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UPDATE 3/25/15: Canon has informed us that image quality from the early pre-production sample of the 5DS R we received was not final, so we've removed links to the original camera files. They said that screen-res images and 1:1 crops are OK, though, and we'll be adding a few more examples of that sort to the...

 

 

Not long after bringing out a big batch of real-world gallery images, followed shortly by laboratory First Shots, our in-depth Samsung NX500 Shooter's Report is here. After spending some quality time with this compact ILC during a press trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, I am rather impressed by this latest compact...

 

 

It's that time again -- the weekend has arrived, and with it, the time for another roundup of all that's new in the world of digital imaging firmware (and occasionally, software). This week, we have news from Atomos, Blackmagic, Leica, Nikon and Sony, and while it's predominantly for devices other than...

 

 

The story behind The Impossible Project has been an inspiring one. After Polaroid ditched its instant film department, Impossible came to fruition when it purchased Polaroid’s old machinery and brought back to life a production plant where Polaroid’s infamous film was created.

After much trial and error with...

 

The SuperDraco is an advanced version of the Draco engines used by SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft to maneuver in orbit and during re-entry.

Following in the footsteps of NASA, SpaceX has announced it will be publishing photographs of its endeavors under a Creative Commons license.

To kick off the announcement,...

 

 

Dodging and burning are two of the oldest techniques for adding depth to your images in post-production. Originally done in the darkroom by using an instrument to block the light of the enlarger, dodging and burning has made its way into the digital realm, where it can be done with a click or two in Adobe...

 

 

[UPDATE: If you arrived here looking for the interview with launch photographer Ben Cooper, please Click Here!]

Continuing my series of executive interviews from the recent CP+ 2015 show in Yokohama Japan, I met with Mr. Makoto Oishi from the Sales & Marketing Division, Optical Device & Electronic Imaging...

 

 

It was Austrian-born photojournalist Ernst Haas who once said ‘The best zoom lens is your legs.’ It’s a sentiment that often gets ignored, especially when we have so many impressive zoom lenses around us, but it’s one that consistently holds true.

During this year’s WPPI conference, American portrait photographer...

 

 

When Fuji announced the X-T1, the first weather-sealed X-mount camera, this was all well and good but there just weren't any weather-sealed Fuji lenses at the time. At last, the Fuji 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 WR OIS lens answers the call as the first weather-sealed X-mount lens, and we've just now completed our in-depth...

 

 

Adobe has released Camera Raw 8.8 for Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC. In addition to fixing a few bugs from the previous version, they’ve added support for a plethora of new lenses and cameras.

On the bug fix front, Adobe has taken care of an issue regarding the magenta highlights when working with Canon EOS 70D...

My mom's mom's dad, Emil Koellein, was a professional photographer in Nashville, Tennessee after the Civil War. He and his partners ran a successful photography studio, and a quick internet search turns up lots of examples of their work.

I have several nice portraits of Emil and his wife, Mathilda. Apparently, Emil and his partners took photos of each other when business...

 

 

Hertz, the world’s largest car rental company, is raising eyebrows with a recent upgrade to its built-in ‘NeverLost’ navigation assistant, found in roughly 1/8th of its vehicle fleet.

According to Fusion, as part of Hertz’s mid–2014 ‘NeverLost6’ upgrade, the rental company now includes a built-in camera -- which...

 

Love them or hate them, you probably need one. The quest for the perfect tripod can last a lifetime.

Tripods are a pain and you should own one…maybe.

And if the answer is yes, the problem is which one. They come in a myriad of flavors—there are big ones, small ones, light ones, heavy ones—and they all do the same...

 

 

Sony has unveiled the winners and runner-ups for the World Photography Organization’s 2015 National Awards.

Comprised of artists and work from 54 countries, local judges were asked to discover and award the best images taken by a photographer from their respective nations, each of which had to be entered into at...

 

 

On paper, the new Samsung NX1 looks like an all-out beast of a camera: rugged, weather-sealed, all-metal construction; massive 28-megapixel APS-C sensor with up to 15fps continuous burst shooting; fast hybrid autofocus with on-chip phase detect; as well as 4K video capture and robust wireless connectivity. Built...

 

 

Our friends over at Samsung say they've shoehorned the guts of their popular NX1 into an NX300 body - at least, in terms of image quality and a few of the bells and whistles, that's the basic claim they're making with the new Samsung NX500. And they've done so all at a body-only street price of just $700. (Most...

 

 

Wedding photographer Jasmine Star has shared a short, helpful video that shares a handful of tips to ensure the couples aren’t awkwardly posed when capturing their portraits.

Only 104 seconds long, the video doesn’t waste any time diving into the tips Jasmine is sharing. After a brief synopsis of what she’s...

 

 

Canon Australia announced it’s teamed up with National Geographic Channel to create a television series that takes a look into the lives of some of Australia’s most talented photographers. Titled Tales by Light, the series will only be aired in Australia and consists of six episodes, the first of which will...

 

 

To honor St. Patrick’s Day, David Crewe of Phlearn decided to capture a time-lapse of the half-a-century-old tradition of turning the Chicago River green with the help of environmentally-friendly fluorescein dye.

Crewe, along with his Nikon D800 and 17–35mm f2.8 lens, sat atop the restaurant patio of the Chicago...