Photo By Christoph Stopka Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Fiery Sunset on Ridgeline” by Christoph Stopka. Location: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado. “A massive snowstorm had been dumping on the Rockies all day long and the peaks were shrouded in thick, billowing clouds,” describes Stopka. “But for a brief moment, the towering clouds opened up a small window and exposed the craggy ridgeline in the fiery glow of the sunset. If you blinked, you’d missed it.” See more of Christoph Stopka’s photography at www.christophstopka.com. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP website homepage, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To get your photos in the running, all you have to...

Adobe has announced that it has created a fund of $1 million to support artists, offering grants of up to $5,000 in order to make your project happen. Applications to the Creative Residency Community Fund are now open. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day

The post How to Create Mandalas in Photoshop Using Stack Modes appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Megan Kennedy. There are so many facets to Photoshop that even regular users can sometimes be surprised by new ways to use particular features. Stack Modes is one of the tools in the Photoshop repertoire that I’ve only just started really playing with recently. And, it turns out, the function is great for generating intricate patterns and even mandala-like designs. In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through the steps to create mandalas in Photoshop with Stack Modes. Can I use Stack Modes? First things first – unfortunately, Stack Modes aren’t available in all versions of Photoshop. For this tutorial, I’m...

Issue 60 of Lightroom Magazine is now available for KelbyOne members on the KelbyOne site and on the KelbyOne Mags app for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how a little planning can help you capture the right images for magical composites, plus creating and adding Tone Map profiles to merged HDRs, the secret of using the local adjustment tools to quickly dodge-and-burn your images, and so much more! Cover image by Gilmar Smith KelbyOne Pro & Plus members have access to more than 75 back issues of Photoshop User magazine all the way back to January 2012, plus all 60 issues of Lightroom Magazine. Not a Pro member yet? Click here for more information. The post Issue 60 of Lightroom Magazine Is Now Available! appeared first on Lightroom Killer...

AI editing tools are one of the newest and most exciting features in post-processing. This fun video features a photographer challenging himself to a post-processing contest versus AI editing tools and retouchers from Fiverr. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Astrophotography takes a lot of technical savvy, patience, and careful post-processing, but the results can be absolutely stunning and well worth the time and effort. This excellent video tutorial will show you how to improve the colors in your deep sky images in Photoshop to make them really pop off the screen. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

“The sun was setting on my first day in Katmai National Park when we set out for the shores of Hallo Bay to catch that golden-hour light,” photographer Sara Stein remembers. “We were staying on a small boat, so unlike the traveling seaplanes that frequent the area, we could stay until the sun had set. “We rounded a small hill between the shore and the vast grasslands that the bears liked to frequent, and, to our joy, we were greeted with multiple sows and their cubs. Sitting in the long grass, I focused my lens on this pair, a couple of 2-year-olds, roughly playing while their mother chomped on the fresh grass, always keeping an eye on them. “In a moment...

The new iPhone SE looks mighty tempting to photographers hanging on for dear life to their older generation iPhones. It brings the promise of combining the smarts of the A13 Bionic chip with a single camera unit in a body similar to the iPhone 8, but does that help it’s photography any? Not much, it seems. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Wasim Ahmad

It's not very often that I watch a video online and react by literally gasping and audibly saying "wow." Watching Captain America stare down Thanos and his whole army, in an IMAX cinema, on a huge screen, was the last time I reacted in such a way. This time, even without the huge screen, resolution, and quality, this video is simply incredible. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Usman Dawood

There are places that no one would have ever expected to see as empty but COVID-19 has really proven that even the busiest places on Earth can be turned into a ghost town. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Nicco Valenzuela

Starting a new self-driven project doesn’t typically involve getting on a flight and throwing yourself into documenting a city undergoing violent civil unrest. I spoke to photojournalist David Butow to find out what led to his award-winning work covering protests in Hong Kong and how he operates when the teargas canisters start flying overhead. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day

Even if you use Lightroom Classic for the majority of your editing needs there are still times when you just need to do something in Photoshop. This can be intimidating for some people who are very familiar with editing in Lightroom, but feel a bit disoriented when they head to Photoshop. I want to share a simple Lightroom Classic tip to help you have an easier time should this happen to you. The key to this tip is to take advantage of creating Snapshots in Lightroom Classic’s Develop module before you head to Photoshop. Here’s a refresher on Snapshots if you are rusty on the topic, but basically a Snapshot is a way to preserve an editing state so that you...

Hopefully, you’re enjoying confinement with people that are close to you and if that’s the case, you might want to try a project that takes advantage of what’s immediately to hand: natural light and the human body. Check out this short video for some tips on how to get started. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day

Photo By Rebecca Wilks Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Focus” by Rebecca Wilks. Location: Death Valley National Park, California. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP 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 Rebecca Wilks appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Setting up your DSLR, mirrorless or compact camera as a webcam can be a bit of a fiddly process involving weird workarounds or even extra hardware. However, Canon has just released a beta version of software that will make the process incredibly straightforward for owners of its cameras. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day

The post 5 Tips for Doing Photography While Social Distancing appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. Are you having a hard time doing photography while social distancing? Do you need some help determining what and how to photograph during these difficult times? 90mm | f/2.8 | 1/320s | ISO 320 You’ve come to the right place. Because as hard as it is to deal with the current situation, there are still photographic opportunities everywhere. You just have to know how to see them! So if you’re looking to capture some great images, even now… …read on. 1. Go on walks and photograph the scenery Plenty of countries are currently in full lockdown, which means that...

As the pandemic continues to affect daily life across the globe, UPS and CVS are working together to deliver prescriptions to seniors in Florida via drone. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Environmental portraits are a fantastic chance to show off your creativity and to tell a compelling story about your subject. This fantastic video will give you lots of helpful tips to improve your environmental portraits. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Professional landscape photographers do a lot more than simply pack their bag and head out into the wilderness to find great shots. There is an impressive amount of careful planning that goes into most shoots that often leverages some very helpful modern tools. This excellent video will show you how to plan your own landscape shoot to give yourself the best chances of a successful outcome. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Esteemed filmmaker, Philip Bloom, has a good amount of experience using DJI drones in his work. Now he's hands-on with the new DJI Mavic Air 2. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs