In 2021, one of the astronomical targets you may want to challenge your photo skills on is the lunar eclipse occurring on May 26 (the evening of May 25-26). While lunar eclipses are generally not hard to see, since half the world can see the moon at any instant, not everyone can see the full extent of the approximately three-hour event. For this one, Pacific Ocean hemisphere residents are favored, but the west coast of the U.S. gets to see totality followed by the still partially eclipsed moon set opposite the sunrise. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by David Kodama)

Photo By Harry Lichtman Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Tekapo Rainbow” by Harry Lichtman. Location: Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand. “During some stormy weather on New Zealand’s South Island, a rainbow appeared during a break of sun near Lake Tekapo,” explains Lichtman. “The weather allowed us to chase rainbows all day, with a variety of backgrounds juxtaposed. I used a 340mm focal length to show the big peaks of the southern alps as well as the rainbow.” 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...

A wide-aperture 35mm lens is by far one of the most popular choices for a huge range of genres and needs, offering a wide but still relatively neutral focal length combined with a lot of light-gathering and subject-isolating power. Sony's FE 35mm f/1.4 GM offers the company's best optics in such a lens, and this excellent video review takes a look at it and the kind of performance you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

I recently reviewed the SunwayFoto PCL-R5 L-Bracket for the Canon EOS R5/R6. Shortly afterward, I found another interesting L-Bracket made by Peipro, which has an interesting feature that other L-Brackets do not, so I chose to buy one and check it out. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mike Dixon)

The post How to Batch Resize in Photoshop: A Step-by-Step Guide (2021) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Helen Bradley. What’s the easiest way to batch resize in Photoshop? In this article, I’m going to take you through a simple, step-by-step process for resizing your images. It’ll take seconds – and when you’re done, you’ll be able to resize dozens (or hundreds!) of photos at once. Let’s get started. Batch resizing in Photoshop: step by step Batch resizing isn’t hard, and it takes very little knowledge. To start, make sure you open some files in Photoshop (though note that you don’t need to open all the files you’re aiming to resize; a random file or an empty...

The different experiences felt when shooting analog compared to digital is well known to photographers, but what is it about film photography that makes it so appealing to the point that ever more of us are picking up second-hand cameras from more than 25 years ago? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Whisky bottles are a favorite subject for product photographers and this shot adds an interesting twist: the bottle and tumblers are impossibly balanced on one another. How was it achieved? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Despite lots of exciting news from a variety of brands in the first few months of 2021, Nikon has been relatively quiet, leading to rumors of delays. The company has spoken, however, and has said that that isn't the case and that we can expect a lot of activity in the months to come. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

When it comes to editing your landscape images, having a practical approach to what changes you should make can be hugely beneficial. But how can ACDC guide you to the right decisions? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Congratulations to Vietfotos.idalands for winning the recent The Elements photography assignment with the image, “Morning Light.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The post The Elements Assignment Winner Vietfotos.idalands appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

If you are looking for your first cinema camera or thinking of upgrading your current rig there are tons of options out there but if you are looking for the best bang for your buck. Then you will want to make sure you read this Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro review. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Craig Beckta)

Mount Cook’s peak from Mount Cook Village, South Island, New Zealand, 2015. To make mountains look massive, towering over the landscape, a standard approach is to photograph them from miles away with a lens in the normal to telephoto range. Instead, here I was, right up against the base of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, with everything on my side of the ridge in shadow. Potential foreground subjects were limited—mostly grasses, bushes and stunted trees, all in rather murky light—and only Mount Cook’s 12,218-foot summit pyramid and the clouds above caught the rays of the setting sun. It occurred to me that rather than resorting to the easy solution of making a tight mountain portrait with a telephoto, I could create more...

Your Best Monochrome Portraits Some people say that black and white images can look classic and timeless. In this critique, we want to see your best portrait photos that you converted into black and white. The contest/critique is open to anyone but now that we are doing these critiques live, we want to share more of the backstory behind each image. Therefore, only images that include details about how the image was shot or the concept behind the image will be featured. The more information the better as we will be reading these stories during our critique. Each photographer can submit up to 3 images. The... [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Lee Morris)

Moment has always been the front runners with regards to developing tools and lenses for mobile phones, and with MagSafe now standard on new iPhones, they’ve knocked it out of the park with their mounts. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Wouter du Toit)

When Leica announced its brand new Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH last week, it was interesting to note how similar it is to the 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art released by Sigma last year. Has Sigma built this lens in Japan so that Leica can stick a red dot on it? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Photo By Dean Cobin Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Beginning to Believe” by Dean Cobin. Location: Huangshan mountain range, Anhui province, China. The low angle of the rising sun creates light rays through the peaks of the Huangshan Mountains, also known as the Yellow Mountains, located in the southern Anhui province of eastern 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 Dean Cobin appeared first...

The Canon EOS R5 is a landmark camera from Canon. It's the first full frame mirrorless camera to shoot 8K raw video along with 4K at an impressive 120 frames per second. What we're really impressed with is how well this camera produces color. This is why in our latest video, we show you how to get the best color and image quality out of the Canon EOS R5. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Usman Dawood)

The post Photography Aspect Ratio: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Andrew S. Gibson. What are aspect ratios in photography? How does an aspect ratio affect your images? And how can you change the aspect ratio once you’ve taken a photo? In this article, I’m going to give you a quick introduction to photography aspect ratios – so that, by the time you’ve finished, you’ll understand what they are and how you can use them to improve your own images. Let’s get started. What is a photography aspect ratio? An aspect ratio is the dimensions of an image expressed in a ratio form. You determine the aspect ratio by...

In any given lens review, the most valued and sought-after tests performed are those pertaining to image quality. I believe we have already begun to shift away from this, and here's why. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

25 years ago, Sony unveiled the DSC-F1, a 0.3-megapixel digital stills camera with a rotating lens. Check out this piece of photographic history as Gordon Laing takes it on a quick tour of Brighton. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)