Outdoor Photography How To

Most of the nature photography tutorials we post concentrate on gear, camera settings, and other technical aspects because these are absolutely essential when photographing birds and other wildlife subjects. Today's video from Flying Parrot Photography is an interesting departure because it sets aside the technical stuff and concentrates on creative considerations instead.

Some photographers, like today's instructor Joris Hermans, simply can't stop themselves from purchasing lens filters in the hope that these affordable accessories will protect their expensive lenses, create unique effects, help modify light, and magically add impact to the photos and videos captured outdoors.

It's one thing to get something for free, but's it's quite another matter if the freebie has the power to significantly transform every landscape photo that you capture. But that's exactly what you can grab today in the form of Serge Ramelli's AI Presets Pack that usually has a price tag of $97.

Color grading may seem like a daunting task, especially if you're an inexperienced Lightroom user. But it's important to achieve accurate tones because unnatural colors can quickly kill an otherwise great shot.

Is there really such thing as a truly "bad photo?" Most of us who are committed to evolving our skills would reply in the affirmative. But instructor Peter Forsgard insists that "bad photographs are good" because practice and a thoughtful evaluation of disappointing images havw the power to unlock your creative potential.

You're no doubt familiar with a common refrain that goes something like this: "You should definitely use RAW format and never shoot Jpegs." But is this really the best advice for you? You may be surprised by the conclusions drawn in today's tutorial from C64 Photo Safaris—a group of Botswana-based photographers with a passion for sharing their favorite shooting and image-editing techniques.

Adobe's new Adaptive Color Profile is an amazing AI-based tool that analyses an image and adjusts tones and colors to make them "look just right." The experts at Adobe put it like this: "The effect is as if the AI has changed exposure, shadows, highlights, Color Mixer, Curves, and other key controls for you."