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Ron Leach  |  Jan 14, 2025  | 

If you've ever marveled at photographs with eye-catching headlights and taillights streaking through the frame, and wondered how it's done, this quick beginners guide is just what you need. It's a dynamic technique that anyone can master in minutes.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 14, 2025  | 

If we asked you to name the "one concept that 99% of photographs get wrong," it's doubtful that contrast is the first thing that comes to mind. According to photographer James Parsons, however, this is a critical element that should never be ignored.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 14, 2025  | 

White balance can make or break a photo because this important attribute enables you to imbue a scene with a variety of feelings and moods. Do things right and you'll have broad control over a variety of appealing effects. The problem is that an incorrect approach may result in photos that appear unrealistic or totally fake.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 13, 2025  | 

The typical goal of most landscape photographers is to capture an image with a broad range of tonal values, with properly exposed highlights, dramatic shadows, and everything in between. This tutorial from the PHLOG Photography You channel demonstrates a different style that will really make your images stand out from the crowd.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 13, 2025  | 

One of the biggest challenges when photographing expansive landscape scenes is that they often include such a wide of tones that it's almost impossible to achieve balanced exposures with a single shot in the camera. Today you'll learn how to remedy this problem in the following beginners guide to exposure bending.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 10, 2025  | 

There's a notion going ground that photographers aren't serious about the craft unless the mode dial on their camera is set to "M." We strongly disagree, but if you want to experiment with Manual mode photography this tutorial explains everything necessary for getting started today.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 10, 2025  | 

Sunrise and sunsets have held immense significance across all cultures since the dawn of time, so it's not surprising that we as photographers are drawn to the symbolism of these beginnings and endings. There are several challenges to overcome to faithfully capture Golden Hour in the camera, and you'll learn how to solve them in the 12-minute video below from one of our favorite instructors.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 10, 2025  | 

Reflections in ponds, lakes and streams can be powerful elements for boosting the impact of images shot in the field. The trick is understanding how to accentuate nature's mirrors when you don't quite get things right in the camera.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 09, 2025  | 

This quick post-processing tutorial demonstrates a quick and effective method for adding impact to lackluster landscape images that appear dull and washed out. The technique is particularly effective for rehabilitating high-key photos intended to convey an ethereal effect.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 09, 2025  | 

You're may tire of hearing us sing the benefits of selective post-processing techniques instead of taking the quick approach of making global adjustment to an image as a whole. Well, apologies for that, but here's another great example for you to consider from David's PNW Adventures.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 08, 2025  | 

Thoughtful composition is an essential element of all great photos, especially when shooting complicated nature and landscape scenes that can really confuse a viewer. Today you'll learn how to employ a simple technique that will "instantly" boost the impact of every image you make in the great outdoors.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 07, 2025  | 

Adobe has added a "tiny" new feature to Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) that can make a "huge" difference in every image you edit. Best yet, it only takes five minutes to explain in today's tutorial from an expert at Photoshop Café.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 07, 2025  | 

We've all seen amazing photos of nature reflected by a single raindrop, and today you're learn how easy it is to make attention-grabbing images like the one you see above. It's all about understanding why raindrops are "natures miniature lenses" and the simple technique for leveraging their magic.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 07, 2025  | 

You've likely heard a million times that you should forget about Jpegs and always shoot in the Raw file format. But is this really true? According to this tutorial from the Photography Explained YouTube channel, the answer isn't is clear or definitive as you've been led to believe.

Ron Leach  |  Jan 06, 2025  | 

Landscape photographers typically strive to capture images with attention-grabbing colors, but sometimes flat lighting conditions make this difficult to achieve in the camera. Fortunately, there's a simple Lightroom tool for making the fix as you'll see in this tutorial from the popular PHLOG Photography YouTube channel.

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