Nature Photography How To

Last week we featured an interesting video from one of favorite wildlife and landscape photographers who insists that your camera's Aperture Priority mode is preferable to shooting in Manual for certain situations. We're following up on that today with a quick tutorial from Vanessa Joy who demonstrates how to use shutter speed to capture images with a variety of creative effects.

Here's another quick post-processing tutorial from instructor Scott Davenport that photographers of all skill levels can use to significantly enhance cityscape photos, landscape scenes, and adjust any other outdoor images that need a bit more oomph. It's all about when and how to use Lightroom's powerful Dehaze tool.

Earlier this morning with posted a video explaining the best iPhone camera settings to use to capture photos with maximum quality. We're following up on that now in this tutorial from pro Any Rouse with a variety of high-action shooting techniques for birds in flight that can be employed with whatever camera system you use.

It sure would be nice if all you had to do is zoom in tight to capture wildlife photos with razor-sharp details and no distracting image noise. Unfortunately, all too often that's not what happens because something off. Today's comprehensive tutorial from Australian proJan Wegener will set you up for consistently stunning results.

Outdoor photographers love shooting at Golden Hour when soft, beautiful, warm light paints the landscape. But why do photos sometimes look far less captivating than you expect, and how can you remedy this common problem?

Most of the nature photography tutorials we post concentrate on gear, camera settings, and other technical aspects because these are absolutely essential when photographing birds and other wildlife subjects. Today's video from Flying Parrot Photography is an interesting departure because it sets aside the technical stuff and concentrates on creative considerations instead.

Some photographers, like today's instructor Joris Hermans, simply can't stop themselves from purchasing lens filters in the hope that these affordable accessories will protect their expensive lenses, create unique effects, help modify light, and magically add impact to the photos and videos captured outdoors.