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Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 02, 2025

If you missed the opportunity to purchase a Limited Edition Peak Design/SITKA Slide Lite camouflage camera strap back in 2023, here's your chance.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 01, 2025

With heavy emphasis on AI-enabled enhancements, improved ease-of-use, and more powerful features overall, Adobe has released the 2026 versions of Photoshop Elements and Premier Elements. Here's the rundown.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 30, 2025

Today we're exploring a common culprit for disappointing landscape photos with blown-out skies and other key elements that are far brighter than the rest of a scene. The solution has to do with the fact that many photographers never take time to explore the obscure options buried in their camera's menu.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Sep 29, 2025

We’re excited to unveil the winners of GuruShots' Still Life Photo Challenge! This theme celebrated the beauty of everyday objects, transformed through light, composition, and creativity. 

Ron Leach  |  Sep 29, 2025

Beautiful flowers offer abundant opportunities for eye-catching images, even if you specialize in other genres of photography, and these colorful subjects are readily available at local parks, nearby arboretums, nature centers, and even in the comfort of your backyard.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 27, 2025

Love photography? Admire the fantastic photos taken by others? Get off the bench and into the game! Live the dream and earn cold cash at the same time. The Famous Fotographers School can teach you how to create mind-blowing images without ever leaving home! FFS is accepting a limited number of pecunious students looking to start a career in this exciting field.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 26, 2025

Whenever Adobe updates their software it seems as though one or two new headline features grab all the attention, while other second-tier tools and capabilities don't get the credit they deserve. Today's eye-opening tutorial with one of the world's foremost post-processing experts reveals six of these lesser-known upgrades you don't want to overlook because they can make your workflow faster, easier, and more creative.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 26, 2025

Today's video tutorial from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel demonstrates the power of Lightroom's recently introduced Landscape Selection mask that represents a big leap in functionality and  precision. As you'll see, this new feature will transform image quality, and it's super easy to use.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 24, 2025  |  First Published: Sep 25, 2025

I confess. I let my love affair with Cyanocitta Cristata become all-consuming, and placed my life in jeopardy. I cannot go out on my patio without facing extreme danger. I've spent a small fortune on arachis hypogaea (street name "goobers") just to feed her habit, and have been forced to become a prisoner in my own home because the Corvidae Family have a price on my head. 

Ron Leach  |  Sep 24, 2025

Low-light photography can be quite a challenge whether you're shooting in the field or indoors in a dim room with available light. Today's quick tutorial with Anthony Crothers is for those of you who are struggling with blurry, grainy photos in situations with less-than-ideal illumination.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 23, 2025

Most photographers are at least tangentially aware of the benefits of shooting Raw to maximize image quality and provide enhanced post-processing flexibility. But what if you prefer to keep things simple, never make large prints, and typically display your image online? In other words, what are your options for shooting and editing Jpeg files for optimum results?

Ron Leach  |  Sep 22, 2025

Have you ever noticed that your best outdoor images feel alive and connected, while others lack impact and you're not quite sure why?  According to Canadian pro Adam Gibbs, the game-changing solution may be as simple as composing with "flow."

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 20, 2025

A beautifully illustrated Travelog created by an extraterrestrial tourist was discovered in a rural New Jersey swamp, apparently dropped from one of the hundreds of drones that plagued the Garden State earlier this year. NASA has confirmed that the authenticated diary provides unprecedented insight into previously unexplainable phenomena that have puzzled citizens and scientists alike for decades.

Shutterbug obtained a copy of this otherworldly travel album and shares portions herewith, including summaries of comments and conclusions provided by official UAP/UFO experts, independent objective observers and my Uncle Tadeusz.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 19, 2025

Nature and wildlife photographers often confront situations in which their longest lens simply isn't powerful enough to get up close and personal on distant subjects. Super telephotos can be prohibitively expensive but there's a reasonably affordable way to boost magnification without breaking the bank, and that's taking advantage of a high-quality teleconverter—otherwise known as a "lens extender."

Ron Leach  |  Sep 18, 2025

Every new photographer is forced to confront a bewildering array of unfamiliar terminology from camera settings, features like exposure control, and physical buttons, to odd-sounding technical methods and post-processing nomenclature. So pull up a chair and let's get you up to speed.

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