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Film photography costs money at every step, and if you shoot both film and digital, keeping a consistent look across both can be a real headache. Knowing how to replicate that film aesthetic in post gives you control over the final result without being locked into a single workflow. 

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Canon's new RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ covers ultra-wide to standard focal lengths in a compact, lightweight body with a powered zoom and optical stabilization. At around $1,400, it sits in a competitive price bracket where Canon already has some well-established options. 

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The Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5 G Master is Sony's answer to what a professional telephoto zoom should look like when price is no object. At roughly $4,300, it sits in a category where the competition is thinner and the stakes are much higher. 

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Most photographers will tell you the same thing: don't use a fisheye for portraits. 

It distorts faces. It bends lines. It makes people look weird. And honestly, they're not wrong.

But they're also not thinking about it the right way.

For one of our recent shoots, we built an entire portrait concept around the Sigma 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye | Art. Not in spite of what it does, but because of it. Instead of trying to control or minimize distortion, we designed everything to work with it.

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The Canon EOS R6 V sits in a genuinely interesting spot in the lineup, and if you're trying to decide between it, the Canon EOS R6 Mark III, and the Canon EOS C50, the answer is not as obvious as Canon's marketing might suggest. 

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Public gardens are bursting at the seams with blooms of colour and as most are free it means you can spend a few hours taking great floral photographs with no extra cost.

Public gardens vary in size and some even attract photographers because they are home to a particular species of flower. When's the best time to visit will depend on what flowers you're trying to capture in your images but generally there's something to capture all year round. Don't overlook photographing topiary, water features, ponds and streams too. 

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What Camera Gear Will I Need? 

When you're heading out the door, make sure you have your camera bag because as well your sandwiches and a flask of tea, you'll also need a few lenses. As you could find yourself changing lenses frequently a sling bag with side access could make it easier and quicker to reach for a particular piece of kit but a camera backpack that's designed to carry several lenses, camera body and accessories will also be fine. 

When it comes to lenses, a wide-angle lens will give you sweeping shots of the colourful gardens while your telephoto will get you close and your macro lens even closer still.

Pack a polariser to stop glare and help enhance the colourful blooms and a reflector will bounce light where it's needed. If it's shade you need your own shadow will work perfectly well but a piece of plain card will also do the trick.

Take a notebook and pen along too as once you're back home all those Latin names will be long forgotten and you'll need to know them so you can title your images correctly.

 

Make Sure You Contact The Garden Staff

If you give the public garden a quick call you'll be able to find out what's blooming and when. You'll also be able to check if there are any restrictions such as: do you need to always stick to the path? Or, can you get close to take a shot of a flower head that completely fills the frame? And, are tripods allowed? If not, you'll need a sturdy hand and very still air to stop blur spoiling your shot. You could also pack a beanbag or use a wall, bench or another type of support that you'll find in the garden.

 

 

What's The Best Time Of Day?

Make sure you arrive early as the light's better, there's less chance of breeze and there will be fewer people to get in the way of your shot.
 

What Type Of Images Can I Take? 

It's very easy to be lazy in a public garden and stay in one place but there's lots of space and plenty to see so make sure you take advantage of that.

Change your focal length, create a different angle and move your point of view. Use a wide-angle to establish where you are but then move in closer for frame-filling shots that burst with colour and detail. Think out of the box a little and be different if you can. Set your camera up on a tripod (if allowed) and shoot a time-lapse series of a bud opening or find some plants which are dying to give your flower photography a different slant.

Look for paths that will draw the eye in and gateways that will frame your shot. These patterns and props are fun to look for but if you ask the garden's staff or do a quick search online you'll soon find a few tips that point you in the right direction as well.

 

 

How To Deal With Wind & Shake

As with all types of flower photography, the wind is your enemy (that's unless you want to create blur of course). A tripod will help reduce camera shake when the wind's blowing and a cable release or the camera's self-timer will also help you take a steady shot. If tripods aren't allowed you'll just have to sit and admire the garden until the wind stops blowing. You could hold the flower steady with a piece of wire but this might be frowned upon so check first.

