“The sun was setting on my first day in Katmai National Park when we set out for the shores of Hallo Bay to catch that golden-hour light,” photographer Sara Stein remembers. “We were staying on a small boat, so unlike the traveling seaplanes that frequent the area, we could stay until the sun had set. “We rounded a small hill between the shore and the vast grasslands that the bears liked to frequent, and, to our joy, we were greeted with multiple sows and their cubs. Sitting in the long grass, I focused my lens on this pair, a couple of 2-year-olds, roughly playing while their mother chomped on the fresh grass, always keeping an eye on them. “In a moment...

Astrophotography takes a lot of technical savvy, patience, and careful post-processing, but the results can be absolutely stunning and well worth the time and effort. This excellent video tutorial will show you how to improve the colors in your deep sky images in Photoshop to make them really pop off the screen. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

There are places that no one would have ever expected to see as empty but COVID-19 has really proven that even the busiest places on Earth can be turned into a ghost town. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Nicco Valenzuela

Even if you use Lightroom Classic for the majority of your editing needs there are still times when you just need to do something in Photoshop. This can be intimidating for some people who are very familiar with editing in Lightroom, but feel a bit disoriented when they head to Photoshop. I want to share a simple Lightroom Classic tip to help you have an easier time should this happen to you. The key to this tip is to take advantage of creating Snapshots in Lightroom Classic’s Develop module before you head to Photoshop. Here’s a refresher on Snapshots if you are rusty on the topic, but basically a Snapshot is a way to preserve an editing state so that you...

Hopefully, you’re enjoying confinement with people that are close to you and if that’s the case, you might want to try a project that takes advantage of what’s immediately to hand: natural light and the human body. Check out this short video for some tips on how to get started. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day

Photo By Rebecca Wilks Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Focus” by Rebecca Wilks. Location: Death Valley National Park, California. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP 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 Rebecca Wilks appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Setting up your DSLR, mirrorless or compact camera as a webcam can be a bit of a fiddly process involving weird workarounds or even extra hardware. However, Canon has just released a beta version of software that will make the process incredibly straightforward for owners of its cameras. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day

The post 5 Tips for Doing Photography While Social Distancing appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. Are you having a hard time doing photography while social distancing? Do you need some help determining what and how to photograph during these difficult times? 90mm | f/2.8 | 1/320s | ISO 320 You’ve come to the right place. Because as hard as it is to deal with the current situation, there are still photographic opportunities everywhere. You just have to know how to see them! So if you’re looking to capture some great images, even now… …read on. 1. Go on walks and photograph the scenery Plenty of countries are currently in full lockdown, which means that...

As the pandemic continues to affect daily life across the globe, UPS and CVS are working together to deliver prescriptions to seniors in Florida via drone. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Environmental portraits are a fantastic chance to show off your creativity and to tell a compelling story about your subject. This fantastic video will give you lots of helpful tips to improve your environmental portraits. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Professional landscape photographers do a lot more than simply pack their bag and head out into the wilderness to find great shots. There is an impressive amount of careful planning that goes into most shoots that often leverages some very helpful modern tools. This excellent video will show you how to plan your own landscape shoot to give yourself the best chances of a successful outcome. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Esteemed filmmaker, Philip Bloom, has a good amount of experience using DJI drones in his work. Now he's hands-on with the new DJI Mavic Air 2. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

With stills cameras encroaching more and more on dedicated video camera territory, the lines are becoming blurred, and the choices are no longer straightforward. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Robert K Baggs

Much like making a photograph, where you control lighting, exposure and composition, controlling the look and presentation of a print is an important step in the creative process. After all, the slightest shift in color or contrast can completely change the overall “feel” of a printed photograph. So why would you trust anyone but yourself with this task? Though it can be difficult to give up a bit of creative control, high-quality photo labs will conduct extensive quality assurance checks. Photo courtesy of WhiteWall. For this reason, many photographers continue to print their own photos at home or in the studio, which is totally fine, but this process also has its limitations in terms of maximum print size, print quantities and...

When stuck at home, a portrait shooter turns the lens back on themselves. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: David J. Fulde

Photo By Brad Bellisle Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Crashing” by Brad Bellisle. Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Photo of the Day is chosen from various OP galleries, including Assignments, Galleries and the OP Contests. Assignments have weekly winners that are featured on the OP 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 Brad Bellisle appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Filmmaking is a complicated thing, and it takes the confluence of a lot of factors to create a successful final product. If you are interested in filmmaking, this great video features a music video director discussing his experience in shooting his first short film. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Need a Bigger Boat…” by Douglas Croft. Location: Monterey Bay, California. “This whale had breached numerous times, so I went below deck to shoot from a porthole close to the waterline to get the perspective of looking up at the whale,” explains Croft. “When he came up this time, I started firing and was quite annoyed that the boat had ruined the shots, but then I looked at the back of the camera and saw how cool it was. The tele-compression makes it look closer than it was, but the video shot by our captain from the flying bridge shows the breach was actually only 15 to 20 yards behind the boat.” See more of...

The Nikon Z 7 currently sits atop the company's mirrorless lineup, with some excellent capabilities that are sure to make it a preferred tool for lots of photographers. If you are thinking of adding the camera to your arsenal, this excellent video will show you what you can expect from it. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

The post 9 Solutions for Common Camera Mistakes Beginners Make appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Kevin Landwer-Johan. One of the most common camera mistakes beginner photographers make is to not learn to use their new camera well. Photography is about the only art-form you don’t need to practice to get a half-decent result. © Kevin Landwer-Johan Nikon D800, 50mm f/1.4, 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 500, Manual Mode, Pattern Metering. You can pop a battery in your brand new camera, turn it on and set it to one of the scene modes and take a picture. Most often, the photo will be reasonably well exposed – not too light or too dark. You might be pretty happy...