Today is Memorial Day in the United States, and our offices are closed as we honor and remember those who gave their lives in service to our country. This post is dedicated each year to the memory of David Leimbach, (shown above; the brother of our dear friend and colleague Jeff Leimbach), who died 14 years ago in combat in Afghanistan. Just a humble word of thanks to the dedicated men and women of our armed services and to all those who came before them who laid down their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy each day. Here’s wishing you all a safe, happy and healthy Memorial Day. -Scott The post A DAY TO HONOR OUR NATION’S FALLEN SOLDIERS appeared first on Lightroom Killer Tips....

I love to photograph at dawn and dusk. I also love the light when the sun hovers near the horizon. If there are clouds in the sky, the color can be dramatic. If the sky is clear just before the sun rises or after it sets, a cobalt blue color provides a wonderful backdrop. Shooting into this light means it’s time to turn your thoughts to silhouettes. If you try to reveal detail in a subject, you’ll lose the intensity, drama and color in the sky. So, expose for the sky and let your subject go black. The drama it produces can be very rewarding. Here’s how to seek out silhouettes in nature photography.  Choosing Subject Matter When seeking out silhouettes...

The unifying thread which first attracted me to Hugo-Victor Solomon’s work is the honesty and candidness of his portraits. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ali Choudhry)

Creating a successful landscape image takes a combination of technique, creative vision, planning, and often, just a smidgen of good fortune. If you would like to improve your landscape work, check out this fantastic video tutorial that features an experienced photographer offering some helpful advice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Zoom and prime lenses both have their own purposes and respective pros and cons, although beginners typically default to using zooms, particularly since most kit lenses are of that variety. There are a few properties than should make you consider grabbing a prime lens instead, however, and this excellent video discusses one of the subtler reasons using one can benefit your photography. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

If you’re anything like me, you like to save as much on gear as possible. As expensive as gear is, there are some things I suggest you should not go cheap on. This list consists of stuff that is long-lasting and will not go out of date quickly. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Illya Ovchar)

Premiere Pro is an impressively powerful video-editing program, but with all that power comes the need for a lot of effort and investment of time to get the results you want. As such, finding any little spot you can to increase your efficiency can add up to big gains in the long run. This excellent video tutorial will show you five tips that will help you save time when working in Premiere Pro. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By Marti Phillips Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Teton Storm” by Marti Phillips. Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. “A view of the Tetons breaking through after an early-morning storm,” describes Phillips. 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 Marti Phillips appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

Modern cameras are remarkable pieces of technology, able to do things that we could only dream about just a few years ago, and they only continue to get better. And while they are fantastic tools, they are not inherently necessary to create compelling images. This great video serves as a useful reminder that even entry-level tools can create professional photos. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post Travel Photography Lighting: 4 Essential Tips appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Karthika Gupta. Want to capture stunning travel photos? Then you must learn to master lighting. You see, while camera gear, composition, and post-processing are all essential parts of travel photography, lighting is often the make-or-break factor. If you get the lighting right, your images will look eye-catching and even dramatic – but if you get the lighting wrong, then your images will turn out boring, flat, and otherwise unpleasant. (I’m not talking about artificial lighting. I like to use natural light in my travel photos, and I very rarely travel with an external flash because of the extra weight. I’m also not a...

I love trends. But what I love more is making fun of them. Be it a trend in lighting, or a trend in aperture choice, or a trend in post-processing, here are some that we should've moved on from a long time ago. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Illya Ovchar)

Bird photography is a challenging genre that requires a lot of patience and skill, but when you get things right, the results can be really rewarding. If you would like to improve your work, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you how a photographer shot and edited an eagle photo from start to finish. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The beauty of artificial lighting is that you can create fantastically creative and compelling shots that simply would not be possible with only natural light. Using a snoot and gobo is one such possibility, and this excellent video tutorial will show you how one photographer lit, shot, and edited such images using them. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Some photographs raise potent emotions. Emotions are as much an essential element of photographs as composition. So, how do we embed them into our images? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ivor Rackham)

Photo By Heather Nicole Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Lounging Leopard” by Heather Nicole. Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. “A lounging leopard enjoys the last rays of sunlight after a warm afternoon nap,” describes Heather Nicole. 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 Heather Nicole appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Samyang has long been known for making affordable and sharp manual focus lenses, but recently, they have started producing autofocus lenses as well, but they have still managed to keep prices below those of many first-party options. One such option is the 50mm f/1.4 AF Series II, and this fantastic video review takes a look at the 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)

Sony's FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II takes what was already an impressive lens and improves on it to make it even better, making it a desirable option for a lot of photographers and filmmakers looking for a fast and versatile telephoto zoom. This excellent video review takes a look at the new version and the sort of image quality and performance you can expect from it in practice. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post 15 Portrait Photography Mistakes (And How to Fix Them) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. Portrait photography can be tough. In fact, there are a few simple mistakes that I see portrait shooters make over and over again, mistakes that seriously detract from their images. Fortunately, while these portrait photography mistakes are problematic, they’re not hard to recognize – and they’re not hard to fix, either. So without further ado, let’s take a look at the most common 15 portraiture mistakes (made by beginners, hobbyists, and even professionals). 1. A poor composition Beginner portrait photographers make this mistake pretty consistently: They don’t think carefully about the position of the subject in the frame,...

Fujifilm's GFX line of mirrorless cameras turned the paradigm of medium format on its head by making it far more affordable, so much so that it has become a viable alternative to full frame, particularly for people like portrait, wedding, and landscape photographers. If you are interested in the camera for your work, check out this fantastic video review that discusses one photographer's thoughts on the camera after using it for landscape work for a year. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The month of May closes out with a New Moon (moonless sky), to which deep sky astrophotographers always look forward. This month brings a potential bonus of an intense burst of meteors, perfectly timed for North American astrophotographers. In fact, it’s so perfectly timed (for U.S. residents) that it falls on a Monday evening of a U.S. three-day holiday weekend. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by David Kodama)