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Photography News March 22, 2022 Quote: “All art is the expression of one and the same thing – the relation of the spirit of man to the spirit of other men and to the world.” – Ansel Adams   Articles: Best Landscape Photography Locations in the United States – 28m 28s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orX5TayJCz4   Photographing Seascapes of Dingalan – 2 ways, 10m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zci8lc_5A44   Tips on finding those intimate compositions – 25m 28s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_32fbUfgNBU   A stormy day of Landscape Photography – Long exposure photography, 10m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHnAoykfnUw   A guide on how to photograph Panoramas – 19m 46s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlaLqvMFQRQ   How to [...]

Photography News March 14, 2022 Quote: “A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Real World Shoot with Lindsay Adler's Optical Spot by Westcott – 18m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRIeZxZoZ1g   Photographer Captures Eerie ‘Tree Creatures’ on Snowy Mountain LED Flashlight photography: How to make an Ice Light   Balancing Flash with Low Ambient Light – 13m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywShIOcqLBU   Visual Depth with Shadows using the Chiaroscuro Technique – 9m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6GcERUzChQ     A Brief History of Early Lenses – Roger Cicala   Thought for the day: Pinhole Lenses A pinhole lens is about the simplest lens imaginable. [...]

Photography News March 7, 2022 Quote: “A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” – Ansel Adams Articles: How To Create Your Photography Portfolio: Part 1 Photography Products on Life Support – what you may need to buy soon   Posing Full Figure Women with a One Light Setup – Lindsay Adler – 5m 33s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7KnraWmGJI   Complete Guide to Epic Smoke Bomb Portraits – 18m 44s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxmT3AzEpVU   LED Flashlight photography: How to make an Ice Light   How to Save a Terribly Lit Portrait in Adobe Lightroom – 17m 12s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUgCIBRIAbQ   Thought for the day: Rare Visits to Special Locations – Photography plans If you are in [...]

Photography News February 21, 2022 Quote: “Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.” – Ansel Adams   Articles:  How I COLOR GRADE a Sunset Photo in Photoshop – 15m 12s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pB7Xb0ySFM   3 Foolproof Beauty Lighting Setups – Lindsay Adler – 11m 37s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziFLl6LAcB8   Why ISO Isn't ISO By Ctein Fascinating History of the Fake Leica Camera – off-topic but interesting   Why We Should Return to Places in Landscape Photography and 18m video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euETbRfpNHM&t=16s   Your camera is probably BETTER than you! – 17m 23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyCVk3GjUkA   Thought for the day: Gear Identification I took a workshop years [...]

Photography News February 14, 2022 Quote: “Bad weather makes for good photography” – Ansel Adams Articles: Slice of Light with V-Flats with Lindsay Adler – 7m 16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKohZxuBxw   How to Photograph Trees and Forests Why Manufacturers Make a Specific Camera Lens Here's How I Do B&W Infrared: Part I, Part II – Ctein How it Was Shot: Ancient Pines By Loch Tulla, Scotland 3 Steps to a Black & White Infrared Image Thought for the day: Social Engineering Photo Reviews Consider a contest where one photo or object is well known before the contest begins (Pepper 30? Half Dome?) and another [...]

Photography News February 7, 2022 Quote: “Ask yourself, ‘Why am I seeing and feeling this? How am I growing? What am I learning?’ Remember: Every coincidence is potentially meaningful.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Your Camera Settings in the Studio Don't Matter – Lindsay Adler – 10m 54s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFVkPmR7x8w   Photoshop Tutorial: How to Transform a Photo into the Look of a Maxfield Parrish Paintings – 4m 22s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBcISsGrG98   Super Sharp Eyes via Photoshop – 6m 21s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEwhbljwuos   Best Technique to Create Realistic Water Reflections – 10m 56s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZO0dFfCoiQ   Shooting From a Plane: Composition, Lenses, and Shot Choice   [...]

Photography News January 24, 2022 Quote: “What we call reality in pictures, seems to be the optical projection, a European way of looking at the world, that accepts a world seen from a single point.” – David Hockney Articles: Photographs That Flow – Michael Frye How To Create a Water Reflection in Photoshop – 14m 53s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTPEu1N_JT8   Behind The Scenes Style Shoot – 11m18s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3bELLjNV98   Modern Fine Art Portraiture Inspired by the Old Masters – 1h 22m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVpTCalK8UI   My 21 Best Ideas for Macro Photography at Home – 4m 39s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy3smJczrXM   How to photograph portraits on pure white [...]

Photography News January 17, 2022 Articles:  Leveraging Visual Language and the How to Capture ‘Mood’ – Michael Frye   Create Surreal Images with Adobe Photoshop – 6m 23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lnuZN9UXU   If You Need a Bigger Background PS – 8m 8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzQaOoPqlyI   How to Expose Snow Scenes – 3m 38s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P01DVPdVoU0&t=2s   Photographing Auroras – Jennifer Wu   DIY Home Studio Hack for Dramatic Editorial Portraits – 10m 16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb9upy7Qiqo   Thought for the day: Planning Ahead If you have a two-minute window to photograph someone, do you chat with others or read your email/Instagram before your opportunity?  Or do you carefully [...]

