Photoshoot and Beyond
In this tutorial, professional travel and landscape photographer David Clapp explains why photographers shouldn’t overlook the potential that APS-C cameras offer for taking great image
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At a basic level, shutter speed is used to control exposure, but it can also be used as a creative tool that freezes action or adds dramatic blur to moving subjects. In this tutorial we’ll explain some of the common mistakes you might encounter while trying to achieve the five classic shutter speed effects of freezing movement, blurring action, using blur creatively, long exposures and night photography.
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This past month has been excellent for wildlife shooters, sports shooters and speed junkies in general, as we’ve seen the announcement of Canon’s 1D X Mark II and Nikon’s D5 and D500. These monsters are all about speed, so we’ve gathered everything you need to know about their shutter bursts, frames per second and even […]
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We’re kicking off February with 9 fresh and creative ideas to try, from back-yard safaris to environmental portraiture, fun with shadows and reflections, long-lens landscapes and more!
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As well-known nature photographer John Shaw says, “To become a better photographer, become a better naturalist.” It’s just common sense. The more you learn about your subject, the better prepared you’ll be to capture compelling images. This applies to all forms of photography but in this post I’ll specifically discuss wildlife as the subject. There […]
An Indonesian monkey, a British photographer and a U.S. federal judge meet in San Francisco. It sounds like the beginning of a joke, but that’s almost what happened this week when a federal court reviewed PETA’s demand to award Naruto the copyright over the famous selfies he captured in 2011. Unfortunately for the macaque, who […]
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We’re all familiar with alligators and some people encounter them on a daily basis, but despite their healthy population and proximity to humans there’s a lot we don’t know about their feeding habits. Thanks to National Geographic’s Crittercam, researchers from the University of Florida were able to get unprecedented access to the daily (and nightly) […]
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With over 1500 entries from 52 different countries, the organizers of the inaugural Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have a good reason to smile. The hilarious submissions gave them a good reason to laugh too. Aiming to raise awareness for wildlife while celebrating animals’ funny sides, the competition shares those special moments that wildlife photographers are […]
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Composition is an art and also a science, and an area where a lot of otherwise technically proficient photographers can struggle. It’s not something that can be taught, like the relationship between aperture and shutter speeds or figuring out hyper-focal distance, but here are some essential tips to help you with framing… 1 What are… Continue reading →
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We’re kicking off November with 9 fresh and creative photo ideas to try, from vibrant doors to focus-racked fireworks.
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