News entries for July, 2016

 

 

Wake up with IR! Here's today's cup of Caffeine Priority...

As was the case with LensPacks, which I told you about recently, LensRacks is another product whose beauty lies in its simplicity. If you're like me, you may struggle to keep your lenses and accessories organized. Rather than have to worry about keeping...

 

 

Photographer and educator Huntington Witherill has produced a very wide range of photographic work over the course of his career, including landscape photography. In the video below, he goes shooting with Marc Silber and shares how he is processing the scene and what he needs to do to capture the shot he is...

 

 

Microsoft Research has released a new camera application, Microsoft Pix, for iOS devices which leverages the company's artificial intelligence to help you take better photos without you having to do anything extra at all. The app is focused on images of people -- certainly a very common subject for iPhone photos --...

 

 

I'm sure that you've seen cinemagraphs around the web. These animated files are made from a series of photographs that are then compiled into a seamless loop. Trey Ratcliff is promoting something similar, Plotagraphs. Instead of needing a series of frames, a Plotagraph uses only a single JPEG image to create an...

This week, our Firmware Friday roundup is short and sweet. With just two camera models receiving new firmware -- both of them relatively pricey models with a more limited audience than more commonplace consumer gear -- we can get you informed and on your way to enjoy the start of  your weekend a little quicker than usual.

Are you shooting with the Leica Q Typ 116, or the...

 

 

When we reviewed the original Canon G7X -- which was released in October 2014 -- we noted that it was the first real competitor that the Sony RX100-series had faced in this exciting enthusiast compact camera market. With a compact body, a 4.2x optical zoom and a 20.2-megapixel 1"-type sensor, the G7X delivered a...

 

 

If you're a photographer reading our site, it's likely that you greatly enjoy reading about the latest and greatest photography gear. However, sometimes it's nice to take a look back instead. Casual Photophile has done just that, with an article about five classic cameras that were used by famous photographers.

 

 

Street and architectural photographer Michele Palazzo captured one of the most iconic images from the massive blizzard, Winter Storm Jonas, that dropped heaps of snow along the mid-Atlantic coast in the United States this past January. In a talk for B&H, Palazzo discussed the image itself and what it was like to...

 

 

Landscape photographer and educator Thomas Heaton has an excellent YouTube channel where he regularly uploads great content that follows him as he works to both capture great images and inspire other photographers to do the same. He recently went camping with the twin hopes of spicing up his landscape work and just...

 

 

Travel photographer Asher Svidensky is focused on sharing stories from around the world. He doesn't like to use the language of "capturing" or "taking" photos but instead views photography as a language in and of itself. He recently shared his knowledge with DIY Photography, and the video is below.

Part of what...

 

 

Sports photographer David Bergman has a few tips to help you improve your sports images, whether you're photographing professional athletes or your kids. The Two Minute Tips video below is one of the 25 short videos Bergman has made for Adorama TV and you can see the full list of videos here.

One of the most...

 

 

Priolite recently launched a very successful Kickstarter campaign for their new Priolite Ultra monolight. The campaign, which as of today has more than doubled its $28,000 goal, has six days left and is nearing its $65,000 stretch goal of a wide angle reflector for everyone who has made a pledge for a strobe.

The...

 

 

Last week, we published our detailed image quality comparison and print quality analysis for the Sony RX10 III. At the time, I promised that our final verdict on this large-sensor, long-zoom camera -- which aims to offer an alternative to a bulky DSLR or mirrorless camera and a bag full of lenses -- would be...

 

 

Many photographers dream about a big photography adventure. Either a trip to an exotic land or a once-in-a-lifetime experience has to be near the top of the list for most shutterbugs. CNET's Andrew Hoyle took an "epic photography adventure" last summer to Iceland and he's written an article covering how to go about...

 

 

Well, here's something a bit different. Say hello to the Phase One XF camera paired with a 100-megapixel IQ3 digital medium format back, or Phase One XF 100MP for short. While we tackle pretty much any type of digital camera from small, pocketable point-and-shoots to large, full-frame DSLRs, the medium format world...

 

 

Photographer Nicholas Pappagallo recently did a talk for B&H Photography which covers patience and consistency. B&H put together a roughly 20-minute highlight video of the talk (seen below) but you can see the full 80-minute presentation here.

Besides learning new specific photography skills, what's something...

 

 

The standard of what makes a woman beautiful has changed over time and continues to vary today by culture. Nevertheless, there is a certain ideal that many people -- at least in the western world -- will agree is beautiful, and that ideal is often well-represented by Victoria's Secret models.

As I'm sure we are...

 

 

Nikon has announced not only the fastest 105mm lens in their lineup, but the fastest in the world. Their previous 105mm lenses have been the macro-oriented 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF-S VR Micro Nikkor and the specialized portrait 105mm f/2D AF DC Nikkor lens, the latter of which featured Nikon's interesting -- although...

 

 

Adobe has announced two pieces of Lightroom-related news. Lightroom CC 2015.6.1 and Lightroom 6.6.1 are now available for download. The primary reason for this update is to add camera raw support for the Fujifilm X-T2 camera and fix bugs. Numerous customer-reported issues have been resolved with the update,...