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Two photographers brainstorming over what should be the correct exposure setting for a studio athletic portrait photography session, Joe McNally and Daniel Norton join forces. McNally attempts to recreate the same lighting he used to shoot one of his iconic Sports Illustrated for Kids covers: When you have a subject like an athlete, the common perceptions […]
Believe it or not, you can bring a little bit of magic to your images without the use of spells or charms. In fact, creating the illusion of weightlessness can be as simple as gathering a few household objects and utilizing a single tool in Photoshop. In this step by step guide, Peter McKinnon demonstrates just how […]
Composition is the heart of the photo. Composition leads to the work of art that starts from inspiration. Inspiration begins when you disconnect with the interior struggles of everyday life and free the spirit to experience the world around you. Truly being in the moment and experiencing nature links you with everything around you. It […]
Do you wish your still photos had a cinematic quality or looked like they came straight out of a movie? Believe it or not, the look is actually pretty easy to create in Lightroom. Stock photographer Christi Kerekes shows us how: Color grading, the process of altering and enhancing the color of your image, first started […]
Few things are capable of teaching us about ourselves in the way that photography can. Joshua Cripps found this out early on in his artistic explorations. Having studied aerospace engineering as a young adult, he expected little more beyond taking pretty pictures when he first picked up his camera. However, as he delved deeper into the […]
Among digital photographers, presets are becoming increasingly useful – they take out much of the guesswork that goes into editing, and they’re very simple to install and apply. This set, the landscape photographer’s lightroom presets, is designed to help photographers instantly bring out the best attributes of their landscape photography with exposure adjustments, clarity, vibrance, saturation, split […]
If you’re new to Photoshop, you’ve probably been a little overwhelmed by the million and one things you can do to your images and the multiple ways to get any one effect. You’ve probably also discovered that not everything you do—even if it’s something “everyone” is doing—will make your images come out looking great. To […]
In photography, there’s a lot you can learn from others—but even more that you can teach yourself. Being able to walk around and see the things that other people don’t notice is an ability that plays a large role in improving your photography. For example, in this image, someone walking down a beach sees wave […]
Pro photographer, cheap camera. You know the drill. It’s that show where pro photographers are handed a cheap camera and set out into the wild to shoot pictures: For this episode, the DRTV team brought in two photographers, which can only mean one thing. Double the fun! Marcel Laemmerhirt is an action sports and lifestyle photographer based […]
Any photographer who’s ever taken on the challenge of creating a timelapse video is all too familiar with the flickering, staggered staccato effect. Caused by shutter speeds that are too quick to properly capture the motion in between frames, the illusion of jumping or skipping can take the realism out of even the most extraordinary […]
