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by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
Taking a look at any modern mirrorless or DSLR camera, you’ll notice a slew of controls, buttons, and dials. Atop nearly all cameras sits a large dial labeled with many letters and icons. This is our mode dial. It is how we control the level of power we give to our camera or take for ourselves.
One of the wonderful things that modern electronic digital and film cameras give you is many high-tech options for your image making. One of the horrible things that modern electronic digital and film cameras give you is many high-tech options for your
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Matt shares his tips for capturing high-resolution photos with any camera. Learn how to increase resolution and image quality using techniques like Pixel Shifting and Super Resolution. Join Matt in his home, and on the mountains, as he explains how to utilize these techniques, discussing gear, settings, software, and editing.
0:00 - In This Tutorial
0:39 - What Are Pixel Shifting & Super Resolution?
0:59 - Gear Setup
1:31 - Super Resolution Pros & Cons
2:40 - How to Take Pixel Shift Images
5:28 - Handheld Super Resolution Photos
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by Jill Waterman · Posted
Over the past 35 years, Sally Davies has photographed the streets of New York City with a mix of anthropological endurance and high style. But, despite her encyclopedic vision of the city’s exterior face, Davies became troubled by the thought that future generations would know nothing of the people living inside all the buildings she had pictured. Her resulting quest to photograph and interview New York residents in the spaces they call home “had wings right from the first day,” as she describes it—with people of different races, genders,
by John Harris · Posted
There is no wildlife or bird photography without a camera and lens, but I am here to tell you not to buy another piece of gear. It is not the camera or lens that will make you a better photographer; rather, the three things that will improve your wildlife photography are: to know your subject better, to know your gear better, and to know yourself better.
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Of these three, I think the first to address is to know your subject better. And that means research—reading, tutorials, conversations—and time in the field, with or without your
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Travel and landscape photographer David Marx shares his sunrise and sunset photography secrets. Throughout this seminar, you will learn how to predict the sun’s placement, how to compose your photos, how to understand the exposure triangle, when to use an ND filter, and more.
What are your favorite tips for shooting during sunrise and sunset? Let us know in the Comments, below.
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Sunset Photography for Beginners
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In this seminar, Dolphia Nandi shares her food photography tips. Go behind the scenes on her photoshoots and learn how to utilize food styling, angle, props, backgrounds, and more in your photographic compositions.
Are you a food photographer or eager to get started? Share your questions and favorite tips for mouth-watering images in the Comments section, below! You can read more about Food Photography here.
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Have you ever wanted to take beautiful nightscape photos? Are you looking for night photography ideas? Landscape and astrophotographer Rachel Jones Ross not only teaches you how to take better photos at night, but how to create magical nighttime images. Her tips include scouting locations, using the PhotoPills app, changing your perspective, and more.
What are your tips on capturing the night sky? Let us know in the Comments section, below!
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Go behind the scenes on Bobby and Dave’s photo shoot in which they photograph Dave’s dog. They share their pet photography tips, such as recommended camera gear, camera settings, and how to get the best out of your pet!
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Flower Photography Tips for Beginners
by Lesley Ames · Posted
How does one get up close and interact with world-class photographers when social distancing is enforced? In the past seven years, the creative collective Out of Chicago has produced immersive, hands-on photography conferences in epic outdoor destinations such as Moab, Yosemite, and Acadia National Park, bringing together more than a dozen world-class photographers to teach and shoot side-by-side with attendees. When COVID-19 began to cancel everyone's photography workshops and events, Out of Chicago’
by Shawn C. Steiner · Posted
Dan Bailey is an adventurer, who launches into the Alaskan skies in his Cessna, hunting for beautiful light and searching for the moment where it hits the snow-topped mountains perfectly. It’s a good thing he is also a professional photographer who can capture that moment flawlessly and present it to those of us not fortunate enough to be able to witness such sights on our own. I chatted with Bailey recently, to discuss his photography, get his advice for aspiring photographers, and, of course, find out about the gear he uses to capture these
by Shawn C. Steiner · Posted
If you are here I’m guessing you’ve done a time lapse or two, maybe read our introductory article or Stan Moniz’s night-specific piece, and want to see how you can make your time lapses even better. I’ll admit it, time lapses are tough. There is a ton of information you need to know about photo and video to make
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
If there is a time when a lighthouse really shines, it is after dark. Duh. Lighthouses are favorite photographic subjects because of their charming beauty, and you can photograph them any time, but they are especially gorgeous when illuminated to protect mariners and vessels from foundering in shallow waters and on rocks.
Trinidad Head Light, in Trinidad, CA
If you want some general tips on lighthouse
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In Part II of our series on astrophotography, we talk with Ian Norman, founder of Lonely Speck, a site dedicated to making astrophotography easy and accessible to all photographers. The website is loaded with great advice, gear reviews, and simple tutorials on how to photograph the night sky and specifically, the Milky Way. Our conversation with Ian centers on his development as a photographer and provides many tips on how, with very affordable equipment and apps and basic processing, you can create
by Allan Weitz · Posted
Architectural photography is both an art and an exacting craft. Unlike most genres of photography, in which level horizon lines and correction for keystone and parallax distortions are secondary issues, architectural photography requires a disciplined workflow and a keen sense of design.
The following eight items are tools I find extremely valuable for photographing the exteriors and interiors of homes and commercial buildings. This list is by no means complete, but it does cover a range of essentials. As for camera format, bigger is always
by Todd Vorenkamp · Posted
Panoramic photography has never been easier than it is today, thanks to digital technology. In the days of film, your options for panoramic photos were the purchase of expensive, but very capable, panoramic cameras, stitching images together in a darkroom, or physically cutting and pasting prints together. Panoramic cameras, like the Linhof Technorama-series, Hasselblad XPan, Fujifilm GX617, or Horseman SW-series cameras, are beautiful machines and still incredibly viable tools of the trade if you want to take exquisite panoramic images with