Outdoor Photography How To

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Ron Leach  |  Jul 29, 2025

Summer or early fall is when many of us go on vacation, whether it's a quick weekend jaunt to the beach, a flight across the country, or a carefully planned international destination. So buckle up and spend the next nine minutes learning how to commemorate your trip with beautiful photographs rather than mere snapshots that quickly fade from memory.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 29, 2025

People are spending more time on the beach to escape the sweltering heat and there's no better way for photographers to enjoy these outings than by capturing beautiful portraits that tell a welcome story.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 28, 2025

Dull, flat landscape photos will be a thing of the past if you take advantage of the color-contrast techniques described in today's transformative Lightroom tutorial from the popular PHLOG Photography YouTube channel that's guaranteed to "make your images POP!"https://www.shutterbug.com/content/restore-old-damaged-photos-their-original-glory-video

Ron Leach  |  Jul 28, 2025

Most of you are hopefully using the camera's familiar Luminance histogram to fine-tune exposure, especially when shooting under difficult lighting situations. But are you aware that some modern mirrorless cameras offer the option to select an RGB histogram instead? This tutorial from Adorama TV will quickly bring you up to speed so that you'll understand which tool to use when.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 28, 2025

Many photographers believe that high ISO camera settings are the root cause of photos with unsightly noise, so don't feel too bad if you suffer from this familiar misconception. Instructor Mark Dumbleton explains why "that's not entirely true" and addresses what he insists are the real culprits.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 25, 2025

The headline above is one of the most famous quotes in photography, uttered by the legendary Robert Capa who many consider the greatest combat photographer and photojournalist in history. The video below from one of today's highly acclaimed pros provides his take on what this famous advice should mean to you.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 25, 2025

If you are like most of us there's a disorganized stack of old photos lurking in the back of a closet or inside a cabinet, and many of them are likely dusty, scratched, faded, or even torn. In other words, these memories are mere shadows of their former selves, and desperately in need of repair.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 24, 2025

We're all looking for ways to express our creativity and make our outdoor photographs stand out from the crowd, and this quick post-processing tutorial from Amanda Newell reveals how easy this can be by imbuing images with a soft, painterly look that captures a dreamy mood.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 24, 2025

You don't have to be an experienced wildlife photographer with exotic gear to capture memorable photos of our feathered friends. Nor is it necessary to travel far from home, because there are numerous opportunities at local parks, a nearby nature reserve, or even in the comfort of your backyard.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 23, 2025

Just when you thought that Lightroom's popular Remove tool was about as good as can be Adobe releases an upgrade that one expert refers to as "massive." This tutorial from a notable educator explains how it works and explores how it lives up to the enthusiastic billing.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 23, 2025

Last week we brought you an enlightening tutorial from Hamed Photography that described the many benefits of shooting action photosin Shutter Priority mode with Auto ISO. Today he's following that up with this video demonstrating how combining Manual mode with Auto ISO provides full creative control over exposure without slowing you down.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 23, 2025

Photoshop's versatile Eyedropper tool enables you to make several significant enhancements to nature, landscape, and other types of images, and today's tutorial from the popular PHLEARN YouTube channel explains how they work. There's also an interesting trick that many of you will find surprising.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 22, 2025

The proper use of depth-of-field effects is an important component of all great outdoor photographs, and we often use camera settings and techniques that accentuate a main subject by limiting the zone of sharpness to soften backgrounds and deemphasize other areas within the frame.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 22, 2025

If you've never taken a deep dive into the menu, you may be surprised that the camera offers a choice of three Shutter modes; namely, Mechanical, Electronic, and Elect. 1st-Curtain. I's important to understand when to select one mode over another, and that's what you'll in this quick explainer from the Stormcabbirds YouTube channel.

Ron Leach  |  Jul 21, 2025

Shooting environmental portraits in the middle of the day can be sort of a nightmare and often results in unflattering shadows, squinting subjects, and washed out details and skin tones. Today's five-minute tutorial from the Patrick's Boudoir Photography channel will help you use harsh midday light as a creative tool.

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