The post 10 Tips for Doing Your First Family Portrait Session appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Louise Downham. Photographs from a good family portrait session will be treasured for many years to come. It’s an incredibly rewarding area of photography, but it can also be a little daunting for new photographers. You need to build a rapport with the family, keep the children on board, and meet the parents’ expectations with gorgeous photographs. So where do you start? Which camera settings should you choose? Here are some important pointers to make your first session go smoothly, and to help you take great family portraits every time! 1. Get down on their level If you’re photographing children,...

Learning how to use artificial lighting for portraits can free you from the constraints of natural light and enable new creative opportunities that simply would not be possible otherwise. Nonetheless, it can feel very foreign when you are first starting and also trying to manage directing your subject. This great video tutorial will give you five helpful tips for better flash portraits. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Photo By Dutch Dyer “The cold morning air in Bojanala can make you hunt those warm rays of South African sunshine just to break the chill,” explains Dutch Dyer. “Several hours into a guided photo safari in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, we had been on the hunt for some of that sunshine along with what locals call the ‘Big 5’—buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhino. My ear-to-ear smile was some indication of how the day was going. I had also captured shots of hyenas, wild dogs and hippos, but I had yet to add a giraffe to that list. “We stopped for lunch close to a water source. In the arid African grassland, water is the universal lure, and I didn’t...

The post Weekly Photo Challenge – Trees appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. Where would we be without them! I left the weekly challenge topic to my 11yo today, his first choice was “Piranhas” I’m thankful he got the idea from my facial expression that his first topic choice wouldn’t fly… ‘Trees’ he said, thoughtfully. Tag your photograph #dPSTrees if you share it on social media. Still trees, silhouetted trees, reflected trees, trees with lots of movement and a slow shutter… As ever, your options are endless and this is where your creativity must rear up and show itself! A tree is an easy thing to photograph, there it is, sitting there keeping you alive, click,...

When a storm hits it is time to grab your camera and get out shooting because the light and dynamics of the weather are phenomenal! [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Mads Peter Iversen

Photo By Siu Lau Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Late Morning in Huangshan” by Siu Lau. Location: Southern Anhui Province, China. 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 Siu Lau appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

The post Sony Announces the a1, Its Best Mirrorless Camera to Date appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. Sony has announced its latest full-frame mirrorless offering, the Alpha 1. A groundbreaking camera that offers a shocking combination of speed, resolution, and video capabilities, the a1 somehow manages to speak to action photographers, wildlife photographers, and even all-around professional shooters without sacrificing on, well, anything. For several years now, Sony has maintained the same four full-frame camera lineups: The a9 lineup, geared toward professional sports and action photographersThe a7R lineup, geared toward landscape and commercial photographersThe a7 lineup, geared toward all-around professionals and advanced hobbyistsThe a7s lineup, geared toward serious videographers (plus the occasional hybrid shooter)...

I saw this layout (and the wonderful photos within it from photographer Adrian Scarbrough), in my LinkedIn feed (seen above), so I thought it might be helpful to show how to make a similar layout for your own images in Lightroom Classic (Lightroom cloud doesn’t have a printing feature). Anyway, it’s like I said: two minutes start to finish. Three minutes, tops. Here we go: STEP ONE: In the example we saw above, it was a square page size, so if you want that, you’ll need to create a custom page size, so click on the Page Setup button, and in the Page Setup window, from the Paper Size pop-up menu, choose ‘Manage Custom Sizes’ and then type in your desired...

With color being one of the most important aspects of any videographers work, it is something worth learning. And it's so much more than just a preset or Look-up Table (LUT). [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

Get professional looking edits on your mobile device by installing presets from your desktop version of Lightroom straight to Adobe Lightroom Mobile. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Jason Parnell-Brookes

Photo By Krish Chandran Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Mottled Wood Owls” by Krish Chandran. Location: Pune, India. 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 Krish Chandran appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

The post How to Shoot Images for Book Covers: The Essential Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Charlie Moss. There’s lots of information out there about making money shooting stock images. However, the most successful stock photographers have a secret – they’re shooting niche content for specialist agencies! There are lots of different specialist fields that you might consider, but in this blog post, I’ll walk you through how to shoot images for book covers. Let’s get started. How to break into the book cover industry There are several specialist book cover stock agencies that exist purely to match clients with photographers and illustrators. These agencies can be a great way to get into shooting book...

Landscape images frequently demand extreme dynamic range, often beyond the capabilities of even the most modern sensors. There are a few ways around this issue, with exposure bracketing and graduated ND filters being two of the most common solutions, and this great video tutorial discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Today, Fujifilm has announced a remarkably priced medium format camera and ultra-fast portrait lens for its popular GF platform. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Congratulations to Saradwata Sarkar for winning the Fall Sunsets Assignment with the image, “The Belt of Venus on the Grand Canyon.” See more of Sarkar’s photography at www.fromdelhitocali.com. 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 Fall Sunsets Assignment Winner Saradwata Sarkar appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

The Fujifilm GFX100S is built around a 102-megapixel medium format sensor. Fujifilm today introduced the GFX100S mirrorless medium format camera that offers similar performance to the GFX100 which debuted in 2019, but with a smaller form factor and a considerably lower price. Like the GFX100, the Fujifilm GFX100S features a 102-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor with in-body image stabilization, but improves upon the earlier model with an additional stop of stabilization: 6 stops in the GFX100S versus 5 (or 5.5 with the GF63mmF2.8 R WR lens) in the GFX100. The top panel of the Fujifilm GFX100S includes a generously-sized, 1.8-inch monochrome information display. Medium format digital cameras universally lag behind smaller sensor cameras in terms of continuous shooting speeds, so they’re not...

Photo By Max Foster Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Heading West” by Max Foster. Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. See more of foster’s photography at www.maxfosterphotography.com. 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 Max Foster appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a few things to do to tidy up at the start of the year. I want to follow that up with a look at how you can ensure you are moving forward on the right foot with your Lightroom Classic (LrC) catalog in 2021. (Note, this is an excerpt of an article that appeared in the January 2021 issue of Photoshop User magazine.) I consider the catalog file to be the second most important component of the LrC system (with the first being your photos). The catalog file has a .lrcat (that’s LRCAT not IRCAT) file extension. This is where all the work you do in LrC is stored, along with all the...

The post Vanishing Point in Photoshop: The Essential Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Ana Mireles. Have you ever used Vanishing Point in Photoshop? If you’re only using the Transform tools to give perspective to image elements, you’re missing out on a fantastic opportunity. The Vanishing Point filter is often overlooked; most photographers believe it’s only useful in a 3D workspace. But here’s the truth: Vanishing Point is actually a hugely useful tool, one that I absolutely recommend you learn how to use. In this article, I’ll explain what the Vanishing Point filter is – and how you can use it to simplify and improve your photography. Let’s get started! What is Vanishing Point in Photoshop?...

Planning any shoot can be intricate and stressful, but fashion editorials sometimes take that even further with the level of preparation you need. Well, here are some key tips on how to better plan that sort of shoot, with some behind the scenes footage. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs