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Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 16, 2025

Fry potatoes, not computers.
Here are seven potentially catastrophic misunderstandings about surge protection.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 15, 2025

Have you ever spoiled an otherwise great shot by clipping highlights on a sunlit wildlife subject? Maybe a bright white bird is blown out and totally devoid of detail, or perhaps it's just the wings that are grossly overexposed.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 14, 2025

Autumn is a favorite season among experienced outdoor shooters who understand the impact of beautiful light, color separation, dramatic skies, and the gorgeous warm tones that paint the landscape. Today's tutorial from the popular  PHLOG Photography YouTube channel provides eight Lightroom tips and tricks that even beginners can use to enhance their imagery in a big way.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 13, 2025

This tutorial from one of our favorite instructors is all about drawing more attention to the key element in a scene when it recedes intro surrounding area of the frame. The quick-and easy trick enables to create more impactful images by separating the subject in a way that immediately draws attention.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 11, 2025

The overuse of abbreviations and acronyms by photographers SUX. Therefore, at the risk of being totally absent of SEO keywords, I share with you today what’s wrong, IMHO, with the verbal shortcuts photographers abuse.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 10, 2025

Take a close look at the landscape photographs you admire most and you'll likely discern a powerful common denominator; namely, a thoughtful attention-grabbing "depth range." The video below from Andy Hutchinson describes this oft-ignored concept and demonstrates how to create the effect during post processing.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 09, 2025

Today's beginners guide to macro photography is a great reminder that this unique genre should  be considered a year-long pursuit, rather than a Spring endeavor once plants begin to bloom. Summer provides great opportunities for capturing insects and other small creepy crawlies, there are mushrooms in fall, and don't forget about those ephemeral snowflakes falling in winter.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 09, 2025

Protect your rights and thwart picture pirates, the outright thieves who cash in on your photographic talent. Here's priceless advice from the founder of the company that has recovered more than $15 million from copyright infringements for photographers in 68 countries since 2014.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 08, 2025

Most photographers are well aware of the benefits of shooting in Raw and the much greater flexibility this format provides when it comes to post processing. Yet many of us decide to shoot Jpegs on occasion depending upon how we intend to use and store certain images.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 07, 2025

We all look forward to those "perfect" days in the field when we're greeted by beautiful light, eye-catching blue skies with billowing clouds, and an enchanting scene with interesting depth and dimension throughout the frame.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 07, 2025

Capturing sharp well-composed photos of fast-moving subjects can be a difficult task for seasoned photographers, and if you're new to the game this challenge may seem particularly daunting. But fear not because we'll greatly simplify the process with this succinct tutorial from the popular Photo Genius YouTube channel.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 07, 2025

3 Legged Thing's Kickstarter ends in just a few hours, this coming Friday (10-October) at 10:59 AM EDT to be exact. The funding for 3LT's new Axis straps has been enormously successful so far. It became fully funded in under one hour and therefore has been designated a "Project We Love" Kickstarter. Currently it's received pledges nearly 10X the stated goal.

And there's more big news that follows below. But act quickly, if you're going to. Tempus fugit.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 03, 2025  |  First Published: Oct 04, 2025

Even if you subscribe to every big network newsletter and keep your TV tuned to a news station 24/7, you miss some important lies. We can't let that happen. So occasionally we manufacture a few interesting facts and deliver them to you as if they really happened. Hell, that's more than most of the real news outlets do. I mean, a lot of the dreck we report is at least plausible.

Ron Leach  |  Oct 03, 2025

We're wrapping up the week with a rant by Australian landscape photographer Steve Arnold who laments the fact that, in his mind, Photoshop's best editing techniques are the most difficult to use. As he says, "Adobe keeps adding new features that nobody really needs, while folks ignore beneficial tools because they're not easy enough to use."

Ron Leach  |  Oct 02, 2025

Autumn is finally here and with the change of seasons come a myriad of opportunities for breathtaking landscape photos. Today's video demonstrates a straightforward Lightroom workflow for enhancing your images so they faithfully reproduce the vivid colors and tonal balance you witnessed through the viewfinder.

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