The post Just-Released Lightroom Updates: Video Editing, Adaptive Presets, and More appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. Earlier this week, Adobe unveiled a handful of Lightroom updates, including AI enhancements, the addition of a preset “Amount” slider, and support for video editing. Most of the new updates apply to Lightroom, but several also affect Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera Raw. And while the updates may not yet appear in your Creative Cloud app, the company promises that “these releases…will be available to everyone by the end of the week.” Let’s take a closer look at Lightroom’s newest features: Video editing comes to Lightroom Adobe Lightroom now has the power to edit videos. Users can apply...

Whenever I'm on assignment, I'll typically bring a film camera along with me. For breaking news work, they're not particularly useful; no editor in their right mind is going to wait for me to return home, develop, process, edit, and upload my film frames, no matter how good the final product might be. However, this lens has made me rethink my process a bit. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by CS Muncy)

A camera bag can carry a lot of stuff. It fits a camera and lenses, but also other things that may or may not be helpful for your photography. Sometimes, there’s too much stuff that seems to be essential at first, but isn’t used at all. How many things have you collected in your camera bag? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nando Harmsen)

As a photography instructor, one of the most common questions I see from students is about back-button focus. It's easy to gloss over it to keep things simple for new users, but doing so on the latest generation of mirrorless cameras leaves a lot of useful features on the table. It's worth learning. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Wasim Ahmad)

Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Blue Angel” by Stan Bysshe. Location: Northern Virginia. “Eastern bluebird male hovering over its nest in an old tree snag,” describes Bysshe. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By Stan Bysshe appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

Machine learning and AI are quickly becoming commonplace with the tools every photographer uses. There are neural filters for Photoshop, AI enhancement tools in Luminar Neo and PortraitPro, and even programs that use AI to generate captions for photos. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Scott Donschikowski)

The film look continues to gain popularity, and whether you use it as part of your personal aesthetic or for clients, knowing how to create it from digital images is a good skill to have. This helpful video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to create the look using nothing but Lightroom. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

A park is a fantastic place to shoot portraits, full of interesting architecture, compelling light, and eye-catching foliage. If you would like to explore your creativity a bit, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you five easy concepts for shooting portraits in a park. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

If you've used Instagram in the past six months, you might have noticed the slow decline of photography on your feed. Reels are the main culprit of that change, but there's more to it than you might think. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Armitage)

The post Telephoto Street Photography: Pros and Cons appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Andrew S. Gibson. Most successful street photographers work with either a 50mm or a 35mm lens (including Henri Cartier-Bresson, who famously shot at 50mm) – but what about an 85mm lens? A 135mm lens? A 200mm lens? In other words, what about using a telephoto lens for street photography? Telephoto street photography may not be common, but it’s not necessarily bad. And in certain cases and for certain photographers, it can be a great idea. In this article, I explore the pros and cons of shooting street photos with a telephoto lens; that way, the next time you want to capture street scenes...

A 35mm lens with a wide maximum aperture is one of the most useful and versatile optics a photographer can have in their bag, suitable for a huge range of applications, including weddings, astrophotography, portraits, and more. For Fuji shooters, there is the XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR lens, and this excellent video review takes a look at the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in real-world usage. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Another magnetic filter holder system option for landscape photographers. Let’s take a look at how this can improve your shooting process out in the field. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nicco Valenzuela)

Photo By garynack Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Boulder Beach Sunrise” by garynack. Location: Acadia National Park, Maine. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo of the Day is chosen from various galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them. The post Photo Of The Day By garynack appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Luminar Neo from Skylum has added a much awaited feature: background removal in portraits. Removing a person's image from a photo is nothing new, but it's generally time-consuming if the background is not simple or solid. Luminar Neo does it usually in one click, and if you're a professional or an advanced hobbyist, it is a time-saver. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mel Martin)

Even if you follow all the guidelines for keeping your sensor free of dust, it is something that will probably happen to you at one time or another, and worse yet, you might not notice it until you are at home, looking at your images on your computer. Thankfully, though, it is not very difficult to take care of it using Lightroom, and this helpful video tutorial will show you how to quickly and easily take care of it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

You can certainly just head out with your camera and create photos as you happen upon interesting scenes or subjects, but when it comes to shooting things like landscapes and cityscapes, planning ahead can really help you get next-level images. This helpful video tutorial features an experienced photographer discussing how he plans a shoot and showing some useful tools to give you a better chance of coming home with the shot you want. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Color grading is a good chance to add your personal touch to an image and to take it from good to memorable. It is a deceptively complex thing, though, and it takes a good eye and light touch to do it effectively. This helpful video tutorial will show you some great first steps and techniques for color grading images that are sure to get you up and running in no time. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post How to Fix Chromatic Aberration in Lightroom (Step-By-Step Guide) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Daniel Korzeniewski. Chromatic aberration, or CA, can create muddy, amateurish-looking images – if you let it run unchecked, that is. Fortunately, Lightroom offers a way to get rid of CA, and it’s so easy that practically anyone can do it. In this article, I share a simple, step-by-step method on how to fix chromatic aberration in Lightroom. And while it won’t handle every instance of CA, it’ll certainly do a great job in the majority of cases. Ready to get rid of chromatic aberration like a pro? Let’s do this! What is chromatic aberration? Chromatic aberration is an optical phenomenon...

After shooting more sunsets than I can count along the Pacific coast, I've experienced many different conditions and learned a plethora of valuable lessons. These are the most important tips I found throughout that journey that will help you the next time you're shooting along the coast. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Armitage)

In this behind the scenes video, I'm going to walk you through a pretty complex photograph I shot in our garage studio. Using strobes, LED lights, a crazy light modifier, and ACDSee's new photo editing software, Gemstone, this final image turned out much more interesting than I originally thought. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Patrick Hall)