Life as an artist is a never-ending series of peaks and valleys full of both joy and inevitable disappointment. But adding a bit of routine into a life seemingly devoid of it can make you both a better photographer and a happier human being. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Christopher Malcolm)

A 35mm lens with a wide maximum aperture is highly versatile, useful for everything from portraits to landscapes, astrophotography, and more. Such lenses can easily run north of $2,000, which, at $799, is what makes Samyang's 35mm f/1.4 AF II quite the attractive option. This excellent 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)

The post Your weekly photography challenge : Rope appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Sime. This week an object is our theme ‘Rope’ some sort of twine or rope. It’s a relatively easy thing to find and photograph, but can you make it interesting? Can you add interest to your photo by using shallow depth of field? Can you tell a story with your rope? My photos below were from a ‘Free Burma’ rally, Buddhists believe the color red is an important symbol of life force and compassion, so using rope here to tell a story in images. Make sure to include #dPSChallenge #dPSRope #PhotographyChallenge in your posts so others can more easily find them and join in!...

Congratulations to Tim Nicol for winning the recent Macro Photography Assignment with the image, “Calliope Portrait.” View the winning image and a selection of submissions in the gallery below. And be sure to check out our current photography assignment here and enter your best shots! [See image gallery at www.outdoorphotographer.com] The post Macro Photography Assignment Winner Tim Nicol appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Whenever I'm on assignment, I'll typically bring a film camera along with me. For breaking news work, they're not particularly useful; no editor in their right mind is going to wait for me to return home, develop, process, edit, and upload my film frames, no matter how good the final product might be. However, this lens has made me rethink my process a bit. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by CS Muncy)

Outdoor Photographer “On Landscape” columnist William Neill is presenting a collection of his work that spans his career in an exhibit entitled “Passages of Light” at The Ansel Adams Gallery, located in the Village Mall at Yosemite National Park. Half Dome, Elm and Sunbeams, Yosemite National Park, California 2016 The exhibit is open now and runs through July 23. Neill will host a book signing on Sunday, July 10 from 11 a.m. through 1 p.m. Additional details and a gallery of the images featured in the exhibit are available at the exhibit’s page on The Ansel Adams Gallery website. Describing the exhibit, Neill writes: “In 1977, I moved from Boulder, Colorado, where I went to college, to Yosemite. My first job...

A camera bag can carry a lot of stuff. It fits a camera and lenses, but also other things that may or may not be helpful for your photography. Sometimes, there’s too much stuff that seems to be essential at first, but isn’t used at all. How many things have you collected in your camera bag? [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nando Harmsen)

Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Blue Angel” by Stan Bysshe. Location: Northern Virginia. “Eastern bluebird male hovering over its nest in an old tree snag,” describes Bysshe. 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 Stan Bysshe appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original link(Originally posted by Staff)

As a photography instructor, one of the most common questions I see from students is about back-button focus. It's easy to gloss over it to keep things simple for new users, but doing so on the latest generation of mirrorless cameras leaves a lot of useful features on the table. It's worth learning. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Wasim Ahmad)

A standard zoom lens with an f/2.8 aperture is one of the most versatile options a photographer or filmmaker can have in their bag, capable of tackling a multitude of scenarios ranging from wedding coverage to landscape photography. Such lenses are not cheap, though the Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD seeks to buck that trend by coming in at just $799. This great video review takes a look at the new 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)

The post Just-Released Lightroom Updates: Video Editing, Adaptive Presets, and More appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Jaymes Dempsey. Earlier this week, Adobe unveiled a handful of Lightroom updates, including AI enhancements, the addition of a preset “Amount” slider, and support for video editing. Most of the new updates apply to Lightroom, but several also affect Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera Raw. And while the updates may not yet appear in your Creative Cloud app, the company promises that “these releases…will be available to everyone by the end of the week.” Let’s take a closer look at Lightroom’s newest features: Video editing comes to Lightroom Adobe Lightroom now has the power to edit videos. Users can apply...

The film look continues to gain popularity, and whether you use it as part of your personal aesthetic or for clients, knowing how to create it from digital images is a good skill to have. This helpful video tutorial will show you everything you need to know to create the look using nothing but Lightroom. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

If you've used Instagram in the past six months, you might have noticed the slow decline of photography on your feed. Reels are the main culprit of that change, but there's more to it than you might think. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Armitage)

A park is a fantastic place to shoot portraits, full of interesting architecture, compelling light, and eye-catching foliage. If you would like to explore your creativity a bit, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you five easy concepts for shooting portraits in a park. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

A 35mm lens with a wide maximum aperture is one of the most useful and versatile optics a photographer can have in their bag, suitable for a huge range of applications, including weddings, astrophotography, portraits, and more. For Fuji shooters, there is the XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR lens, and this excellent video review takes a look at the sort of performance and image quality you can expect from it in real-world usage. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Alex Cooke)

Another magnetic filter holder system option for landscape photographers. Let’s take a look at how this can improve your shooting process out in the field. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Nicco Valenzuela)

Photo By garynack Today’s Photo Of The Day is “Boulder Beach Sunrise” by garynack. Location: Acadia National Park, Maine. 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 garynack appeared first on Outdoor Photographer. Original linkOriginal author: Staff

Machine learning and AI are quickly becoming commonplace with the tools every photographer uses. There are neural filters for Photoshop, AI enhancement tools in Luminar Neo and PortraitPro, and even programs that use AI to generate captions for photos. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Scott Donschikowski)

Luminar Neo from Skylum has added a much awaited feature: background removal in portraits. Removing a person's image from a photo is nothing new, but it's generally time-consuming if the background is not simple or solid. Luminar Neo does it usually in one click, and if you're a professional or an advanced hobbyist, it is a time-saver. [ Read More ]Original link(Originally posted by Mel Martin)

The post Telephoto Street Photography: Pros and Cons appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Andrew S. Gibson. Most successful street photographers work with either a 50mm or a 35mm lens (including Henri Cartier-Bresson, who famously shot at 50mm) – but what about an 85mm lens? A 135mm lens? A 200mm lens? In other words, what about using a telephoto lens for street photography? Telephoto street photography may not be common, but it’s not necessarily bad. And in certain cases and for certain photographers, it can be a great idea. In this article, I explore the pros and cons of shooting street photos with a telephoto lens; that way, the next time you want to capture street scenes...