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In this video Gavin Hoey demonstrates how he captures subtle motion in landscape photography—in this case, very minimal movement of a grass crop blowing in the wind in the foreground of his main subject, a lighthouse. He uses a nine stop neutral density filter to reduce the ambient light that is allowed to enter the […]
Photos taken from a hot air balloon are not as common as aerial photos taken from the window seat of an airplane or helicopter, but they’re just as majestic, if not more so. An airplane usually cruises above the clouds, and while that scene is beautiful in itself, you can’t fully appreciate nature’s many spectacles […]
Douglas Kirkland is not your typical photographer. With over 50 years of photography experience and more than a million photos in his archive, Kirkland is what you would consider an industry legend. Over the years, fifteen books have been published displaying his work, many of them over one or several celebrities. In his 16th book, […]
Adobe Lightroom is one of the most powerful tools a photographer can find. Most of us just use its basic features, but there’s so much more to it! Trey Ratcliff’s new Lightroom tutorial lets you follow along with the pro photographer to learn all the ins and outs of the software so you can take […]
Aerial photographer George Steinmetz is making waves again with a recent talk he delivered for National Geographic Live. Aside from his remarkable talent as a photographer, part of what sets Steinmetz’s work apart from others is the unique approach he takes to creating it. Aerial photography, as you probably know, is more traditionally taken from […]
Always bring a camera. These words of advice are repeated by photographers everywhere who know the best scenes always seem to unfold when you leave your camera at home. In the case of today’s interesting photo of the day, the photographer and the person pictured seem to have been trapped above water, with plenty of […]
With robust post-processing software being both affordable and easy to obtain, it’s often hard to decipher whether many images are real or fake. Things like clouds, moons, people, and buildings can easily be pasted into a foreign photo and passed off as original. However, there are other ways to deceive the eye without the use […]
Update 6/24/15: PDFs have been reformatted for easier printing. If you find yourself struggling to remember all of Photoshop’s and Lightroom’s shortcuts, these cheat sheets are just what you’ve been waiting for. The folks at setupblogtoday have created the ultimate printable guides to help you out here: 2015 Adobe Photoshop CC Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet […]
A lot of times, landscape photography means waking up well before the sun does and going on a wilderness adventure in the pre-dawn darkness all in the name of getting the shot. Sometimes we don’t get any great photographs and it hardly seems worth it, but then we encounter a photo such as this one, […]
F-stop pro photographer Jeff Curtes is no stranger to the outdoors. Skiing, snowboarding, cycling, Curtes loves the world of outdoor sports and he loves photographing them. Starting out shooting photos of his brother, (who became a pro snowboarder) he was able to gain attention for the blossoming sport and became a favorite among his clients […]
