Always Photograph Flowers This Way

Flowers are magical. The first thing I photographed with my first camera was a flower in my yard. It was the perfect subject because it was beautiful, colorful, and it didn’t move around. I sat there practicing on it every day, trying out all the camera’s settings and learning how they affected the pictures. Today,…

TetherTools Case Relay Review and Tips for Lengthy Exposures

A few years ago, I had this crazy idea to shoot a five-hour exposure while I was camping near the Tetons in Wyoming. The major obstacle to making a picture like this is battery power. The whole time a long exposure is recording, the sensor is activated, the shutter is held open, and a DSLR’s…

Instant Replay: Lightroom Workflow from Start to Finish

Rob Sylvan and Levi Sim are joined by Vanelli and Nick Minore and they’re going to show us how to rock the Lightroom Workflow. Starting with downloading from a memory card all the way to publishing finished photographs on the interwebs, these experts will open your eyes to terrific techniques for making your workflow better, easier, and safer.…

3 Easy Ways to Use the Rule of Thirds

You’ve probably heard of the Rule of Thirds—I learned about it in middle school art classes, and art history in college. It’s a terrific tool for guiding composition in your pictures. Formulaic use of the Rule of Thirds can take you a long way toward making better pictures, and will help you discover better compositions…

Instant Replay: Lightroom FAQ’s with Rob Sylvan

Rob Sylvan answers many of the most common and pressing questions about Lightroom–especially ideas about fixing your catalog. Rob mans the Lightroom Help Desk for KelbyOne, and there’s no one on the planet better qualified to answer these questions and help you get things running smoothly again. Hosted by: Rob Sylvan and Levi Sim Produced…

Travel Photography: Tips and Tricks for a Photogenic Trip

You don’t want to miss this free webinar. Ron Martinsen and Levi Sim, who both travel way too much, will help you get ready for your next trip. They’ll help you consider the best gear combinations and at least three things you should always photograph when you’re on the road. Consider, too, that right now there…

Travel Photography: Tips and Tricks for a Photogenic Trip

You don’t want to miss this free webinar. Ron Martinsen and Levi Sim, who both travel way too much, will help you get ready for your next trip. They’ll help you consider the best gear combinations and at least three things you should always photograph when you’re on the road. Consider, too, that right now there…

Instant Replay: Local Adjustment Tools with Glyn Dewis

Glyn Dewis joined Rob Sylvan and Levi Sim help you learn to master local adjustments. Global adjustments (changes that affect the entire photograph) in Lightroom are terrific, but learning the local tools will take your photography to the next level, and give you the polished look that master photographers have used for decades. If you’ve not…

7 Tips for Dad-tographers

We’ve all heard about ‘mom-tographers’ or ‘momtogs’ who are taking over the photo industry and putting professional photographers out of work. They are credited with making pictures of their own families, and then making pictures for their friends and extended families, and often starting a business and flooding the market with adorable, highly desirable photographs…