 

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© Alison Tuck / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

 

Nikon is pleased to announce the winner of the STERNA People’s Choice Award in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards, with the accolade awarded to Alison Tuck’s highly comical 2025 image titled ‘Now where is my nest?’

The People’s Choice Award is a separate category where the Nikon judging panel takes a back seat and the public gets to decide. The hilarious photo of a windswept gannet in Yorkshire on the Bempton Cliffs was the most popular among public voters, beating forty other jovial images shortlisted in the 2025 Awards.

Alison Tuck says: “Winning the STERNA People’s Choice Award means a lot to me. It was really exciting to get into the finals with my gannet, and I was honoured to get a Highly Commended. However, being awarded this category is something else and I am really grateful to all the people who voted for me - not forgetting to mention how much fun I had - it is the Nikon Wildlife Comedy Awards after all!”

A devout Nikon camera user, Alison loves taking wildlife pictures on her Nikon Z8, which “makes capturing wildlife in motion so easy.” The award also comes with a series of prizes, including a ThinkTANK photography bag, as well as a special print of the image on Hahnemühle matte white paper, courtesy of category sponsor STERNA.

STERNA’s mission it is to highlight the uniqueness of wildlife and nature through creative editing and producing Fine Art Prints.

Alison Tuck continues: “I love taking lots of photos especially of wildlife, from a tiny ant to a large elephant on land, a small crab to an orca whale in the sea or a tiny sun bird to a soaring raptor in the air, they all have their own history to tell within the world and for me capturing their stories is something very special.”

Stefan Maier, Nikon Europe, Senior General Manager Marketing says: “We’re delighted to see Alison Tuck’s image recognised as the People’s Choice Award. It captures a moment of pure, universal humour, reminding us how powerful photography can be. Nikon is proud to be part of the Comedy Wildlife Awards, demonstrating how storytelling through images can entertain, inspire, and bring people closer to nature and remind us of our shared humanity.”

Nikon congratulates Alison and all of the finalists for their excellent nature and wildlife photography. The 2026 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards is currently open for image and video entries until 30th June. The competition is free to enter for everyone globally through the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards website. There are numerous categories to enter and a host of spectacular prizes to win including Nikon cameras and lenses for the Nikon-sponsored categories, plus a week’s safari in the Masai Mara with Alex Walker’s Serian for the Overall Winner.

For more information, please visit the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards website.

 

At springtime our thoughts naturally lean towards flower photography, and none more so than bluebells, either as individual subjects or in carpets of blue. Often, but not exclusively found in woodlands, bluebells offer a magnetic attraction to photographers and as almost anything can be used to photograph them, from wide-angles to long telephotos, compact cameras to full-frame DSLRs, it's something photographers of all levels can have a go at. 

 

1. What Type Of Shots Should I Take? 

 

How you treat them photographically depends on how densely-packed they are growing. In a woodland where they provide a carpet of blue flower heads, wide-angles can exemplify the extent of the blooms, and shooting with a small aperture will give a huge depth of field, rendering all the flowers in focus. A macro lens can hone in on details and individual flowers, wait for an insect to land on a bloom to give added interest.

  2. How Can I Focus On Individual Flowers?

 

Telephoto lenses used at wide apertures can also give a narrow band of sharp bluebells amongst a sea of blur, with telephoto compression adding to the effect. This works best from low viewpoints, often only a few inches above the ground. Or your long lens can be well used to isolate individual flowers from their surrounds; often in a mass of bluebells, there will be some rogue colours – the most common being pink and white – focusing on these with a long telephoto at wide aperture will highlight the different colours, making them stand out among a sea of blue.

 

3. How Can I Get Creative? 

 

For a different effect, try experimenting with camera movement, by setting a small aperture to enable a long exposure and panning the camera vertically through the exposure. Try smearing petroleum jelly on an old filter (NOT on the lens itself!) and swirl it round to give an abstract effect. You can also leave a clear patch in the middle to give an area of clarity in the picture, amidst a swirl of colour.

