The post 11 Tips for Gorgeous iPhone Landscape Photography appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Simon Ringsmuth. If you’re looking to capture beautiful landscape photos with just an iPhone, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, instead of heavy, expensive camera bodies and a backpack full of lenses, sometimes all you need to capture the beauty of the great outdoors is a simple mobile phone. It’s an ideal approach for short hikes, weekend excursions, extended camping expeditions, or any situation where you want to create stunning shots of trees, lakes, mountains, and more. In this article, I share my top 11 tips for stunning iPhone landscape photography – so that, by the time you’ve finished...

Camera phones have become remarkably advanced in the last few years, especially as we have seen some impressive advancements in computational photography that help to offset the drawbacks of their small sensors. Sony's new Xperia 1 IV ups the ante even more by being the first phone with an optical zoom, and this great video review takes a look at the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

One of the biggest mistakes in landscape photography is to think that the best light appears just around sunset or sunrise. You could get the best light you have ever seen in your life straight around noon, as well. This is what you have to consider. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Christian Irmler)

While Photoshop and Capture One are still the most popular choices for retouching work, in the past few years, several alternative programs have made major advancements, giving photographers quite a few viable alternatives. One such program is Affinity Photo, and this excellent video tutorial will show you a complete portrait retouching workflow in the application. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The high-key portrait is a classic look that has retained its popularity over many decades, but it requires good knowledge of lighting to execute it properly. If you are new to portrait lighting and wondering how to create the high-key look, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you everything you need to know. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Visual weight is an often overlooked but essential component of your photographs. It influences how your pictures are viewed and is what drives your compositions. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ivor Rackham)

Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Anna’s” by Douglas Croft. Location: San Jose, California. “When our aloe plant blooms in early spring, the Anna’s hummingbirds have a field day!” says Croft. 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 Douglas Croft appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

If you live in a particularly humid environment, you might not think about all that moisture very often, but it can cause some serious damage to your cameras and lenses in the long-term. If you live in such an area, a dry cabinet can protect your gear, and this excellent video will show you both how they are used and why they are beneficial. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The title said photographers who charge by the hour are like vending machines of the photography world. There is everything wrong with that, and my quest is to help you earn more money. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Walid Azami)

I recently switched from a Windows desktop to a Macbook Pro, but I still haven't tried many of the Apple accessories that Mac users swear by. In this video, I try out the AirPods Max and the Magic Keyboard, Trackpad, and Mouse for the first time. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Lee Morris)

Over the past six weeks, I've photographed more sunsets than I can count along the coast. As someone who primarily shoots on land, I had a lot to learn about shooting the sea and have put together a few of the most important lessons I came away with for your next seascape location. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Armitage)

Portrait photography is a popular but challenging genre that requires you to be at the top of your game in handling a camera, creating lighting setups, post-processing, posing, interacting with a subject, and more. If you are new to the genre and looking to improve, check out this great video tutorial that offers some helpful advice sure to improve your images. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post Weekly Photography Challenge Portraits appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. We did a (self) portrait photography challenge back in the year 2020, kinda seems like a lifetime ago now! I think it’s good to revisit these things to get an idea for how far you’ve come, or just to try something a different way. You can take and share a portrait of someone else (or a pet) or you can make a self-portrait this week. 15 Portrait Photography Mistakes and how to fix themSome good self-portrait examples here I chose the self portrait option (It was either that or my dog, Coco) So, grab your camera, make a self portrait or try a portrait...

The Fujifilm X-H2S is the latest in the company's highly popular X Series of mirrorless cameras, and it brings with it a wide variety of improved capabilities and new features. This great video review takes a look at the camera 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 Ombar Photo Studio Light Box is a 24”x24” LED box designed to make product photography simple, even for those with limited studio skills. In this review, we discuss the features, pros, and cons and whether this might be the light box for you. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Pete Coco)

Photo By mi allsbrook Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Natural Harmony of Complementary Colors” by mi allsbrook. 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 mi allsbrook appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

One of the most fundamental skills every portrait photographer should learn is using flash for lighting their images. However, flash is not just for working in a studio. This helpful video tutorial will show you how to use flash for outdoor portrait photography. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Fujifilm's X-H2S has been receiving most of the attention the last few days, but along with it, Fuji released a few compelling lenses, the XF 150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM OIS WR and the XF 18-120mm f/4 R LM PZ WR. The latter lens offers a very versatile focal length range along with some useful features, and this great video review takes a look at the image quality and performance you can expect from it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post Fujifilm X-H2S Announcement: 40 FPS, 6.2K/30p Video, and More appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. Earlier this week, Fujifilm unveiled the X-H2S, a flagship mirrorless camera designed for both professional photographers and videographers. The Fujifilm X-H2S boasts a 26 MP APS-C sensor complete with backside-illuminated technology; the press release promises outstanding image quality, claiming that the new sensor “greatly enhances overall image fidelity at lower ISOs and reduces noise at higher ISOs.” Yet the X-H2S is designed for more than landscape and commercial photography. Fujifilm has added an enhanced autofocus system that offers speedy focusing for sports, wildlife, and bird photographers. The AF system also features a bevy of subject-tracking modes, such as...

OK, we’re picking up where we left last time (well, last month), where we dipped our toe into the wild world of sharpening. We started with the classic Unsharp Mask filter, which has been in Photoshop since, well, version 1.0 some 30-something years ago, but we still use it today, so it was a perfect way to kick off our adventure using filters. In this issue, I want to take sharpening another step further. The sharpening we’re going to learn about today is called High Pass sharpening (using the High Pass filter), which I use when I open an image that: Needs a ton of sharpeningIs the type of image that can take a lot of sharpening and look great, such...