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Ron Leach  |  Mar 16, 2021  |  0 comments

If you’re new to bird photography or dissatisfied with the images you’ve made in the past, this quick tutorial is for you. In just about nine minutes you’ll learn how to avoid five common mistakes that most beginners make.

Joshua Snow  |  Dec 23, 2019  |  0 comments

Growing up in the Northeastern United States, surrounded by the Great lakes and the Finger lakes, winters were always brutally cold and wet. That is, until I experienced real winter; gale-force winds, dangerously low temperatures, and snow. Lots of snow…

Ron Leach  |  Jan 28, 2022  |  0 comments

If you’re looking for some fun photo ideas to try over the weekend, you’ve come to the right place. In the two-minute visual tutorial below you’ll receive a heavy dose of inspiration, with five unique photo ideas that deliver eye-popping results.

Henry Anderson  |  Oct 13, 2021  |  0 comments

Editing "hacks" in Photoshop or Lightroom are fast and helpful tips or tricks that will make your photos go from "blah" to "AH!" in no time. Landscape pro Mark Denney is someone who has accrued many of these software hacks over the years and he shares five handy tricks in the below video.

Henry Anderson  |  Jan 07, 2021  |  1 comments

Winter, in many ways, is one of the hardest seasons to capture as a landscape photographer. The reason, however, doesn't always have to do with the wintery landscape itself, which can look radiantly white when it's full of ice and snow.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 08, 2020  |  0 comments

One fail-safe technique for making images that elicit oohs and aahs is to shoot with a long exposure to smooth out motion and create a unique, ethereal effect. And the tutorial below provides five helpful tips for nailing long-exposure photographs with ease.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 07, 2022  |  0 comments

When it comes to improving one’s photographic skills, some of the best advice is both simple and straightforward. That’s exactly what you’ll find in the quick tutorial below, as a successful landscape photographer provides his five best tips for capturing sunrise photos with maximum impact.

Henry Anderson  |  Feb 10, 2021  |  0 comments

If you're just learning about landscape photography you have, no doubt, heard about the importance of adding foreground elements to your photos when shooting with wide-angle lenses. But how does one find a good foreground subject of interest to use in a landscape image and what sort of elements should you look for?

Dan Havlik  |  Jul 22, 2020  |  0 comments

Call them tips, call them tricks, call them hacks. Whatever word you prefer, smart image editing advice can be extremely helpful for transforming your outdoor photos from lackluster landscapes to spectacular scenic vistas in minutes.

Deborah Sandidge  |  Aug 19, 2022  |  0 comments

I’m guessing the blue moon photo did its job and got your attention. It might surprise you to know that a key element in its creation was a weather app. We’ll get to the details of that shortly, but first, a few words about not-strictly-photographic accessories.

Shutterbug Staff  |  May 13, 2019  |  0 comments

Astrophotography apps are almost as indispensable for shooting the night skies as your camera, lens and tripod. But which astrophotography apps are essential?

Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 25, 2019  |  0 comments

If you're going out to shoot landscape photos, there are a few essential items you should bring with you (aside from your camera and lens, of course).

Ron Leach  |  Mar 30, 2022  |  0 comments

We regularly bring you tutorials from top photographers with different specialties, because there’s no better way to improve one’s skills than learning from an accomplished pro. The video below takes things even further, with great shooting advice from three experts in landscape photography.

Ron Leach  |  Sep 29, 2022  |  0 comments

Autumn is a favorite season for many outdoor photographers because of the stunning warm colors that paint the landscape from coast to coast. Yet even when confronted with a beautiful scene, it’s sometimes difficult to capture the vibrance of what you see through the viewfinder.

Ron Leach  |  May 06, 2021  |  0 comments

Even experienced photographers know that creativity can be a fickle friend. Sometimes you’re full of inspiration, while other times the doldrums set in and your vision runs dry.

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