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Congratulations to Jeff Harshaw for winning the Atmospherics Assignment with the image, “A Portent of Winter.” 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 Atmospherics Assignment Winner Jeff Harshaw appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

Photo By Nadeem Sufi Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Welcome to the Smokies” by Nadeem Sufi. Location: Tennessee. “Just one of the images while photographing a great drama of sunrise amongst the on and off rain and clouds,” describes Sufi. 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 Nadeem Sufi appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

The post How to Send Photos to Your Clients: A Quick Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Mark C Hughes. Whether you are selling images, working on a commission, or doing client portrait shoots, you need a simple way to send photos to clients. In this article, I offer an overview of the most popular image delivery options for photographers today – and I explain how to pick the perfect delivery method for your specific needs. So if you’re looking to share images, keep your clients happy, and offer an all-around great photography experience, then read on. How to choose the perfect method of sending photos: factors to think about So you have a client – and you...

Having more gear is usually fun. Until you have to pack for a big trip or shoot and charge all your batteries, that is. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nicco Valenzuela)

Til death do us part? Apparently not, according to a popular wedding photographer who shares three signs she's picked up along the way that indicate a marriage will end in tears — of unhappiness. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Iain Stanley)

Submit your best Product Photo Alright everyone, it's time for a new Critique the Community! This time around we are exploring product photography. Recently our good friend and Fstoppers educator Brian Rodgers Jr posted a brand new image to the Fstoppers Community and it absolutely rocks! In honor of his amazing photography and composite work, we thought this could be a fun way to showcase your own hero shots! All images must be submitted by Nov 30th and hopefully we will critique them live the first week in December. I say hopefully because both Lee and I are moving homes in Puerto Rico and aren't sure where we... [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Patrick Hall)

Landscape photography is often about achieving maximum depth of field, fantastic sharpness, and gathering as much quality into one image as possible. Or is it? This photographer shoots everything wide open and has an excellent reason for it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

How do you define success as a photographer? How do you know when you’ve reached the goal you’ve set for yourself when you first started your journey behind the lens? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Christopher Malcolm)

Last month, DxO released PhotoLab 5 and introduced a major new feature: support for Fujifilm X-Trans files. If you shoot at high ISO levels, you might want to check out what this software can do when it comes to removing noise and increasing detail. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Andy Day)

Canon has impressed us time and again with their RF lenses, which push the boundaries of design and performance. Such superlative lenses are not cheap, however, and many photographers may be looking for more reasonably priced options. The RF 16mm f/2.8 STM is one such option, and it is quite portable on top of that, and this excellent video review takes a look at the kind of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Professional wide angle zoom lenses tend to have apertures of f/2.8, but for photographers who do not need that extra light-gathering power, choosing an f/4 zoom can mean significant savings in both weight and cost (and sometimes other gains). For Canon shooters, there is the RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM, and this great video review takes a look at the kind of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Every year, I run dozens of workshops for photographers, and there are always the same areas that even established photographers have not grasped. Learning the metering and exposure ropes opens a gamut of creative possibilities. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ivor Rackham)

One of the most useful skills any portrait photographer can learn is the ability to balance both artificial and ambient light in a portrait. If you are learning how to work with artificial light and want to improve your skills, check out this great video tutorial that will show you how to balance natural light and flash to create better outdoor portraits. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By Gary Fua Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Whimsical” by Gary Fua. Location: Gates of the Valley, 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 Gary Fua appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

The post 10 Best Lenses for Portrait Photography (2021) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Simon Ringsmuth. If you were to ask 100 professionals about the best lens for portrait photography, you would likely receive 100 different answers. There are so many options to choose from, and so many ways to shoot portraits, that it can be difficult to sort through all the information and find the lens that works for you. However, there are lenses that consistently rise to the top; they produce great results for anyone shooting portraits. They do vary greatly in terms of price, size, focal length, and even sheer practicality, but if you are looking for the perfect portrait lens, there will...

The price disparity between entry-level and high-end equipment in photography and videography is larger than every, and in many ways, that makes comparing them more interesting. In this video, one videographer shoots b-roll with a cheap smartphone gimbal and an expensive stabilizer rig to see just how much difference there is. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

When it comes to buying new lights, you first need to decide if you want a continuous light or flash, which can be a difficult decision if you shoot both photography and video work. But with the new Reflex S from StellaPro, you no longer need to decide. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Jason Vinson)

When starting with photography, it is easy to be focused entirely on the technical side of the medium. However, paying close attention to your compositions is sure to bring your images to the next level. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Abby Ferguson, MFA)

New gear is always exciting and can have a meaningful impact on the technical quality of your images, but those prices can add up quickly. Besides, there is a lot we can do to improve the quality of our photos with the gear we already own, and this fantastic video tutorial will show you many different ways to do so. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

If you’ve ever thought about getting into astrophotography, you may have been dissuaded by the task of correctly processing your own images. There are countless guides online using a variety of programs, but they are either expensive and difficult to use, or are only available for a single operating system. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Scott Donschikowski)