Nature Photography How To

The video below is a followup to Monday’s tutorial explaining how to make the most of a wide-angle lens for epic landscape photography. In today’s lesson you’ll see why one pro says, “You need a telephoto lens for landscape photography,” and he provide helpful tips on how to use one.

Which Adobe software do you prefer for editing landscape photos: Lightroom or Photoshop?

Whenever Adobe updates their software it seems as though one or two new headline features grab all the attention, while other second-tier tools and capabilities don't get the credit they deserve. Today's eye-opening tutorial with one of the world's foremost post-processing experts reveals six of these lesser-known upgrades you don't want to overlook because they can make your workflow faster, easier, and more creative.

There's more to landscape photography than just using a wide-angle lens. In fact, you can capture many interesting landscape looks using a long telephoto lens.

Today's enlightening tutorial from British pro James Feaver recounts how much he struggled with post processing when first embarking on his photography journey, and he describes his dismay like this: "I would spend hours and hours editing my photos, wake up the next morning hating what I've done, and have to start over."

Today's beginners guide to macro photography is a great reminder that this unique genre should  be considered a year-long pursuit, rather than a Spring endeavor once plants begin to bloom. Summer provides great opportunities for capturing insects and other small creepy crawlies, there are mushrooms in fall, and don't forget about those ephemeral snowflakes falling in winter.

Shooting a macro photo is sometimes half the battle. If you have a close-up image of a bug or a flower that looks a little flat, photographer Andrew Lanxon shares his seven easy macro editing tips for beginners (or experts) using Lightroom in the video below.