Jon Sienkiewicz Blog

Sort By: Post DateTitle Publish Date
Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 30, 2025  | 

Why do professional photographers rely on AI-powered culling, AI-automated editing and AI-guided cataloging apps in their daily workflow? What are they gaining? With the help of my counterpart at Aftershoot, I reached out to two well-established pros to get some answers.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 23, 2025  | 

Have you ever thought about owning a graphics tablet? You're into imaging, so of course you have. The all-new Wacom Intuos Pro 2025 deserves your consideration. It can add precision and amazing control to your sketching, photo editing and graphic creations.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 21, 2025  |  First Published: May 22, 2025  | 

Fujifilm has launched a rocket that is likely to illuminate the sky for years to come. The new Fujifilm X half is a digital camera that captures images emulating those from a 35mm half-frame film camera. Featuring a 1-inch sensor, 10.8mm f/2.8 lens (32mm equiv), vertical orientation, Aperture Adjustment Ring, Frame Advance Lever and an abundance of other film-camera-like features, the Fujifilm X half appeals to an extraordinarily wide array of imagemakers.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 16, 2025  | 

This short Q&A with Karen Williams contains four insightful gems of advice that might help you fulfill your photographic ambitions to unimaginable levels. Dive in! It's a three-minute read that could constructively shift your focus and put you smackdab on the track to success.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 13, 2025  | 

WANDRD sent us a pair of Rogue Slings, a yellow mid-size and a green one that's a little larger, to review. We're happy to say they have some features that make them unique. Here's what else we found.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 09, 2025  | 

Give yourself 10 points for every one of these 13 common misdemeanors that your NEVER do.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 08, 2025  | 

If you deal with more than a couple thousand images, you need a DAM, a Digital Asset Manager. Excire offers two solutions that fit the billing of "best ever."

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 02, 2025  | 

If you're using the latest version of Photoshop, you're likely exploring the cool new stuff that was recently added. Which enhancement do you find most exciting? There's no doubt in my mind — it's Adjust Colors. Here's why.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 25, 2025  | 

For spring 2025, Luminar Neo has been boosted with a new set of additional AI tools. Already a powerful and popular program, this upgrade adds features all photographers will appreciate. Here's the scoop.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 24, 2025  | 

At the Adobe MAX Creativity Conference in London, the San Jose-based software behemoth took the lid off a veritable ton of upgrades and improvements to Photoshop, Lightroom, Premier Pro and Firefly—and most of the other members of their editing family—and we're excited about all of them.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 18, 2025  | 

Whether they be cherry blossoms in Tokyo, sunflowers in Indianapolis or saguaro cactus florets in Tucson, flowers have fascinated photographers since forever. We all photograph them—it's a rite of spring where I live. Here are 10 tips that will guide you to better flower photos.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 11, 2025  | 

Wanna go really wide with an affordable full-frame optic? Check out this Cookie from Laowa. Cookie? No, I think I'll call it "Jewel." Laowa has created a full-frame 15mm (110° coverage) manual focus lens that opens a myriad of creative doors for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Sony E, L-Mount and Leica M users.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 04, 2025  | 

Drool in a good way, of course. Here are three 3LT products that stand out in the cluttered accessory marketplace.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 01, 2025  | 

An out of court agreement has reportedly been reached to settle a 1981 class action lawsuit initiated when Lucy Jellybean Harrington of Squamous, CA, was told her images were "icky and fuzzy" because she had dropped her roll of 35mm Kodak Tri-X Pan film onto their concrete parking lot, has been finalized according to sources connected to the case.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Mar 28, 2025  | 

How to become a better photographer: A quick tutorial for beginners, and an "Okay, I already do that…" checklist for intermediate amateurs. Advanced hobbyists, you may want to read this, too, just to see if I covered the highpoints.

Pages

X