Improving your editing doesn’t necessarily mean getting your head around the Tone Curve or finding new ways to use the Color Grading panel. Check out these five practical tips to help you be more thoughtful in your editing and discover how to create your own style. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Are your photos beautiful? Consequently, do they attract lots of likes online? If you are serious about your photography, then there are arguments to shun beauty and embrace less appealing aesthetics. But those arguments are flawed. Here's why. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ivor Rackham)

Congratulations to David Shield for winning the recent Shooting a Concept assignment with the image, “Throne of Dreams.” See more of David Shield’s photography at www.davidshieldphotography.com. [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The post Shooting A Concept Assignment Winner David Shield appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Ever find your distant objects such as mountains appearing much smaller than they should in your landscape photos? Perspective blending is a great solution that is actually quite easy to do. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Armitage)

Photo By Gene Putney Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Waiting” by Gene Putney. Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. “On a May afternoon, I had the opportunity to photograph this American black bear sow with three cubs,” explains Putney. “The mother was on the move, and this particular cub stayed close, but the other two were more adventurous and lagging behind. I captured this image as the mother and cub stopped and looked back as they waited for the other two to catch up.” 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,...

When we think of family portraits, we often picture the traditional looks: everyone lined up, smiling, and well dressed. Family lifestyle photography, on the other hand, shines a new light on family portraiture. Rather than posing everybody perfectly, lifestyle captures the personality and dynamics of the family. The spontaneity is a great addition to a complete family album. Let's begin by seeing how the two styles differ. This video is a sneak peek into SLR Lounge Premium Library with a chapter from our new course, Family Photography 101. This is a complete course on capturing memorable and unique family portraits. In this video, I had Shivani with me as we compared family lifestyle photography with traditional portraits. [ Read More ]Original...

Unhappy or unfulfilled photographers are only a matter of clicks away from putting the camera down permanently. Ask yourself these questions before it's too late. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Paul Parker)

The post How to Blur the Background in Photoshop: Step-By-Step Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Megan Kennedy. Do you want to know how to blur the background in Photoshop? While it’s generally best to create a shallow depth of field effect in camera, there are ways to create a realistic blur in Photoshop. In this article, I’ll share two easy methods to produce a Photoshop blur effect, and I’ll also discuss when and why you should think about blurring the background in the first place. Let’s get started. How to blur the background in Photoshop: Field Blur Photoshop’s Field Blur filter allows you to place pins on an image, which will introduce a blurred background...

Skylum has released LuminarAI Update 4, which delivers a rather amazing Portrait BokehAI feature along with a few other new or improved items that add to the popular software application's bag of tricks. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mel Martin)

Perhaps no post-processing choice more fundamentally alters the perception of a photo than converting it to black and white. When should you actually shoot in black and white, however? This excellent video discusses the how and why of black and white photography to help you expand both your creative techniques and palette. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

There are endless apps and web services available for small business owners to build a CRM database. For those not familiar with CRM, it stands for Customer Relationship Management. Basically, it's where you store, categorize, and update your customer’s information. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Joe Loper)

Phone cameras have become remarkably competent and versatile in recent years, to the point that they can deliver professional-level results in certain situations, particularly when the light is good and you do not need extreme focal lengths. The Sony Xperia 1 III offers some of the most impressive capabilities yet, and this great video review takes a look at how it performs. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

In the springtime, R Lazy S ranch and surrounding Jackson Hole valley erupt in multiple tones of vibrant green. The sliding glass door in my parents’ room began to rattle, bowing and flexing inward toward their bed. Champ, their elderly Australian Shepard and lover of all animals, let out an uncharacteristic growl that turned into a whimper as the window above her continued to bend and shake. My dad awoke and sleepily clicked on the porch light, which exposed the silhouette of an enormous standing bear, his face and paws pressed up against the window, which was putting forth a valiant effort of defending the house from outside invaders. Windows and doors, however, only succeed when they are closed, and it...

Waiting to take an image until the culmination of an action or moment is a common theme in photography. But sometimes, the in-between moments are even better for telling a story or building a narrative. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Abby Ferguson, MFA)

Cropping is straightforward for the most part, but it can be tricky at first, and especially so if you're looking to crop for printing purposes. This video gives you a great, beginner's guide to cropping your photographs for all purposes using Adobe Photoshop. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

Photographers have to deal with a lot of annoying things, whether from clients, other photographers, online trolls, or others. What is it that annoys you? If you need a bit of catharsis, this video should do you a bit of good. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By Kris Walkowski Today’s Photo Of The Day is “El Majestic” by Kris Walkowski. Location: Yosemite National Park, California. 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 Kris Walkowski appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

Looking to give Capture One a try but just find it confusing? It can be a bit difficult when you first open it up, especially if you are accustomed to another image-processing program. Change can be tricky at first, and here's a video to help you get started. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Ventura)

The post Square Photography: 6 Reasons the Square Format Is Amazing appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Andrew S. Gibson. What’s so great about the square format in photography? And how can shooting square compositions help your photos? In this article, I’m going to share 6 important reasons to use the square format. And by the time you’re done, you’ll fully appreciate the value of square photography! Let’s get started. Square versus rectangular photography Every photo aspect ratio – square, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, and more – features a slightly different view of the world. And these different views lend themselves to different types of compositions. Therefore, composition in the square (1:1) format is a different process than...

If you are looking for super-fast storage for your video editing on the go, then you may be interested in checking out the Sabrent 2TB Rocket XTRM Nvme Thunderbolt 3 SSD. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Craig Beckta)