I've been flying drones for about five years, treating them like another lens in my landscape kit. My current drone is a DJI Air 2S, which has a one-inch sensor to give me an excellent 20 MP image. I like the drone as a tool because it can get me views I otherwise would never see, so on most trips, I get an equal amount of images from my DSLR and my drone. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mel Martin)

Are you using the right lenses for landscape astrophotography? The traditional goto lens for landscape used to be a 16-35mm or thereabouts, as long as it had a maximum aperture of f/2.8, it could double for night duty. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Scott Donschikowski)

Canon EOS R7 shown with the new RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM zoom lens attached. Canon has introduced the first APS-C sensor cameras in its EOS R mirrorless system, the Canon EOS R7 (32-megapixel) and EOS R10 (24-megapixel). The EOS R7 is the higher performance model of the pair, but both cameras have a lot to offer and are relatively affordable compared to EOS R full-frame models. The editors of our sibling website Imaging Resource had the opportunity to shoot with the new cameras prior to the announcement. Read their initial hands-on impressions. Top view of the Canon EOS R7 Of the two new models, the EOS R7 may be of particular interest to wildlife photographers. While both cameras offer continuous shooting...

The post Wide-Angle Lenses: Everything You Need to Know (+ Tips) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Andrew S. Gibson. Plenty of photographers love wide-angle lenses, and for good reason: Wide-angle lenses can capture breathtaking landscapes, stunning environmental portraiture, jaw-dropping architecture, and so much more. But what exactly is a wide-angle lens? And how can you use a wide-angle lens to create consistently beautiful photos? In this guide, I explain everything you need to know about working with wide-angle glass. I offer basic definitions, and I also share my favorite tips for wide-angle photography – so that, by the time you’re finished reading, you’ll be ready to capture pro-level results. Let’s dive right in! What is a...

Drones have become a powerful and versatile tool for landscape photographers, giving them the ability to reach perspectives and create images that simply were not possible just a few years ago. If you are a landscape photographer and interested in adding one to your arsenal, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will give you five simple tips for better drone landscape images. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By Holly Jansen Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Iceland Photographer” by Holly Jansen. Location: South Coast of Iceland. “The isolation of this photographer helped to capture the scale and size of the Icelandic glacier,” explains Jansen. 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 Holly Jansen appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

Landscape photography is a quirky genre, often requiring long physical treks in the wee hours, all while hoping for the conditions to cooperate and allow you to take the photo you have in mind. If you have been there before, check out this hilarious video that follows a landscape photographer's thought process while deciding whether to head out to shoot or not. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

While Canon has been pushing aggressively in the mirrorless space, one place they have yet to explore with the RF mount is APS-C — until now, that is. The EOS R7 is here, and it fills the place left by the highly popular 7D DSLR series. This great video takes a first look at the camera and the kind of image quality and performance you can expect from it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

As someone who's been a regular Canon EOS R system user for the last few years, it's really dawned on me through teaching students how much things have changed for the better with serious mirrorless cameras. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Wasim Ahmad)

The challenge of landscape photography is that unlike most other genres, you do not get control over the lighting or the placement of the elements in the frame. For some photographers, though, that is one of the most fascinating and enjoyable aspects of the genre. If you would like to improve your landscape work, check out this fantastic video tutorial by an experienced photographer that will guide you through the entire process from lens choice to editing. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Some photographers still believe that it’s important to shoot in manual mode, no matter what situation they’re in. As long as the correct exposure is achieved, it isn’t important if this is done manually or partly by the camera itself. But sometimes, manual is indeed the best choice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nando Harmsen)

Composition sometimes falls by the wayside in portrait photography, but if you want to elevate your images to the next level, it is something you need to take into careful consideration with every shot. If you would like to improve your portrait compositions, check out this fantastic video tutorial that features five helpful tips from an experienced photographer. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post 7 Common Street Photography Mistakes (And How to Fix Them) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by James Maher. Did you know that beginner – and even advanced! – street photographers tend to make a few consistent mistakes? It’s true. Over the last few years, I’ve worked with a lot of street shooters, and I’ve seen them mess up in the same exact ways, over and over again. Most of the mistakes are very simple to fix. But in order to fix them, you must know how to recognize them, which is where this article comes in handy. So to discover the seven most common street photography mistakes (and how to fix them), read on! 1. Thinking...

For several years now, many of us have used Instagram as our primary outlet for sharing and viewing images. However, Instagram has made it clear that the platform is shifting its focus to video. If you haven’t been practicing capturing portraits on video, now might be a good time to start learning how to do so. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by John Ricard)

Photo By Jeff Nigro Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Reflection Lake” by Jeff Nigro. Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. 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 Jeff Nigro appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

Here’s a question I get asked a lot, and it’s an easy one to answer because I’ve been using the same settings for saving my JPEGs out of Lightroom for around 14-years now. What I look for is a decent amount of reduction in the file size but without a visible loss of quality. I’ve found that my sweet spot is a Quality setting of 80 (as seen above) out of 100. That gives me a small file size but still, the quality of the final image looks great, and you don’t see any signs of compression at that high a setting. The size of the JPEG files saved at 100 is more than double what they are at 80. Take...

Modern cameras, even entry level, are remarkably capable machines, offering a wide variety of useful features for photographers and filmmakers alike. And yet, one basic feature is still left out of many models, despite its tremendous usefulness and popularity. This great video discusses why more cameras should embrace it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

A favorite angle from which I love to make photographs is above my subject looking down. A favorite angle from which I love to make photographs is from down low looking up or across. Wait…these concepts contradict each other! How can both be favorites if they’re opposites? What it boils down to is based on one of my favorite ways to answer any photo question I’m asked: It depends. Is soft light better than harsh light? It depends. Is a wide-open aperture better than a closed-down one? It depends. Should I use a wide or telephoto to make that image? It depends. With regards to the elevated point from where I make a photo, the higher up I can get, the...

If you already own an interchangeable lens camera, you can make a pinhole lens in five minutes. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Lee Morris)

Most of us use only two or three view modes while working in Lightroom, but the program actually has eight in total, and they are highly useful for both culling and organizing your photos as well as editing them. If you are unfamiliar with all eight view modes, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you where to find them and how to incorporate them into your workflow. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)