Photo By Bob Faucher Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Mt. Tom” by Bob Faucher. Location: John Muir Wilderness, California. “Mid-morning sunlight floods the snow-covered eastern face of Mount Tom, a large and prominent peak near the city of Bishop in eastern California,” says Faucher. “It’s within the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra Nevada Range, east of the Sierra Crest.” Canon EOS 5D II, Canon EF 28-70mm @ 50mm, Gitzo tripod, RRS BH-55. RAW capture: 1/200 sec., f/11 ISO 100. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in the running, all you have to do is submit them....

I hope you are healthy and hunkered down where ever you may be. Now that we are all facing a bit more time at home, I thought it might be a good time to do all of those less than glamorous (but still super important) Lightroom Classic chores that are easy to put off. I’m going to link to a few of our past posts that go more in-depth on some of the topics I’ll mention, so be sure to follow those links when you see them. Check The Location of Your Catalog This may seem silly, but you would be surprised at how often I encounter people who don’t know where their catalog is located at all or discover that...

Hi, everybody. It’s kind of weird, with everything going on here and in the world with this virus, to be sharing Lightroom tips, but I guess it’s better than focusing on all the bad news out there, so…I guess here we are. Note: Check my blog today for an update on the Coronavirus and my live seminars coming up in Houston and LA. Adobe’s own Julieanne Kost did a really nice post this week on using Keywords in Lightroom Classic, and there’s a lot to it, and totally worth checking out her post today. Here’s the link. This is such a weird time — I’ve been around for a while and have never experienced what we’re all experiencing and going through. I...

Vlogging is a common marketing tool or additional creative outlet for many photographers, and perhaps for none more so than landscape photographers. In this video, cinematographer and photographer Mikey McManus takes a more objective approach to analyzing a landscape photography vlog. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Mike O'Leary

Nikon recently released a significant firmware update for their new Z 6 and Z 7 mirrorless full-frame cameras, bringing not only animal eye autofocus, but also a major upgrade to the autofocus tracking. Just how good is this new update? This short video seeks to find out. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day

The post Mastering Aspect Ratios in Photography appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Tim Gilbreath. Aspect ratio is a phrase that you’d normally expect to hear when discussing movies or televisions, but as it is a measurement of image proportions, it’s also important in photography. It is also one of those things that is always there, even if you don’t think about it. Aspect ratio in photography is a description of an image’s vertical and horizontal proportions expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, and composed of similar units of measurement, whether it be inches, centimeters, or feet. You’ve seen these numbers before, such as 16:9, which is commonly known as widescreen format, and used to...

The post How to Repair Corrupted Videos Shot on Digital Cameras and Other Devices: A Step-by-Step Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Theodomentis Lucia. Earlier today, I thought about playing some videos that I shot on my digital camera during my last vacation. Sadly, every time I tried to play them on VLC or Windows Media Player, I got a gray or green display on the screen instead. I realized that my videos were corrupt and thought of digging up and finding an ideal solution for it. To be honest, after some failed attempts, I was finally able to repair my corrupted videos. If you have also encountered a similar situation in the past, then you...

Do you want to take stunning photos with your iPhone 11 camera? The cameras on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro are incredible… but you need to master the iPhone camera settings to capture the best shots. In this tutorial, you’ll discover how to use the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro camera features to take amazing pictures! Table Of Contents: iPhone 11 Camera Click any title link below to go straight to that section of the article: 1. Select A Photo Or Video Shooting Mode In The iPhone Camera App2. Switch Between The Wide, Ultra Wide & Telephoto Lenses3. Use Night Mode To Capture Incredible Color & Detail In Low Light4. Use Burst Mode For Spectacular Action Shots5. Shoot...

What’s the difference between the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max cameras? All three of these iPhones feature incredible camera upgrades. But which one is best for you? Read on to compare the features of the iPhone 11 vs iPhone 11 Pro camera. And let us help you choose the best iPhone camera for you and your photography! Table Of Contents: iPhone 11 vs iPhone 11 Pro Camera Click any title link below to go straight to that section of the article: 1. The New iPhone 11 Camera Features: Overview2. Dual-Lens vs Triple-Lens Camera3. Night Mode For Incredible Low-Light Photography With iPhone4. Advanced Smart HDR For Better Shadow & Highlight Detail5. Deep Fusion For Enhanced Texture &...

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