Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII) has recently issued a warning to the public to not share images online of themselves flashing the “V” sign (often referred to as the...

 

 

Two years in the making, the Nikon D5600 has some pretty big shoes to fill in Nikon's intermediate DSLR category. The D5500 not only won Best Intermediate DSLR in our 2015 Camera of the Year awards but was also named the "Best indoor sports camera under $1000" by us that same year. It's a camera we simply fell in...

 

 

There are lots of beautiful flower images online, but Craig Burrows’ work is unlike any we’ve seen before. Craig utilizes a technique called UV induced fluorescence photography. This photography requires that the lens absorb all ultraviolet and infrared light and allow visible radiation to pass through to the...

 

 

Following up on our earlier story about Adobe’s concept for an intelligent digital assistant to help you with your photo editing, the company has also published a video showing the Adobe Research team’s work on real-time face painting.

This new spin on face painting showcases interesting technology that allows...

 

 

There are few sporting events that create as much buzz as the Super Bowl. This year’s edition, Super Bowl LI, will be broadcasted on FOX. FOX Sports has announced that they will be utilizing an array of interesting camera technology for the big game, including field-of-vision perspective.

Teaming up with Intel,...

Ah, to win prize money with your photography. Now isn't that a great concept? Shoot a cool shot, submit it to us, win Adorama cash you can put towards that next lens you've been dreaming about... simple!

OK, so it's really not that simple. The three photographers we're featuring for you this month have all spent many years honing their craft...

 

 

Lytro hoped to change the world of imaging with its light field camera, the Lytro Illum, but it never quite happened the way that they had envisioned. Despite having a few years to work out the kinks after announcing its first light field camera, consumers were slow to latch on to the Illum and before long, the...

 

 

Sometimes it isn’t what’s inside the camera that counts, but rather what it looks like. There are some strange-looking cameras out there, but BBC might have some of the oddest ones. For their new nature documentary television series, “Spy in the Wild,” the British outfit created a variety of spy cameras that look...

 

 

The Olympus E-M1 was a major step up for Micro Four Thirds. Geared for professionals and advanced photographers, the E-M1's goal was to offer DSLR-like performance, ergonomics and features in an altogether smaller, lighter, and more convenient package. For many, this was indeed the case, as the E-M1 was excellent...

 

 

Adobe has announced that its internal research team is exploring the concept of an intelligent digital assistant. This digital assistant would utilize voice interaction in addition to an understanding of the creative workflows of Adobe’s users.

The speech recognition system in question can accept “natural user...

 

 

The final Epson Stylus Pro printer in their lineup, the 17-inch Stylus Pro 4900, has now been replaced. The new 17-inch SureColor P5000 printer offers numerous improvements upon its predecessor while building upon the same foundation of a precision printhead and set of UltraChrome inks. Epson America’s product...

 

 

Long telephoto lenses, especially ones for full-frame cameras, can cost a lot of money. This means that being able to do wildlife or sports photography can have a very high barrier to entry. Fortunately, in recent years, there have been numerous affordable telephoto zoom lenses released, including the Tamron...

 

 

Peer-to-peer gear rental has become more popular in recent years with the advent of east coast-based KitSplit and CameraLends out west. Customers now have a larger single pool of gear to choose from as KitSplit has announced that they have acquired CameraLends. CameraLends started in 2013 in San Francisco and their...

 

 

There are many ways to remove unwanted shadows in images, including content-aware fill with the Magic Wand tool, the clone tool and more. However, you can also utilize color tone adjustments and luminosity masks to customize a selection and easily remove shadows, even when it is on a complex pattern that would be...