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Landscape photography, despite the supreme challenges that it poses, is often the first subject of interest picked up by budding photographers. There’s so much of it all around us that it’s no wonder. These days with improved digital cameras, timelapses have become a major obsession for landscape photographers. Danny MacRostie is one such photographer, and […]
National Geographic photographer Cory Richards brings his baggage with him whenever he does his photography. Instead of shunning it, he gives in to the vulnerability that helps him show the humanity in his work. The stark difference between a subject who poses for the picture and someone who is captured in his or her natural element […]
For landscape photographers, sharpening is a touchy subject. It has its benefits as well as its pitfalls. For example, sharpening without introducing black and or white edges around a subject can be a real challenge. In this video, Jimmy McIntyre demonstrates a workflow to sharpen your images without adding unsavory edges: When we sharpen our images we […]
Sometimes the sterile surroundings of a studio aren’t best suited to show off a product or still life. Just as a colorful backdrop can completely transform the tone of a portrait, the surface on which a subject rests can make a significant difference. The tabletop is a texture just about everyone is familiar with and is a […]
Getting amazing macro shots really comes down to the minute details, and many of these can be difficult to see with the naked eye. Dust, hair, lint…all of these can affect the final image if they’re not caught during post-processing. Luckily, there are a few presets you can create in Lightroom to find and remove […]
With the heyday of film photography in the past, it’s easy to consider tossing your abandoned hand held cameras into the trash. However, as the Koldunov Brothers share, the following hack can put your old school point and shoot to use—without a roll of film: While the camera function of many point and shoots might be a […]
Joe Edelman is a frugal photographer—though you wouldn’t know it by the quality of the images he produces. But with over 57,000 YouTube subscribers to date, he frequently shares tips, tricks, and do-it-yourself instructional videos aimed at cutting costs without cutting corners. In the following tutorial, Edelman goes into detail concerning his use of backdrops—a […]
Wild. Crazy. Complex. A Renaissance man. The real deal. All of these words and phrases are often used to describe the official photographer for the state of Texas, Wyman Meinzer. At home among the wide open ranches and badlands, Meinzer has developed a profound connection with the wilderness—and he’s learned how to capture it with the […]
Emmy award winning cinematographer Mike Olbinski has always been drawn to the power and peculiarity of nature. An Arizona native, he spends the majority of the year working as a portrait photographer in the dry desert heat. But, as the seasons begin to change and summer sets in, the weather can become quite erratic. Inspired by storms […]
Learning the basics of camera functions and lighting fundamentals is a challenge in itself. Yet, the aspects that separate novice photographers from professionals have nothing to do with technical understanding. As Clinton Lubbe explains, having an open line of communication on a shoot allows for a photographer to have full control of their elements and often transforms […]
