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Ron Leach  |  May 25, 2022

Whether you’re photographing birds in the backyard, planning an outing to a local zoo, or shooting big cats on safari, achieving correct exposures is absolutely essential. This task is often challenging, as subjects move in and out of ever-changing light.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 04, 2022

One of the key starting points for capturing great images is exposing a scene properly. And that holds true whether you’re photographing portraits, outdoor sports events, landscapes, indoor concerts, or other types of photos.

Ron Leach  |  Feb 28, 2024

Here's an important post-processing tutorial for all you avid wildlife and landscape photographers, that will help you get the white right with a little help from Lightroom. Once you do that, other colors tend to fall into place.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 10, 2024

It happens every year, and we're not referring to the onset of spring for all you baseball fans. Rather, the tutorial below  from the Park Cameras YouTube channel, addresses how to capture great landscape images during the bleak days of winter.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 19, 2024

Here are 10 tips to follow before you dial up ebay. And BTW — most of these apply to food photography, too, if you Instagram your meals. This story is smartphone compatible.

Cynthia Boylan  |  Dec 03, 2015

The below video from Red Bull Illume just might take your breath away. The short, hair-raising clip documents how photographer (and skydiver) Wolfgang Lienbacher created a series of stunningly beautiful images of the Red Bull Skydive team in action while in a freefall himself.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 04, 2022

When it comes to photographing our feathered friends in the field, large birds tend to be the most popular, perhaps because you don’t need a super-telephoto lens to fill the frame, and these subjects are more often out in the open. But small birds have their own appeal, and with that come a unique set of challenges.

Henry Anderson  |  Feb 04, 2020

Have you ever wondered how to take awesome photographs of waterfalls? In the below video, landscape photographer Mads Peter Iversen shares nine tips on how to capture stunning images of waterfalls.

Ron Leach  |  Mar 15, 2023

Boudoir photography is a unique form of portraiture in which you use many of the skills employed for other types of people pictures, and a few more. In the quick tutorial below you’ll learn an important technique that’s often ignored.

Henry Anderson  |  Jul 08, 2021

Summer is here and the time is right for posing swimsuit models on the beach! But where do you begin?

Ron Leach  |  Jul 13, 2023

Printing and framing photos is a great way to decorate your home or office and gain a bit of recognition for your hard-earned efforts. It's also easier to evaluate your work with a large hi-res print in hand, rather than reviewing images on the computer.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 31, 2024

Success is 95% preparation. Here are 10 essentials to consider when readying for a photo session.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 04, 2024

Many photographers order prints from an outside source, either because they lack a high-quality printer or because the one they own doesn't accommodate large-size paper. In this tutorial from the Remontheroad YouTube channel (think Remi on the Road) you'll learn how to do everything right so the prints you receive do justice to your photographs.

Ron Leach  |  Aug 15, 2024

One great way to gain recognition for your hard-earned work is to hang framed, oversized prints in your home or office where you can enjoy them too. But there are a few thing to know before sending files off to the lab so that they can deliver the best possible output.

Ron Leach  |  Jun 16, 2022

Today we’re going to discuss lens fogging—a serious problem that plagues outdoor photographers this time of year. When this occurs you’ll either miss a spontaneous opportunity while waiting for a lens to clear up, or you’ll snap the shutter and end up with a worthless photo.

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