So...no excuses...no special equipment needs, just get out there, find some bluebells and interpret them in countless different ways.
 

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Alongside the EOS R6 V camera body, Canon today announced the RF 20-50mm f/4 L IS USM PZ, the first L-series lens from Canon to include built-in power zoom without requiring an external accessory. The lens is aimed at video shooters and hybrid creators working on gimbals, sliders, and handheld setups, and serves as the native companion to the video-focused EOS R6 V. 

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Canon today announced the EOS R6 V, a new full frame mirrorless camera built around video capture, alongside the RF 20-50mm f/4 L IS USM PZ lens and a set of accessories aimed at solo creators and small productions. The R6 V is the first V-series body to use a 32.5-megapixel full frame sensor, and it slots into Canon's lineup as a video-first counterpart to the still-focused R6 Mark III. 

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In March 2026, the National Republican Senatorial Committee released an online ad featuring a minute-long video of Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaking into the camera, reading statements the real Talarico had not spoken on camera. The Talarico in the video was generated entirely by artificial intelligence, voicing content drawn from the candidate's old social media posts. The words "AI Generated" appeared in small text in the corner of the frame at the start, then faded into even smaller text that remained on screen while the fake Talarico continued to speak.  

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Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of the workflow for many photographers. From culling thousands of images to automating complex edits, there's now a tool for almost every part of the process. But not all AI is built for the same job. 

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Chargers are the gear no one thinks about — at least until there is a need. Anker sent their Anker Prime Charging Station (8-in-1, 240W), a smart charger with app control. Who might benefit from this? And why might they need app control? 

What It Is 

The Anker Prime Charging Station (8-in-1, 240W) is a desktop hub that packs serious charging capability into a surprisingly small footprint. You can configure the AC outlets, monitor, and schedule with the app. Here are the key specs:

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Sony has officially announced the new FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS, a super-telephoto zoom designed for wildlife, birding, sports, and photojournalism work. 

I recently had the good fortune of spending some time with the new lens on the sidelines of an MLS match, shooting the Seattle Sounders — and in my opinion, this is exactly the kind of constant-aperture, long-reach G Master zoom that Sony's professional sports and wildlife shooters have been waiting for. Let's take a look at what makes this lens such a compelling addition to the acclaimed lineup of Sony G Master lenses.

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Sony just released a camera that outperforms their own flagship model and costs $2,000 less. That's not a headline you expect to write, but here we are. 

The a7R VI comes in at under $4,499.99. The a1 II sits at $6,500 and is supposed to be the best Sony has to offer. After spending a week with the a7R VI, using it for family documentary work and studio sessions, and comparing it spec-for-spec against the a1 II, the conclusion is hard to argue with: the a7R VI beats the a1 II in almost every meaningful way.

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Outdoor photographer Rainer Eder has teamed up with Swiss mountain sports brand Mammut to produce Pushing Boundaries, a visually arresting photo series that reimagines what athletic determination looks like when it's taken out of its natural habitat. Instead of pristine alpine settings, elite athletes are placed into unexpected, often industrial environments — spaces that test their physical ability, adaptability, and mindset.

 

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The Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art is one of the most optically ambitious lenses ever made for portrait work, and it exists almost entirely because Sigma wanted to prove it could be done.  

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The Lumix L10 is a fixed-lens compact camera with a leaf shutter, a viewfinder, a hot shoe, and a Leica-branded 24–75mm f/1.7–2.8 lens on a Four Thirds sensor. If you're weighing compact cameras for travel or daily carry, the spec sheet here is worth a close look. 

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The Leica M11-D is a digital camera with no rear screen, and that single omission is either its greatest flaw or its greatest feature depending on how honest you are with yourself about how you actually shoot. If you've ever told yourself you'd stop chimping and never followed through, this camera calls that bluff immediately. 

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Panasonic has announced the LUMIX L10, a new fixed-lens compact camera built around a Four Thirds sensor and a Leica-branded zoom. The release marks the 25th anniversary of the LUMIX line, and Panasonic is launching the camera in three finishes: Black, Silver, and a limited Titanium Gold Special Edition. 

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