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Ron Leach  |  Jul 17, 2025

This comprehensive guide is designed to help you discover the magic of Blue Hour landscape photography and capture the best images possible during this beautiful time of day just before sunrise or shortly after the sun drops below the horizon.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 17, 2025

Last month we brought you an interesting Lightroom tutorial demonstrating a unique method for using color curves adjustments to embellish mediocre landscape photographs with a beautiful soft dreamy twilight glow. This follow-up video provides an equally powerful tone curves trick that you'll definitely want to try.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jul 16, 2025

Warning! Ads seen today on Facebook appear to be offering Leica cameras, lenses and other gear at prices that suggest fraud. The website we saw looks 100% legit, but don't be fooled. Leica has confirmed that it's a scam.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 16, 2025

Instructor Trey is a successful shooter specializing in nature, wildlife, and macro photography, and this episode leverages his skill in the latter category to talk you through seven image-killing mistakes. The straightforward solutions he provides will make a huge difference when the name of the game is getting up close and personal with your subjects.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 16, 2025

Today's enlightening tutorial is for those of you who've captured what you thought would be a killer shot only to discover that something is missing and you're uncertain why. Upon closer scrutiny, however, you may realize that it's poor color trying to get your intention.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 15, 2025

If you're struggling to capture photographs that are just as just as spectacular as your wildlife subjects, we're going to change all that today with five practical tips from an Australian pro designed for beginners and experience shooters alike. These techniques are practical, not theoretical, and "actually work in the real world."

Ron Leach  |  Jul 15, 2025

We're going to start out with a couple important questions: Have you ever captured a photo through water or glass and been totally let down by ugly reflections? Or perhaps your skies look flat and boring even on clear days. In these situations and others there's a "ridiculously simple" solution that delivers reduced glare, clearer skies, and vibrant colors straight out of the camera.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 14, 2025

If you want a simple post-processing method for creating unique landscape photos that stand out from the crowd, we've got you covered in the next five minutes. Instructor Scott Davenport does the trick by demonstrating how to imbue images with a soft, dreamy twilight glow that can't be ignored.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 14, 2025

Today's straightforward post-processing tutorial from the Better Pics YouTube channel demonstrates several great options for harnessing the power of Lightroom's Clarity, Texture, and Dehaze tools to maximize detail in every image you capture when shooting in the field.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 14, 2025

If you're just getting started in photography or you're struggling to get the light right, the video below will quickly get you on the path to success. This lesson comes from the Reviews and How-Tos YouTube channel, a popular source of in-depth tech reviews, camera techniques, and straightforward post-processing tutorials.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 12, 2025

Earlier this week brought you a comprehensive tutorial from an experienced pro who explained why, when, and how to choose between Shutter Priority and Manual exposure mode when photographing subjects in motion. We're following up on that today with another important consideration; namely, the differences between Jpeg and Raw format when action subjects are the task at hand.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jul 11, 2025

Boost the versatility, functionality and overall usefulness of your smartphone, whether you capture photos or videos, with these elite accessories.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 11, 2025

Shooting directly into the sun causes all sorts of problems for landscape photographers, some of which can be handled in the camera. Other times however, post-processing is required to make a perfect fix.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 10, 2025

There's a big difference between coming upon a beautiful animal in the field and understanding how to capture a spectacular shot of your imposing subject. This tutorial with expert Kevin Hatley reveals what he says are "five essential skills for success in wildlife photography."

Ron Leach  |  Jul 10, 2025

Everyone loves sunny, cloudless days with bright blue skies when travelling or spending a day at the beach. But when it comes to creating compelling landscape photographs, well, not so much.

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