Machine learning and AI are quickly becoming commonplace with the tools every photographer uses. There are neural filters for Photoshop, AI enhancement tools in Luminar Neo and PortraitPro, and even programs that use AI to generate captions for photos. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Scott Donschikowski)

Luminar Neo from Skylum has added a much awaited feature: background removal in portraits. Removing a person's image from a photo is nothing new, but it's generally time-consuming if the background is not simple or solid. Luminar Neo does it usually in one click, and if you're a professional or an advanced hobbyist, it is a time-saver. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mel Martin)

The post Telephoto Street Photography: Pros and Cons appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Andrew S. Gibson. Most successful street photographers work with either a 50mm or a 35mm lens (including Henri Cartier-Bresson, who famously shot at 50mm) – but what about an 85mm lens? A 135mm lens? A 200mm lens? In other words, what about using a telephoto lens for street photography? Telephoto street photography may not be common, but it’s not necessarily bad. And in certain cases and for certain photographers, it can be a great idea. In this article, I explore the pros and cons of shooting street photos with a telephoto lens; that way, the next time you want to capture street scenes...

You can certainly just head out with your camera and create photos as you happen upon interesting scenes or subjects, but when it comes to shooting things like landscapes and cityscapes, planning ahead can really help you get next-level images. This helpful video tutorial features an experienced photographer discussing how he plans a shoot and showing some useful tools to give you a better chance of coming home with the shot you want. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

After shooting more sunsets than I can count along the Pacific coast, I've experienced many different conditions and learned a plethora of valuable lessons. These are the most important tips I found throughout that journey that will help you the next time you're shooting along the coast. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Armitage)

Color grading is a good chance to add your personal touch to an image and to take it from good to memorable. It is a deceptively complex thing, though, and it takes a good eye and light touch to do it effectively. This helpful video tutorial will show you some great first steps and techniques for color grading images that are sure to get you up and running in no time. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Even if you follow all the guidelines for keeping your sensor free of dust, it is something that will probably happen to you at one time or another, and worse yet, you might not notice it until you are at home, looking at your images on your computer. Thankfully, though, it is not very difficult to take care of it using Lightroom, and this helpful video tutorial will show you how to quickly and easily take care of it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

In this behind the scenes video, I'm going to walk you through a pretty complex photograph I shot in our garage studio. Using strobes, LED lights, a crazy light modifier, and ACDSee's new photo editing software, Gemstone, this final image turned out much more interesting than I originally thought. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Patrick Hall)

Photo By David Connel Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Sunning Humpback Whale” by David Connel. Location: Silver Bank, Dominican Republic. “I traveled to photograph the humpback whales in the calving and breeding grounds off the coast of the Dominican Republic,” explains Connel. “Divers are required to maintain a certain distance from the whales at all times, but the whales can approach as close as they want to you. This particular whale sunning along the surface slowly floated right up to me, enabling me to capture a full-frame shot.” F6.3, 1/160 sec, ISO 640, 14mm 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....

Summer is coming! Your kids are just a moment or two away from finishing the school year. If you want to keep them occupied with something you can share as they grow, check out Camp Canon, an online summer camp for photography and videography. Schools out for summer, schools out forever... why not encourage a love for photography? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mark Dunsmuir)

It's hard to believe but the Nik Collection is 25 years old, going back to a commercial product that was very popular long ago. It was snagged by Google, then, as often happens, Google sold it to DXO, who has made a great many enhancements with each release. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mel Martin)

The post How to Fix Chromatic Aberration in Lightroom (Step-By-Step Guide) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Daniel Korzeniewski. Chromatic aberration, or CA, can create muddy, amateurish-looking images – if you let it run unchecked, that is. Fortunately, Lightroom offers a way to get rid of CA, and it’s so easy that practically anyone can do it. In this article, I share a simple, step-by-step method on how to fix chromatic aberration in Lightroom. And while it won’t handle every instance of CA, it’ll certainly do a great job in the majority of cases. Ready to get rid of chromatic aberration like a pro? Let’s do this! What is chromatic aberration? Chromatic aberration is an optical phenomenon...

Creating an eye-catching and successful food photo is about more than simply lighting and arranging the food in a compelling way; you need to be able to create a set that complements the food and enhances the overall mood of the image. This helpful video tutorial features an experienced food photographer discussing some ways you can go about doing that. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

For more than 30 years, I tried different camera settings for my landscape photography. With the settings I use today, I don’t only feel more flexible, but they allow me to nail each of my photographs technically. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Christian Irmler)

Venus Optics has long been known for producing unique and capable lenses that offer impressive performance at quite affordable prices. Their latest lens, the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 APO 2x, offers twice the magnification of a traditional macro lens for not a lot of money, and it is available for all major mirrorless full frame mounts. This great video review takes a look at the new lens and the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Not many kit lenses are known for their performance or image quality, but there are a few hidden gems out there that offer quite a lot for not a lot of money. One such example is the Olympus M.Zuiko 12-50mm f/3.5-6.3, and this great video review takes a look at the lens, what makes it great, and why OM Systems should consider an updated version. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By Bob Faucher Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Tent Rocks Canyon” by Bob Faucher. Location: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico. “The tent rocks are white hoodoos of a particularly brittle ash tuff,” explains Faucher. “In many instances, their hard layer cap rocks have vanished and they’ve been eroded into perfectly conical shapes, similar to teepees, that vary in height from a few feet to 90 feet.” EF 16-35mm @ 35mm. Exposure: 1/50 sec., f/16, ISO 100. 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...

The June update has arrived! Along with support for new cameras and lenses we’ve gained a host of new features and improvements in Lightroom Classic and Lightroom. Let’s take a look at what’s new in Lightroom Classic first. Preset Intensity Adjustment This one goes up to 11 … er, 200 actually! A very cool new feature that people have requested for ages is the ability to refine the intensity of a given preset. Well, now we’ve gained the ability to dial preset intensity down to 0 and all the way up to 200% (not that you are likely to take it up that high normally). This will only work on presets that contain settings that can be scaled in this way....

We often describe children as creative. We are impressed at how they create art using nothing more than a crayon and a sheet of blank paper. Many adults, however, neglect the artistic spark they had in their youth and label themselves as “not creative.” The Creativity Conference, a no-cost, full-day event held in New York City on June 10, presented speakers who encouraged the adults in attendance to believe that they are indeed creatives who should be proud to pursue and share their artistic creations. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by John Ricard)

The file sharing company has announced that they’re going to offer some of the fastest speeds in the industry, but just who needs this? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Stephen Kampff)