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Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 31, 2024  | 

Success is 95% preparation. Here are 10 essentials to consider when readying for a photo session.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 25, 2024  |  First Published: Oct 26, 2024  | 

You can sharpen images with precise control in five easy steps, and once you master this technique, you'll never use the Unsharp Mask or Smart Sharpen again. Here's the illustrated tutorial and a couple end-result sample images.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 07, 2017  | 

Shooting three film types at the same time was an impossible dream back in the days of film photography. But today with my Fujifilm X100F it becomes standard operating procedure. 

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 16, 2017  | 

Back in 2010 I sent a brand new Nikon D5000 to Llewellyn Data Processing (LDP LLC) in Carlstadt, NJ, and paid them to modify it so that it records the IR (infrared) spectrum only. They’ve been in this business for 20 years, since 1997, and in my experience they do terrific work

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 31, 2019  | 

Shooting incredible color infrared (IR) photos is fascinating and surprisingly easy if you use the right tools and techniques. In this two-part story we first look at the conversion of a DSLR to shoot IR photos, and then later in Part 2 we explore everything you need to know to get great infrared imaging results (setting White Balance, Channel Swapping and post-processing techniques). Ready for some mind-blowing colors? Read on…

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 14, 2019  | 

In this two-part story we first looked at the conversion of a digital camera to shoot color IR photos. Link to that story is here. Here in Part 2 we go out into the field with my converted Fujifilm X-Pro1 and explore everything you need to know to get great results when shooting and processing infrared images.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 14, 2016  | 

Do your friends often tell you that your photographs are so good you should become a professional? Do you sometimes stare blankly at the pages of National Geographic and hear a voice inside your head that says, “I can do better than that!”? Do you post on Instagram more than 70 times a week? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, read on—and unleash the master picture-taker that’s lurking in your soul.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jan 27, 2023  | 

Exert your full creative powers when applying these two popular Photoshop Neural Filters. Try it once and you’ll never use the Presets again.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 31, 2015  | 

You have common sense enough to know that you need a spare battery, high capacity memory cards, USB card reader and, for sure, a subscription to Shutterbug, so we won’t restate the obvious. But there are a few other things you really should have to maximize the fun and function of your new camera.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 21, 2013  | 

Identity theft is a serious problem worldwide. Carelessness with your camera or memory cards may help thieves in some really scary ways. Here are two ways you might be donating information without realizing it.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 09, 2022  | 

Are you tired of hearing locals say, “Shoulda been here last week,” after driving to a likely destination to view and photograph autumn foliage? Improve your odds of finding the red and orange leaves you crave by downloading the most respected nationwide fall leaf map and one of the best fall resources in the country. 

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 08, 2023  | 

Every year we publish the link to this useful map to help photographers and nature lovers connect with fall foliage at its peak. Folks planning travel to or living in the…

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Dec 08, 2023  | 

Belinda Burton is a portrait photographer who's fanatical about photography and expresses a "…passion to empower all women, no matter what age, size, race and occupation, that they are worthy of admiration." We had a chance to connect with her and share her story with Shutterbug readers.

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