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...

Zoner Photo Studio X is a powerful and affordable editing suite that doesn't get the attention it deserves. Now they have improved the speed of the Develop module along with some other new features, increasing its viability as an all-in-one post-production and digital asset management tool. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

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)

Nikon’s new Z 9, formally unveiled on October 28, is an exciting camera for pro and serious amateur photographers, with incredibly fast capture rates, advanced AF performance and impressive video capabilities. This has been a big year for top-tier camera introductions from Nikon, Canon and Sony, and the Z 9 doesn’t disappoint those who patiently waited for the full reveal after the camera’s development was announced last March. In this YouTube video created by Links TV and shot in 8K HDR, we get a sense of the camera’s impressive still and video quality as well as its AF performance. We think wildlife photographers will be especially interested to see the AF tracking capabilities of the camera when paired with the new...

Australia boasts some of the best beaches in the world. If you photograph water and you haven’t visited, then you are certainly missing out! [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ali Choudhry)

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)

Photoshop is a large and intricate program, with multiple ways to accomplish what you want, and as such, it can be a little overwhelming to learn when you are first starting out. If you are new to the program and wondering how to get started, this excellent video tutorial will show you some essential tools and techniques that will help you accomplish most of what you will need when editing images. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

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)

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)

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)

Photo By Sergio Rojo Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The High Trail” by Sergio Rojo. 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 Sergio Rojo appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

The post How to Read (and Use) Histograms for Beautiful Exposures appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Darlene Hildebrandt. Are you struggling to understand how histograms in photography work? Do you want to know how to read a histogram so you can capture consistently detailed exposures? In this article, we’re going to look at everything you need to know to get started with histogram photography, including: What a histogram actually isHow to understand the peaks of a histogram graphHow to use a histogram to prevent overexposure and underexposureHistogram pitfalls and mistakes So if you’re ready to become a histogram expert, then read on! What is a histogram? A histogram is a graph that represents the tones in...

Now that we have awesome new masking tools, here are some of the masking shortcuts I use the most (many of these were in Lightroom even before the new masking tools were added): ‘ | The apostrophe key inverts your current mask 2. The [ and ] bracket keys (to the right of the letter P) let you change brush sizes. Hitting the left bracket key makes the brush smaller – the right one makes it larger. 3. Right-clicking directly on a mask pin will bring up a pop-up menu of things you can do to that currently selected mask (as seen above). Everything from deleting to hiding to inverting masks. 4. Press the letter O on your keyboard to hide...

Wildlife photography can be challenging for many, especially trying to capture sharp images of birds on land, water or in flight. But you can improve your chances of capturing better bird photos with a few considerations. Research Your Subject Learn the behavior of the particular species you wish to photograph. Critical topics include what it eats, where and when it feeds, its typical flight trajectory, its migration pattern, its agitation signals and more. The more you become dialed into these aspects, the more you’ll increase your opportunities to obtain great photographs. Food and water are critical for the survival of any species, so learning as much as you can about what it eats, where it feeds and where the nearest water...

Modern cameras have an amazing dynamic range. It allows the capture of all the luminosities between the darkest parts and the brightest parts. If you want more, a bracketing series can go beyond that. But do we need everything within the dynamic range, or not? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nando Harmsen)

While every new photographer has to master working with a camera, that is only half of making a compelling image, as it takes good editing skills to finish things off. If you are new to editing your photos, this helpful video tutorial will show you a range of techniques and methods for post-processing a portrait using Lightroom. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The old sentiment that classics are classic for a reason holds in many areas of photography. There are techniques that most — if not all — photographers should know how to do, and this one in particular, will always have applications. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

Composition is a fundamental word in many artistic disciplines and in photography, it's crucial. However, it's all too easy to get bogged down in rules and try to force images into preconceived notions of how they ought to look. In this video, Nigel Danson walks you through four of the rules he leans on for creating great images. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

The COVID-19 pandemic hit most of the world hard, and many businesses closed as a result. In Australia, the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) is one such business that announced closure. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ali Choudhry)

Fuji recently unveiled their Instax Wide photo printer, over 20 years after the format first made its appearance. So, why has it taken Fuji so long? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mike Smith)