Creating a successful landscape image takes a combination of technique, creative vision, planning, and often, just a smidgen of good fortune. If you would like to improve your landscape work, check out this fantastic video tutorial that features an experienced photographer offering some helpful advice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The unifying thread which first attracted me to Hugo-Victor Solomon’s work is the honesty and candidness of his portraits. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ali Choudhry)

Zoom and prime lenses both have their own purposes and respective pros and cons, although beginners typically default to using zooms, particularly since most kit lenses are of that variety. There are a few properties than should make you consider grabbing a prime lens instead, however, and this excellent video discusses one of the subtler reasons using one can benefit your photography. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Premiere Pro is an impressively powerful video-editing program, but with all that power comes the need for a lot of effort and investment of time to get the results you want. As such, finding any little spot you can to increase your efficiency can add up to big gains in the long run. This excellent video tutorial will show you five tips that will help you save time when working in Premiere Pro. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By Marti Phillips Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Teton Storm” by Marti Phillips. Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. “A view of the Tetons breaking through after an early-morning storm,” describes Phillips. 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 Marti Phillips appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

Samyang has long been known for making affordable and sharp manual focus lenses, but recently, they have started producing autofocus lenses as well, but they have still managed to keep prices below those of many first-party options. One such option is the 50mm f/1.4 AF Series II, and this fantastic video review takes a look at the lens and the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The beauty of artificial lighting is that you can create fantastically creative and compelling shots that simply would not be possible with only natural light. Using a snoot and gobo is one such possibility, and this excellent video tutorial will show you how one photographer lit, shot, and edited such images using them. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Bird photography is a challenging genre that requires a lot of patience and skill, but when you get things right, the results can be really rewarding. If you would like to improve your work, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you how a photographer shot and edited an eagle photo from start to finish. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

I love trends. But what I love more is making fun of them. Be it a trend in lighting, or a trend in aperture choice, or a trend in post-processing, here are some that we should've moved on from a long time ago. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Illya Ovchar)

The post 15 Portrait Photography Mistakes (And How to Fix Them) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. Portrait photography can be tough. In fact, there are a few simple mistakes that I see portrait shooters make over and over again, mistakes that seriously detract from their images. Fortunately, while these portrait photography mistakes are problematic, they’re not hard to recognize – and they’re not hard to fix, either. So without further ado, let’s take a look at the most common 15 portraiture mistakes (made by beginners, hobbyists, and even professionals). 1. A poor composition Beginner portrait photographers make this mistake pretty consistently: They don’t think carefully about the position of the subject in the frame,...

Some photographs raise potent emotions. Emotions are as much an essential element of photographs as composition. So, how do we embed them into our images? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ivor Rackham)

Photo By Heather Nicole Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Lounging Leopard” by Heather Nicole. Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. “A lounging leopard enjoys the last rays of sunlight after a warm afternoon nap,” describes Heather Nicole. 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 Heather Nicole appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Sony's FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II takes what was already an impressive lens and improves on it to make it even better, making it a desirable option for a lot of photographers and filmmakers looking for a fast and versatile telephoto zoom. This excellent video review takes a look at the new version and the sort of image quality and performance you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II is the second iteration of the company's fast telephoto zoom, making it an appealing tool for a lot of professional photographers and filmmakers. It brings with it a wide range of improvements over the original, and it looks like quite the impressive lens. This fantastic video review takes a look at the lens and the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Fujifilm's GFX line of mirrorless cameras turned the paradigm of medium format on its head by making it far more affordable, so much so that it has become a viable alternative to full frame, particularly for people like portrait, wedding, and landscape photographers. If you are interested in the camera for your work, check out this fantastic video review that discusses one photographer's thoughts on the camera after using it for landscape work for a year. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Why do all lenses, including the one in the human eye, flip an image upside-down? Or do they? It's far easier to understand than you might think. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Lee Morris)

It's no secret about how Apple and other manufacturers get around the optical zoom problem on smartphones. One only needs to look at the back of the phone to see the ever-increasing number of lenses and sensors stuffed into the back shell. Sony, however, has figured out another way. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Wasim Ahmad)

The post Weekly Photography Challenge – Old Signs appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. You know the signs we’re talking about! Those old, interesting, mostly rusty or faded signs on shops of old, or the corner of a dusty street or an old mailbox. Use the hashtag #dPSSignChallenge in your post this week! I had a quick look through my Flickr for signs… it would seem I quite like them, in many formats! Share your photograph in the comments of this post or over in our Facebook Group the more rust and texture and interesting things the better! For this challenge you can share a #Tryptych of images from a sign scene! Three, no more… (You...

The month of May closes out with a New Moon (moonless sky), to which deep sky astrophotographers always look forward. This month brings a potential bonus of an intense burst of meteors, perfectly timed for North American astrophotographers. In fact, it’s so perfectly timed (for U.S. residents) that it falls on a Monday evening of a U.S. three-day holiday weekend. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by David Kodama)

Ever since the EOS R5 hit the market, Canon has pushed ahead with vigor in the mirrorless market, and it looks like they have no intention of slowing down. In fact, the company seems to be planning a camera that will challenge Sony for the crown of resolution by quite a bit. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)