If you're looking to make a portrait a little more interesting or give it a little more character, here is a tutorial on how to add natural-looking freckles quickly and easily in Photoshop. The brushes used in the video are also provided free of charge. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

The recent addition of an astrophoto time-lapse mode (uncovered by XDA Developers) coming to Google’s camera app on their Pixel line of phones piqued my interest. Not that I think it will replace all of our “real” cameras, but I do have a deep appreciation for the engineering wizardry required to push right up to the physical limits of a tiny sensor and lens. And as an astronomy enthusiast, any developments that might open an appreciation of the night skies to a wider population get me very interested. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by David Kodama)

Top tips videos dominate the YouTube photography world. The breakdown of a complex topic into an easily digestible list satisfies our appetite for a quick creative boost. But are top tips videos really bolstering our creativity or stifling it? This video suggests that those videos may just be limiting our ability to create unique work. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Brian Christianson)

Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Anza Borrego Super Bloom” by Kim Hang Dessoliers. Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State 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 Kim Hang Dessoliers appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Last week, Nikon unveiled the NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S Macro Lens. In an unusual move from the manufacturer, we have a hands-on video before the lens reaches the shelves. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Editing portraits can be a time-consuming task, especially when you have done something like a corporate session and have multiple subjects to work through. However, newer software offers the ability to automate many parts of the process and vastly increase your efficiency. This helpful video tutorial will show you how to edit portraits using Luminar AI. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post 3 Simple Steps to Make Your Skies Pop in Lightroom appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jim Hamel. You photograph a scene that includes a beautiful blue sky with puffy white clouds. You’re excited – until you look down at your LCD, only to see that the sky your camera captured is not what you see in front of you. It’s washed out. It has little or no detail. It looks overexposed, colorless, and really, really boring. So what do you do? Here’s the good news: You can fix this problem both quickly and easily in Lightroom. And you don’t need to be a post-processing wizard to make it happen. In fact, there are three...

Today, Olympus has announced a new, lightweight, ultra wide-angle zoom lens for their Micro Four Thirds (MFT) systems. This versatile lens has the image quality people have come to expect of the PRO range, but with a much wider coverage than most lenses in their line-up. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

So much of portraiture is of women that you would be surprised at just how much posing knowledge you might have without trying. However, for many reasons, with men, it's trickier. This video goes into some tips, tricks, and mistakes when posing men for portraits. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

The amount of high-end television and film on display in recent years is unparalleled. One show that got a lot of attention is the drama mystery, DARK after it was added to Netflix. Its acting and plot are both brilliant, but the cinematography is utterly superb. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

One of Canon’s rarest lenses is about to come up for auction: the EF 1200mm f/5.6 L USM, the world's largest interchangeable autofocus SLR lens. If you have a spare $150,000, you might want to place a bid for this exceptional piece of glass. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Many photographers would love to sell prints from their website but holding stock is expensive, shipping can be complicated, and buying a quality print can be a significant investment of money and wallspace that won't appeal to a large chunk of your audience. Why not sell postcards instead? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Figure 1. Shot with the new iPhone 12 Pro Max using the Apple ProRAW format. Developed in Lightroom Classic. Introduced in the iPhone 12 Pro and the 12 Pro Max, Apple ProRAW is an entirely new file format that indicates where Apple is heading with its camera technology. Two years ago, I did something I never thought I would do. I wrote my first article about an iPhone, the XS Max, for this very publication. I never thought I would write such a thing because, truth be told, I’m a photo snob, and a proud snob, at that. I felt camera phones prior to the XS Max were crude toys reserved for those uninitiated into the craft of photography. Real photographers...

The neat thing about landscape photography is that any single subject can be rendered in many different ways simply by your choice of settings and more. So, how do you know which settings to choose for a specific shot? This excellent video tutorial discusses what to think about when you are deciding which camera settings to use. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

For the last 5 days, 5DayDeal has featured the deal of the year, including over $4,000 value in video products and education for only $157. You have five more hours to save 96 percent on products from dozens of industry leaders. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by David Strauss)

Photo By Jeremy Janus Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Standley Lake Sunset” by Jeremy Janus. Location: Colorado. “Early in the afternoon I saw the clouds forming and sky splitting, so I knew it was going to be an amazing sunset,” says Janus. “I drove out about a half-hour from Denver to one of my favorite lakes to capture the occasion. The clouds had so many unique formations and they were framing the scene beautifully as they cut the mountains and made way for the sun to shine through and illuminate them in the process.” 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....

The top-end mirrorless full frame cameras from Sony and Canon both shoot 8K video, but which gives better results? This short video aims to find out. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Adobe has just released new features, bug fixes, new camera support, and new lens profiles. Let’s take a closer look at what to expect in this update. New to Lightroom Classic and Lightroom desktop  There are a few features that have been added to both of these programs (and Camera Raw too), so let’s address those first. Super Resolution While not a feature I use every day, I am pleased to see that Super Resolution has been added to both Lightroom products on the Mac and Windows platforms. It works the same as it does in Camera Raw when it was released back in March, except that now we can access it right inside of either Lightroom Classic or Lightroom (desktop...

The post How to Avoid and Reduce Noise in Your Photos (2021 Guide) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Barry J Brady. We’ve all seen it in our images: that uneven grainy look that makes our images unappealing. But how can you avoid noise? And, in cases where it’s unavoidable, how do you reduce noise in photos? In this article, I’m going to share plenty of tips and tricks for both preventing and removing noise. Specifically, I’ll share: Why you’re actually dealing with noise in the first placeFive simple ways to stop noise from ever appearing in your imagesA noise reduction workflow you can use to reduce noise in Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw Sound good? Let’s...

In this article, you will discover the key differences between two very popular cameras with video shooters, the Sony a7S III and the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro. Check out the article to decide which one of these video workhorses is the right one for you. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Craig Beckta)