Olympus (or OM System) is back, and it has made some impressive steps forward with the new OM-1 mirrorless camera that re-establish it as a competitive camera manufacturer. No camera is perfect, of course, and this great video discusses where OM System should invest time and money next to continue to reassert the brand. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By Amy Ames Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Waiting for the Ice” by Amy Ames. Location: Near Churchill, Manitoba. “A late freeze in Canada this year left many bears waiting for the ice to freeze so they could begin their journey out on the ice,” explains Ames. “I was there as the snow was just beginning to fall and temperatures were dropping, thankfully.” 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...

Panoramic photos can be stunning to look at, but they can also take a fair bit of technical expertise and preparation to get right. If you are out and about, it may be cumbersome and annoying to set up a tripod and go through the process. This helpful video tutorial will show you how to instead shoot panoramic photos handheld. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The discussion of expensive versus lower-budget gear is age-old and well-covered. However, it's always worth reminding yourself of just how much you can achieve with your images without buying the latest and greatest cameras. And what better way than to look at images from the same shoot with a cheap and an expensive cared, side-by-side. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

The post 9 Cat Photography Tips for Beautiful Photos appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Glenn Harper. How can you take stunning photos of cats? I love to photograph cats, and over the years, I’ve developed techniques that produce beautiful results. Below, I share my favorite tips to improve your cat photography, including advice on: CompositionCamera settingsLightingAnd more By the time you’re done reading, you’ll know how to capture beautiful photos of your feline friends, and you’ll (hopefully!) have plenty of ideas for cat shots of your own. Let’s dive right in. 1. For the best cat photos, be patient First things first: When photographing cats, expect a high failure rate. Most of your shots won’t work;...

Camera technology has advanced at a breakneck pace, particularly in the last few years, as a bit of an arms race has emerged between the various manufacturers competing for the mirrorless space. It can be easy to get caught up in all that hype, but at the end of the day, it is important to remember that your camera is probably better than you. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

When you import a photo (Raw, JPEG, HEIC, etc.) into Lightroom on your phone (or if you shoot using Lightroom Mobile’s own built-in camera) once that image is in Lightroom on your phone, it automatically syncs the high-resolution original over to Lightroom Classic on your computer (if you look in the “All Photos” collection a minute or so after you shoot it, you’ll see it has synced over). So far, so good – it automatically syncs the high-resolution original up to Lr Cloud and then down to Lightroom Classic on your computer. Here’s the bad part: That original image file is still sitting up in the Adobe Cloud, eating up part of the free 20GB of storage that comes with your photographer’s...

Last week, in part one of this two-part tip, we learned about the grand landscape and how to include foreground, mid-ground and background perspectives in your images. This week’s tip has you use telephoto eyes to pick out narrow sections of the landscape and zero in on a smaller scale. While many people associate landscapes with wide-angle lenses, it limits the number of potential images and subject matter that may wind up on the hard drive. Rather than take in the entire scene, break it into blocks and study each section. Exhaust All Possibilities and break out the telephoto. Food for thought: Most wildlife photographers reach for the telephoto when they encounter a beautiful subject to capture the elusive portrait. That...

400mm f/2.8 lenses are one of the standard pieces of gear for professional sports and wildlife photographers, and given their extreme designs, they often contain some of the best technology and features a company can offer. The new Nikon NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens is no stranger to that trend, and this great video review takes a look at if it can keep up with the demands of 45-megapixel images and 8K video. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

A wide angle lens is one of the most useful tools a photographer can have in their bag, but they can be deceptively difficult to create compelling images with. If you struggle with your wide angle lens and want to improve your photos, check out this great video tutorial that will give you some helpful tips to send you on your way. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

It is certainly true that a lot of professional portrait photographers use a wide variety of lighting equipment to achieve the looks they want, and while there is a good reason for having all that gear at one's disposal, it is important to remember what you can create with the bare minimum and a good understanding of how light behaves. This excellent video tutorial will show you how you can create dramatic portraits using nothing more than the light coming through the door of a garage. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Wedding photographers often have to wear several distinct hats over the course of a day, and as such, they need a wide variety of gear in their bags to be sure they have all situations covered. If you are wondering what all it takes to pull off a full day of shooting, check out this great video that takes you through a professional wedding photographer's gear bag. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Photo By NamHui Anderson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Because of the Lingering Feelings of Time” by NamHui Anderson. 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 NamHui Anderson appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

The post Your Guide to Macro Photography Equipment (10 Tips) appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Rick Ohnsman. One of the great things about macro photography is its ability to see, capture, and display hidden or unnoticed subjects. In other words, a tiny, unseen world is there for exploring, and it doesn’t take much special macro photography equipment to dive in. As I explain in this guide, you can start simple. Then, if the macro bug bites you, you can always add to your gear and take your exploration even further. So let’s start with a discussion of the most basic macro equipment, then we’ll work our way up (or perhaps closer in). Give this style of...

Landscape photography brings us to the most beautiful places all over the world and there are so many of them out there, that it is impossible to visit them all in one lifetime. There is no obvious reason to return to places we have visited already, but as a pro landscape photographer with more than 30 years of experience, I do it again and again, returning to places for photography. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Christian Irmler)

There are a lot of confusing elements when it comes to photography, particularly when you're looking at printing. Perhaps the most misunderstood is PPI — pixels per inch — and when it's useful, because it is often not useful at all. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Robert K Baggs)

50mm lenses can cost anywhere from under $100 to well over $2,000, with options filling out that range at just about every price point. While those sub-$100 lenses are fantastic learning tools, eventually, you will probably want to upgrade to a higher-quality option. The Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.8 lens seems to hit the sweet spot between quality and price, and this great 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)

Separation is a powerful tool we can use in compositions, and there is much more to it than preventing subjects from touching. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ivor Rackham)

A premium portrait lens with a wide aperture around f/1.4 often commands a high price, usually somewhere around $2,000. And while that wide aperture can be a fun and useful creative tool, you do not always need it to create great portraits. If you want to save money and don't want to carry around a bulky f/1.4 lens, check out this great review of the affordable and lightweight Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Fujifilm cameras have long been praised for the colors they produce. Lightroom has often been criticized for being incapable of processing Fujifilm raw files effectively. Capture One is generally recommended. Therefore, in this article, we will be comparing Lightroom and Capture One to see which is best for Fujifilm raw files. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Usman Dawood)