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Ron Leach  |  Apr 30, 2024  |  0 comments

If you're falling short when processing images in Photoshop there's a good chance that you're making at least one of the image-killing mistakes explained by landscape pro Steve Arnold in the two-minute tutorial below. His lessons all have the same goal: "to help you create images that you can be proud of."

Ron Leach  |  Apr 30, 2024  |  0 comments

Most outdoor photographers understand that a shallow depth of field draws attention to the key element of a scene by separating it from a distracting background, foreground or other clutter within the frame. But what if your lens doesn't have a fast maximum aperture that makes it easy to achieve this important effect?

Ron Leach  |  Apr 30, 2024  |  0 comments

We're all looking for a creative edge that makes our landscape photos stand out from the crowd, and today's tutorial from the PHLOG Photography YouTube channel demonstrates a straightforward Lightroom method that really delivers the goods. The technique involves selectively introducing light and shadow during post processing.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 29, 2024  |  0 comments

What if you were told to "avoid Lightroom's Contrast slider" because there's a much better technique that delivers superior results and is easy enough to accomplish for users of all skill levels? You don't have to trust us on this because the claim comes from one of our favorite professional wildlife and landscape photographers.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 29, 2024  |  0 comments

Every so often we come across a really nice scene, compose it properly, and nail both focus and exposure. Yet we're left with a feeling that by adding "a little bit extra" we can transform the image into something super special.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 26, 2024  |  0 comments

This is a fun camera! The Leica SOFORT 2 is a 4.9-megapixel digital camera with a built-in printer. While not optimized for expert photographers, the SOFORT 2 is a crowd pleaser.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 26, 2024  |  0 comments

One big challenge for all of us who shoot landscapes is creating order out of expansive, chaotic scenes, and that's why good composition skills are so important for this genre of photography. And one of the first framing techniques we all learn from the get-go is the familiar Rule of Thirds.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 26, 2024  |  0 comments

Most experienced photographers turn up their noses at the Program exposure mode, preferring to shoot in Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, or Manual. But as you'll see in this quick video from the Great Big Photography World channel, there are situations under which this "beginner" mode makes total sense—even if you have advanced skills.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 25, 2024  |  0 comments

Adobe recently upgraded Photoshop's Gradient capabilities with new versatile options, but this seven-minute tutorial isn't a deep dive into everything these tools can do. Rather, we're taking a targeted look at what one pro says are the "three best ways" to employ Photoshop's updated Gradients.

Ron Leach  |  Apr 25, 2024  |  0 comments

"Lens diffraction" is a term you've likely heard before, but do you really understand the concept and how it can impact your photos? If not, it's time to get up to speed, and this lesson from the Visual Education YouTube channel will do exactly that in less than nine minutes.

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