In our April 2020 issue, Josh Miller talks about high dynamic range (HDR) photography techniques, when to use them and how to do so without overdoing it. Darell Gulin shares his top techniques for macro photography—a visually exciting genre of nature photography to learn and practice year-round, but especially with spring blooms. Also in this issue is a guide from Howard Arndt to photographing the annual spawning of alewives in Maine, an excellent opportunity to photograph birds-in-flight as ospreys arrive to do some fishing. On the cover is an HDR image of the Ansel Adams Wilderness in California by Josh Miller. Here’s the story behind the shot. “Bordering on the south eastern side of Yosemite National Park, the Ansel Adams Wilderness...

Yup, it’s that White Balance pop-up grid that follows around your White Balance tool like it’s a lost puppy (but without the cuteness). It’s just about useless (no need to post a comment talking about the rare cases where it is useful, and how you can’t do your photography work without it, etc, and so on. If that’s the case for you, just skip this tip). Anyway, here ya go: And yes, that is “Handsome Dave” Williams, British love machine, and author of the “Travel Tuesdays with Dave” column on my daily blog. Stop snickering — I know nobody’s traveling now, but don’t tell Dave. OK, gotta run — check back tomorrow for Rockin’ Rob Sylvan’s column (always excellent). Catch ya then. Stay...

I know it’s just Monday, and Lightroom in 60-seconds is on Tuesdays here on the blog, but I missed it last Tuesday (I was super swamped with work and home stuff), so this is a catch-up tip, and I’ll have another for you here tomorrow. Today’s is surprisingly handy, so I hope you’ll check it out (below): Pretty handy, right? I hope you found that helpful. This one’s for all you Photoshop freaks out there Killer new KelbyOne online course from Dave Cross (Photoshop Hall of Famer and one of the original “Photoshop Guys”). You will learn a ton, and Dave makes it all so easy and understandable for anybody. Here’s the link to the course (if you join to watch...

It's often easy to forget just how good cheap lenses are in the real world. [ Read More ]Original author: David J. Fulde

Brazilian photographer João Burini just published a review of a very distinctive lens: the Canon FD 300mm f/2.8 Fluorite, a manual focus telephoto lens released in the mid-70s. “Using this lens is terrible, I wouldn’t recommend it,” Burini explains, while presenting truly stunning photographs from the Brazilian rainforests. Bokeh fans: brace yourselves. [ Read More ]Original author: Andy Day

The Fujifilm X-T4 is an exciting camera to say the least. And now, we have some high quality video samples. [ Read More ]Original author: David J. Fulde

Paying a monthly fee to use Adobe products is still a hard pill for some photographers to swallow. For those that want to sweeten the deal and get your money's worth, these free bundles are for you. [ Read More ]Original author: Paul Parker

In this video I review the Phottix Juno Speedlight that is compatible with all camera hot shoes. This fully manual flash offers great features at an amazing price point. [ Read More ]Original author: Scott Choucino

It's been a while since we have seen new educational content from Photographer Zack Arias but it seems like he is back and this first video explores some of the reasons you might not be winning photo contests. [ Read More ]Original author: Michael DeStefano

Your photographs will always be a copy. Unfortunately, a cheap one, too. There are two main reasons why you're quite limited in creating art. [ Read More ]Original author: Nils Heininger

You can’t polish a turd, but you can do your darndest to make sure all your ducks are in a row, photographically speaking. To prove that you can make anything look good, I'm shooting an old potato. Surprisingly, it doesn’t take a lot to make your images sing, so here’s my top four tips to make any subject look good. [ Read More ]Original author: Jason Parnell-Brookes

The intelligence of the autofocus on the mirrorless full-frame cameras from Nikon has been considered slightly lacking. Does the new firmware update bring some significant changes to the Z 6 and Z 7? This short video aims to find out. [ Read More ]Original author: Andy Day

If you are an avid Mac user and prefer using Final Cut Pro X over other editing software, then you should check out these tips. [ Read More ]Original author: Burak Erzincanli

If the new announcement from Vecnos, a new 360-imaging unit spun out from from Ricoh’s Theta division, is any indication, things could get very interesting for the portable 360 camera market. [ Read More ]Original author: Wasim Ahmad

Sigma remade their image as a lens manufacturer by creating high quality, sharp DSLR lenses that undercut the prices of equivalent first party offerings. They have expanded into the mirrorless space with similar success, and now, the company has confirmed it will be focusing the majority of its attention on mirrorless developments in the future. [ Read More ]Original author: Alex Cooke

Recently, with rumors of the Canon 5DS and 5DS R being discontinued, there was talk around the industry of Canon possibly bringing a 150-megapixel monster to the market. More news has emerged that the high-resolution camera is being tested by a chosen few photographers, and while it is not 150 megapixels, it will certainly bring buckets of detail. [ Read More ]Original author: Alex Cooke

The Fujifilm X-E4 (set to replace the older Fujifilm X-E3 this year) seems to have been axed, according to reports on Fujirumors. However, it's not just the X-E4 that's finished before it's begun, the entire X-E line seems to be cast to the wayside as the X-E3, now discontinued, might be the last of its generation. [ Read More ]Original author: Jason Parnell-Brookes

We often see videos that pit amateur photographers against professionals, but the twist of this one is showing what a photographer in eighth grade can accomplish when shooting against a professional. It is quite impressive! [ Read More ]Original author: Alex Cooke

A fundamental function that you can find on pretty much any camera is exposure compensation, and depending on how you shoot, it can be a crucial aspect of your workflow. This excellent video will introduce you to exposure compensation, explaining what it is and how you can use it in your own work. [ Read More ]Original author: Alex Cooke

These are tough times, and they're likely to get tougher. The virus has been spreading quickly, affecting countries around the world and causing the cancellation of many events. This article isn’t intended to be doom and gloom or alarmist for the sake of it, but rather to help. [ Read More ]Original author: Shavonne Wong