Outdoor Photography How To

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."

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.

For several years, Shutterbug has shared the link for the fall foliage prediction map that covers the lower 48 states and is maintained by the folks at SmokeyMountains.com. Here's the 2025 version. The map is interactive, intuitive and updated regularly.

Photoshop's Selective Color tool represents a powerful non-destructive means of employing an adjustment layer to correct and enhance specific colors in an image. There are many practical applications like creating outdoor photos with a "cinematic" look or fixing skin tones in portraits by eliminating unwanted red and magenta tones.

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.

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