The moment I first shot with my Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art lens, it became my go-to portrait lens thanks to its fantastic image quality, great bokeh, and snappy performance. And while I paid full price for mine, today only, you can take $430 off your own copy. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Luminar 4 brings with it lots of interesting capabilities, including some fantastic AI tools. This great video examines what you can accomplish with it when working on landscape images. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

You can have the best visuals in the world, but if your video has poor or distracting audio, it will be difficult for your viewers to enjoy it as you intended. If you notice your video has excess background noise, this helpful video will show you how to remove it. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Many of us are struggling to come up with ideas for photos while stuck in the house, so any suggestions are warmly welcomed! [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

When you are new to photography, it can be a bit overwhelming trying to learn all the technical parameters, their relationships, and their consequences on your photos. This excellent video will get you on your way to better understanding them and taking more control of your images. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Though Fujifilm's most powerful cameras generally get the majority of the attention, the company has a vast array of more affordable bodies that still have a lot of the capabilities of their more expensive cousins. One such example is the X-T200, and this great video takes a look at what you can expect from it in video work. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

As creatives, we all love opportunities to work out creativity muscles and test how far we can push it. This was how the shoot “Inception” came about for photographer Astrid Obert. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Shavonne Wong

If you're thinking of using your new-found free time to start a YouTube channel, or if you just to put some different type content out there, having a good basic lighting setup helps you to stand out from the crowd. This video goes through the basics of video lighting with gear that doesn't break the bank. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Mike O'Leary

Photo By Laura Schoenbauer Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Just a Lick!” by Laura Schoenbauer. Location: Bloomington, Minnesota. 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 Laura Schoenbauer appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

The post Removing Reflections and Other Unwanted Elements in Photoshop appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Darina Kopcok. Photoshop gives you a lot more options for retouching than Lightroom because it’s a pixel editor. This means you can manipulate the individual pixels in your image file to refine your images. It allows you to make complex adjustments, such as removing reflections and other unwanted elements in your photo. You can do one thing in multiple different ways in Photoshop. For the scope of this article, we will focus on two tools: the Content-Aware Fill and the Clone Stamp tool. Shot at f/7.1 at 65mm IS0 200 Shutter Speed 1/160 How to approach retouching Before you get started...

In a recent interview with CNN, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the platform will begin banning content that promotes any unproven or fake treatments for coronavirus. In addition, the platform will seek to block any content that "goes against" WHO guidelines on the pandemic. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Large format film is an entirely different experience from 35mm or even medium format, and it can be a really fun and intriguing process to try out. If you are interested in large format work, this great video will show you three different ways to develop your own film at home. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

This is a bit of a taboo subject among photographers, but in this video, I look back at my work and how much I charged and what validated that rate at any given point in my career through to today. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Scott Choucino

The Desert Island albums question is a favorite for many podcasts, with the premise altered slightly for the industry in question. So let's see what the answer is for our readers. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

Canon recently announced its newest cinema camera, the C300 Mark III, which features a variety of improvements over the Mark II. This excellent video takes a first look at the new camera and what sort of footage and experience you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

When you are a professional photographer, you can easily end up spending all your time working on things for clients and letting your personal work fall by the wayside. However, personal projects can be crucial not only to your own creative growth, but to your business as well. This excellent video discusses why you should carve out time for personal projects to help grow your business. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

I have been sent a lot of messages and seen a lot of comments on this topic over the last year, and it is something I have shied away from tackling, but in this article I am going to delve into the taboo debate around internet photographers versus professional photographers. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Scott Choucino

A photographer has captured the rare phenomenon of bioluminescence at his local beach, which is when waves in the sea light up a bright blue color after sunset. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Jack Alexander

Photo By Thomas Hartzell Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The Raven” by Thomas Hartzell. Location: Yellowstone National Park, Montana. “On a wolf educational trip, I took some time to photo animals a little closer,” explains Hartzell. “The raven provided a good subject.” Nikon D850, 200-500mm f/5.6 lens. 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 Thomas Hartzell appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Following on from some depressing financial results from Canon, new data from CIPA shows that the camera industry took a hit in March, and things are only expected to get worse in the coming months. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day