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Ron Leach  |  Mar 11, 2024  |  0 comments

Here's the frustrating thing about shooting sunsets: While these scenes are among the most popular that we capture, oftentimes our results fall far short of the splendor we witnessed through the viewfinder. That's because the beautiful warm tones and a perfectly balanced  exposure can be very difficult to get right in the camera.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 11, 2024  |  0 comments

Here's an eye-opening tutorial from one of our favorite landscape photographers for those of you who struggle when processing images in Lightroom. It's all about how Lightroom's Auto Settings can set you up for refining a shot further and can even "save your photos."

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Mar 08, 2024  |  0 comments

Maniacal about making backup copies of photos and video footage like I am? Then this baby is for you. When set to RAID 1, the SanDisk Professional G-RAID MIRROR drive automatically duplicates data onto a second built-in drive as it's stored to provide worry-free data redundancy.

Our new Choosing Wisely series aims to deliver concise, summarized information about products we think you'll like. You can read what Choosing Wisely wrote about the SanDisk Professional G-RAID MIRROR external hard drive here.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 08, 2024  |  0 comments

Capturing beautiful female portraits can be very challenging for inexperienced photographers. And when the "model" is also new to the game, things become even more difficult. After all, many of our subjects aren't really models at all, but rather spouses, loved ones, or female friends.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 08, 2024  |  0 comments

Outdoor photographers often confront a confounding challenge when shooting scenes with an extremely wide range of tones from deep shadows to bright highlights and everything in between. The problem is this: Their cameras lack sufficient dynamic range capabilities to nail an exposure in one shot.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 07, 2024  |  0 comments

Sometimes you shoot a color image and realize it would look more compelling by converting it to b&w because of the potential for awesome contrast and other characteristics within the scene. Today you'll learn why you should avoid the common amateur approach, and use a method favored by a top pro that is still simple to accomplish.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 07, 2024  |  0 comments

If you've never used Photoshop's Liquify tool to manipulate an image or create unique effects, now's the time to give it a try. The following guide from the How to Use YouTube channel demonstrates everything necessary to start using this technique today.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 07, 2024  |  0 comments

When you're out and about with nothing but your iPhone and come upon a striking scene, this tutorial from the iPhone Photography School provides the "exact blueprint" for capturing breathtaking imagery. It's all about choosing the appropriate camera and app settings so you never miss a great opportunity again.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Mar 07, 2024  |  0 comments

Leica just announced the Leica SL3, the third model in their storied SL series of mirrorless cameras. Shutterbug was given access to a not-quite-final sample for several days. Here's our report and a small gallery of images we captured.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 06, 2024  |  0 comments

If you're new to Photoshop's Gradient tool the tutorial below is just what you'll need, because you'll learn everything you need to know for putting this technique to use. There's also something valuable for those already familiar with Gradients; namely the two new modes that are important to understand.

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