Misty, foggy conditions can be fantastic for breathing new life into a landscape image composition, but they require a different approach than normal conditions to produce a compelling final image. This helpful video tutorial will give you some useful tips for shooting in misty conditions to ensure you come home with the best possible photos. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post iPhone HDR Photography: The Ultimate Guide appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Simon Ringsmuth. iPhone HDR photography is incredibly easy to do, and it’s accessible to almost everyone; those are just two of the reasons that make it so great. The HDR technique, popularized by photographer Trey Ratcliff, previously required heavy DSLR cameras, expensive software, complicated exposure calculations, and a huge amount of patience to get right. It was difficult, time-consuming, and involved a lot of manual editing in Photoshop or other post-processing applications. But these days? HDR photography is as simple as pressing a button on your iPhone! However, there are a few things you need to know in order to create beautiful HDR...

We are back, and I am so excited to be walking in person with a group once again (I’ll be leading a walk in Edinburgh, Scotland – sign-ups will be open for my walk by tonight). However, we need to get all our photo walk leaders on board and cities selected for walks – check out the video below for all the details, planning, etc., and how to lead a walk in your city. (If you’ve led one of our photo walks in the past, check your email for your invite to lead another walk this year in person). The official walk is only a month away, so let’s get to get work, lock down those cities, and we’ll talk more shortly about...

Don’t just take a picture, make a picture. Take charge of the settings on your camera so your images turn out the way you envision them. Don’t let the camera make decisions for you. While the “P” on your camera dial, which stands for Program Mode, often provides a perfect exposure, it doesn’t know that in Situation A, it’s more important to create shallow depth of field or in Situation B, it’s more important that the depth of field extends from the most foreground part of the composition to infinity. Even though the technology in today’s cameras is amazing, manufacturers still haven’t figured out how to get them to interface with your brain so the final image turns out the way...

We see patterns everywhere. Related to rhythm and texture, they are powerful tools in photography for a host of reasons. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Ivor Rackham)

What do you think is the ideal lens for street photography? For me, there are a number of factors to consider, but for this YouTuber, he's in no doubt he's found the best lens for street photography. Do you agree? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Iain Stanley)

It’s safe to say Nikon’s Z 9 is the company’s most advanced flagship camera yet. Here, you can read into some of the unheard stories from the camera’s development process. This is the behind-the-scenes story of the Z 9 from those who made it. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Jack Alexander)

Seascapes have always been one of my favorite subjects to photograph. For most of my travels, I visit and photograph at least one spectacular coastline, and in this article, I share the five most photogenic beaches I have photographed so far. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Michael Breitung)

Photo By Bob Faucher Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Fog-Bound Tetlin Passage” by Bob Faucher. Location: Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. “Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge is a dynamic landscape made up of forests, wetlands, tundra, lakes, mountains and glacial rivers bounded by the snowy peaks of the Alaska Range in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park,” explains Faucher. “This upper Tanana River valley, blanketed in fog, has been called the ‘Tetlin Passage’ because it serves as a major migratory route for birds traveling to and from Canada, the lower 48 as well as Central and South America.” EF 200-400mm @ 280mm; f/10 @ 1/250 sec, ISO 100. Want to get your images in the running for a Photo of the Day feature?...

Fujifilm has been compared to Leica for quite some time. In most cases, it's been comparisons between Fujifilm X-mount cameras and Leica M series and Q series cameras. Many of these comparisons tend to focus on color; however, the sensor size advantage remained on the side of Leica. So, how does a full frame Leica fare against a medium format Fujifilm camera? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Usman Dawood)

No matter what genre you shoot, a good contract is essential to ensuring smooth client interactions and protecting you in case something goes wrong, but in wedding photography, it is a particularly important thing to take care of. This helpful video tutorial will walk you through an effective wedding photography contract to make sure you are on the up and up. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Do you ever find yourself repeating yourself over and over again to prospective clients in your workflow? If so, here are the templates I’ve created that both anticipate my clients’ questions and save me valuable time in my product photography business. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Helena Murphy)

We spend a lot of time talking about elements of shooting a portrait that revolve around the subject, such as posing and retouching, but of course, a good image has to have a well-balanced composition. This great video tutorial will show you five steps for creating a compelling portrait composition that stands above those we are used to seeing these days. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Knowing how to light, compose, and pose a portrait is only half of what it takes to create a finished image. The other half is retouching, and it takes a variety of techniques and a delicate touch to create a compelling result. This excellent video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to edit a portrait using both Lightroom and Photoshop. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

With long days and shorter nights, summer is a good time to consider getting into solar astrophotography. The Sun is also heading toward the active phase of its 11-year sunspot cycle and promises to make the Sun more interesting than the featureless cueball look of the sunspot cycle minimum. Solar astronomers use the count of visible sunspots as a measure of the solar activity, and sunspot cycle #25, as counted by astronomers, looks like it will be peaking sometime around 2024. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by David Kodama)

Photo By Hi il Lee Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Statue Of Nature” by Hi il Lee. Location: Utah. 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 Hi il Lee appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Film has seen a major resurgence in popularity in the last few years, and Fujifilm's line Instax line of cameras and printers has been a runaway hit for the company. The newest option in the lineup is the Instax Mini Link 2, and this excellent video setup guide and review takes a look at everything you can do with the printer and the sort of quality and experience you can expect from it in usage. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

It used to be that continuous lighting was either way too hot or simply not powerful enough for lighting portraits, but LEDs have come quite a long way in recent years, and they are now a viable alternative to strobes in certain situations. This great video examines the two options while showing off a unique light that can do both. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

The post 5 Couples Photography Tips for Wonderful Images appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Melinda Smith. Doing couples photography isn’t hard – but if you want to create beautiful, romantic images that tell a real story, then it helps to know a few tricks. As a professional portrait photographer, I do couples photoshoots all the time. And in this article, I share my top tips for amazing images, including: An easy way to make partners look super connectedHow to keep your subjects relaxedA fun way to capture artistic couple shotsMuch more! So if you’re ready to level up your couples photos, then let’s dive right in, starting with: 1. The photoshoot is about the couple, not...

Photo By Mattias Hammar “This is the first macro shot that I was really happy with,” photographer Mattias Hammar of Gothenburg, Sweden, confides. “A blue damselfly defending the forest. The photo was taken beside a forest path close to a lake. When I passed, I saw 20 to 30 damsels buzzing in an area covered in tall green grass. I spent an hour failing to get a nice shot of these evasive models before this moment happened. I started to close in on this fellow who didn’t back down. While I was shooting, a light gust of wind brought a small straw in front of him. He reacted by using his legs to transfer it from right to left. I got...