3 tips for processing and editing wildlife photos in Lightroom
04/26, 15:00 EDT Wildlife photography is certainly challenging when out in the field, but you're not done right when you capture a nice shot. How should you best process your wildlife images? Photographer and educator Anthony Morganti has a new video sharing his top... (more)

Drones and landscapes: Behind the scenes in Iceland with Mads Peter Iversen
04/26, 12:30 EDT Photographer Mads Peter Iversen has recently been in Iceland and he's got a gorgeous 4K video to prove it. In his latest video, Iversen shows off awesome drone footage and some fantastic landscape locations throughout northeastern Iceland, including... (more)

Photo editing: When is it cheating to edit your photos?
04/26, 10:30 EDT In their latest episode of the Picture This!, podcast, Tony and Chelsea Northrup discuss photo editing. Is it cheating? This topic comes up a lot. Some people are under the impression that by editing your photos, you are somehow misrepresenting... (more)

PolarPro launches new QuartzLine filter series aimed at professional photographers and videographers
04/25, 15:00 EDT Earlier this month, PolarPro released a new line of filters, QuartzLine. The QuartzLine filter line is PolarPro's first foray into professional photography and cinematography. The company has previously focused its efforts on filters for drones and... (more)

Photographer earns his wings, while Canon claims yet another clean sweep Featured Story
04/25, 13:34 EDT It was bound to happen sooner or later... a photographer would capture and submit a photograph of the storied Blue Angels team of jet aircraft, one that would propel itself to the top spot in our photo contest. Photographer Gary Schacker is the one... (more)

Editing a backlit image in Adobe Lightroom with Sony Artisan Chris Orwig
04/25, 12:00 EDT Shooting backlit images is tricky, but the results can be great. However, to help you get great results, sometimes you need a little photo editing magic. In the video below, Sony Artisan Chris Orwig shows us how to utilize Lightroom and its Split... (more)

All about the new Adobe Profiles: What they are and how to create your own
04/25, 09:30 EDT Earlier this month, Adobe released a massive update to their Lightroom software which added numerous new features, but the biggest was likely the new Profiles system. To help shed some light on Profiles, Adobe has released a new blog post which... (more)

How to set up and use an off-camera flash in only 3 minutes
04/24, 17:00 EDT Photographer Manny Ortiz utilizes off-camera flash for many of his portraits. For photographers new to flash and off-camera flash in particular, it can be daunting to try to get everything set up and working correctly to produce the desired... (more)

Tripods and accessories for wildlife and landscape photography
04/24, 14:00 EDT Nature and wildlife photographer Steve Perry uses tripods a lot, whether he is shooting landscape or wildlife photography. He is frequently asked by viewers about his tripods, so he decided to do a video to discuss his gear, setup and when he uses... (more)

First E-mount film camera: Photographer has designed and built an open-source analog camera
04/24, 10:00 EDT It's not unusual for someone to adapt an older film lens to their Sony mirrorless camera. There are many such adapters suited to the task and the flexibility of the E-mount system is well-noted. However, what about mounting modern E-mount lenses to... (more)

Overpowering or complementing the sun using artificial light
04/24, 07:00 EDT As the days get longer in the northern hemisphere, that means that the sun will be higher in the sky for longer periods of time, leading to more powerful and harsher light for outdoor shooting. How can you overpower the sun with flash (or monolight)... (more)

Tips and tricks for flying your drone in tight woodland spaces
04/23, 17:00 EDT One of the things that makes photographer Adam Gibbs' behind the scenes videos so good is that he mixes in awesome drone footage to showcase the scenes he explores. It makes sense then that he would be a great resource for tips about using... (more)

Should you photograph popular locations? Nigel Danson approaches a commonly-shot lighthouse
04/23, 15:00 EDT Fortunately for photographers, there are a lot of very picturesque locations to capture beautiful images. On the other hand, many of them have been very frequently photographed. It can be difficult to get excited about shooting something that has... (more)

Fuji X-A5 First Shots: Perhaps the best image quality we’ve seen yet for $600
04/23, 14:55 EDT Fujifilm has been very successful at making cameras with excellent image quality, and that's been the case throughout their ILC line from the entry-level X-A series all the way up to the recent medium-format GFX-50s. Their latest entry-level model,... (more)

How to bracket and combine exposures when you don’t have graduated neutral density filters
04/23, 12:30 EDT Photographer Andrew Marr doesn't specialize in lighthouse photography, but when he was visiting Augusta in the southwest of Australia, he had a good opportunity for lighthouse photography. The only problem was that the exposure range in the scene... (more)

Micro Four Thirds versus full-frame camera for macro photography: Pros and cons of each system
04/23, 10:30 EDT When considering many different types of photography, there are pros and cons to every available sensor size. Full-frame cameras typically deliver the best image quality but they are often more expensive and the cameras and lenses are larger and... (more)

Matching color between images using curves and LAB in Adobe Photoshop
04/23, 07:00 EDT Have you ever been working on an image and thought, "I really want to take this color and apply it to another photo I'm working?" If so, now you can using curves and LAB mode in Photoshop. Photographer and educator Colin Smith of photoshopCAFE If... (more)

Fantastic flags: An uncommon and useful modifier used to change quantity and quality of light
04/22, 09:00 EDT While there are a lot of common and purpose-built light modifiers, such as umbrellas, softboxes and reflectors, there are also a lot of other modifiers you can use that are less common, including a flag. In his newest video, Jay P. Morgan with The... (more)

Reviewing the picturesque Lake District in England
04/21, 07:00 EDT Recently, photographer Thomas Heaton started a new video series, A Photographer's View, in which he discusses and reviews different landscape photography destinations he's visited. His first video discussed a specific area of Iceland and his second... (more)

Firmware Friday: Bug fixes for Nikon P900, W300; Ricoh G800SE; Sony A7 III, FS5 and NXCAM NX5R
04/20, 23:54 EDT Firmware Friday returns for another week with a relatively compact list of updates this time around. In the past seven days, we've learned of a couple of firmware updates for Nikon's Coolpix-series cameras, some new software for the Ricoh... (more)