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If you've ever had to make difficult selections in Photoshop, such as with fur, hair, or other fine details, you're likely aware of just how difficult it can be to get a good selection. Photoshop's built-in automatic tools can do a great job with simple shapes and high-contrast selections, but complex selections...

 

 

When the Impossible Project first rose from the ashes of the last remaining Polaroid instant film factory in 2008, the company chose as the foundation for both its name and mission statement a quote from Polaroid founder and inventor Edwin H. Land: "Don't undertake a project unless it's manifestly important...

 

 

Every now and again, we come across a story which reminds us of the historical importance of photography, something which is all too easily ignored in the age of throwaway photos shared on social media and then just as quickly forgotten. One such piece passed across our desk today, courtesy of The Atlantic's...

 

 

Have you ever been working in your office and had a drone crash through your window onto your desk? David Perel has.

A DJI Phantom 3 came crashing through his window, sending glass everywhere, and landing on his desk while he was working. In the video description as seen below, Perel says of the incident: "While...

 

 

By IR Reader Mark Seawell

Honestly, Bryce Canyon National Park held no interest to me. My wife, Lutgart and I moved to Utah from Ramstein Germany in July of 2014. I retired from the Air Force while serving overseas and continued to serve now as a civilian employee. When we found out we were coming to Utah, it was...

 

 

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The Panasonic ZS100 is an interesting breed of camera. It's almost as if they took a Sony RX100 IV and married it with an Olympus Stylus 1, with the ZS100 being the offspring. It has the larger sensor of the RX100 series, and a fairly svelte body that's...

 

 

It's Firmware Friday, folks, and you know what that means: All of this week's digital camera and related firmware updates in one easy-to-browse location! This week, we have news to report on cameras from both Leica and Nikon, as well as drone-maker DJI's aerial photography platforms and related products.

 

 

Swedish camera company Hasselblad has announced the H6D range of medium-format cameras in London, which their CEO Perry Oosting says signals Hasselblad's return "to the top of the photography pyramid." Oosting went on to say that the H6D signals Hasselblad's commitment to medium format cameras, a format for which...

 

 

Happy Friday, IR readers! As we head into the weekend, we've put together a new assortment of camera gear deals, including new specials on DSLRs, mirrorless and fixed-lens cameras, various lenses and even a couple camera drone deals, too! Have a browse through all the latest sales in the list below, and be sure to...

When Hasselblad first launched its blinged-up -- and exorbitantly expensive -- Lunar and Stellar cameras back in 2013, it found itself the target of widespread ridicule. Since the 1940s, the company had been building a name for itself as a reputable manufacturer of well-designed, high-quality cameras built with photographers in mind, but at one fell swoop the Lunar and...

 

 

Conventional wisdom has it that the market for standalone cameras is doomed, crushed by the onslaught of the omnipresent smartphone. An interesting article published by the folks over at Photography Life indicates that things may not be as bad as has been suggested, however.

In his article "A Few Thoughts...

 

 

Steve Perry from Backcountry Gallery has released a video on his YouTube channel discussing eight common autofocus problems that a user may experience and their solutions.

The autofocus issues that Steve considers to be most common are: lens calibration, dirty autofocus sensors, use of the wrong autofocus mode,...

 

 

What do you get when you put a 16.3-megapixel APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor into a relatively compact camera body with a fixed focal length 28mm f/2.8 equivalent lens? The new Fujifilm X70, a more compact sibling to the well-regarded X100T.

As has been the case with every Fujifilm camera I've used, the X70 offers...

 

 

What do you get when you mix a couple of dashes of Leica with a fast-growing smartphone developer, and add a splash of Hollywood glamor courtesy of actress Scarlett Johansson? If you're Shenzhen, China-based telecoms heavyweight Huawei, the answer would be a duo of exciting twin-Leica-lensed cameraphones...

 

 

Tutvid.com has put together a tutorial that covers three different methods to perform lens corrections in Photoshop.

The first technique is using the batch lens distortion correction feature. This is accessed by going to 'File -> Automate -> Lens Correction.' Once you've selected 'Lens Correction,' you will then...

 

 

Want to get some attention and put the world right in the middle of your next live-streamed event video? If so, the new Orah 4i camera looks to fit the bill perfectly, offering live-streamed 4K video with ambisonic audio -- and you can preorder one right now from IR affiliate B&H Photo Video for a whopping...

 

 

There are tons of iPhone camera apps available. Some people get by just fine with the native camera app in iOS. Others want more control over their images. What is true for iPhone users in general is that they tend to like taking photos with their phones. This is evidenced by the top four most popular cameras on...

After reviewing six types of Hahnemühle paper back in January, they sent me six more papers to try out and review. This time, I was sent 11" x 17" sheets of Torchon, German Etching, Bamboo, Photo Rag Duo, Photo Rag Bright White, and Photo Rag Baryta paper.

All of the papers I tested were good, but there were definitely some standouts and...

 

 

Some images take a lot of planning, time, and work to execute. One such example is Erik Johansson’s creation, Impact. In the video below, Johansson discusses the process and goes through his workflow for creating a surreal image like this.

Not only does the video provide a fascinating and in-depth look into just...