The post Beginner’s Guide to Light Painting appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Bruce Wunderlich. Do you want to use light painting for stunning results? Do you want to discover all the ins-and-outs of light painting so you can create otherworldly images at night? You’ve come to the right place. In this article, I’m going to share everything you need to know about light-painting techniques. And by the time you’re done, you’ll be able to light-paint your images with ease! Let’s dive right in. Mill Falls in Logan, Ohio. The main source of light for this scene was the street lights on the bridge over the river. The bridge was light-painted with a high-powered spotlight. I also...

Anamorphic lenses have been a staple of cinema for the best part of 70 years, and they're still as desirable today as they have always been. But how did they come about, what makes them special, and why do people still use them? [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

Photo By Philip Kuntz Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Snow Does” by Philip Kuntz. Location: Spokane Valley, Washington. “A couple of whitetail does seek shelter and nourishment as the snow keeps falling,” describes Kuntz. See more of Philip Kuntz’s photography at philipkuntzphotography.com. 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 Philip Kuntz appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

For many years now, I've had L-Brackets on my cameras. There are many benefits to them and only a couple of drawbacks (a little added weight and size). When I decided upon purchasing the Canon EOS R5, I immediately started my search for an L-Bracket. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Mike Dixon

The post 10 Tips for Doing Your First Family Portrait Session appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Louise Downham. Photographs from a good family portrait session will be treasured for many years to come. It’s an incredibly rewarding area of photography, but it can also be a little daunting for new photographers. You need to build a rapport with the family, keep the children on board, and meet the parents’ expectations with gorgeous photographs. So where do you start? Which camera settings should you choose? Here are some important pointers to make your first session go smoothly, and to help you take great family portraits every time! 1. Get down on their level If you’re photographing children,...

Photo By Siu Lau Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Late Morning in Huangshan” by Siu Lau. Location: Southern Anhui Province, China. 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 Siu Lau appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Learning how to use artificial lighting for portraits can free you from the constraints of natural light and enable new creative opportunities that simply would not be possible otherwise. Nonetheless, it can feel very foreign when you are first starting and also trying to manage directing your subject. This great video tutorial will give you five helpful tips for better flash portraits. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

The post Weekly Photo Challenge – Trees appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. Where would we be without them! I left the weekly challenge topic to my 11yo today, his first choice was “Piranhas” I’m thankful he got the idea from my facial expression that his first topic choice wouldn’t fly… ‘Trees’ he said, thoughtfully. Tag your photograph #dPSTrees if you share it on social media. Still trees, silhouetted trees, reflected trees, trees with lots of movement and a slow shutter… As ever, your options are endless and this is where your creativity must rear up and show itself! A tree is an easy thing to photograph, there it is, sitting there keeping you alive, click,...

Photo By Dutch Dyer “The cold morning air in Bojanala can make you hunt those warm rays of South African sunshine just to break the chill,” explains Dutch Dyer. “Several hours into a guided photo safari in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, we had been on the hunt for some of that sunshine along with what locals call the ‘Big 5’—buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino. My ear-to-ear smile was some indication of how the day was going. I had also captured shots of hyenas, wild dogs and hippos, but I had yet to add a giraffe to that list. “We stopped for lunch close to a water source. In the arid African grassland, water is the universal lure, and I didn’t...

When a storm hits it is time to grab your camera and get out shooting because the light and dynamics of the weather are phenomenal! [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Mads Peter Iversen

The post Sony Announces the a1, Its Best Mirrorless Camera to Date appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. Sony has announced its latest full-frame mirrorless offering, the Alpha 1. A groundbreaking camera that offers a shocking combination of speed, resolution, and video capabilities, the a1 somehow manages to speak to action photographers, wildlife photographers, and even all-around professional shooters without sacrificing on, well, anything. For several years now, Sony has maintained the same four full-frame camera lineups: The a9 lineup, geared toward professional sports and action photographersThe a7R lineup, geared toward landscape and commercial photographersThe a7 lineup, geared toward all-around professionals and advanced hobbyistsThe a7s lineup, geared toward serious videographers (plus the occasional hybrid shooter)...

Photo By Max Foster Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Heading West” by Max Foster. Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. See more of foster’s photography at www.maxfosterphotography.com. 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 Max Foster appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

I saw this layout (and the wonderful photos within it from photographer Adrian Scarbrough), in my LinkedIn feed (seen above), so I thought it might be helpful to show how to make a similar layout for your own images in Lightroom Classic (Lightroom cloud doesn’t have a printing feature). Anyway, it’s like I said: two minutes start to finish. Three minutes, tops. Here we go: STEP ONE: In the example we saw above, it was a square page size, so if you want that, you’ll need to create a custom page size, so click on the Page Setup button, and in the Page Setup window, from the Paper Size pop-up menu, choose ‘Manage Custom Sizes’ and then type in your desired...

With color being one of the most important aspects of any videographers work, it is something worth learning. And it's so much more than just a preset or Look-up Table (LUT). [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

The post Dodging and Burning in Lightroom: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Rick Ohnsman. Digital photographers who have never worked with film or never even set foot in a darkroom still encounter terms from the early days of photography. The phrase “dodging and burning” is a throwback to those times. Now, the reasons for using this technique still apply, but the tools and methods for dodging and burning are much easier today. In fact, you can do effective dodging and burning in most post-processing programs, including Lightroom. So let’s dig into the what, why, and how of dodging and burning in Lightroom – and show you how this technique can improve your photos....

Photo By Krish Chandran Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Mottled Wood Owls” by Krish Chandran. Location: Pune, India. 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 Krish Chandran appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a few things to do to tidy up at the start of the year. I want to follow that up with a look at how you can ensure you are moving forward on the right foot with your Lightroom Classic (LrC) catalog in 2021. (Note, this is an excerpt of an article that appeared in the January 2021 issue of Photoshop User magazine.) I consider the catalog file to be the second most important component of the LrC system (with the first being your photos). The catalog file has a .lrcat (that’s LRCAT not IRCAT) file extension. This is where all the work you do in LrC is stored, along with all the...

Get professional looking edits on your mobile device by installing presets from your desktop version of Lightroom straight to Adobe Lightroom Mobile. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Jason Parnell-Brookes

The post How to Shoot Images for Book Covers: The Essential Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Charlie Moss. There’s lots of information out there about making money shooting stock images. However, the most successful stock photographers have a secret – they’re shooting niche content for specialist agencies! There are lots of different specialist fields that you might consider, but in this blog post, I’ll walk you through how to shoot images for book covers. Let’s get started. How to break into the book cover industry There are several specialist book cover stock agencies that exist purely to match clients with photographers and illustrators. These agencies can be a great way to get into shooting book...

The Fujifilm GFX100S is built around a 102-megapixel medium format sensor. Fujifilm today introduced the GFX100S mirrorless medium format camera that offers similar performance to the GFX100 which debuted in 2019, but with a smaller form factor and a considerably lower price. Like the GFX100, the Fujifilm GFX100S features a 102-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor with in-body image stabilization, but improves upon the earlier model with an additional stop of stabilization: 6 stops in the GFX100S versus 5 (or 5.5 with the GF63mmF2.8 R WR lens) in the GFX100. The top panel of the Fujifilm GFX100S includes a generously-sized, 1.8-inch monochrome information display. Medium format digital cameras universally lag behind smaller sensor cameras in terms of continuous shooting speeds, so they’re not...