Nature Photography How To

Experienced Photoshop and Lightroom users understand the difference between enhancing images in a realistic way and ruining an otherwise nice shot by creating an "overcooked" effect. This quick tutorial from the Yorkshire Photo Walks YouTube channel explains where to draw the line.

Sunrise photography presents several challenges, the first of which is getting up early enough to arrive on location before the sun peaks above the horizon. You also need to understand how to deal with rapidly changing light, key camera settings and  techniques, along with the proper gear to use for optimum results.

This tutorial begins with an important question for those of you who shoot in the field: "Do you have a problem dealing with situations where it doesn't matter what you do and your photos still have blown-out highlights or darks crushed into black with absolutely no detail? If so, this tutorial from Canadian pro Simon d'Entremont is just what you need.

Photos with a captivating sense of motion blur can be created in two ways: in the camera or during the image-editing process. This tutorial from instructor Pablo Garcia demonstrates how to combine both techniques to achieve the best possible results.

Early last month we featured a Lightroom tutorial explaining eight methods for adjusting image contrast and why some photographers may be taking the wrong approach for the specific task at hand. We're following that up today by explaining three types of contrast to look for when shooting in field,

This is an ideal time of year for capturing macro photos because insects, small reptiles, flowers, and other small subjects are just about everywhere you look. But what happens when you're strolling through a park or walking in the neighborhood and the only camera you have is the iPhone in your pocket?

Matrix Metering? Evaluative metering? Center-Weighted metering? Spot Metering? All these options are enough to make one's head spin, especially if you're an inexperienced photographer. This tutorial from the Photography Explained YouTube channel clears up all the confusion so you'll understand which metering mode to use when.