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A photography trip to a wonderful location, but no photos? This is almost what happened to landscape photographer Thomas Heaton during a recent camping trip. With camp set up in a beautiful location in Lake District National Park in northwest England, Heaton was surrounded by a lovely vista and peaceful scenes.

 

 

After more than 20 years of effort from thousands of people, the public finally saw the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope yesterday. The first five images, including one spectrum graph, are stunning new looks at familiar celestial bodies, including galaxy clusters, nebulae, and even an exoplanet.

 

 

Phase One has a trio of announcements, headlined by a new lens for its XT camera system. The Copenhagen-based company has announced an XT-Rodenstock 40mm tilt lens for the XT IQ4, a new X-Shutter compatible with the Rodenstock 138mm F6.5, and an update to the Cascable AB app for iOS.

Let's look first at the new...

 

 

The day has finally arrived. It's been a long time coming, but the first full-color scientific images from the James Webb Space Telescope are here. Last night, we saw one of the images in a surprise reveal with President Biden and NASA, but now we have all five of Webb's first images, and they're truly stunning.

 

 

Canon U.S.A. Inc. has announced a pair of new full-frame RF-Mount lenses, the RF 24mm F1.8 Macro IS STM and the RF 15-30mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. Both lenses promise high-value and compact, lightweight designs. While full-frame lenses, Canon notes that thanks to the accessible price points and small sizes, the new RF...

 

 

In addition to two new RF lenses, Canon has also announced the PowerShot PICK Active Tracking PTZ Camera. It's a portable camera that uses artificial intelligence to automatically track and photograph people, such as at an event or family gathering.

The camera was first released in Japan following a successful...

 

 

Professional photographer Emily Teague has an ongoing video series for Adorama, "The Creative Process with Emily Teague." Teague's latest video is all about color grading and how the photo editing technique allows you to change the look and feel of your images creatively.

Teague primarily uses Capture One for...

 

 

Update: The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope is now available. It's the deepest and furthest image of the early universe, although it's not the earliest image NASA has ever captured. 

The image is of SMACS 0723, a galaxy cluster known as Webb's First Deep Field. To get a sense of the patch of sky...

 

 

A photo that tells an amazing story is one someone will want to view multiple times. A powerful image is one that people come back to time and again. But how do you tell a compelling story with your photography? Landscape photographer Nigel Danson has a few techniques to share in his latest video to help you...

 

 

Last week, Nikon announced a new compact telephoto lens, the Nikkor Z 400mm F4.5 VR S. The new lens is the lightest 400mm prime Nikon has made, weighing only 1,160 grams (2.55 pounds). It's also only 234.5mm (9.2 inches) long. Plus, it costs $3,250, which is relatively reasonable for a telephoto lens.

While we...

 

 

Last week, Pye Jirsa of SLR Lounge showed us how to capture distinct, high-quality portraits with a single off-camera strobe as part of the ongoing "Master your Craft" video series for Adorama. This week, Jirsa is back, and he's brought a second light. Using a pair of lights, you can capture a stunning "spotlight"...

 

 

Long exposure images can be a bit tricky to capture. Panoramas? They're even more challenging. What if you want to combine the two photographic techniques to create long exposure panorama photos? Photographer Attilio Ruffo is here to help with his latest video.

Long exposure photography is a great way to capture...

 

 

Landscape photographer Andy Mumford recently traveled to Tuscany. We've seen a lot of great videos from Andy Mumford, like these (1, 2), that show him working in the field to compose and capture images. What sets the video below apart is how much time Mumford dedicates to showing his entire post-processing...

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Back at the end of May, Canon unveiled two new mirrorless cameras, the EOS R7 and EOS R10. Unlike all prior EOS R-series cameras, these two new models feature APS-C-sized sensors, rather than full-frame ones. These new cameras help expand Canon's...

 

 

NASA will release the first full-color images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12. It's right around the corner. However, NASA has provided a new test image to help whet our collective appetite. It's only a test image, but it's still a neat look behind the scenes. Better yet, it's currently the...

 

 

Venus Optics, maker of Laowa lenses, has announced a new full-frame wide-angle zoom, the Laowa 12-24mm F5.6. The compact lens delivers a maximum field of view of 121.9 degrees. It also delivers a minimum focus distance of just 15 centimeters (5.9 inches).

The full-frame ultra-wide angle lens also accepts screw-on...

 

 

Nikon has been very busy making new Z lenses. In the previous 13 months, Nikon has released the following 11 lenses: Nikkor Z MC 105mm F2.8 VR S, Nikkor Z MC 50mm F2.8, Nikkor Z 28mm F2.8 (SE), Nikkor Z 40mm F2, Nikkor Z DX 18-140mm F3.5-6.3 VR, Nikkor Z 24-120mm F4 S, Nikkor Z 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 VR S, Nikkor Z...

 

 

Studio lighting is a big topic, but it doesn't need to feel overwhelming. Understanding basic lighting and posing can dramatically improve your studio portraits. Better yet, some of the lessons will translate to other portrait photography situations. A new video by Pye Jirsa of SLR Lounge delivers an overview of...

 

 

Street photographers, ready your camera gear or start sorting through your photo library, our Street Scene Photo Contest is back! Imaging Resource is once again teaming up with our sister publication, Digital Photo, to co-host our annual photo contest celebrating all things street photography. This year's contest...