Nature Photography How To

Are you struggling with soft, blurry photos even though you've invested in great glass? Before you blame the camera and invest in a new one, be sure to pay close attention to this eye-opening tutorial from internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer Ejaz Kahn.

Are your photos consistently ruined by digital noise even when you thought your camera settings were correct? Perhaps you've asked yourself why your photos look grainy, or when it's safe to shoot with a high ISO. These questions and others will be clearly answered in the six-minute tutorial below.

Cluttered backgrounds are often unavoidable when shooting in the field, and this distraction will easily deemphasize a key subject in wildlife shots, nature photos, or even landscape images with an element that deserves to really stand out. Today's tutorial featuring German expert Christian Mohrle demonstrates how to save the day with the thoughtful use of Lightroom's easy-to-apply Lens Blur tool.

Experienced photographers understand the many benefits of shooting in Raw, but you may be in for a surprise—especially if the images you capture don't always look quite as good as expected. That's because, according to conventional wisdom, Jpeg settings aren't relevant when using the Raw file format.

Sometimes our nature and landscape photos fall shot of the beauty we witnessed through the viewfinder, either because our camera settings were incorrect or we used the wrong approach during post processing. The video below from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel addresses the latter concern with a straightforward color-grading technique that anyone can master in minutes.

Lightroom features a variety of simple sliders that are designed to streamline the image-editing process for beginners and more experienced users alike. When used properly these straightforward tools are a big help for balancing exposure, color, contrast and saturation so that your edits appear natural and intentional.

You've all heard the chatter that cameras with larger pixels deliver better image quality than those with smaller pixels, and probably wondered if this is really true and exactly how it works. The video below from one of our favorite outdoor photographers reveals what he says is the truth about this contentious matter.