Photography

In a new update, Adobe is greatly increasing the masking capabilities of its Lightroom applications as well as Adobe Camera RAW. While it is not as powerful as what is found in full-fledged Photoshop, you will find yourself wondering how you ever lived without it. The deeper process behind bringing advanced masking in Lightroom to fruition was covered by PetaPixel last month, and I would…

For decades, medium format film was the standard for professional photography work, so it’s no wonder that its bigger-than-full-frame resolution, shallow depth of field, and magic tonality is still sought after by pros and enthusiasts to this day. Previously, we explored whether mirrorless cameras depreciate faster than DSLRs, what Leica-M gear sells the fastest, and which Micro Four Thirds…

Tokina has announced three new fast APS-C primes for Sony E-Mount: the atx-m 23mm f/1.4, the atx-m 33mm f/1.4, and the atx-m 56mm f/1.4. The three are designed to work in unison to give photographers wide, standard, and semi-telephoto options. Tokina says that the lenses are designed for amateurs or semi-professionals and are suitable for both stills and video use. The three lenses are…

DxO has announced updates to PhotoLab 5 and FilmPack 6. PhotoLab 5 has enhanced local adjustments and a more powerful photo library, while FilmPack 6 adds new film emulations, cinemagraphic renderings, and support for Fujifilm RAW files. Along with Fujifilm RAW support and the aforementioned other updates, DxO PhotoLab 5 will also introduce a new DeepPRIME denoising tool that the company claims…