When starting with photography, it is easy to be focused entirely on the technical side of the medium. However, paying close attention to your compositions is sure to bring your images to the next level. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Abby Ferguson, MFA)

When it comes to buying new lights, you first need to decide if you want a continuous light or flash, which can be a difficult decision if you shoot both photography and video work. But with the new Reflex S from StellaPro, you no longer need to decide. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Jason Vinson)

Submit your best Product Photo Alright everyone, it's time for a new Critique the Community! This time around we are exploring product photography. Recently our good friend and Fstoppers educator Brian Rodgers Jr posted a brand new image to the Fstoppers Community and it absolutely rocks! In honor of his amazing photography and composite work, we thought this could be a fun way to showcase your own hero shots! All images must be submitted by Nov 30th and hopefully we will critique them live the first week in December. I say hopefully because both Lee and I are moving homes in Puerto Rico and aren't sure where we... [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Patrick Hall)

Photo By Sergio Rojo Today’s Photo Of The Day is “The High Trail” by Sergio Rojo. 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 Sergio Rojo appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

The post How to Read (and Use) Histograms for Beautiful Exposures appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Darlene Hildebrandt. Are you struggling to understand how histograms in photography work? Do you want to know how to read a histogram so you can capture consistently detailed exposures? In this article, we’re going to look at everything you need to know to get started with histogram photography, including: What a histogram actually isHow to understand the peaks of a histogram graphHow to use a histogram to prevent overexposure and underexposureHistogram pitfalls and mistakes So if you’re ready to become a histogram expert, then read on! What is a histogram? A histogram is a graph that represents the tones in...

Now that we have awesome new masking tools, here are some of the masking shortcuts I use the most (many of these were in Lightroom even before the new masking tools were added): ‘ | The apostrophe key inverts your current mask 2. The [ and ] bracket keys (to the right of the letter P) let you change brush sizes. Hitting the left bracket key makes the brush smaller – the right one makes it larger. 3. Right-clicking directly on a mask pin will bring up a pop-up menu of things you can do to that currently selected mask (as seen above). Everything from deleting to hiding to inverting masks. 4. Press the letter O on your keyboard to hide...

Wildlife photography can be challenging for many, especially trying to capture sharp images of birds on land, water or in flight. But you can improve your chances of capturing better bird photos with a few considerations. Research Your Subject Learn the behavior of the particular species you wish to photograph. Critical topics include what it eats, where and when it feeds, its typical flight trajectory, its migration pattern, its agitation signals and more. The more you become dialed into these aspects, the more you’ll increase your opportunities to obtain great photographs. Food and water are critical for the survival of any species, so learning as much as you can about what it eats, where it feeds and where the nearest water...

Modern cameras have an amazing dynamic range. It allows the capture of all the luminosities between the darkest parts and the brightest parts. If you want more, a bracketing series can go beyond that. But do we need everything within the dynamic range, or not? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nando Harmsen)

While every new photographer has to master working with a camera, that is only half of making a compelling image, as it takes good editing skills to finish things off. If you are new to editing your photos, this helpful video tutorial will show you a range of techniques and methods for post-processing a portrait using Lightroom. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The old sentiment that classics are classic for a reason holds in many areas of photography. There are techniques that most — if not all — photographers should know how to do, and this one in particular, will always have applications. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

Composition is a fundamental word in many artistic disciplines and in photography, it's crucial. However, it's all too easy to get bogged down in rules and try to force images into preconceived notions of how they ought to look. In this video, Nigel Danson walks you through four of the rules he leans on for creating great images. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

The COVID-19 pandemic hit most of the world hard, and many businesses closed as a result. In Australia, the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) is one such business that announced closure. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ali Choudhry)

Fuji recently unveiled their Instax Wide photo printer, over 20 years after the format first made its appearance. So, why has it taken Fuji so long? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mike Smith)

"Don't turn too much. It will ruin your photo!" This is what we have all learned about circular polarizing filters in our young days as photographers when we tried to get rid of glare. But how much polarization do we need? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Christian Irmler)

Photo By Rom Savage Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Boulder Falls” by Rom Savage. Location: Boulder Falls, Colorado. 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 Rom Savage appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

One of the most commercially successful lenses in recent years was the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD, which offered an impressive blend of performance, image quality, and portability all at a very affordable price, particularly when compared to other 24-70mm f/2.8 options. The second iteration of the lens is here, and it brings with it a range of improvements. This great video review takes a look at the lens and the kind of image quality and performance you can expect from it in the real world. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post 5 Tips for Jaw-Dropping Winter Landscape Photography appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Christian Hoiberg. Winter landscape photography is a lot of fun – and it doesn’t have to be hard, either, assuming you know the right techniques. In this article, I’ll share five critical winter landscape tips so you can start capturing beautiful snowy landscapes like the pros. Specifically, I’ll discuss: The best time of day for winter landscape photography (this one might surprise you!)The right winter photography camera settingsHow to enhance your winter landscape compositionsMuch, much more! So if you’re ready to take your winter images to the next level, then let’s dive right in, starting with my first tip: 1. Look for...

My preferred targets for astrophotography are what we might call transient targets. In this article, I will identify three targets I will be aiming for this winter. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by David Kodama)

When it comes to landscape photography, waterfalls are always a popular choice of subject, as they offer a great way to add some movement to an image and make it more dynamic and compelling. If you want to improve your own waterfall photos, check out this great video that will give you a helpful look at an experienced landscape photographer's process. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Before getting into the thick of this article, there is an important distinction that needs to be addressed when discussing the coloring of images (and video, for that matter), and that’s between color correction and color grading. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Kishore Sawh)