The post 7 Tips – How to Add Depth and Dimension into Your Photos appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Andrew S. Gibson. How can you add depth in photography? And how can you make your photos look stunningly three-dimensional? Depth helps create a sense of place, and it draws the viewer into your images. Plus, it’s a great way to take your compositions to the next level, fast. In this article, you’ll find seven techniques and tips, all designed to help you convey a stronger sense of depth in your photos. Let’s get started! 1. Use leading lines Here’s one of the easiest ways to convey depth in photography: Use a wide-angle lens and include leading...

Great composition in landscape photographs can be tricky and there are so many tips, tricks, and rules, some of the more basic principles can fall by the wayside. Here are seven tips based around one area of composition that is too often forgotten. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

Photo by d.mitler Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The Mountains Called” by d.mitler. Location: Mammoth Lakes, 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 d.mitler appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Many camera bags are created for limited applications. Not all bags can be as useful for every shooting situation. However, this expansive camera bag system just might have covered most, if not all. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Nicco Valenzuela

The post Is the Online Photography Community Toxic? appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Carl Spring. Is the online photography community toxic? It certainly feels like it sometimes. There seems to be a lot of toxicity to go around right now – and not just in photography. Every time I look at social media these days, things get angry very quickly. You only have to look at anything political on Twitter and it generally takes just a few tweets before everything descends into accusations and hatred.  When I look at the photography groups I follow, I’m sad to say I tend to find similar issues. Not in every group, but you only have to look at news...

In part 1, we covered some techniques to consider when composing your shots. Review those tips before continuing on with the final part of this two-part series.  Photography is an art form, yet as photographers, we’re at a great disadvantage.  A painter can create his own dramatic light, an impending storm, a howling wolf upon a rocky precipice or a bald eagle swooping from the water with trout held firmly in its talons.  A photographer, on the other hand, starts with a canvas that’s already painted, has to eliminate distractions and hopefully encounters dramatic moments. A photographer has to find serenity amongst chaos and confusion. He or she has to wait for quintessential events to unfold and be lucky enough that...

The UK’s “Digital Camera World” site is one of my favorite photography sites, and this past week I ran across this post from a Lightroom user who had switched from Classic to LR ‘cloud’ and came running back to Classic. His subhead, “Lightroom CC [cloud] just doesn’t do the right things in the right way” is pretty telling. Also, he refers to LR ‘cloud” as LR CC because nobody really knows what to call it to make it clear we’re not talking about Classic. He does a point-by-point list of what Lightroom ‘cloud’ still doesn’t do, with missing features like not having Smart Collections to Virtual Copies (though he left a bunch off his list). Here’s the link if you want...

While the Canon EOS R5 and the Sony Alpha 1 may represent different classes of cameras in their respective company hierarchies, there's a lot more that's similar about the two than initially meets the eye. It's with that in mind that Tony and Chelsea Northrup put the two cameras through the gauntlet to see how they compare on the big stuff. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Wasim Ahmad

Photo By mjones Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Swans on a Misty Morning Pond” By mjones. Location: Savannah, Georgia. 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 mjones appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Do you take criticism with a pinch of salt or often far too personally and too close to heart? Is there a happy middle ground where it can work for you? [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Anete Lusina

The post 20 Dos and Don’ts for Shooting the Moon appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Bruce Wunderlich. If you’ve ever tried shooting the moon, you’ve probably discovered that it’s actually a pretty tricky subject! But don’t worry; there are some tips and techniques you can use to quickly improve your moon photography. In this article, let’s look at some dos and don’ts to take your moon images from snapshots to stunning art. The April moon, called the “Pink Moon,” rising over Marietta, Ohio. The setting sun lit the city with a warm glow. 1. Do use a tripod One of the most important pieces of equipment for shooting the moon is a good tripod. Since the moon is so...

Street photography — particularly street portraiture — is such an engaging and appealing genre to view, but taking the images is somewhat harder for a number of reasons. Here is a beginner's guide for those photographers interested in hitting the streets with their camera. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

Photo By Gary Fua Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Trailblaze” by Gary Fua. Location: Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley 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 linkOriginal author: Staff

Extending backgrounds is sometimes needed when you have a great shot, but the composition was a little off or the backdrop was just slightly too small. In this tutorial I'll show you two ways you can extend the backdrop in Photoshop CC with clean results. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Jason Parnell-Brookes

The post A Beginner’s Guide to Working With Flash Off-Camera appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Gina Milicia. I spent the first three years of my photography career avoiding the use of off-camera flash. Why? Because I couldn’t wrap my head around the concepts and science behind it. I tried to cover up my struggles by saying things like “I’m a natural light photographer,” or “I really don’t like the aesthetics of flash photography.” But I eventually – reluctantly! – invested in a flash for my first Nikon. This was the ’90s, pre-digital, pre-autofocus, and pre-TTL. I had to calculate how much power to use via a chart on top of the flash. Each photoshoot I went...

Superzoom lenses can be useful in that they cover a huge range of focal lengths without the extra weight and bulk from carrying a bag with lots of more specialized lenses. For landscape photographers, they can be especially useful, and this great video discusses why you should consider adding on to your arsenal. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

The post Weekly Photo Challenge – Mirrors appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. Mirror mirror on the wall… or, in my case, in a train station! Where will you find a mirror and how will you make a creative photo with it! I have a couple of ideas in mind and will be out and about making my photo to submit in the Facebook group, during the week! Meanwhile, here are a couple from yesteryear! Find a mirror in a train station and make a self portrait. Here are 19 more creative mirror self-portraits if you’d like to try! A couple more great examples for you, below. Photo by Caroline Veronez on UnsplashPhoto by Marc-Olivier Jodoin...

Photo By Robert Henderson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Bridal Gift” by Robert Henderson. Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. “Lilac-breasted rollers are a favorite photo subject for visitors to East Africa, but I was looking for a less familiar image,” explains Henderson. “I found what I was looking for in the Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, in early November. We watched as the male roller landed with his impressive trophy and waited for his hopefully appreciative mate to join. Moments later, she did, and the tasty centipede was handed off. What made it especially cool was the date, November 4, which happens to be the date of our own wedding anniversary. The running joke between my wife and I is now...

We're used to iterative developments in camera lines? Nikon's D800, D810, and D850 all provided incremental improvements. So what is unusual about the latest incarnation of Fuji's X-E lineup, the X-E4? [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Mike Smith

The post See the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award Winners appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. The Natural History Museum in London just announced their Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award winner plus four highly commended images, and they are stunning. Over 55,000 votes were cast. Here is the overall favorite photo, “Bushfire,” by Robert Irwin: Robert Irwin / Wildlife Photographer of the Year As explained by the Natural History Museum: “After spotting smoke billowing out of the horizon, Robert knew he had a prime opportunity. Launching his drone, he sent it straight over to the location of the fire. With only a few minutes of battery left, he knew...