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Give yourself a green shutter finger with this foliage-friendly photo project

Do you count horticulture alongside photography as favorite pursuits? If so, you might be interested to know that you can now combine the two, thanks to a new Kickstarter project from the Massachusetts-based Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science. Chances are that you're already aware infrared photography fans sometimes have...
A Lion in Winter: The revolutionary street and commercial photography of William Klein
The French photography magazine PHOTO recently devoted its entire May issue to 85-year-old American photographer and iconoclast William Klein. Born in New York City in 1928, Klein has mostly lived in Paris since 1948, which has done little to endear him in America. His photography was labeled outright un-American...
Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Larry C. Price on his powerful photo project documenting child labor in gold mines
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Larry C. Price has been working on a powerful and poignant photo project documenting child labor around the world. He recently secured grant funding from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in Washington, D.C. and completed another segment in the project, this time...
Behind the scenes shooting stop-motion light-painted dancers in 360-degree angles (video)
In our time covering photography news, we've seen plenty of 360-degree "bullet time" images; stop motion films; and light-painted photos. But it takes something special to combine all three, and to do it with human subjects, too. That's exactly what Eric Paré has done with LightSpin. Created with the TimeCode Lab,...
Chicago Sun-Times lays off entire photography staff
In what is, perhaps, another sign of the times for newspaper-based photojournalism, the Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire photography staff, according to reports. Anywhere between 20-30 full-time photo staffers at the Sun-Times got the news about their termination this morning.
(There were scattered...
Wacky Janus camera mod adds a second lens to a camera (but has some problems)
One of the fun things with cheapo film cameras is that you can play with, modify, and nearly destroy them without feeling bad. One such modification is the dual-lensed Janus camera, which while it might not work very well, certainly shows off an awful lot of innovation and what you can learn from an experimental...
Camera Deals of the Day: Canon 5D Mark III for $2,979, plus savings on pro Canon 1D X and entry-level Nikon DSLRs
Time for another batch of great camera deals, bargains and discounts. This morning we've rounded up lots of deals on DSLRs from Canon and Nikon, as well as savings on a Samsung compact system camera and a Sigma lens. Deals change or expire quickly and we're always finding new bargains, so be sure to check back...
Manfrotto Befree travel tripod doesn’t break the bank or your back
Tired of lugging your big, bulky tripod everywhere you go, just in case a photo opportunity presents itself that demands a shutter speed beyond the realm of the hand-holdable? Monopod just doesn't provide the stability you need? Perhaps it's time for a new travel tripod: Italian camera support specialist Manfrotto just launched its...
Samyang Asia launches 16mm f/2 lens for most every mount under the sun

If you like to take full advantage of the manual capabilities of your interchangeable-lens camera to unleash your artistic side, Korean lens manufacturer Samyang Optics has just announced a new creation that's likely to picque your interest. Over the last few years, Samyang has built a good reputation for providing affordable, completely...
Adobe addresses Creative Cloud concerns but won’t back down on subscriptions

Adobe's new Creative Cloud product suite has proven pretty divisive since its announcement three weeks ago, and the company has today made a new statement addressing three of the main concerns: pricing and the subscription model, the all-or-nothing approach to apps, and file access should you decide to cancel your subscription.
The...
Wedding party falls into lake when dock collapses during photo shoot (VIDEO)
Earlier this month, we shared a video where a lightning bolt struck the ocean during a pivotal moment in a wedding ceremony. Now here's another wedding disaster caught on tape. Watch the below video, captured by Remedy Films, where an entire wedding party falls into a lake in Georgia during a photo shoot when the...
Canon hits 90-million EF lens milestone
Canon has hit yet another milestone of production, marking the 90 millionth EF lens the company has produced. On May 23rd, the Canon lens factories rolled out a EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM which is officially the 90 millionth EF lens from Canon.
Canon is fond of tracking events such as this. In early 2010 it hit the...
‘Analog Camera’ is a fast and simple new iPhone app from the folks at Realmac Software
Yet another camera app with Instagram-like filters for the iPhone hardly seems to be newsworthy these days. But Analog Camera deserves at least a brief mention due to its pedigree — it comes from the extremely well regarded folks at Realmac Software.
Realmac made a big splash last year with Clear, an extremely...
Photographer discusses famous 2012 shot of pizza shop owner bear-hugging President Obama (VIDEO)
An image of a Florida pizza shop owner bear-hugging President Obama became one of the defining photos of the 2012 campaign and photographer Saul Loeb of Agence France-Presse was there to capture it. Loeb gives the backstory on the image in a new video from Think Tank Photo's excellent web series, "About A...
Camera Deals of the Day: $100 off on Samsung NX bundles, Nikon D7000 bundle ($997), Adobe Lightroom ($70) and more!
It's another wonderful Wednesday, and we've gathered together a big bunch of fantastic cameras deals for you fine folks to peruse. We've found instant rebates on Samsung NX-series compact system cameras, deals on Nikon and Canon gear, and Adobe software. As always, be sure to check the site regularly as we find new...
New Mac / Windows app brings your timelapse videos to life without expensive hardware

Snap quiz: What are the hallmarks of every great time-lapse video? Admittedly, the answers are pretty obvious -- time and motion -- but there's a little more to it than that. The best time-lapse videos don't typically rely on subject motion alone. Often, they inject a sense of life into the scene by adding camera motion as well, changing...
Redesign your own camera! Samsung NX300, NX2000 source code released

Custom firmware has been in the news quite a bit lately, with the folks behind the popular Magic Lantern line first providing access to raw video from the Canon 5D Mark III, and then following up with the same for the long-discontinued EOS 50D. It's not just Canon shooters who've had access to third-party firmware, either, as a recent article...
Ricoh G700SE firmware update: Barcode-reading bug fixed on business-friendly digicam

Amongst the product lineup of Japanese office automation giant Ricoh, there are several rather unusual digital cameras, but one of the most unique has to be the Ricoh G700SE. Not only is it exceptionally rugged, weather-sealed, resistant to both cold and chemicals, and designed to be easy to use when wearing gloves. It's also able to...
Beautiful space photography: Part art, part science, part imagination (VIDEO)
We feature a remarkable amount of space photography on Imaging Resource mostly because we love it and our readers seem to enjoy it as well. Along with the sheer beauty of some of these images, we love space photos because they combine several of our interests -- science, art and the amazing mystery of the...
Phase One courts Adobe Creative Cloud castaways with introductory webinar series

As public availability of Adobe's Creative Cloud products draws near, the company's rivals continue to take advantage of the public backlash against its controversial subscription-only model. First Corel offered special upgrade pricing to customers switching from earlier Creative Suite releases, and now Phase One has thrown its own hat...