Photographers who do not specialize in portraiture or other genres involving working with people may not own dedicated professional lighting equipment suitable for the task. But almost every photographer owns a speedlight, and you might be surprised by how versatile they can be for lighting portraits. This great video tutorial will show you how to take effective portraits using a single speedlight. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

The post Weekly Photography Challenge – Window Views appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Caz Nowaczyk. Since we are all stuck indoors, this week’s photography challenge topic is the WINDOW VIEWS! unsplash-logoChristie Kim You might want to do a full interior scene with the view as a partial element, or you may like to shoot with the window itself in the frame. Alternatively, you may just want to do a photo of your view from an open window, with no hint of the window in sight. If you choose to do the full interior with the window view, you may need to play with bracketing your exposures and HDR in editing to get an even exposure for...

It’s important during this period of uncertainty to keep marketing your photography business. Marketing your business can keep you prepared for when things start to resume in the photography industry. Once events start up again, photoshoots begin to produce once more, and people can gather, your business will be ready. Here are some checkpoints to hit in your photography business marketing. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Megan Breukelman

The coronavirus pandemic has led to massive shutdowns across the world, with the everyday lives of many people coming to a complete stop. Paris is one such city, with its historic and vibrant streets now standing quiet and devoid of much of the life that normally fills them. This video explores the city and shows just how remarkably different it is due to the COVID-19 lockdown. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Photo By Kris Walkowski Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Glorious Morning” by Kris Walkowski. Location: Redwood Del Norte National and State 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 Kris Walkowski appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

There’s been much confusion and many legal dramas in recent years surrounding the use of images in online articles, particularly the legality of a picture embedded from social media. Now, a New York federal court has sided with Mashable after they faced legal action from a photographer who was unhappy they embedded her Instagram post into their article. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Jack Alexander

The post Fun 5-Second Photos – Using Long Exposures for Creative Images appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Rick Ohnsman. Survey your collection of photos, and I’d bet that most will have been taken at 1/30th of a second or faster. Usually, we want to freeze any action, getting as sharp an image as possible. Other times, however, we might want to purposefully use long exposures for creative images. Silky waterfalls, streaked clouds, oceans waves that look more like mist – those are the images where we might use shutter speeds that last multiple seconds or even minutes. But how about a middle-ground, say a 5-second exposure? What kinds of looks might that give you? I wanted...

It’s two full days, live online with with two simultaneous training tracks, and an instructor team of the very best in the business. Best of all, it’s all online to photographers everywhere can join in, and it’s so affordable anybody can be a part of it. I am super-psyched to announce the KelbyOne Lightroom Conference — sponsored by Adobe and produced by KelbyOne Live. Check out the video below to see what it’s all about: We’re bringing the Lightroom superstars together to make this the Lightroom training event of the year, and we’d love for you join uas for this remarkable training experience. …and it all happens in just a few weeks from now: May 5-6, 202011:00 AM – 5:45 PM...

Congratulations to Jason Stewart for winning the Telephoto Techniques Assignment with the image, “Can We Be Friends?” See more of Jason Stewart’s photography at www.jasonstewartphotography.net. View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The post Telephoto Techniques Assignment Winner Jason Stewart appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Waterdrop photography can be a great way both to practice your technical skills and to experiment with your creativity, plus it is just a ton of fun. This great video will show you how you can set up your own miniature splash studio at home using just your normal gear and a couple of items you likely already have laying around the house. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Posing can be a difficult skill for a lot of photographers to master, and of course, it can twice as tricky when you add in a second person. If posing couples is something you need to work on, this fantastic video will give you tons of helpful advice for posing couples for engagements photos. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

The majority of photographers shoot raw files because the larger file sizes over JPEG are offset by the big gains in post-processing flexibility. Nonetheless, companies are always doing what they can to give photographers options for smaller file sizes with minimal quality loss, with the latest from Canon being the Compressed Raw format on their new mirrorless cameras. This great video takes a look at how these files hold up against traditional raw files and if you should switch the feature on. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Lightroom is an intricate program, and for many photographers, it serves as the central hub for their images, making it crucial that you develop good habits in how you use the application. This excellent video discusses five common mistakes beginners make when using Lightroom and what you can do to improve your workflow. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Posing, lighting, and shooting a portrait is only half the process of creating a successful image. To create a truly polished photo, you have to have the retouching skills to match. This excellent video tutorial will show you the full process of editing a portrait using Photoshop. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

This week, Sigma announced it was introducing a new charitable initiative, in partnership with authorized Sigma lens dealers nationwide. The camera and lens company said that from now until June 30, 2020, 5 percent of all Sigma lens sales made through participating dealers will be donated to charitable organizations working on COVID-19 relief efforts. “This contribution is meant to help ease the many and various burdens felt by those affected by the coronavirus across the country,” says Mark Amir-Hamzeh, President Sigma Corporation of America. “To that end, Sigma will donate, through our dealers, a portion of product sales to much deserving charities around the country.” For more information, see the press release below. ### Sigma Gives Back with New Dealer Program...

If you've taken photos in your past travels that may not have exactly pleased you, you should take some time after a while to revisit them. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Nicco Valenzuela

So much of successful video is the marriage of technical abilities and creative vision to augment the events on screen in a way that increases the viewer's engagement. This fantastic video tutorial will show you five simple cinematography techniques to improve your video work. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Photo By Jeff Davidson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Buckeye” by Jeff Davidson. “This buckeye butterfly makes me think of a Monet painting with the delicate color, soft feeling and general beauty of nature’s bounty,” says Davidson. “The wingspan is 2 1/8 to 2 1/2 inches. They’re found throughout most of the United States south to the tropics. They’re rare in the north except along the Atlantic coast. Flight is from midsummer to fall. They fly swiftly if disturbed.” 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...

The post Poll: What Post-Processing Software Do You Use to Edit Your Photos? appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Caz Nowaczyk. Here at dPS, we’d like to know what post-processing software you use to edit your photos so that we can deliver some post-production tutorials that better suit you. Let us know below. You can vote for more than one if you use multiple editing platforms. If the software isn’t listed, please let us know what you use in the comments section! Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The post Poll: What Post-Processing Software Do You Use to Edit Your Photos? appeared first on...

Photography has always played an important role in raising awareness of social injustice issues, including poverty, homelessness, and famine. However, media reports from the Indian state of Rajasthan claim that its government has laid out a rule for photographers: no further documenting food distribution to the poor. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Scott Mason