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Morten Koldby's photo portraits of animals are so human-like, it's astounding. And that's what this Danish photographer is aiming for with his animal headshots, which show facial expressions not that different from the people you might see at a local park.

Koldby wants us to realize that humans and animals...

 

 

In the annals of product launches, the introduction of Samsung's new NX1100 compact system camera is going to go down as one of the stranger ones. First, specs for the 20.3-megapixel NX1100 leaked out on photo rumor sites last month. Then, a manual for the still-unannounced camera mysteriously became available...

 

 

The annual film, technology and music bacchanalia that is SXSW has rolled around once again, and while some major companies have announced bits and pieces of new technology, this year's offerings have been lackluster on the photography front. Amidst the cluster of new apps, vaguely hinted-at webservices, and...

A blog post from Google earlier this week announcing what the company terms "spring cleaning" has the Internet manning its pitchforks. The search giant is preparing to discontinue a number of its tools, some of them still quite popular. One retirement, in particular, may leave photographers feeling more than a little betrayed.

Much of...

 

 

Photographers using Apple's Mac OS X operating system now have a new way to obtain a current copy of Adobe's consumer imaging application, Photoshop Elements. First shipped last September, Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 has until now been available either as a boxed product at retail, or as a direct download...

 

The Samsung EX2F was mostly a pleasant surprise for us. It aspires to be the compact digital camera an enthusiast photographer would never find themselves without -- a handy, everyday sidekick -- and largely succeeds, albeit with some quirks and limitations that we discovered during our time with it.

But overall we found...

 

 

Most modern mid-to-high end DSLRs have the option to calibrate and microadjust your lenses, to make sure that they focus perfectly, and get you the best possible sharpness. However, to do so you need a calibration chart. Rather than go out and buy one, David Liang decided to build one himself, and has shared it on...

 

 

Anyone who's an Ansel Adams fan is going to want to set aside an hour or so to watch this insightful video (below). Entitled "Looking at Ansel Adams: The Photographs and the Man," it's an educational discussion led by Andrea Stillman who worked for Adams as his assistant at his home studio in Carmel, CA, beginning...

 

 

This video (below) from science and illusion explainer brusspup looks all but magical. He shows a moving stream of water, frozen in mid-air in a waveform that seems to be suspended no matter how he moves around it. But it’s a straightforward scientific explanation that also demonstrates a classic illusion seen in...

 

 

Adobe has just confirmed to Imaging Resource that it is, in fact, phasing out the traditional, shrink-wrapped, boxed versions of its Creative Suite and Acrobat products. (The potential switch had been reported on several tech and photo sites.)

Instead, Creative Suite customers -- including all you Photoshop...

Regular readers of the Imaging Resource newsletter will be familiar with the Spider Camera Holster, a clever product we reviewed back in April 2011. Created by wedding photographer Shai Eynav, the Spider Holster was designed from the start as an extensible system, intended not only to make one or two interchangeable-lens cameras easier...

 

 

Want to shoot some cool underwater video in a difficult-to-reach location? You can either hire a submarine or just buy one.

Venerable gadget-meisters Hammacher Schlemmer are selling "The Submarine Camcorder," a remote-controlled mini sub with a built-in HD camcorder. The tiny, 19-pound submarine (9" L x 14 1/2"...

 

 

Here's an odd but endearing video on what happens when you photograph a 34-year-old actress with Polaroid instant film that expired 34 years ago using a vintage large format camera.

The movie -- titled "October 1978," (which is the expiration date of the Polaroid film and when the actress was born) -- was...

 

 

Just the name “Noctilux” is enough to make some photographers' hearts beat faster. The famed Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M has dazzled generations of photographers thanks to its insanely wide f/0.95 maximum aperture, and its likewise astonishing $11,000 price tag. And now that there’s a Leica camera that can shoot...

 

 

If you're using Nikon's View NX 2 software package to manage, browse, edit, and share your photos, it's time for an update. The company has released new versions for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms that aim to fix bugs, as well as adding support for the Nikon D7100 digital SLR.

For Windows users,...

There are some out there who might tell you photography competitions are a bunch of malarkey. But don't tell that to 26-year-old, freelance photographer Daniel Rodrigues, who was so poor he had to sell his camera gear to survive. Then Rodrigues won one of photography's biggest prizes and is suddenly back in business.

Rodrigues, who is based in Portugal, told his story to...

 

 

Despite the recent popularity of high-end video and image capture rigs being used to shoot dramatic time-lapses of nature, here’s an excellent example of not needing bleeding edge gear to do it right. Photographer Samuel Orr managed to piece together a breathtaking time-lapse of a forest in Indiana just using a...

Last spring, third-party flash manufacturer Nissin Japan launched several new products for its home photo show, CP+. The first of these are now appearing overseas, with the unveiling of the Nissin Di700 flash strobe and PS 8 power pack in the UK market by local distributor Kenro.

Compared to the preceding Di866 MkII Speedlite, Nissin's new...

Have you been considering picking up the medium-format Pentax 645D digital SLR, or perhaps the company's antialiasing, filter-free Pentax K-5 IIs? If so, now's the time to stop considering, and start opening your wallet. Special offers on the purchase of both cameras will save more than a little of your hard-earned cash, and perhaps net...