Photography News January 10, 2022 Quote: “A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Create High Contrast Portraits – 11m 38s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLSYUlhObDM   Moon Photography for Beginners – 17m 47s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEmbES-i_oo   Create Amazing Art with Water Droplets – 10m 34s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L1_VDZ8hx8   Portraits at Every Aperture – ƒ1.4 to ƒ16 examples – Julia Trotti – 11m 18s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUFAVpRsMbU   Perfect Eyes with Photoshop Neural Filters – 9m 23s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oSiBIJJsBI   Emulating Sunset with Lindsay Adler – for one device but you can use the same principal with other equipment – 8m [...]

Photography News January 3, 2022 Quote: “I have always been mindful of Edward Weston’s remark, ‘If I wait for something here I may lose something better over there.’ I have found that keeping on the move is generally more rewarding.” – Ansel Adams Articles: How to Succeed at Completing a 365 Project in 2022 – overly restrictive, but has useful ideas (gwe)   Make Real Rays of Light with Flash – 6m 16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBTzZ-o0DFM   Sensor Crop Factors and Equivalence   One Overhead Light Portrait – 7m2 3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyRWOk1_BVY   Series of Rare and Largely Unseen Photos by Georgia O’Keeffe [...]

Photography News December 27, 2021 Quote: “Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.” – Ansel Adams   Articles:  How to take pictures that sell – Fine Art Photography, Gary Gough, 27m 10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx0XChPrvcc   Black or White Background in a Studio – 10m 4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjKOKcv0WIw   Photoshop Compression settings for TIF files – 11m 2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nVh_2Ir2rg   Sensor Size, Perspective and Depth of Field – Photography Tutorials   How to shoot Ice Cold Portraits in Studio – 12m 30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9MAMOkgWTU   #1 Mistake in Color Photography – 14m 51s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LpocIQxMCo   Thought for the day: Best Photo Present to You? What [...]

Photography News December 21, 2021 Quote: “Photograph not only what you see but also what you feel.” — Ansel Adams Articles: How to Photograph Waterfalls – comprehensive, Gary Gough, 28m 14s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZYXdLRuRI8   How to Create Self Portraits – Brooke Shaden, 23m 54s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyDHuny0-JY   Creating Motivated Light in a Photo – 12m 44s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6sZlhhe3h4   What Sensor Size is Best for You as a Videographer? – or still photographer Yes, The Camera World Changed – Thom Hogan How Many Camera Bags Does a Photographer Need? – a bit simplified but useful starting point. Some of the comments are useful. Thought for [...]

Photography News November 29, 2021 Quote: “…photographers are crepuscular creatures, most active around sunrise and sunset” – Michael Frye on visiting Mono Lake   Articles:  Evenings at the Lake – Michael Frye Johnston's Lens Ramblings (1999) – and read the comments   Light your Model like a Hero or Villain – 8m 13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpnBnBJ0YIo   Three Secrets To Perfect Skin Tones – Photoshop Tutorial, 10m 34s   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH0XDpEiu7Y&t=3s   Low Key Moody Landscape Photography – 11m 25s, Gary Gould https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni4SMulF4to    Underwater Shooting with Brooke Shaden – 8m 58s, older video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYd19PEWywA    Thought for the day: Photographing Butterflies This is based [...]

Photography News November 22, 2021 Quote: “How high your awareness level is determines how much meaning you get from your world. Photography can teach you to improve your awareness level.” – Ansel Adams Articles: 2021 Natural Landscape Photography Awards Natural Landscape Photography Awards by Michael Frye Reality and Imagination – and see comments   Rim Lighting For Portraits – 9m 25s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ZHtI0dsnc   Low Key Moody Landscape Photography – 11m 25s Gary Gough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni4SMulF4to   Researchers Bundle 24 400mm Lenses into Massive Telescope Array   Thought for the day: Why Dark Video (and Photos) Is A Terrible Blocky Mess Tom [...]

Photography News November 8, 2021 Quote: “Today, we must realize that nature is revealed in the simplest meadow, wood lot, marsh, stream, or tidepool, as well as in the remote grandeur of our parks and wilderness areas.” – Ansel Adams Articles:  7 PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS guaranteed to help you improve! – Gary Gough 19m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzHl2tT5i6M   Understanding ISO Selection vs. Effective Dynamic Range   How to Save a Terribly Lit Portrait in Lightroom – 17m 11s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUgCIBRIAbQ   16-35MM Wide Angle Seascape Photography – 13m 47s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO837E-LIq4   High Light - Low Ceiling, building a home studio – 9m 27s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-MQXlkIdgY [...]

Photography News November 1, 2021 Quote: “The negative is the score, and the print is the performance.” – Ansel Adams Articles: Major New Feature in Lightroom Classic ver 11 – 9m 39s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSiGfMty73Q   How Botticelli revolutionized portraits – Art history in 10 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcjeSMICLz0   Lightroom Classic v11 – The New Masking Tools – Julieanne Most, 8m 29s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRGdi85tikU   Photography Tip guaranteed to make you a better photographer – Gary Gough – 52s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtCsSgovV_8   Conceptual Photography Speed Edit – 4m 17s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy4VNfL422s   Photoshop 2022: 9 New Features with Pros & Cons! – 14m 36s (this and the two [...]