The post Facebook Announces Secure Transfer of Photos/Videos from Facebook to Google Photos appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. If you need a way to quickly move all your media from Facebook to Google Photos, then you’re in luck. As of this past Thursday, you can transfer photos and videos from Facebook straight over to Google Photos. For those who are unfamiliar: Google Photos is the default photo application on Android devices, but it’s also available for Apple users. It’s a great way to store photos of all types, including smartphone shots, personal snaps, portfolio images, and more. In fact, the app features essentially unlimited storage capacity (though there are caps on file sizes). Since...

The post Sparkling Water Still Life – Put some Fizz in your Photos appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Rick Ohnsman. Often the key to making a good photo is to show the commonplace in a whole new way. Bombarded by so many visual images each day, photo viewers need something that breaks the rules, that looks different to make them pause on your photo. This sparkling water still life technique will challenge your photo skills. It will teach you how to compose and light still life subjects, give you practice with editing tools and techniques, and help you create interesting images. Maybe best of all, you’ll have some fun. Strongly backlit and filled with flash, these...

Yesterday during the online stream of my “Ultimate Photography Crash Course” full-day seminar one of the questions I got was how to save a Lightroom Print layout as a JPEG (handy for sharing your layouts online, or for sending your image to a photo lab). In case you have a similar question, here ya go: STEP ONE: Start by creating the layout you want in Lightroom’s Print Module (here I did kind of a fine-art mat layout, with some text and my signature in the open area below the image). STEP TWO: at the bottom of the right side panels, in the Print Job panel where it says “Print to:” at the top left of the panel, on the right, by...

Did you miss a Photo Of The Day last month? View all of April’s selections in the gallery below. 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. [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The post Photos Of The Day For April 2020 appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Photo By Jessica Nelson Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Ruddy Turnstone” by Jessica Nelson. Location: Ft. Meyers, Florida See more of Jessica Nelson’s photography at www.thegagglephotography.com. 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 Jessica Nelson appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Astrophotography is a genre that requires some of the most extreme and specialized gear. At the same time, though, photographic technology has made some remarkable leaps in the last few years, with some of that technology making its way into smartphones. Can you photograph the night sky with just a phone? This great video shows what you can accomplish. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Artificial lighting can open up a wide world of creative possibilities and looks not possible with just natural light, but it can also be a bit tedious to work with when you have to set up more complex designs. So, why not maximize the number of looks you can get out of one lighting setup? This excellent video will show you how to get lots of different shots without changing the setup. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Landscape photography is a vast genre with a wide range of different subjects and creative avenues you can pursue. This fantastic video shows the often overlooked and beautiful subjects you can find in the forest during the springtime. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Landscape photography is a vast genre with a wide range of different subjects and creative avenues you can pursue. This fantastic video shows the often overlooked and beautiful subjects you can find in the forest during the springtime. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

After getting off to a somewhat middle-of-the-road start with the EOS R and EOS RP, Canon blew the doors off the photography industry with the upcoming R5, which has jaw-dropping specs across the board. Not content to stop there, the company will likely be releasing two more mirrorless bodies in 2021. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

If you have been putting off learning how to work with artificial light and are currently stuck at home, now is an excellent time to break out your speedlight and start working on the basics. This excellent video will explain how flash helps to freeze motion and get you up and running in no time. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

So far, the year 2020 has been tumultuous, to say the least. And our country now faces a tough new chapter in the Coronavirus pandemic: the controversy over reopening non-essential businesses. You may find yourself asking: When should photographers return to work? [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Scott Mason

One of the best exercises you can do as a photographer is to try to copy the work of masters. Even though you obviously will not use a copied photograph in your portfolio, the techniques you learn will be invaluable to your own work. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

Photo By Christoph Stopka Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Fiery Sunset on Ridgeline” by Christoph Stopka. Location: Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado. “A massive snowstorm had been dumping on the Rockies all day long and the peaks were shrouded in thick, billowing clouds,” describes Stopka. “But for a brief moment, the towering clouds opened up a small window and exposed the craggy ridgeline in the fiery glow of the sunset. If you blinked, you’d missed it.” See more of Christoph Stopka’s photography at www.christophstopka.com. 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...

Adobe has announced that it has created a fund of $1 million to support artists, offering grants of up to $5,000 in order to make your project happen. Applications to the Creative Residency Community Fund are now open. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Andy Day

The post How to Create Mandalas in Photoshop Using Stack Modes appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Megan Kennedy. There are so many facets to Photoshop that even regular users can sometimes be surprised by new ways to use particular features. Stack Modes is one of the tools in the Photoshop repertoire that I’ve only just started really playing with recently. And, it turns out, the function is great for generating intricate patterns and even mandala-like designs. In this tutorial, I’ll guide you through the steps to create mandalas in Photoshop with Stack Modes. Can I use Stack Modes? First things first – unfortunately, Stack Modes aren’t available in all versions of Photoshop. For this tutorial, I’m...

Issue 60 of Lightroom Magazine is now available for KelbyOne members on the KelbyOne site and on the KelbyOne Mags app for iOS and Android. In this issue, learn how a little planning can help you capture the right images for magical composites, plus creating and adding Tone Map profiles to merged HDRs, the secret of using the local adjustment tools to quickly dodge-and-burn your images, and so much more! Cover image by Gilmar Smith KelbyOne Pro & Plus members have access to more than 75 back issues of Photoshop User magazine all the way back to January 2012, plus all 60 issues of Lightroom Magazine. Not a Pro member yet? Click here for more information. The post Issue 60 of Lightroom Magazine Is Now Available! appeared first on Lightroom Killer...

AI editing tools are one of the newest and most exciting features in post-processing. This fun video features a photographer challenging himself to a post-processing contest versus AI editing tools and retouchers from Fiverr. [ Read More ]Original linkOriginal author: Alex Cooke

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

“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...