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Samyang has announced the AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 FE lens, a new fast, all-around zoom for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras.
After viewing the lens' features and specifications, it seems similar to the existing rebranded Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens, Imaging Resource's "Best Standard Lens, Runner-Up" in our 2022 Camera...
As part of the B&H Event Space, B&H uploaded an in-depth conversation with Jose "Tutes" Tutiven. Tutiven is an Ecuadorian-born, New York City-raised portrait and lifestyle photographer, videographer, and producer. He is well-known for his warm, intimate natural-light portraits, and he's worked with many huge clients,...
When shooting natural light outdoor portraits, the sun is an important part of your lighting. However, the sun is extremely bright and high overhead for much of the day, creating harsh shadows. You could use artificial light to help even things out, but that's another piece of gear to worry about. In his latest "Laws of...
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" style...
Profoto has announced a brand-new light, the Profoto A2 Monolight. The light is designed to be easy to use and extremely compact. The A2 is about the size of a soda can and weighs 495 grams (17.5 ounces). If you're after portability, Profoto has designed the A2 for you.
The A2 includes AirX connectivity, so you can use...
ExpoImaging, Inc., the creators of Rogue FlashBenders, announced a new system of Rogue Round Flash Magnetic Modifiers for round flashes and rectangular speedlight flashes.
The Rogue Round Flash Magnetic Modifiers are designed to attach directly to Godox, Geekoto, Westcott and Profoto A series round flashes. You don't...
Earlier this year, photographer Sean Tucker started a portrait retouching tutorial video series on his YouTube channel. We've written about a couple of the portrait tutorials, including one on natural-looking skin and eye retouching, and a second video about how to utilize subtle dodging and burning techniques in...
In his latest "Laws of Light" photography tutorial, Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens shows how you can capture nice portraits with a diverse range of looks using only a single light and utilizing a bounce light technique.
Bounce light is when you have a single light, and rather than pointing it directly at your...
Photographer Mathieu Stern often shows off the strange and wonderful in the world of photography. In his latest video, he's put aside his 'weird lenses' and lenses made from ice to showcase an extremely black, like really black, backdrop. If you think you've seen a black background, it'll seem bright after seeing this...
When capturing natural light portraits, there are numerous ways you can add a bit of light to your subject to help them stand out. An 'in the camera' approach is to use a reflector to bounce light onto your subject. Another way is to use software to create 'flash' with photo editing techniques. With Adobe Lightroom's AI...
Here at Imaging Resource, we get to test out a lot of amazing cameras and lenses, so we know all-too-well how easy it is to become afflicted with what's known among photographers as GAS, or Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Jokes aside, it can feel like you need to get a new camera, lens or other expensive gear to capture great...
Last month, we shared a couple of photographer Sean Tucker's videos about portrait photography. In those two videos, Tucker outlined how he retouches skin and eyes in his portraits. In his latest video about portrait photography, Tucker shows how he uses dodging and burning techniques to emphasize good light in his...
Whether you want to become a professional portrait photographer, or simply want to capture better photos of your own family, photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Michele Celentano has six tips to help you improve your photos.
Celentano's first tip is to use a tripod. You may think that you don't need a tripod...
In the latest 'Laws of Light' video, photographer Jay P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens shows how to use flash and high-speed sync to capture beautiful portraits in bright sunshine.
If you're using flash and shooting at your camera's flash sync speed, which is often somewhere around 1/250s, perhaps slightly slower or...
While light meters may not be the critical component of a photographer's kit like they once were, even with advanced metering systems in digital cameras, light meters remain useful for specific situations. One reason why is that a light meter can measure incident light, whereas a camera's metering system measures light...
Photographer Sean Tucker is known by many for his great street photography. However, Tucker is also a very talented portrait photographer. Of course, the pandemic has impacted portrait photography, so Tucker hasn't posted many portraits over the last couple of years. However, this year, he has a renewed focus on...
The folks at Fstoppers went hands-on with Westcott's new Optical Spot by Lindsay Adler. It's a light modifier that allows you to create sharp, highly-focused beams of light. If you want sharp edges to your light, either for use on the subject or the background, it's a very tricky thing to achieve. That's where the...
Photographer and Sony Artisan of Imagery Chris Orwig recently delivered a nearly two-hour presentation about portraiture as part of the B&H Event Space. Orwig focused on how to capture authentic portraits.
In the presentation below, Orwig discusses numerous topics, including how to build rapport with your subject,...
It feels like artificial intelligence, or AI, is everywhere in photography right now. It's featured in software like Photoshop, Luminar, Capture One, and even cameras themselves. AI can do a lot. But can it retouch skin in portraits? Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect answers this question in his latest video.
In the video...
Venus Optics has announced a brand-new lens, the Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF. It's the world's fastest full-frame 35mm prime lens and the widest f/0.95 lens designed for full-frame cameras.
As you'd expect, the 35mm f/0.95 full-frame lens isn't exactly compact for a 35mm prime lens, although it's not massive, either....