Photo How To

More and more photographers are discovering the joys of using inexpensive vintage lenses on modern mirrorless digital cameras. These relics of the past often deliver excellent image quality with a unique look and superior all-metal construction as compared to their modern counterparts.

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.

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.

See the ladies paint their faces and prepare for their final performance. They blush as you watch them audition their most brilliant colors before fading to brown with a sigh that only the birds hear. The crisp autumn air deepens their beauty but loosens their grip as, one by one, they drift back to the ground from whence they came.

Everyone is a photographer when Mother Nature presents her magical fall foliage fireworks pageant. Who can pass a tree emblazoned with orange and crimson leaves without snapping a pic? Now is the time to get your gear in order, make your travel plans, and otherwise prepare to capture the best show the earth can offer.

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.