Spring is here, and with the weather warming up and the outdoor world coming to life, there are numerous fun photography opportunities waiting for you. This great video will show you 10 ideas for springtime photography across a variety of genres. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

I often write about the careful process of making sure you get the most bang for your buck when shopping for photo gear. Well, sometimes you just get lucky. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Christopher Malcolm)

Go behind the scenes on a professional portrait shoot at the most picturesque time of the day to see how these stunning images were created. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

The Nikon FA is the arguably the best valued, vintage, manual focusing 35mm film camera you can buy today. It’s light weight, wonderfully modern for a vintage camera, and the built-in aperture priority mode makes use of the most modern metering of its day which is still unrivaled. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by James Madison)

Photo By nicolecarlon Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Shoreline Sunset” by nicolecarlon. Location: Incline Village, California. “Taken just after the sun fell behind the mountains on the shoreline of Lake Tahoe,” describes the photographer. “This beautiful landscape is a reminder of what nature has to offer us when we take care of the land. Many organizations in the Lake Tahoe area strive to protect the fragile ecosystem of the lake, including Keep Tahoe Blue. When visiting this pristine area, please remember to take your trash with you and understand that a lot of work goes into keeping this area as beautiful as it is.” Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature? Photo...

If you want to make money as a photographer, one of the most important aspects of your business is your website. It is where most of your clients will first see your work and how they will contact you to hire you. Is yours doing its job properly? This great video discusses what clients look for in a website and what you can do to make yours better. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post Chromatic Aberration: What It Is and How You Can Avoid It appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Joshua Burke. Chromatic aberration is a huge image-quality killer – but many photographers don’t know what it is and how it can be prevented. In this article, I’m going to share everything you need to know about chromatic aberration, including: Why it happensHow to identify itFour simple strategies to minimize its effects So without further ado, let’s discuss how to deal with that pesky chromatic aberration once and for all. What is chromatic aberration? Chromatic aberration (also known as color fringing or dispersion) is a common problem in lenses that occurs when colors are incorrectly refracted (bent) by...

If there's one place that you ought to invest your time and money into, it's education. This 4-day event is an interesting one for creatives as it's a mix of international photowalks and online training sessions led by experts. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

Photoshop recently implemented an automated sky replacement feature that drastically cuts down on the time and effort that goes into what was once a tedious task. This excellent video tutorial will show you both how to use the tool for the best results and how to add your own skies to the library. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

If you are not keeping an eye on what you're putting in your cart, camera gear can quickly become jaw-droppingly expensive. Still, at those top-tier prices, you can get some absolutely spectacular equipment, and it is awfully fun to see what it can do. This neat video shows what $30,000 spent on Sony's best camera and two best lenses gets you in terms of performance and image quality. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Coming from the realm of really bad ideas, a 28-year-old Miami Beach woman has been charged with three counts after she posed as a high school student in an attempt to get more Instagram followers. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Water droplets are a lot of fun to capture, but it can be tricky to time the shot and light the scene. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to get started and create your own version of this classic shot. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

Cameras have become so dumbed down in recent years that pretty much anyone can take great shots with even an iPhone or an entry-level camera. Here’s why you do not need to worry about the explosion of mediocre photography impacting your business. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Jeff Bennion)

For the most part, I find that Lightroom Classic’s and Lightroom’s default settings are pretty good, but there are three places that I think you should consider changing as they can cause more harm than good. Two of those are in Lightroom Classic, and one is in Lightroom on mobile. Default Catalog By default, Lightroom Classic is configured to “Load most recent catalog” when the program is launched. This works fine for most people … until it doesn’t, and when it doesn’t, things go horribly wrong. The thinking is that if you only have a single LrC catalog, then it would be the most recent one used, so it would be the one that opens on next launch. And that is...

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)