“After a heavy snow last year on the Front Range of northern Colorado, I went to check on a nesting pair of bald eagles,” recalls Arthur Trevino. “This one was perched on a bare cottonwood tree. I pulled my car over and waited for it to fly off. When it did, I followed it with my camera, firing away as it dove to grab a prairie dog. It missed and landed a few feet away. The prairie dog turned around and lunged at the eagle and startled it, which gave the prairie dog time to scamper away to its burrow and live another day.” See more of Arthur Trevino’s work at pappadukes.com. Sony a9, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS. Exposure:...

When you have gained a lot of confidence in your ability with a camera and have built out a nice portfolio, you might start thinking about going professional. However, even though it absolutely takes those aforementioned items, they are not enough on their own. It takes a good amount of business savvy to create a reasonable income from photography. This helpful video tutorial will show you five essential items that will make your business life a little easier. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post 7 Tips for Amazing Low-Angle Photography appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Peter West Carey. Low-angle photos give us a completely different view of the world. Most of our lives are spent well above ground level – by the time we are teenagers, we rarely find ourselves crawling around on the floor. Yet there’s a whole other world down there, an alternative perspective that provides an eye-opening, even shocking, experience. Therefore, when done well, low-angle photography can create genuinely striking shots. With a bit of low-angle compositional magic, you can show a boring, everyday scene in a new light. But how can you capture beautiful images? In this article, I share my top seven tips...

Fujifilm's latest release in their X mount range is the Fujinon XF 30mm f/2.8 LM WR Lens, a compact and lightweight lens that is perfect for a wide range of photography, including macro, portraits, and street. With a fast maximum aperture of f/2.8, it also allows for great low-light performance. Yes, there are wider apertures from the Fujifilm range, but none I expect can shoot as close to the subject and still provide highly detailed images as this one can. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Gary McIntyre)

Photo By Gary Fua Today’s Photo of the Day is “Illumination” by Gary Fua. Location: 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 linkOriginal author: Staff

The post dPS Weekly Photo Challenge – Sadness appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. Emotions can be easy to capture in a photograph, but sometimes you need to be in the right place at the right time to photograph an expressed feeling. This week we’re trying to freeze the emotion of sadness in a photograph – how will you do it? Use the hashtag #dPSWeeklyChallenge and #dPSSadness in your posts on social media so we can find them. Remember, sadness doesn’t need to be a portrait of a person, like this beautiful example below: Photo by Dmitry Ganin on Unsplash Emotion can also be expressed through a scene, like this example below of a landscape (Black &...

I'm not a novice to the world of computer hardware. I've been building my own Intel-based PCs for the better part of 25 years, but the new world order of Apple Silicon has turned conventional wisdom on its head for those looking to buy a machine for multimedia work. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Wasim Ahmad)

Most of the time, a landscape photo will show the horizon. The best position of that horizon depends on what's important in the photo. Do you place the horizon at the top, the bottom, or somewhere else in the frame? If you struggle with that decision, this article may give a helping hand. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nando Harmsen)

35mm lens with wide maximum apertures are some of the most popular and versatile options available, offering the ability to tackle a huge variety of shooting scenarios and genres, including things like wedding photography, astrophotography, street work, and more. For Fujifilm users, there is the XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR, and this excellent video review takes a look at the lens and the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in usage. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Perhaps no choice is more fundamental to and impactful on your images than the focal length you employ. So, how do you choose the right focal length for a photo? It is a more complex question than it might seem on the surface. If you are new to photography, be sure to check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you some helpful advice and knowledge for choosing the right focal length. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

As a landscape and seascape photographer who also shoots surfing, I'm not too embarrassed to say that my understanding of indoor lighting setups is not where I want it to be. This video here is extremely helpful, especially if you'd love to get those gorgeously mysterious rim light shots. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Iain Stanley)

Sony's AirPeak drone is the world‘s smallest drone that can carry a full frame Alpha series mirrorless camera. It's also a versatile aerial platform that's capable of carrying other payloads. Check out how professional drone pilot Craig Coker deployed powerful drone-lighting tools to capture stunning images of world-class athletes in the first AirPeak "Light The Night" showcase. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Reza Malayeri)

Canon's RF lenses have generally been lauded for their impressive image quality and performance (and often, their extreme design), but with all that comes fairly expensive prices. And that is why, at $299, the RF 16mm f/2.8 STM looks like quite an intriguing option, particularly when you consider how portable it is as well. This excellent video review takes a look at the lens and the sort of experience and image quality you can expect from it in usage. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Lightroom is bursting with a variety of tools for editing your images, but one that is often overlooked is the Targeted Adjustment Tool. This tiny icon hiding among the larger sliders and adjustments is quite powerful, though, and with it, you can efficiently make very precise adjustments to multiple aspects of your photos. This great video tutorial will show you where to find the Targeted Adjustment Tool and how to use it to edit your images. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

What does it really take to get by in an industry where any Tom, Dick, and Harry has it in them to harvest likes on images like basking sharks devouring krill? Who’s doing it better? Well, everyone, right? What’s happening, day to day, week to week in the life of an active professional photographer? Well, I’m laying it all on the line. Telling it like it is. Here’s a desperately honest account of what happens in an average week for me, an honestly average photographer. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Michael Barrow)

Choosing a lens which will give you desired results for a particular portrait assignment is an integral part of being a photographer. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ali Choudhry)

The post Editing RAW Photos in Lightroom: 5 Essential Tips appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. If you shoot in RAW and you want your photos to look realistic, photo editing is a necessary step in the photographic workflow. Unedited RAW files simply do not look like what you saw with your eyes! For instance, in high-contrast lighting, the human eye can see more detail in the highlights and the shadows – and when faced with colorful subjects, RAW shots just don’t have the same pop as the real-life scene. That’s where RAW photo editing in Lightroom comes in handy. With a bit of effort, you can balance the light and color to get your...

This video from nature photographer Simon d'Entremont offers one of the best explanations of camera metering modes I have come across, complete with examples of each mode and when to use them. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Pete Coco)

In the last few years, Tamron has established themselves as a manufacturer of some of the most cost-effective and useful lenses available, offering practical capabilities and good image quality all at very affordable prices. One such option is the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD lens for Nikon Z mirrorless cameras, and this excellent video review takes a look at the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The March 2023 issue of Photoshop User is now live on the KelbyOne site and the KelbyOne app for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how to use Photoshop Express to quickly and easily add special effects, graphic overlays, text, and looks to your phone images; plus, retouching hot spots in Lightroom; using Lightroom to import images into Lightroom Classic; turning your photos into chalk drawings in Photoshop; creating stained glass portraits in Photoshop; creating three different posters with one image; and so much more! This issue’s cover image by KelbyOne member Wendi Kennedy Current KelbyOne members can log into their account to access the new issue, or you can visit https://kelbyone.com/magazine to sign up and start reading today. KelbyOne Pro members have access to more than 100...