Guardian photojournalist Sean Smith recently sat down with VICE to talk over three of the most powerful images that he captured during his time documenting the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, including one photo that turned out to be more important than he could have imagined.
In the video Smith discusses three images in all, each striking in its own right.
The first shows a line of suspected…
New Photoshop ‘Content Attribution’ Tool Tracks Edit History and Prevents Photo Theft
October 20, 2020
Somewhere in the mountain of announcements that Adobe dropped this morning—including major updates for both Photoshop and Lightroom—the company found time to unveil a prototype of its much-anticipated “Content Attribution” tool: a system that cryptographically embeds…
How to Shoot Otherworldly Macro Photos of Soap Bubbles
October 20, 2020
There are certain subjects in the macro world, which are so fascinating and absorbing that almost every macro photographer will point a camera at them at some point. No matter how many photos you take or see of these subjects, their charm does not seem to wear off.
Just…
Loupedeck and Adobe Team Up on Bespoke Photoshop Plugin
October 20, 2020
Part of Adobe’s big Photoshop update today was the announcement of a new “plugin experience,” including a bespoke Plugin Marketplace and special Plugin Launchpad. And one of the first photography companies to take advantage of the new experience is editing console maker Loupedeck.
In an announcement that went live exactly 5 minutes after the Photoshop news, Loupedeck unveiled a collaboration…
Adobe gives Photoshop 2021 even more Sensei AI power, brings livestreaming to Photoshop for iPad
October 20, 2020
As part of Adobe MAX 2020, which is virtual (and free to attend) this year, Adobe has announced the latest updates to the Adobe Photoshop family. Artificial intelligence and Adobe Sensei play a major role in today’s updates, which are now available for all…
Though news started rolling out yesterday, today Adobe has officially released Lightroom Classic 10.0 which brings new controlled adjustments for shadows, midtones, and highlights in the Color Grading tool, faster editing with improved performance enhancements, real-time…
Adobe just dropped a massive update to Photoshop, including a slew of AI-powered features like Neural Filters, Sky Replacement, Refine Hair selection, and more. It’s an Adobe Sensei bonanza that ought to have the Skylum folks feeling both flattered and terrified.
Adobe isn’t mincing words on this one. After this update, the company is calling Photoshop “The world’s most advanced AI…
Nikon Z 24-50mm F4-6.3 sample gallery
October 20, 2020
The Nikkor Z 24-50mm F4-6.3 is Nikon’s most compact and affordable ($400 MSRP) lens for full-frame Z-mount cameras. It’s also one of two lenses available as a kit with the excellent, entry-level Nikon Z5 body, and collapses down to a mere 51mm (2″) when retracted.
Photoshop on the Desktop got most of the major goodies in today’s announcement, but Adobe didn’t forget about the iPad version. The company dropped a modest update to the tablet photo editor, adding Image Size control and the ability to Livestream while you edit.
With so…
Ilford Photo Darkroom Guide video series reveals printing techniques and more for beginners
October 20, 2020
Black and white film and paper manufacturer Ilford Photo has produced a series of videos to help beginners get to grips with essential darkroom techniques. Hosted by Rachel Brewster-Wright from Little Vintage Photography the collection of videos tackles some of the basics of common darkroom questions in a simple to follow format.
So far, subjects covered in the 16-video playlist include…